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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1913
Page
7
A 1000 year old imperial lamp features a rat figure atop a pole with a saucer wick system. Oil pours from the rat’s mouth as the saucer empties, replenished by a hollow peg and tube mechanism that allows air in only when oil level drops. The mechanism resumes flow when oil returns.
The article notes India has drawn over 65 million dollars in gold in ten years, about a quarter of world production, largely removing it from standard trade channels. It argues the country faces economic pressure while the world loses access to that gold, eroding perceived supply.
The article surveys football's ancient roots across Eskimo, Maori, Polynesian, and Philippine cultures and notes Greek, Roman, and Irish claims. It argues football may be one of the world’s oldest games, second only to knucklebones.
Edward Legge notes in More About King Edward that the late monarch was angered twice by Andrew Carnegie. At Skibo Castle Carnegie quoted Joaquin Miller's line about Edward and drew a rebuke. On a separate occasion Carnegie refused to contribute to the king's hospital fund, provoking further anger.
The article notes a 2000 year old fastener used by Roman soldiers. A belt of thin copper tied to cloth formed knee protection with small bronze rivets, comparable in principle to today’s paper fastener.
Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish remarks in New York quoted by the Buffalo Express as advising a young matron to choose companions with care. Her line, pick your company but don’t pick them to pieces, reflects social caution in exclusive circles.
Don C. Seitz recounts Whistler versus Ruskin with tales from the trial. The Nocturne in Black and Gold episode ends with a corrected painting view and the famous farthing on Whistler’s watch chain.
While John Wesley traveled in Ireland his carriage stalled in mire and harness broke. A wagoner crying poverty asked for rent relief. Wesley gave 20 shillings to pay his rent and told him to go and be happy, then explained the halt was to aid the man.
Government employed astronomers receive government salaries while many university staff lack pay and struggle for a living. They devote their lives to studying the laws of the sidereal universe, suffering cold and poverty, with some dying in extreme want.
The Sorbonne began as a Parisian society of ecclesiastics founded by Robert de Sorbonne in 1252. Members lived in cloistered houses and pursued theology, with their judgments often appealed to from the 14th to 17th centuries. Its influence waned and the society was broken up in 1789, after which the buildings were repurposed for education.
A newlywed couple act with urgency as a wife calls to her husband from the house. He rushes up two flights of stairs when he senses danger. She points to a bonnet she desires as the crisis unfolds in Harper's Magazine narrative.
A humorous exchange captures a pupil’s blunt reply about discipline while an uncle jokes about memory of thrashings, reflecting light schoolroom humor from the era through a Pitts Urgh Press snippet.
A Philadelphia Bulletin excerpt features a minister recounting a Western marriage between a pretty American girl and a cowboy. Raya answers a playful wedding vow with a wary, evolving stance about love and time.
A Baltimore dispute emerges after one husband claims his wife gave him cigars as a present only to share them with her, while she denies the accusation stating she kept them for company and won’t let him smoke any.
A witty exchange unfolds as an editor balks at pay per word while a self-proclaimed famous author argues for space. The Louisville Courier Journal becomes the setting for a sharp clash over publication worth and recognition.
Optimo-It lost 10000 dollars in an oil venture as described in the Denver Republication notice. The investor claims to have sold serial rights for 20000 dollars.
A Philadelphia report notes Officer intervention to separate two men, Bill Perkins and another unnamed man, in a possible confrontation. The account cites a short dialogue between the officer and a bystander.
In his Reminiscences the artist recalls arriving in New York with little money and a tough start in a crowded Fourteenth Street studio. He recounts a chaotic mold making in a neighboring room where a friend risks life and plaster to cast a living face, tearing eyelashes and ruining clothes amid a dangerous mess.
The piece explains how the Kotsina glacier in Alaska channels immense volumes of sand gravel and dirt from the mountains into valleys. It notes that a glacier is formed from compacted snow and becomes a solid ice mass several tens to hundreds of feet thick capable of tearing loose and carrying objects in its path.
The Atlantic argues that humane help for the deaf includes gentle speech that is well chosen and well modulated. When raising voice, maintain even tone and clear articulation to reach those with diminished hearing, offering calm, patient aid.
Sir Walter Scott did much of his best work in a recumbent position and dictated several Waverley novels in bed or on a couch. The habit, aided by a leg weakness, parallels other authors like James Thomson Jules Verne and Mark Twain who found inspiration while lying down.
In 1733 Colonel Thomas Norton of Southwick England bequeathed 150000 dollars for patriotic use. Probate was opposed and the judge ruled the colonel sane. the legacy was seen as a drop in the sea and was divided among Norteb family members.
A fragmentary London Opinion note recalls the doctor’s first patient hinting at a skeletal connection between a daughter and her father in a cryptic medical commentary.
A brief human interest note from Cleveland Plain Dealer profiles a notoriously stubborn man named Hoax-Bjones. The piece highlights his iron will and constant determination as defining traits.
A poor man is found who claims happiness but reveals he owns no shirt. The unhappy potentate seeks happiness through the shirt of someone who is happy. After 107 searches, courtiers capture the man who says he is happy, only to discover he has no shirt to pass along.
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