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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1913
Page
3
A French count from a noble family marries his fiancée after reunion following her smallpox disfigurement. The count loses his sight by a cannonball near Sebastopol, yet marriage soon follows and the couple find happiness together.
Edgar Lucien Larkin asserts in the New York American that all matter reduces to electrons. He argues electrons at rest are pure electricity and atoms form only when electrons orbit, with speeds, distances, and directions determining the element.
In Welsh mining lore a woman sighted on the way to the pit is believed to bring ill luck and may cause miners to turn back. At Oswestry years ago a female messenger for a colliery met many workers. the crew threatened to strike if she stayed, and the manager dismissed her to avoid bad luck.
Kinkazan once barred women under sacred rites on the northern Japanese isle. In 1873 the temples shifted from Buddhism to Shinto, ending much of its sacred status. Since then, buildings have decayed with several destroyed by fire as devotion waned.
An old note explains that recognizing the star Algol in the Great Bear marks the limit of unaided human vision. Rare observers claim sighting Jupiter’s satellites, with the third satellite most clearly recorded in those rare instances.
A New York Times account recalls how a light moment amid Stonewall Jackson’s siege of Port Republic broke tension and spurred a successful assault. A private’s comic line about air rifles calmed nerves, prompting the charge that rescued the Confederate line while Union batteries raked the hill.
The article describes pidgin English as a trade language in Chinese ports, tracing its origins from busin to pidgin. It gives examples from tailors and shoppers in Shanghai and notes early social context including women's suffrage.
Report from Henderson Elizabeth Island describes a tiny, uninhabited six mile long spot 120 miles northeast of Pitcairn harboring a small animal menagerie. Notable inhabitants include a fruit pigeon a honey eating parakeet a rail and a reed warbler. Two birds are described as peculiar residents of this rock bound by ocean waves.
Excerpts describe sailors and crew forced to drink dew or seawater due to limited fresh water. The Argonaut notes the harsh rationing and the need for tolerance to salt water as a beverage while at sea.
The article explains how hunger begins with stomach contractions and the role of gastric juice in digestion. It cites A J Carlson and the Journal of the American Medical Association, noting infants feel hunger sooner due to lack of distraction and adults often ignore hunger after meals.
Desert of Carlitte in the Pyrenees hosts about sixty lakes said to date from the flood. Local tradition claims Noah and family landed on Puy de Prigue after the waters subsided, with an iron ring allegedly proving the ark mooring at that landing site.
A wife returns from the dentist announcing the removal of her wisdom teeth. Her husband reassures her with a playful explanation that wisdom teeth have no link to wisdom, and he smooths over the moment after a narrow misstep. Philadelphia Ledger.
A fragment from the Pittsburgh Dispatch quotes Mrs Evans discussing Mrs Francis and a chat about Mrs Greene. The exchange references wealth changing views on campaigns and a remark about belief connected to wearing a No 3 shoe on a No 6 foot.
Mrs Touchley admits taking money from her husband while he slept to buy a birthday present and cover charges. Mrs Chargely reacts with mercy, denying such acts. The Kansas City Star notes the exchange as a local manners snippet.
A Yonkers Statesman quotation shows a daughter replying to her mother about stopping a kiss. The mother had taught her never to interrupt anyone, prompting a wry retort about respecting others.
A London Times note explains sharks entered the Mediterranean and Adriatic after the Suez Canal opened, spawning “Beware of Sharks” warnings at several coastal watering places. It then shifts to a cultural memory about George Eliot’s school in Griff, Warwickshire, near Griff House and the Evans family repeatedly referenced in her novels.
A fragment from the Pittsburgh Press shows a quip about parental disapproval in a couple’s dialogue. The father objects to the match, while one speaker insists the father sees nothing in their partner.
An old Scottish woman jokingly distinguishes two sons to her family saying one is an impostor and the other a malefactor. The line’s meaning is revealed as upholsterer and manufacturer.
Fragmentary note shows a husband advising to give a few daytime opportunities and a doctor question about preventing him. The excerpt reflects a casual conversation sourced from a Pittsburgh Post item.
A witty remark from the Cincinnati Enquirer notes that the expense is not the tuition but keeping a student enrolled. The exchange frames college costs as ongoing upkeep rather than one big payment.
A fragment notes a dehria left from coral used in jewelry and other articles sold as tooth powder by East Indian perfumers at high prices. The passage hints at exotic materials and costly cosmetic powders within a historic trade context.
A humorous captioned exchange shows a wife and her friend discussing obedience to Charley. The judge narrator notes the wife answers she follows her own pleasure as commanded by her husband.
The Boaton Transcript shows a fragment where a speaker jokes about marriage and workplace plans while noting a dislike of onions. The line reflects casual banter and provides a glimpse of social chatter in the era.
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