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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1917
Page
7
Services at Newberg churches outline schedules for Bible school sermons junior activities and evening Christmas programs at Newberg Christian Church and M E church along with Presbyterian Sunday school Y P S C E and Red Cross preludes. Affectionate urging not to neglect Christ and church.
The Sunday school will present a Christmas program Saturday at 7 30. Gifts including stockings washcloths toys will be sent to the Baby Home in Portland. Sunday morning the pastor preaches The Love that Gives. C E meeting at 6 30 followed by the evening message Fools.
American tractors win favor among English farmers who use them for plowing harvesting hauling and light power. Canadian provinces back purchases, with sales rising as demonstrations and fairs boost demand. Brantford Ontario hosted a large plowing match at the county fair drawing hundreds of farmers and orders for clubs across western Ontario.
A brief quip shows Mr Knowsit remarking his wife has too much leisure because she occupies most of his time, prompting Dr Emdee to suggest she should take up something. The exchange plays on marital humor and time management.
A reflective piece contrasts urban life with rural interdependence. It questions neighborliness amid crowded streets, recalls simpler farm life, and urges cities to recall tranquil traditions and familiarize citizens with their roots. It laments lost neighborly ties in modern metropolitan living.
An officer from a Highland regiment describes shopping in Paris with his servant in kilts. A crowd of about twenty gathered to stare and cheer as the servant offered to pass the hat. The moment eased when the servant twirled the Balmoral, but no tip was collected.
A Paris exhibit showcases France made goods. the first group contains imports now produced locally and the second highlights products formerly made in northern districts under occupation now manufactured in southern France.
Two French researchers heated a sealed mass tube with colloidal silica solution to sterilize it then kept it warm for two months. Upon opening the tube the contents held living bacteria, prompting objections that silica protected preexisting microbes from heat.
Max Goetschneider and his wife hosted a public wedding feast for their daughter Carrie in East Broadway’s Hebrew Immigrant Aid building. The event welcomed hundreds of homeless European refugees with chicken duck and gefilte fish, no invitations, and shared joy for those in need.
The piece argues that since the war began Europe sent large gold quantities to the US, but gold’s value rests on its monetary use. It cannot be eaten or warmed, and unless goods exist to buy, gold is worthless. A writer notes copper abundance would not restore gold’s monetary role.
An excerpt from Irving's Life of Washington notes his habit of rising early and eating a simple breakfast of two cups of tea and several Indian hoe cakes. The piece argues Washington conserved flour and that corn served as a suitable substitute in dietary debates. It adds that lavish spreads were rare in his household even in times of plenty.
The Brooklyn Eagle critiques the presidents Thanksgiving proclamation calling it “We are the stuff” as discordant humor that underscores rhetoric. It also notes James G. Blaine nicknamed the plumed knight by Ingalls, which Blaine saw as a white feather. The piece ends with a jab that the Kaiser could learn from this thorough bass analogy.
Bertram pleads innocence after a fall into mud while sailing on a plank. Willie Meigs pushes him, causing tears. Bertie fears the scolding but the scene ends with a humorous motherly question about the pain of mud.
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