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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1912
Page
5
Local notes report the Jubilee Singers coming January 2 with other events including Christmas cantata plans at the Baptist church. Residents travel to Seattle and Portland for visits and events while a poultry show, farm news, and a county association decide rewards for chicken thieves.
Fernwood plans a basket social at the gym next Saturday night December 21 with a prepared program and welcoming attendees. Mr Henrich has bought the Whitten place at Parrott mountain and is remodeling. Eleven Fernwoodites attended a Rex basket social last week and report a good time. The literary meeting was postponed two weeks due to stormy weather. A debate on whether electricity is more beneficial to mankind than steam is planned.
The article describes poi, a taro root paste central to Hawaiian meals, prepared from baked taro and water to a paste, often slightly fermented. It notes historical hand grinding by families, later large scale poi factories led by Chinese manufacturers, and how poi shaped daily life, feeding practices, and luau hospitality with poi and other native dishes.
A St Louis Globe Democrat excerpt relays Sanders McDowell of Peebles disputing his wife Lispeth over coal dust in his top hat. He laments critics accusing him of washing his face with the hat on, insisting only evenings wear and coal dust blackens his forehead.
Five year old Bobby argued with his mother over readiness to fight. She dressed him carefully yet he returned dirty and torn, inciting punishment as he refused to settle disputes in the boys' scraps. He claimed he had not been ready to fight when the other boy began.
In the Kansas City Times excerpt Mr Mildun jokes with a boy whose playful answer confirms the prank. The scene centers on a lighthearted moment as a banana peel slips up the pair. The exchange captures a friendly neighborhood humor.
Half crop left ear smooth crop right ear two black and white spotted yearling heifers taken up by Charles Crater two miles west of Newberg on 10-12.
At Hawar den Doroth Drew refuses to rise one morning. Mr. Gladstone attempts to wake her with scripture but is surprised by Dorothy who reads Psalm 127:2 to insist it is vain to rise early. The exchange ends with her asserting the Bible’s stance.
Mr Beeton asks if he finds many unreasonable summer boarders and Joy agrees that many are never satisfied. The exchange hints at persistent grumbling among guests and a humorous tone.
A fragment recalls a summer tale of a man so fond of cider that he called for a pick after a glass, illustrating a humorous misadventure from Youth’s Companion. The odd remark underscores sly humor and local newspaper tone in a clipped reminiscence.
Mix two cups of graham flour with salt and water. Roll thin, cut rounds, layer in a greased pan with melted butter. Add a second layer, seal edges, brush with butter, prick, and bake twenty minutes in a hot oven.
A youth asks for a position in a merchant’s private office. The merchant replies he cannot help as he already has many employees in suitable positions. The exchange reads as a brief humorous anecdote from news.
A terse scene unfolds as a hopeful suitor approaches the girl's father to ask for her hand. The father, a man of few words, graces the moment with a single decisive response that seals the romance.
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