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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1912
Page
3
E C Baird promotes Christmas shopping with 2006 discount on ladies and children coats and a further 10 percent reduction on all dress goods through Christmas. The store advertises wool dress goods, table linens, napkins, headwear, silk hosiery, ribbons, toys, and more with delivery and low prices for gifts for every family member.
Reports describe heat lightning along the Andes with pale yellow to red glows seen from summits during warm months. Observations aim to link Andean electrical activity to atmospheric conditions and a possible high mountain aurora, amid fascination and public attention cited by the London Chronicle.
The Manchester Guardian on June 14 1872 reports a rag and bone dealer with intemperate habits enduring stocks for drunk and disorderly conduct at the parish. The article highlights this historic punishment as a memory of many.
A Baltimore Sun account recalls a theater exit scene where a woman laments the performances, calling the play stupid and noting no souvenir was provided. A man replies about theater odors, joking about violets and disinfectant in Vienna theaters.
Mme Ida Pfeiffer praised Icelandic ponies pressed into Swiss service for remarkable endurance. She notes they can travel 35 to 40 miles per day for days, instinctively sense dangerous terrain, and avoid unstable ground by lowering heads and scanning the area. When footing fails, they balk and resist progress without frequent blows.
An old infirmary resident recounts a neighbor a tale that a doctor removed her eyes and scraped them with lances. The neighbor dismisses it as nonsense, urging caution about what she hears. The fragment ends with the woman continuing her strange account.
A ragged line reads like a diaristic fragment about waking and realizing both eyes lie on the table, suggesting a surreal or distressed moment from a larger scene. The phrasing hints at confusion or sudden awakening rather than a full narrative.
The Westminster Gazette records Mr. Gladstone visiting the Lyceum to watch The Corsican Brothers. He briefly sat in a spectator box but withdrew after the audience hailed him, marking his only appearance in legitimate drama at Westminster.
In a city cafe three people, a lady and two men, sit together when the electric lights flicker out and back on. A sudden kiss is implied as the lights return and the men exchange sheepish glances while the lady doubts she was kissed.
A dialogue spins a courting dilemma as a suitor seeks approval from a stubborn lover. She counters with a plan to defer to the engaged suitor, turning the question back and forth in witty negotiation.
Dialogue plays on marriage costs with comedic bite. Johnny notes a wife is costly yet longs for lasting value, while Wally reflects on the long duration of marriage and its heavy price.
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