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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1892
Page
4
A historical printer’s testimonial promotes Royal Baking Powder as pure and reliable. The note claims lighter taste, finer flavor, better digestion, and uniform results since its use in the kitchen.
The Preach Norn or cor de chasse is valued as the mellowest wind instrument. In Beethoven’s time it was seen as the old chanting horn adapted for mounted hunts, carried over shoulder. The Germans call it the waldhorn meaning forest horn.
A congress expert presents a surprising view amid Indian appropriation discussions. The statement suggests changes in how many Indians exist in America today, signaling renewed contention in policy lines and funding priorities.
In a Fifth Avenue streetcar incident a middle aged man given a nickel by an elderly passenger deposits the fare in the conductor’s box after her silent tip. She orders a sudden stop at Thirty-fourth Street and the man asserts his authority, insisting he is not responsible for her request.
London writer Mrs Fenwick Muller attacks Lady Montagne’s discipline methods and argues against leaving children in darkness. She warns darkness breeds terror and lasting harm, cites prison limits on solitary confinement, and urges humane treatment for all children.
The article notes Egypt’s oldest architectural style with pyramidal mass and security in design. It also describes a crowded kiosk scene where crowds watch a vendor pop nuts as locals joke about learning the trick. A brief aside mentions Chinese canning of frost fruit for export.
St Louis mechanic Joseph Brietemoser unveils a large wheel bicycle claimed to achieve perpetual motion. The device uses a central sliding seat, side mounted wheel, and canvas air space enabling land water and track use. He says heavier loads increase speed and has secured multiple patents and a future flour mill project.
Lieut Sehwatha returns from remote travels with eleven Tahuar moar tribe dwellers from the Sierra Madre. They traveled on foot from Tiheva near Chilimatia 200 miles, one man covering 100 miles in twelve hours. They plan to tour major cities before joining Buffalo Bill at Marape.
The piece notes coal forms slowly from vegetable matter with a present world growth implying a one-eighth inch thick layer per era and a million years to make ten feet. It cites the United States coal fields covering over 410000 square miles with more than 110000 tons mined last year, and scientists claim 2000 years of world supply remaining.
Freight departments of the Southern Pacific and Santa Fe transport oranges east in special price trains. A notable train leaves Arcade depot for Chicago with seventeen cars, taking seven hours to reach. Earlier specials already dispatched. officials say current shipments are roughly double those of 1880.
The British steamship Mineola from Dansburg reports an enormous iceberg 700 feet high and one mile long seen off course. Coal ran out near the iceberg as a hurricane struck on January 28, testing the crew's endurance and forcing the ship toward Halifax. Captain Evans and Captain Roane recount extreme winds and damage in the perilous sea passage.
The New York Journal reports a novel extinguisher using a water and liquid carbonic acid gas mix that disperses as a spray under high pressure. The Ram's Horn notes light travels at an immense speed but remains unseen in the dark when a wheelbarrow blocks the path.
Austrian traveler Herr von Proskowetz recounts Russian rail travel oddities and urban life. He notes deadhead travelers in first class, dire lodgings for workers, reckless youth in Moscow, extravagant dinners, a swindled pig feast, and a fixation on theatrical stars and gypsy singers.
The Montreal Star notes India led tea shipments in the 1889 year with 127,160,000 pounds shipped versus China’s 88,810,000 pounds. Growing Ceylon exports prompt a new customs labeling plan separating British East India, Ceylon, China including Hong Kong and Macao, and other countries for bonded tea.
Reporter observes Robert Bell preaching barefoot in his own yard after being dismissed from Riddleville Presbyterian church two years earlier for barefoot pulpit ascent. Deacons fired him. Bell vows to preach thrice daily in his yard as few listeners appear. Skeptical townsfolk note odd mix of humor and controversy.
A fragment shows a character noting no gain at a house and mentioning a plate found nearby titled a door plate. It hints at a simple, local exchange with placeholders for a future clue. The dialogue conveys a casual street scene without a clear outcome or resolution.
The article reports international interest in kidney health and cites physicians praising Warner's Safe Cure for Bright's disease. Quoted experts from several cities attest cures, noting kidney trouble as the primary modern ailment. It promotes continued use as a cure and cites Mr. H W Warner’s claim of success.
An old time advertisement extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a tonic and alterative. It claims the product strengthens the body against cold weather illnesses like la grippe, improves digestion, and supports liver and blood health to resist environmental changes. It ends by praising a man who testifies to its benefits.
An old advertisement touts ALLCOCK's Plasters for back pain morning stiffness and general aches. It warns against imitations and endorses using the genuine product before opiates while mentioning a separate line about Brown's Bronchial Traches for throat irritation and a reference to a telephone operator.
We positively cure rupture piles and all rec tal chicases without pain or detention from business. No cure no pay. Also all Private diseases. Address for pamphlet Dre Porterfield Losey S38 Market street San Francisco. Some men if they take one swallow will insist on having mlork. Use Enameline Steve Polish no dust no smell.
The ad claims the remedy revives a run-down system by purifying blood and stimulating liver action. It markets as an appetizing tonic for diseases from disordered liver to scrofulous skin and promises a refund if not beneficial. The text also touts Sage’s Catarrh Remedy with a $500 payoff for uncured cases.
In Mason County Kentucky, Grorce W. Do of Sardis reports using August Flower for loss of vitality and debility. After two bottles he gained 69 pounds and says it outsold all other medicines he kept. Peter Zinville credits a “new man” change from the remedy. He and hundreds of customers praise its benefits.
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