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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1911
Page
6
A Strand Magazine observation describes a hoodoo in finance a man of charm and honesty yet repeatedly linked to failed houses. Rejected by one firm he becomes valued elsewhere only to see a fourth venture fail. The pattern shows how newcomers avoid warning and the hoodoo drift spreads.
The Sun sits about 92 million miles from Earth with a diameter of 860,000 miles, over 100 times Earth's size. It shows nonuniform brightness with sunspots, some up to 100,000 miles across. The Sun is slowly shrinking and could become like the Moon in 5 to 7 million years.
A landlord tells his gardener to pull bushes from the ground by the roots. The gardener explains he cannot yet reach the roots and must dig around them first, joking that he could pull them by the branches if required.
A man who survived an explosion without losing his dignity sips milk through a straw and uses his mouth to light a cigarette before bowing his head and heading off. He notes his head is still mighty useful despite losing the use of his arms in the blast.
A political speaker paused and asked for opinions, a second man with a Scotch brogue replied that if they went to the country together they would tell more lies than any two men, and he would not say a word during the journey.
The anecdote recalls Sir Thomas Lipton as an industrious but not wealthy man who quietly helps another, refusing to beg off and offering to rise and assist during a moment of need.
American hunter and party witness a brutal struggle in southern India as a bear battles a huge constrictor. The bear, trapped and crushed, twists free, bites the snake, and finally kills the reptile amid bloody tracks and jungle chaos. New York Globe report.
The siege of Londonderry began April 20, 1689 and ended July 30 as James I’s forces retreated after suffering about 10,000 casualties. The defenders faced famine pestilence and loss yet held fast, a testament to human endurance and heroism in a dramatic chapter of history.
A humorous exchange from the Cleveland Plain Dealer about Milliker’s aphasia. The gag centers on a $20 debt owed for seven years and Milliker’s memory failing when money is present. The piece relies on wordplay about memory and payment.
A lawyer in a county court argued his case for a client on trial for theft and questioned the jury's verdict. The foreman, with a cracked smile, urged the jury to wait and hear more before declaring guilt.
In a brief scene a man named Ste Werth, riding with a driver, offers $2 to cover a ride. The driver asks which horse to choose, examining the man and the animals before agreeing to proceed.
Oregon will exhibit at the St Paul land show December 12 to 23 with space provided at no cost by business interests of St Paul Minneapolis and Duluth. Seven western states Washington Oregon Idaho Montana North and South Dakota Minnesota will share 3500 square feet of space funded by a 10000 dollar purchase, with each state allocated a 50 by 10 foot official exhibit area. Oregon officers C C Chapman and William Hanley will coordinate, while Will A Campbell handles show information. Baldwin noted as home of superannuated preachers with no recorded cuss words heard on streets since last winter following a stray tourist remark about Roosevelt dam.
Religion dominates Baldwin Kansas with prayer guiding bank openings and public life. The town shuns cigars barber shops display scripture and saloons are absent. No livery hire without church approval as civic projects go through a Methodist brotherhood.
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