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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1912
Page
2
Vesta Rebekah Lodge No 76 offers sympathy to the Parrish family and notes his cheery greeting. A copy of the resolution is sent to the family and placed on records and furnished to the local press. Adopted August 16 1912. Verona H Nelson Marie K Evans Martha E Parker.
The note extends sincere thanks for kindness shown in sorrow and bereavement and appreciation for floral offerings. Special gratitude is expressed to the Odd Fellows and Rebekah Lodge Commercial Club and Military Band for their support.
Kalama town council awards contract to pave business streets with bitulithic pavement. Fir street to be paved from the railroad tracks to east side of First street and First street from Plank street to Elm street south line. Two inch top surface planned.
A child recalls a neighborly scene as a vendor with a whistle sells popcorn for a nickel. The narrator riffs that more merchants blowing whistles could draw crowds and coin.
A male seeker asks for further particulars about a widowed, kind 80 year old who owns a horse and may be interested in single or double harness companionship.
A London Tatler item quips that the groom is not married and explains his single status with a barbed wire fence incident and a scratched face. The joke plays on mistaken assumptions about wedding readiness.
We thank friends for help presence sympathy and fine floral offerings that have comforted us in our bereavement. Mr and Mrs C S Hulin.
Multiple transfers recorded including Mary E Allen to Mary E Van Blaricom for four lots in Edward's Add Newberg at 1500. J P Berryhill to A W Bramlet 20 ac in GS Chrisman dle in to 4sr3w for 10. Jno Darraugh to James Doyle lot 33 Cove Orchard for 100. and several others detailing parcels, tracts, and prices from 10 to 13,460 dollars across McMinnville Newberg and nearby areas. Notable buyers include J S Hall Lillian E Tingle. G R Johnson to Valley Real Estate Co. O P McLaughlin to Ernest P & Fred P Fuchs. Wm Osborne to Hamilton N & Julia H Burchell.
The article discusses a German theory that Earth dries as water decomposes under radium or ultraviolet light into hydrogen and hydrogen peroxide, not oxygen, while electrolytic processes yield oxygen. It cites sun UV decomposition emitting hydrogen to space, reducing global water. cites Alpine lakes shrinking from 149 to 76 in Zurich canton over 250 years, forest loss and land use as partial causes, hydrogen loss as a key factor.
The Daily Doings dramatic critic filed a report on a wedding with humorous self critique. Mr Barker as the groom spoke stiffly and lacked animation while Miss Perkins as the bride impressed with voice and enclosure though stage fright showed. Rev Henry Harper officiated and carried the scene as the star.
A New York photographer delays Aunt Maria's photos for three days saying homesickness dulls her look. He advises bringing a hometown visitor to cheer her, so the portrait will capture sparkle and avoid disappointment. The suggestion comes from a New York Times quotation.
In Harper's Weekly a traveler named Bunkerton finds himself halted by a ruined road. He vents at a local man who calmly explains the path is no great highway, calling it Mose Whibley’s trout stream rather than a proper road.
The notice lists multiple pairing marriages with names and ages. Gretta D. Markell 21 to Charles Jay Mills 25. Sarah Ann Mead 26 to Amos Morgan 26. Alice M. Bradley 18 to Ambrose Q. Barcroft 21. Loleta Caligan 16 to Guy A. Allman 23. H lone Robison 19 to Butch C. Seal 26.
A vivid excerpt captures a parent’s praise of a weak child who speaks with tearful passion. The scene highlights empathy as onlookers respond with pity and amusement to the child’s earnest attempts to plead.
San Francisco graduate veterinarian and dentist listed with a practice at Commercial College Stable Cor and Sts in Newberg Oregon. Phone Black 1/2 indicates a local contact method for the professional.
In a light exchange Nellie and Mamie discuss fashion as Nellie argues mustaches return as a handsome and knightly feature. Mamie notes she was young when they fell from style, while acknowledging the trend.
A brief reminiscence records a self accused speaker asking about a $5 loan from a year ago. The narrator admits lending $1 to someone named Brown and notes the borrower has not repaid. The quotation is attributed to the Boston Transcript.
A Shakespearean maxim urges steadfast resolve in pursuing a chosen aim despite initial setbacks. It emphasizes perseverance, discipline, and moral steadfastness in human conduct.
An advertisement for 306 N. Main St in Newberg Oregon promotes shingles and lumber as the best materials, claiming they last many years when properly installed and are the cheapest to use.
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