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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1912
Page
3
A Colonial era note attributed to General Washington describes a humorous dinner invitation. The letter, likely from Valley Forge, mocks the cook’s efforts and feasts with beefsteak pies and crabs, noting iron plates and the ladies dining with the general.
A detective notes that crooked stamp placement reveals criminals. He recalls tracking a swindler who always placed stamps diagonally, creating a triangular corner. Observing a postmaster’s window, he identified the man by the distinctive stamp orientation and captured him.
Rousseau stirred crowds on his 1766 England visit with an Armenian dress drawing admiration. Lord Charlemont noted the spectacle as Garrick hosted a supper and performed two roles to honor him. Mrs Garrick found the evening distressing as Rousseau clung to the box causing concern.
A curate visits a parishioner and finds the father absent. The son explains the father is at the local golf club not to play golf but to drink beer and play cards on a Sunday, clearing his father's character to the clergyman.
A terse exchange warns against testing time tested maxims. A father cautions his son about meddling with patient wisdom, invoking the buzzsaw as a metaphor for consequences that unfold with restraint and timing.
Brooklyn Eagle reports doctors urge against boiling cow milk for babies and promote raw milk as a better option though experts caution on safety.
A fragment quotes a child asking if she is a girl and a mother replying she was a girl before becoming a woman. The source snippet appears from the Kan sas City Star with dialogue about identity and transformation.
Fragmentary line references wine becoming vinegar and a bottle tied to a misread phrase. No identifiable person, place, or event is discernible from the readable text.
The article explains three quarter pose as best to hide defects and flatter features. It notes full face requires five eyes to look right and warns against modern styling fading with time. A picture hat enhances beauty and remains fashionable, per London Answers.
A historical look at hummingbirds noting about 400 species worldwide with eighteen reaching north of Mexico. It corrects the honey diet misconception, explains their insect-based food, and describes capture methods and extreme agility and size variations.
A foreign traveler laments train robbers in the country while reporters press him in a busy interview. He recalls meetings with bandits who mask their faces and politely take his money, a tale the American narrator attributes to Pullman porter stories.
A Chicago man recalls dictating notes to a hotel stenographer in Kansas City. A hotel memo about convention visitors was misread, turning "fraternal organizations with clubhouses" into "freight terminal organizations," per Chicago Post.
A young girl named Marie gazes at a bright full moon and a nearby Jupiter. She tells her mother in wonder that the moon has laid an egg, a charming whimsical observation cited by the New York Press.
A humorous exchange cites Mrs De Good questioning church going while Mr De Good complains the roof leaked last week. He notes repairs since, and she jokes they will need money to pay. The quip is attributed to New York Weekly.
A brief, fragmented reminiscence describes Ella as versatile and Stella as the same. The narrator recalls a winter night when Ella began teaching skating and transitioned to swimming lessons, illustrating a moment of shared activity and growth.
A garbled note from the Baltimore America records a domestic dispute involving Mr Henpeck and his wife. The text shows misspellings and incomplete quotes, detailing a fight about entering the house and footwear with unclear outcomes.
British banks hold unclaimed funds totaling about 30 million dollars with accounts forgotten for years. The Bank of England and others keep these dormant sums, sometimes tapping them for public uses like courts and pensions, while owners remain unaware of their money.
A dinner guest chokes on a bone and is saved by half a lemon. Citric acid dissolves the bone, turning it to liquid gelatin as bystanders watch. The New York Press notes divers tested the method successfully.
The piece notes English wordplay from dropping initial letters to create new words like heat and eel. It also discusses how two words join to form distinct meanings, using since rely and sincerely as examples and a humorous compare with poetry lines.
Paris Journal claims chauffeurs existed long before cars, circa 17085. It describes masked men entering farms at night, committing depredations, garroting victims, and tying the flames to feet, calling themselves chauf feurs which supposedly terrified grandmothers.
Piute Pete quips that great nations share Crim son Gulch ideas about who leads. He notes that those who shoot fastest and straightest are naturally considered boss, reflecting a satirical parallel to political power. The Washington Star provides the quotation as a humorous commentary.
The Kansas City Journal notes a neighbor family’s phonograph playing a single record for six hours straight and another for six hours and twenty minutes. The odd marathon of music highlights household listening persistence.
A humorous life moment where a mother postpones punishment after a boy confesses he broke a window with a ball. The exchange underscores parental delays in enforcing discipline as the child seeks acknowledgment.
The fragment discusses how character shapes mental command and perceived superiority. It suggests an inverse relation where moral fiber governs cognitive authority, implying that inner virtue determines leadership capacity and judgment.
Charles B. Towns explains cocaine as the most harmful stimulant. He notes rapid tolerance and a brief high followed by a deep low mood and lethargy, contrasting with opium withdrawal. The piece cites doped athletes and the pattern of turning to alcohol or morphine after cocaine use.
On a crowded subway express a young woman offers her seat to an old man. A younger man takes the seat and a quip about manners leads to the old man getting the seat as laughter erupts among bystanders.
In February 1842 General Negley of Pennsylvania commanded the First brigade and deemed the Second New Hampshire guardhouse too comfortable for prisoners He ordered Colonel Marston to build a totally dark dungeon with four solid walls and no visible entrance When inspected the general asked where the entrance was Marston replied that he merely followed orders and did not oversee it
A London Chronicle anecdote notes Dr Thirlwall bishop of St David’s who went deaf in old age and viewed it as a blessing He refused to fret and enjoyed a humorous exchange about weather believing deafness spared him from trivial talk and loss.
A waiter explains why Boston coffee is made with cream first prompting a customer to ask why. The exchange centers on the cream-first method and a humorous misunderstanding about the term Boston coffee.
A professor challenges Freshe to prove X equals 07 and Freshe responds by describing writing to the governor for X and receiving nothing. The professor approves, promising the same result for Freshe's mark in a concise witty exchange from Harper's.
The excerpt quotes a Boston Transcript remark praising players who played well despite losing by one error. The manager comments that the team was unlucky and that belief can drive success, referencing Vergil as a motto.
The piece explains woodcraft as Sherlock Holmes style wildlife observation. It stresses recognizing animal hair on trees and using tracks, snow, wind, and displaced leaves to deduce which animal created the signs. The author notes that learned habits of noticing underlie all trailing skills.
Dr Dunbar Brunton and locals faced a charging bull elephant after an all day chase. He fired twice, the creature toppled with a bullet in its heart, and the doctor calmly finished his smoking pipe as celebrations began.
A sailor cites the man eater shark as the most formidable sea creature, noting its strength and speed rather than size. It hunts humans in deep waters of the Indian and South Atlantic oceans, the Pacific, and their tributaries, where deep seas allow swift pursuit.
The article describes unusual spiders found on Sumatra noting extreme forms and sizes. It highlights square-bodied spiders on long red legs and others with green yellow legs supporting heart shaped bodies. One specimen has a turtle-like shell with round knobs and pea shaped projections.
In a registry scene the groom tells the registrar that his first wedding was in a church and the second in a chapel, but he prefers the registry for its plain simple way, a remark corrected on seeing his bride. The London Punch caption notes the misstep and mutual humor.
A brief exchange in the Boston Transcript shows Miss Keen and a speaker debating a dog’s perception. The sharp line notes the dog’s reaction to a gaze and hints at presence of mind.
A concise aphorism highlights that knowing seasoned observers who understand men and business provides valuable intelligence and timely advice. The speaker, Bishop Horne, emphasizes practical experience as essential for sound guidance.
A reader opines on a marital rumor, noting the wife seems inwardly troubled. The speaker urges restraint in judging the husband, suggesting the wife’s discomfort may stem from tight shoes rather than misconduct.
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