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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1912
Page
3
An account portrays Caesar confronting a floating white apparition seen by shepherds and sentinels at the Rubicon. The phantom allegedly inspires the Roman advance, and Caesar declares the die is cast as he crosses into Italy, establishing an empire that endures.
The New York Sun notes sandals praised for preserving the foot and linked to ancient Egypt Greece and biblical footwear. It describes the Indian moccasin extending over the foot with a single sole and upper fused, and explains the modern shoe arose from combining these elements.
A New York art woman recalls meeting Jules Massenet in Monte Carlo. At a hotel the English hostess served tea beside the blue sea and her daughter sang Thais. Massenet replied the girl could have a brilliant future in sculpture or painting.
A gentleman recalls a beggar who says fortune knocks once at every man. The man jokes that fortune sent her daughter, Miss Fortune, after he was away, prompting a laugh about luck and outcomes.
The English king boasts of Lord Blank as his politest subject and tests him by letting him enter the royal carriage first. Lord Blank complies and the king agrees that a lesser man would have troubled him with care.
The article surveys quirky street names in London Brussels and Paris. It notes colorful labels near Gray's Inn Houndsditch and Bleeding Heart Yard while mentioning memorable names like the Street of the Uncracked Silver Cocoanut in Brussels and historic Paris lanes such as the Street of the Little Windows.
An Odious Comparison recalls Bernhardt's Cleopatra in London where she kills a slave and collapses as Antony's defeat at Actium news arrives. The scene drew thunderous applause and a British matron compares it to the queen’s home life.
Public instruction guidelines warn against harmful home remedies such as finger on wounds tobacco on wounds or cobwebs. Advice also covers avoiding alcohol injections binding wounds with rags washing wounds and removing clots.
A traveler observes a farmer’s horse that starts then slows and stalls. The farmer explains the horse is not sick but overly afraid to hear the word whoa, causing him to pause and listen, delaying movement. The exchange ends with light humor about the horse’s fear.
A schoolboy dodges the question with a witty line claiming many people come out to took air. The quip appears in Lordon Answers, illustrating clever evasions in exams.
A sea captain guiding a vessel through a gale is guided by a mysterious bird that repeatedly strikes him, leads toward danger, and ultimately helps locate a burning ship. Survivors are rescued, and the bird remains aboard until the voyage ends. One rescued man later kicks the bird to death in revenge for a bite.
A joking exchange about a woman's marriage duration hinges on wedding ring style. The jeweler notes rings change every five years and the woman’s ring reflects a style from fifteen years ago, highlighting fashion cycles in intimate jewelry.
A man in his room with an open razor confronts his wife who enters and asks if he is shaving. He insists he is blocking the kitchen range, then curiously asks where she plans to go, a driving or a matinee.
A humorous exchange recalls a mischief moment as Hattie and George discuss a marriage proposal. A woman notes that she refused and that Mattie wondered whether he would propose or jump in the lake, a line attributed to the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A five year old girl named Mar gie offers a penny a day to her mother in exchange for keeping her false teeth secret, framing a lighthearted domestic bargain.
A collage of odd occurrences from history and science. A chance meeting with equal printed cards, Neptune’s discovery, a railway death near Brighton Falmer, four English kings dying on the same weekday, Elm Grove census quirks, Teheran jewel thief and a shah driven Berlin accident.
A temperance lecturer recalls a brave soldier ruined by drink. After many debauches he begs his wife Jenny for forgiveness, but years reveal the emptiness of his promises. Near old age he tells his wife she deserved a better husband, and she calmly replies I did, James.
A New England congressman sought an office for a constituent and was sent to James Guthrie, secretary of the treasury. After a blunt exchange, Franklin Pierce remarked that Guthrie spoke the same way to him, offering a stern consolation in the matter.
T A Daly the poet and humorist urged temperance and regular hours in an after dinner talk in Philadelphia. He urged businessmen to go straight home from the office and avoid cafes, claiming the man who goes straight home will always go home straight.
A child rushes to his mother in alarm, recalling Indians painting for war before dawn. He cries that his sister is going to fight, revealing a frightened view of imminent conflict in a brief mdon Opinion piece.
In a tale from old coaching days a passenger asks the guard the coach’s name. The guard replies The Regulator, noting it moves slower than all the others as travelers pass by.
George Bernard Shaw known for unconventional dress defied dress code at a theater stall. He wore a velvet jacket to protest the rule requiring evening clothes and swapped it for a shirt sleeve show, provoking a clash with attendants and managers. Shaw ultimately prevailed.
Ziem the painter lived in a top Rue Lepic home at Montmartre that served as a private fortress and museum. He screened visitors from his upper window while a corded basket received packages and messages. The studio housed gilded gondola prow stair posts and paintings of Venice, with illuminated Persian manuscripts and a swinging bed.
A labor member in the Victoria parliament sparked a row by calling a legal colleague a drinker of tea and implying he was not properly called to the bar. The legal answerer retorted with a sharp insult, and both quit the chamber before offering apologies.
The passage explains Turkish belief in the evil eye. People place jugs or garlic around roofs and use blue beads to ward off the illusion. Passersby may insult a pretty child to prevent attracting the evil spirit. Peasant classes are described as most superstitious due to lack of education.
A gentleman asks a boy for his last name. The boy replies Johnny Brown. He explains that Brown was his birth name and Johnny was given a month later, making Johnny the given name rather than the family surname.
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