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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1917
Page
6
The magazine examines how landowners can recover money invested in property through strategic use and value building. It discusses timing, improvements, and market factors influencing potential returns for landholders.
The burning bush or Dictamnus fraxinella is a remarkable plant native to western Asia found in temperate gardens. It emits highly flammable vapors that ignite when exposed to a naked flame, producing crackling reddish flames and a fragrant odor, with conditions requiring dry warm air and little wind for best effects. Denver News reports on a method to demonstrate the vapor’s flammability using a covered jar and a held flame for dramatic results.
In early fall in Manchuria natives reportedly shift from peaceful farmers to highwaymen. A psychological change accompanies the transition as a once plodding farmer adopts a raiding stance. The text notes a dramatic transformation and escape remains unclear.
An Atlantic magazine excerpt highlights farmers who also play music as a community pastime. It notes many residents blend roles by season, while the Oriental stereotype appears in the text, depicting a man as bandit merchant and magistrate.
Contemporary observers praised Thomas Babington Macaulay for his endless speech and lively rhetoric. Sydney Smith warned that Macaulay’s loudness drowned wit, joking about banishing him to an Inferno of disputants.
In a Scientific American note, P. T. Barnum sought a patent for a three ring circus but was told the arrangement was an aggregation not a new invention. He predicted universal adoption once announced, a claim seemingly proved true.
The piece notes that radium-bearing minerals are identifiable. Pitchblende is a heavy black mineral as soft as iron, while carnotite is the principal radium ore with a bright Canary yellow color and a powdery texture.
Alec Colored says he was fined £50 for coloring matter in artificial butter. He criticizes the magistrate who imposed the fine for having dyed whiskers.
A young stockbroker recalls proposing on a declining market and facing rejection. The punchline frames the romance as a financial misstep.
A Baltimore American snippet quotes a conversation about routine morning hot water treatment. The exchange notes a spouse keeping someone in the routine, reflecting casual domestic humor or social habit commentary.
A historical note traces the word casualty to the Crimean War era. It discusses whether the term acquired its modern war meaning by 1853 to 1855, citing Disraeli's Life and Stocqueler's Military Encyclopaedia as evidence for shifting usage from total losses to include wounded and nonfatal removals.
A Bordeaux friend hurried to Paris after spotting a sought book in a Paris bookseller’s catalogue. He caught the morning express, rushed to the shop, and bought the prize. At checkout the shopman learned the man had traveled 360 miles in gown and slippers, unaware of his disheveled attire.
The article argues pushball is less popular due to high equipment costs. It suggests a cheaper, easily produced pushball could boost adoption and participation, noting the current expense limits widespread play.
An excerpt explains the pushball, six feet in diameter and $300, with a leather covered shell and rubber bladder costing $150. It notes origins in America in 1804 in Newton Massachusetts, with variations played on fields and by horsemen in the West.
An advertisement from McMinnville region proclaims Yamoreg Collection Agency’s readiness to pursue all debts with fast service and no commissions. It asserts no account is too large or small and guarantees treatment and results.
Ford front wheels priced at 1.00 each while supplies last. Oregon Hardware & Implement Co advertises limited stock with a noted price through a brief catalog-like sale notice.
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