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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1916
Page
4
Shiloh Relief Corps No 2 holds meetings on the second and fourth Thursdays at 2 30 PM in the LO O F Hall. Minnie B Byers serves as president and Emma L Snow as secretary.
A brief county notice from H. Gibson Manager outlines public information and procedures related to Abeneea Go. The document appears as a local administrative update from the county sheriff’s office.
Portland prepares for Barnum and Bailey Greatest Show on Earth arriving September 8 featuring Persia the Pageants of The Thousand and One Nights a 1350 performer Oriental parade of 89 train cars 108 animal cages and 41 elephants.Delightful new acts include Pekin Chinese troupes the Hanneford family of riders dwarf-equestrian Bagonghi and Teddy champion jumper Pallenberg bears and many more as the street parade runs the morning of opening day.
In 1785 George Washington sat for the Houdon bust at Mount Vernon with three young assistants present. The diary notes plaster mixing, mold making, and a life mask to ensure likeness, with the life mask and molds later deemed risky by Houdon. The statue was planned for completion by 1789 and praised by Jefferson for its likeness and pose.
A tale tells of a desperate wife seeking love powder from a seventh daughter. She is advised to prepare a beef and onion toast with butter and parsley, then have her husband eat it to win his affection.
Scientists affirm that magnetic poles are not fixed, citing steady drift of the magnetic needle and its movement around geographical poles. The topic remains mysterious and one of the unresolved questions in terrestrial physics.
A boy tries to open the larder door with keys that won’t fit and sighs to his brother that they must wait for their mother to return home to ask for a reward for being good boys.
Edith questions Aunt Jane about a man called the Uncle. Aunt Jane says Mr Spend er is neat, claiming he told Uncle George all his clothes but left only what he wore visible, criticizing others who misplace items.
The text notes a £50 penalty for adverts offering rewards with no questions asked for stolen goods, split between advertiser and printer. It also mentions a duty based on advertisement line counts, varying from a few pence to shillings, which was not fairly abolished in Great Britain until 1853.
A Did elephant fear a rat is debated as an example of cowardice. In one incident three young elephants from Hagenback's outfit were so badly injured by a rat attack that they had to be shot.
A railroad company appoints a detective who asserts authority during a ride. He notices a sniffling boy behind him and asks for a pocket handkerchief. The boy replies he has one but says his mother forbids lending it.
Madagascar hosts the only oxen cavalry regiment in the world as horses prove unhealthy for the climate. The trained oxen maneuver with surprising skill and possess all horse qualities save speed.
National Geographic Society Bulletin notes the Orkneys as a scattered archipelago near Stromness with Norse piracy history and shifting sovereignty to Norway and Scotland. It highlights Pomona and the islands’ harbor advantages, Pictish ruins, and literary ties to Sir Walter Scott and Washington Irving through Robert Gow and the Irving family.
An actress faced a trying moment on stage as Vestris’ false teeth loosened during a performance. She paused, turned away from the audience, removed the plate, readjusted it, and then completed her song.
The unnamed actress challenges a claim about a traveling bag skin asking where all its wrinkles are. The exchange centers on a supposed exotic material and its authenticity according to fashion commentary.
A reflective message speaks of a bright light beyond clouded times and a forthcoming era when divine wisdom fills the world. It urges patience through sorrow, promising illumination and fulfillment once the light is revealed.
A jumbled clump of OCR text describes death in Venice and travel in Italy. The fragment hints at references to death, a peat house, neighboring horses, and a character named Gatien. The text is incoherent but preserves a faint sense of a literary travel note through Italy.
The readable fragments show garbled quotes and broken words suggesting a dialogue. Key names or clear events are absent, leaving only partial phrases and nonstandard spellings that do not establish a definite story or context.
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