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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1893
Page
4
Hartford Courant reports a semicolon replacing a comma in an 1880 act led to traffic trouble for surface railroads. The 1889 law bans steam lines from crossing electric or horse railroads at grade without railroad commissioner approval, while steam crossings remain permitted with permission.
The article traces the carnation from ancient mentions to English cultivation around 1200 and notes naming shifts by Lyte and references by Chaucer Shakespeare and Spenser. It then advertises a harmless tablet to preserve all fruits without cooking and selling antifermen products with a governess clerk tone.
A Detroit Star excerpt reviews the Strangers' Home’s origins dating to 1557 and its English funding plus Asian beneficiaries. It references Lord Napier and others, notes practical aims to aid Asiatics, and mentions Japanese tea legend, with a humorous hotel anecdote about blackface wording and a waiter mix up.
A story from the Pittsburg Bulletin notes a man who made a fortune from a sewing machine attachment while other papers mention Persian Gulf oysters worth millions and divers masking skin color. The Washington Star quotes a humorous exchange about a cake and an alleged rubber taste.
A narrative verse fragment reflects on a pauper's right to burial beside the parish dead. The speaker notes social contrast as the elderly man lies in the churchyard where a crowd passes, while the parson and public memory are weighed against wealth and status.
In Punkinville Melindy Wiggins prepares for marriage to Pelig Jenks while her father Mr Wiggins withholds funds. A tale of robbers or a ruse surfaces as Melindy’s mother and aunt scheme to ready clothes and a wedding feast amid family strains and rumored elopement.
A rural wedding tale unfolds with Melinda Wiggins wed at a ceremony interrupted by a burial mishap then a near poisoning scare. Mrs. Wiggins confesses thefts from her husband and neighbors and a bottle of illicit potion misread as poison. The scare ends with relief and a reminder of life’s fragility.
The New York Epoch extols bronchos as sure footed and determined mounts for the west prairies and mountains. Their stubborn will helps them throw riders in emergencies yet makes them valuable for escape when pursued, as nothing but a miracle can stop them.
George E. Walsh argues New England Yankees built a lasting inventor reputation and helped forge a national ethos of innovation aimed at easing life and aiding production. The piece notes Isle of Man bridal tradition of tossing a shoe and a southern plantation custom of the eldest person tossing a shoe for travelers.
The excerpt touts Alt cock's Porous Praster as a highly valued medicinal preparation with numerous testimonials. It warns against imitations and urges using ALLCorK'S BuANDRETH's PILLS as a reliable corrective. The text also mentions Enameline Stove Polish as odorless and dust free.
A clipped note suggests natural supply in Pennsylvania may dwindle while no visible decrease in the free coinage statute is seen. The text mentions scarcity concerns but lacks concrete dates or policy actions, leaving readers with a snapshot of tension between resource limits and monetary policy.
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