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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1916
Page
4
The Shiloh Relief Corps No. 26 meets on the second and fourth Thursday each month at 2 30 PM in the L O C F Hall. Minnie B Byers serves as president and Emma L Snow as secretary.
J H Gibson manager announces new plans for the Yamhill County Abstract Book service. Details outline updates to reference records and local property data access.
The Detroit visit signals a lively start to Charles E Hughes run with intense public interest. Observers describe him as deeply human and able to simplify complex issues, earning favorable impressions that could boost his national prospects.
An anecdote describes Mark Twain mistaking a visitor for a picture canvasser in his Hartford home. He escorts the guest toward the door after polite, wary exchanges while conferring with Mrs. Clemens about recent travels and literary acquaintances.
A newspaper column extols male prowess in salad making over women, praising a man’s freedom with oil vinegar and pepper. It lauds a salad master for enjoying the craft and convivial kitchen atmosphere, contrasting gender roles in domestic food prep.
The Musical Courier compares moving a cello to traveling with a baby and a donkey. It notes the inconvenience persists unless the instrument has a hinged back door for packing or can be corked F holes to act as a canoe, likening the cello to a troublesome barroom corpse in Stevenson.
Ancient beliefs held that bone marrow in the spine could become a snake. Pliny notes marrow in the backbone could breed a serpent. Chinese sources report burning the backbone to destroy serpents that might hatch from it.
A quip contrasts the belief riches bring happiness with the public drive to seek wealth. The remark notes that even if people agree that riches don’t guarantee happiness, they still persist in pursuing wealth. The exchange reflects a humorous, skeptical take on materialism.
A museum guide and a grammarian dispute the era of a fossilized animal. The guide says opinions differ about its period, while the grammarian claims the creature belongs to an exclamation point. The exchange appears in the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph.
A nugget-style line asserts that courage defines a brave man, declaring that the word impossible has no residence in such a mindset. The quote frames steadfast resolve as the measure of character.
A historic monument in Garden Mol marks the first U S memorial to Adam. The concrete square features a sundial centerpiece and a carved inscription noting the Mant. Bowie design.
An author recounts a curious tale about money and trust as a new U S treasurer handles diverse securities gold and silver coins notes and banknotes. The piece traces a man who attempts to exchange silver certificates for gold pieces for his mother and the treasury’s strange reactions. Washington Past is cited as the narrator.
A man explains his tardiness by saying he had to return Bloakhurst to his wife after his wife made him fetch him from the club. The exchange is narrated in a humorous, brisk style typical of the St Louis Post-Dispatch.
A Washington Star remark laments a reader’s probing question as irate and dismissive. The Philadelphia Record counters with a quip that humor helps ease burdens, reflecting a sharp newspaper culture clash.
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