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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1903
Page
6
Archaeologists uncover a fine royal palace at Orchomenes in Boeotia, site of a once small Greek state destroyed by Thebes in 367 B C. The walls display frescoes in the royal state room as exploration work proceeds.
Mrs Extrygood asks about precocious babies and old Batch jokes about parents loading smart sayings on infants. The exchange highlights playful humor in a Baltimore American clipping.
The document shows endorsements for Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney Co. and Was & Whence in Toledo. It testifies to long acquaintance with F. J. Cheney and asserts confidence in their business integrity and financial ability. The notice also references a Dr. Hall remedy and Hall's Family Pills as effective products.
A San Francisco Wasp quote frames marriage with a wry line about preferring to stay unwed than regret being wed. The remark reflects a cautious view on marriage choices and independence.
An advertisement extols Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as the best remedy for children during the watching season. The copy emphasizes its soothing effects and suitability for young patients and mothers seeking relief for fussiness and discomfort.
A fragment shows a scene in a hospital or clinic where a patient pleads for medicine while a doctor in charge of issuing bulle tins speaks, indicating another doctor will arrive soon. The dialogue suggests a medical setting and imminent arrival of a second physician.
In China, confidential clerks and salesmen in all branches of industry are granted an annual net percentage of the firm’s business in addition to their regular salary to encourage honesty and sincerity.
The piece states hair grows better with light and sunshine due to stimulation. It notes men in offices with one side toward light have longer mustaches or beards on that side than the other.
Coleridge found solace for his troubles in forgetfulness induced by opium and would drift for hours through the dreamy mazes of his own mind while under its influence.
The Pacific Ocean area is generally calm, yet Point Reyes in California is described as the windiest place in the United States. The text notes the high winds compared with the typical Pacific coastal conditions.
The article notes remarkable pigeon feats with flights from Nantes to Lancashire covering 440 miles in a day and a race from Shetlands to London of over 600 miles, completed in 16 hours at about 37 mph.
The Halieutica by Oppian, a Greek poet of Severus era around AD 198, is hailed as the greatest ancient work on angling revealing that many fishing artifices later thought modern were known to antiquity. Atheneus notes other pre Christian writers who treated fishing in poems or treatises centuries earlier.
The prickly pear of Africa is described as tenacious of life. A leaf or even an er of a leaf can be thrown on the ground and strike out roots, becoming the parent of a fast growing plant.
Sweden has the most lenient divorce laws while the Netherlands ranks behind England for strictness. The comparison notes Sweden’s lower divorce rate versus the Netherlands.
In the Brooklyn Eagle dialogue Tess explains her mother’s social standing before marriage. Jess asks if she had any position in society, and Tess replies she had many roles but never accepted a cook’s place except in very well families.
A historic practice known as the settling persists in Donegal Ireland and Scottish districts Kintyre Cowal. After public announcement friends gather at the bride’s home, toast the couple with whisky and name a date for their happiness. The dates are averaged to complete the settling with no protest from either spouse.
A French traveler reports seeing a fish alive in the boiling lake of Amatitlan Guatemala. He asserts the species spends days in the hot water that rises from many springs.
An advertisement extols S. S. S. as a cure for rheumatism, arguing the disease is in the blood and not skin, and that external liniments offer only temporary relief. The text claims acids and poisons in the blood cause rheumatic symptoms and touts S. S. S. as a blood purifying remedy, with a free booklet and physician correspondence. A testimonial from Sidney Ohio praises the medicine for sleep, energy, and relief from rheumatic pains.
Gilbert Bentley plans to cut wages to survive winter but a Christmas awakening with Florence leads him to abandon greed. He vows workers will receive fair wages and aims to start anew with generosity, redefining his values as Christmas approaches.
Poem contemplates the year’s end and divine oversight. It speaks of farewell to the past, God’s intimate knowledge, and the belief that souls are guided home. The verse emphasizes trust in God and awaiting final reckoning.
Gilbert Bentley, a hard nosed mill owner, contemplates a price driven plan to protect profits while his granddaughter Florence arrives for Christmas. The scene unfolds with family tensions and a tentative bond as Florence plans to help at home after finishing school.
Florence implores her grandfather Gilbert Bentley to share wealth and power at the mill to ease workers on Christmas Eve. He resents the burden but wanders home through snow as the next day’s idle mill and wage tensions loom, while Florence offers her aid in a hopeful season finale.
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