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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1919
Page
3
Minna Irving narrates an encounter that blends affection and mistaken identity as Gladys and her brother Jée appear in a potato patch. The poem hints at romantic tension under a moonlit night with a rakish Paname style and a moment of realization.
The Crescents reports Newberg Lyceum attendees enjoyed Charles Crawford known as The Bird Man presenting a wood hall program on birds. Gorst imitated bird songs whistling six octaves above middle C and described bird communication and insect control with examples such as the red breasted grosbeak and a tame mocking bird.
The inscription on the Blarney stone records Cormach Mac Carthy as fortis me fieri facit dated 1449. He held the castle during Spaniard pressure, delaying surrender to an English garrison with promises and pretexts until the lord president deemed him a laughing stock.
Hundreds of troops from varied nationalities arrive in Palermo after four years of combat. A volunteer Red Cross worker jokes about returning to the United States, even if he must swim.
Dmytro Ma sues Katie Zelazkowski in Oregon City court seeking 70 dollars for car fare from Toronto to Portland after promise of marriage allegedly failed. Plaintiff says she agreed to marry on arrival then refused, demanding refund of the fare. Court action seeks reimbursements for travel costs.
A meeting of the State Oratorical Association in Salem arranged the Old Line Contest to be held in Eugene on April 11 hosted by the University of Oregon. Ralph Knight was Pacific's representative. Local tryouts planned around February 21 with heightened interest and a bid for a winning Pacific orator.
An Atlanta Journal reflection on Bohemia describes the people as nation loving, patriotic, and historically shaped by years under Teuton Austria. It notes Bohemia as homeland to Czechs long before Germanic invasions and highlights their language culture and shared Slavic kinship with Slovaks.
An elderly safebreaker in prison tells a young yegg to start a steady job and make weekly deposits to win trust at a bank. He says true access comes from earned confidence, leading to continual withdrawals as interest from the bank vault.
Systematic time management and voluntary restraint lead to greater self mastery and confidence. Regular recreation prevents burnout and keeps the worker efficient. Each new attainment simplifies work and yields daily satisfaction through achievement.
A columnist argues that physical and moral ugliness can be traced to controllable causes in the human machine. He compares the body to a machine and urges intelligent physicians to diagnose and supply proper energy and nourishment to the defective member.
The Philadelphia physician recounted the story of his son Lieut William O Ely at Fort McPherson Atlanta to illustrate the bravery of black soldiers. A German officer held captive boasted nothing could stop the Americans and the troops charged despite shells flame projectors and heavy machine gun fire.
A historic note describes glazing shoe soles to extend wear. It states a tim varnish and two coats at first, followed by a glossy coat, with fortnightly application. The technique can be used on new or old shoes and aims to keep grandparents’ footwear lasting through a season.
Shiloh Relief Corps No 28 announces meetings on the second and fourth Thursdays at 1 PM in the Odd Fellows Hall, with Byer presiding.
Yale University has obtained the Noah Webster house in New Haven as part of a plan to develop a dormitory quadrangle for the Sheffield Scientific School. The building, once used by soldiers during a world conflict, stands at Grove and Temple streets and was owned by Courtland Trowbridge before Yale’s purchase. The acquisition is funded by benefactor ick W. Van derbilt, a 1876 Yale graduate, who has already donated two major works.
Lieut. Harry Henderson recalls a moment of levity in the trenches as a gunner arrives in a Prince Isaac coat with a Bowie cap, pushing a potato and dynamite filled baby-buggy. He notes a paper-weight Austrian shell and amusing antics that lighten strain, including a tale of giddy lingerie and cooties wandering in lace.
Canadian newspapers comment on Japanese activity across Siberia's maritime provinces. Agents of Japanese syndicates seek to buy many mines, four mills, brickworks, sawmills and other factories while expanding commercial influence. Japanese firms, newly established at Vladivostok, widen operations to capture Siberian trade. Scouts scour Siberia and Manchuria for scrap iron, hides, wool, bristles, beans and other needed products.
A lone Texas prairie will host next spring a heroic bronze statue of a young rancher named Charles Noyes and his horse. Noyes, six feet four inches tall, died in a range accident three years ago near Melvin. Sculptor Pompeo Coppini models him as in life with the horse at sixteen hands high. Coppini also works on Chicago’s monument to heroes.
Andrew D White, eminent American diplomat, owned a vast library of about 40,000 volumes on world history. He died recently and bequeathed the collection to Cornell University, reflecting a lifelong accumulation noted by Mr. Birrell.
Report notes Russia previously needed about six million scythes annually with half in Siberia. About four and a half million were imported or manufactured domestically. Latest figures show scythes scarce as imports halt and production stalls across the country.
A long list of property transfers appears, naming buyers and sellers such as John Amberson, Violet Bean, J L Hoskins, A T Blair, and Wm Bean. Transfers cover multiple acres in Newberg and surrounding parcels, with prices ranging from 10 to 8065 dollars and various parcel descriptions.
A young lady refuses a marriage proposal from Mr. Mitchell explaining personal circumstances beyond her control. The exchange shows formal restraint as the suitor presses for reasons. The tone mirrors early 20th century magazine dialogue.
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