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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1906
Page
3
A South Chicago teacher tackled a fibbing pupil after school with a lesson on honesty. She used George Washington as an example of truthful living, but the student quipped asking what was the matter with him, highlighting ongoing stubborn dishonesty.
A Philadelphia Press quote notes Woodby claims to be researching his family tree lately and jokes that a hangman’s noose appears on a branch, with him trying to saw it off amid the complication.
Allen Gilbert Ramaker Co of Portland Oregon offers organs and pianos on easy payments with a price list available.
Advertisement touts Hood’s Sarsaparilla as purifying and enriching blood and curing all blood diseases from pimples to scrofula. It claims universal usefulness year round with over 4,000 testimonials in two years. Also sold in tablet form. 100 doses for one dollar.
A witty exchange between Mr. Farrasy and Mr. Cutting touches on heaven and worth, as quoted in the Philadelphia Press. The item notes Core is medicine and mentions a TED dupe and aide with a forty year tenure, selling at druggists for 25 cents.
An old farmer laments his son who is slow to seize chances as others jump ahead. The Incubator drum mer questions why worry, noting the boy is cut out for greatness but consistently loses opportunities to faster rivals.
Fragmentary OCR text notes a medical cure claim involving nervousness and treatment references to a person or clinician, with garbled place names and initials. The readable parts suggest an advertisement or medical claim about lasting relief rather than a confirmed clinical result.
In Shasta County California a copper belt find is reported 250 feet deeper than prior discoveries. A colloquial note mentions a ring sale line in a humorous European style dialogue. Also advertised is Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as a child remedy, with mothers targeted in the notice.
A young man buys shoes urged by a salesman to break them in. After a week he returns with sore feet and the punchline reveals he cannot break in his own feet, not the shoes.
A publisher notes that many great works were composed behind bars. Wilde penned De Profundis, Cervantes wrote Don Quixote in confinement, Defoe planned Robison Crusoe, Raleigh authored History of the World, and other writers such as Bunyan, Leigh Hunt, Pellico, and Tasso produced notable works while imprisoned.
C L Marlatt of the U S Department of Agriculture states annual losses due to insects on farm and stored products plus livestock exceed national government expenditures. He cites a $5 billion annual value of outputs with about 10 percent loss, totaling $700 million directly from insect pests, plus $200 million in additional farm and forest losses. Based on W S Harwood's Saving California's Fruit Crops in the February Century.
A Mrs. thanks the professor for a piano recital while he explains he missed the event due to an accident. A brother artist filled the engagement in his stead, ensuring the performance occurred.
Advertisement claims deafness from catarrh can be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It explains deafness results from inflamed Eustachian tube and mucous membranes, offers $100 for uncured cases, and urges readers to consult F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio and local druggists selling the pills at 75 cents.
In a wordy argument two Irishmen agreed to stop when either cried I ve enough The fight lasted about ten minutes before one man fell and cried Enough The other kept punching until a bystander intervened noting the fallen man s claim and the victor said you can t believe him the other is such a lint
A miscellany of verses mixes Christmas carol imagery from It Came Upon the Midnight Clear with somber reflections on war and peace. The text shifts to a farewell poem praising fading day and lingering beauty, concluding with a note on memory and twilight.
John Walker, an English druggist, created the first friction-chemical match by rubbing a splint with sulphur and chlorate of potash, later improved with phosphorus. The new lighter, safer match replaced older dip-splint methods, sold initially at 25 cents per block of 144, now a penny per hundred. The United States uses about 150 billion matches annually, averaging five per person daily.
A spice merchant details how lemon oil is hand pressed from lemon rind. A man squeezes and twists rind against a sponge to release the fragrant oil. It takes about 1,200 lemons to yield a pound of oil, with the process yielding a few drops at a time.
A traveler returns from England praising novel nuts called cabnuts resembling larger hazelnuts. She notes their fresh green serving with brown bread and butter, a crisp lettuce salad with French dressing, and mentions Kent as a source. England, while light on fruit, leverages other crops.
Team manager Jackal confirms Quills Porcupine will start at halfback as Monkey ’08 warns of a dangerous opponent. Jackal adds Porcupine seldom gets sat on, promising a strong defensive display for the afternoon contest.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes Great Patience by Sopher who has waited a decade for work while promoting a new patent safety razor. The gadget drives users back to shops and cuts barbers' salaries, highlighting notable endurance and quirky industry tensions.
An old time advertorial extols Cascarets as natural exercise for bowels. It warns against pills and salts, touts daily use after simple tasks like sawing wood or walking, and claims ten cent boxes strengthen bowels without irritation. It emphasizes genuine Sterling remedy Co product with CCC stamp.
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