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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1912
Page
7
The article argues against rock and clay as building soils and promotes gravel as best for foundations. It notes rock costly to excavate and causes dampness or foundation issues. clay expands when wet and harms cellars. made land, sand, and silt are unstable. Gravel drains, is porous, stable, and supports foundations, keeping cellars above groundwater.
A globe trotter recalls Madagascar with lush vegetation and friendly natives. He describes sailing to a Malagasy harbor where sailors mutinied over salt pork demand, contrasting this with partridges pheasants and game the captain offered.
Current Literature calls Nietzsche's last work Eeee Homo a remarkable but flawed rhapsody written as he went mad. It notes the daring poet philosopher's thought permeating modern thought yet highlights extrav agances while praising a moment of serene exaltation amid creeping darkness.
A muddy stranded boy confesses he often travels alone to Brooklyn aunts and longs to belong to a kind stranger on the train. The woman in gray softens and offers comfort while other passengers react with pity and restraint.
During dinner Dr. Whately archbishop of Dublin is teased by an aid de camp who mocks the cross on a mitre versus one on a back. The archbishop then asks the officer for the difference between an aid de camp and an ass, and the officer admits ignorance, prompting the archbishop to declare he does not know either.
The passage lists eccentric house rules at Funniman's Hotel. Guests are told not to speak to the dumb waiter and to check the fire escape if the room warms. It cheekily mentions paying the bill, hammering nails in the cupboard, self raising flour at supper, lifting the mattress to view the bed spring, and taking a feather from a pillow if the gas fails.
In Scotland a burglary crew splits plunder after a Saturday night job. One thief whistles while dividing the loot and his partner exclaims he would not have gone along if he knew he would whistle on the Sabbath.
Edgar Lucien Larkin explains how a magnetized steel bar creates a magnetic field and how moving wires through the field generates electricity. He describes magnets, the flow of energy, and the magneto device, noting alternating current origins and the role of commutators.
During the early years of Catherine II Panin stood as her leading adviser. He was the most level headed among her counselors yet troubled by indolence and ostentation. He joked with ambassador Holker that state affairs intruded on his dinner. In 1778 Harris noted Panin spent only half an hour of each day on official duties.
An edict dated 1563 by Charles IX of France made offering guests more than three courses a civil offense. A fourth course incurred a 200 franc fine, while guests faced 40 francs. Purveyors risking four courses could receive fifteen days in prison on bread and water, with harsher penalties if offenses recurred.
A Scotch minister knocked and asked who runs the house. The husband answered with a light rebuke that they are settling who is in charge, telling the minister to sit down and wait for the dispute to end.
M H Pinney of 306 N Main St Newberg Oregon touts white lead as the best pigment for lasting bright paint. Claims one coat outlasts three or four competing brands based on numerous tests.
A local supplier advertises their grain and feed stock as chosen with experience and offers to supply any quantity at bottom prices. They promise prompt and careful attention to orders for horses and cattle.
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