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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1915
Page
3
The Argonaut warns of Chinese peddlers who lure victims with goods on credit and return to extract usurious interest, leaving buyers in perpetual debt. Mongolian victims often face debts inherited from ancestors, as merchants victimize through false trust and deceptive displays.
A giant water bug, one of the largest aquatic insects, inhabits tropical waters of the Americas and preys on frogs. Its powerful forelegs grip victims and deliver a quick fatal secretion from head glands, studied by Professor Lacy and reported by the New York American.
A fourteen year old Munich boy urged Rudolf von Seitz for an autograph by claiming he sent wine to the painter. The professor visited the address, met the boy’s mother, exposed the fraud, and the boy was scolded. The painter sent a note warning that clever rogues seek favors from great ones.
A young man tells his practical uncle he wasted years studying art but refuses to abandon his single hopeful plan. The uncle counters with a witty parable about baskets and eggs, implying diversification.
A man who disappeared remains at large but maintains contact with the reporter. The Baltimore American notes the unusual defiance and ongoing connection despite his absence.
A brief cartoonish exchange shows Tom lamenting wanting a ten dollar bill as a debt while Dick comments with surprise. Tom notes he would never shed the debt, and they trade a cautious quip about money in a light moment.
A historic English proverb from early modern sources emphasizes choosing labor over ease. It reflects a value on diligence and steady effort as the path to improvement and achievement.
A Philadelphia Ledger excerpt argues that many common terms carry fixed senses due to custom. It cites breach of promise and elope as examples of words tied to scandal or secrecy, while notoriety and criticism gain negative overtones. The piece notes how context shapes meaning more than origin or intent.
A Philadelphia North American note observes the robin’s clever worm grabbing as it leverages patience and strength. It describes the bird quietly probing holes, securing worms, and occasionally tumbling in early unwary missteps before triumphantly winning its meal.
An old New Zealand legend describes worms with thick bodies and a neck leading to a head resembling a monkey. In the Sandwich Islands they are named me ta lu ki meaning creeper with a child's head. The excerpt recalls a legendary origin for these beings.
The Argonaut notes several miocene era camel forms found in North America. Some were sheep sized and ancestral to modern camels and llamas while others were large with long giraffe like necks. All shared cattle like hooves.
The comedian staged a benefit and thanked patrons in front. He improvised lines that drew applause. He compared himself to a grate full of coals, noted a full house, and said gratitude would make him a fool not to show it. London Mail.
A playful exchange centers on a door jam and miscommunication. Eilen questions a fellow about his location while another reveals he only just learned the delay. The slice captures backstage humor and timing.
The Boston Transcript offers a definition of graft characterizing it as a form of theft or misappropriation by public servants. The quote frames graft as a concealed pocketing of public funds or favors by those entrusted with public power.
Fragmentary text cites Balzac on affection credited to Rae Amerds. The snippet lacks full context or verification of authorship and date.
A Cincinnati Times-Star piece argues memory favors what is heard over what is read. It cites Macao legends, John Stuart Mill, and Toscanini as examples of auditory memory, contrasted with variable recall of printed words. The article discusses psychological questions about aura memory versus sight.
A humorous old tale recounts a woman seeking to conceal her age instructing her son to claim his tonsils need attention. A rector questions the boy about his upcoming birthday, and a safety razor becomes the cause of a dramatic crash and a fainting mother. Morale: time reveals all.
De Parville recounts a gardener who planted 250 tulip bulbs on a terrace and found them missing the next day. He killed a large female rat and uncovered an underground chamber with hay and leaves, two holes as storehouses, and the neatly arranged bulbs unharmed.
In Sydney Australia telephone subscribers can obtain correct standard time by calling the Sydney Observatory. People asking for Time are connected to an operator who reads the correct time to the nearest half minute from a clock controlled by the observatory.
Harold mentions his mother forbids second helpings of dessert. He asks his aunt to understand his policy and compliments the pie. This humorous aside appears in a St Louis Post-Dispatch item.
A Louisville Courier-Journal item notes humor aimed at mothers-in-law and a reader recounts how his wife’s stormy moods prompt the mother-in-law to join in the joshing. The exchange highlights family banter and social wit of the era.
A courtroom exchange yields a humorous line where a judge quips about health and value. The judge says a person is as sound as a dollar, implying steadiness despite prior doubts. The brief exchange highlights dry legal wit.
A New York Times summary notes that 50 000 Lafayette dollars were minted by congress in 1800 to aid the Lafayette monument in Paris and presented by the U S president to the French president. The first coin struck December 14 1890 marks Washington’s death centennial. Today the coins are mostly in collectors’ hands and valued at 1 10 to 1 25 each.
Marine corps statistics show cooks desert at higher rate than any other listed occupation over the past two years. Officials say cooks seek travel and adventure, preferring civil life despite better pay and hours in service. Recruiters note cooks historically abandon obligation more than peers.
The passage notes Anton van Leeuwenhoek in Delft 1632 improving a toy to evolve a compound microscope and discovering minute bodies he called little animals. He drew them, identifying bacteria as friends and enemies, describing them as useful or malignant to humans.
A polite stranger asks if he may take a seat. The woman questions motive as age beauty and flirtation are discussed. A sharp exchange ends with the gentleman learning nothing and the street scene returning to ordinary civility.
A wife notices her husband’s tense demeanor and gentle concern. He admits he was about to worry but cannot recall the exact concern, in a brief Puck quotation highlighting a moment of forgetful anxiety.
The loss of an eye deprives an individual of one sixth of the field of vision and reduces directional control. A person with one eye cannot hit a target until acclimated to altered sight.
A fragmentary exchange from the Houston Post notes a belief about a man’s influence on a woman’s view of another man. The speakers discuss impressing someone and a claim of past praise. The crude context hints at deception or social manipulation.
Short dialogue notes a back and forth about being out of gas and who should pay a bill. It references a collector and a person named Mrs Short, with pronoun confusion and a claim of being out of gas.
In a tense exchange, Ethel asks if the reporter was told of their secret engagement. Marie confirms, saying the horrid thing never printed the information.
Not provided as a news article. The text presents a quotation attributed to Franklin about care causing more harm than lack of knowledge. No identifiable news entities, events, or context are available.
A vivid description of Neptune’s vast distance and slow orbit around the Sun compares it to a sentry pacing a distant camp. It notes Neptune’s 165 year orbital period, 8.8 billion miles from the Sun, and its daylight being 900 times dimmer than Earth. It references a Viennese music scholar’s failed publication and tragic end.
A Pittsburgh Post line notes a stenographer who can powder her face adjust jewelry and fix her hair faster than any prior stenographer while maintaining accuracy.
Brown asks if his wife questioned him on return home last night and Jones replies that his wife did question him. The dialogue appears in Stray Stories.
A reflection on how the belief that more possessions lead to greater enjoyment harms many, triggering ruined lives and persistent unhappiness. The piece suggests material excess does not guarantee fulfillment.
A chemist testifies to wine being grape juice free of additives while merchant is fined for false labeling. The defendant questions the verdict, claiming tartaric acid would form if grape juice were present, prompting a sharp reply about future barrels.
A Spanish royal scene shows Phillip II reacting to wins at chess with harsh punishment for the loser. An influential court noble laments victory and proclaims the king offended since every game was won. The tale reflects court tension and royal temperament around a game.
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