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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1912
Page
6
The piece explains icebergs remain a sea menace even with wireless warnings. Red dot iceberg charts mark locations, but drift and bad seas alter courses. captains study charts, double watches, and slow speeds to avoid collisions as unseen ice can wreck ships with loss of life.
A humorous but troubling scene at an Orkellyunga auction where a man touted a nineteen year old woman as an item and started the bid at 3000 crowns. An elderly farmer bid 10000 crowns and won the “auction,” later marrying the woman and presenting her the same 10000 crowns.
A Boston Traveler tale recounts a convict in cell 49 who forgives a soft heart for bringing tears and blossoms to his visit. He explains he and a partner tied a bank watchman during a robbery and later identified by the same man. The inmate laments his error and cites remorse for sparing the life of the watchman.
An Aberdonian visits London with his son. After their first quotes at King’s Cross the son asks about his father’s health. The older man responds with a Scots phrase about a cork coming out.
A tropical South American curiosity the electric eel shocks a thirsty duck and stuns crew on a voyage. Sailors, the captain, and a mate witness the diabolical fish slipping from hands and provoking comic consternation as they attempt to return the eels to the sea.
Thomas Carlyle argues a book’s value lies in its resonance within the reader. Reading awakens insight, broadens wisdom, and fosters a centered, enlightened mind, making books a university of noblesse and thought.
The nobleman declined offerings and asked for what was not for sale a lock of hair from a smart matron at a ladies fair. She cut the curl and named a price of one hundred dollars. Later the buyer boasted of his trophy while friends noted the matron may have sold the bundle for far less.
A concise set of personal maxims attributed to Abraham Lincoln urges simple virtues. It advises eating regular meals, praying, courteous dealings with creditors, and maintaining digestion. It emphasizes living slowly and steadily, with a pragmatic view on managing finances and daily care.
In 1694 experiments suggested diamonds could burn when exposed to intense heat. By 1750 diamonds were reportedly burned in Paris, provoking debate led by LeBlanc and others. Lavoisier later explained combustion requires oxygen, allowing diamond to burn when air is admitted.
A British traveler recalls ravens of southern Europe as bold birds rivaling crows. An English youth employed to carry a camera suffers theft and mock bravado from a raven that swooped from behind to seize his cap and carry it to a crag where it nested with straw.
A Chronicle overview describes the Devon tree used as a clothing material for inhabitants of teopuaddons. Bark sections are rotted in water, washed, and pounded to separate fibers, then dried and bleached to become fabric for skirts kilts or shirts in a fashion suited to the wearer.
New Zealand became British as competing powers eyed the land in 1839. A British ship beat a French man-of-war from Sydney by hours, securing the colony for Britain. Earlier a French adventurer Baron de Thierry proclaimed a monarchy with 100 followers, but lack of funds led to his collapse as subjects deserted.
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