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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1911
Page
4
Newberg announces plans for the largest poultry show in the valley with optimism and expectations of attendance. Officials hint at continuing events next week as excitement grows.
Two electric lines are under construction for the coming season and a new wagon bridge over the Willamette will link Yamhill with Marion County. The town of Newberg anticipates growth and activity as projects progress.
Merchants report a lull in weekday shoppers after the holiday rush as they adjust clothing sizes for men who received slippers and evening jackets from wives and sweethearts.
The Graphic notes Mayor Christensen invites interested parties to discuss the troubles of telephone users. The piece urges consensus and respectful discussion as the path to amicable adjustment and safety in consultation.
The Graphic notes a near unanimous First street meeting of businessmen and property owners supporting granting interurban railway franchises. Southern Pacific and Oregon Electric promise service within twelve months, signaling real action in Newberg in 1912.
A tire purchaser challenges an estate agent over claims the place was healthy and prosperous. The buyer cites a prominent citizen’s starvation death, attributed to a doctor, as a contradiction to the advertised safety and ease of life.
A fragment shows a character named Neo Objection and a playful dialogue with Miss Smilax about smoking. The exchange ends with Miss Smilax suggesting smoking will not make him ill if he does not think so. The piece reflects lighthearted social banter in the Pittsburgh Press.
Iron workers recall the dangers of aerial labor as a colleague fell fifty feet and drowned while working on a western river bridge. The account highlights the constant risk, the urge to glance downward, and the grim math of falls versus safety measures.
A former Danby resident reports Lemuel Holland plans to end his days in California. Hobbs notes Holland returned to see the new library and drinking fountain but intends to spend his later years abroad, intending to depart before he fails in health.
A rector absent on a Sunday fails to wait for a local magnate as the parish clerk and squire cue the service. The clerk halts the reading until the expected guest arrives, then signals the ceremony to proceed.
A stranger asks for hair tonic in a barber chair. The barber replies with a witty warning about offering three haircuts as extortion, noting the mustache of judgment and the difficulty of presenting someone presentable for the shop.
Fragment mentions Mrs Gekdoway and Soames in a past event. No clear incident or outcome is discernible from the garbled text.
Persian brokers, mostly elderly women, steer marriages by touting brides and grooms, negotiating dowries in pots and pans and copper utensils, and earning commissions from both families. Among laboring classes, the broker is often an amateur who negotiates based on work and assets rather than status.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet recalls a florist and a man arguing about sending red roses to Lincoln avenue. The man insists the order was for the cheapest dozen and a quarter, and a clerk confirms the bill was placed with the roses in the delivery box.
The article notes Chinese royal physicians receive annual retainers paid regularly while the emperor or empress is healthy. salaries stop during illness and resume once the ruler recovers. Medical staff strive for cures, but pay hinges on the sovereign’s health.
Dinah's mistress arrives as the china crashes. She orders Dinah out, while Dinah insists she has long contemplated leaving and pities the husband who cannot go, a tense exchange captured in a Ladies' Home Journal voice.
A fragment from Tony Weller’s dialogue shows a widow and a playful exchange about her status. The quirky misstatements echo Weller’s wit and the era’s couplet humor.
Lord Mansfield sought four black horses for his carriage in 1766. After initial success, one horse developed a white star and fetlock, another a white blaze, exposing the dealer’s misrepresentation. The judge pressed the issue, insisting the bill showed four black horses, and the dispute lingered in memory.
The article explains the eye as a system aiming for parallel rays to focus on the retina. It describes refraction errors needing correction with artificial changes to light paths. It notes test types placed far enough to approximate parallel rays and introduces the single convex lens as the simplest correction method.
The passage outlines three sleep phases. First, distraction with absent mindedness and hallucinations linked to distraction duration. Second, delicate motor disturbance from misaligned eye movements. Third, approaching sleep with vascular system changes differing from waking regulation, as noted by Revue Scientifique.
The article discusses odor as a property of vapors rather than liquids and notes that only substances that vaporize in air carry smells. It explains how odors arise from airborne particles, with examples like a garden after rain, and mentions the role of vapor in recognizing odors when fragrances are introduced near the nose.
A fragment from the Beattle Post Intelligencer wonders why a cautious note about photography and keeping feet out of the army appears. the excerpt reflects a period voice and social concern without full context.
In a light exchange Margie asks for a baby name. The mother rejects Early at first, then recalls a book where a girl wished to be called Early to become queen of the May, sparking the playful discussion.
A New York Sun reader notes a trend of churches opening during set hours. The visitor observes large doors and welcomes a thoughtful sign inviting visitors, contrasting with other cities where openings are scheduled.
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