His Hobo Name
A kind woman asks for the man’s real name as he eats and explains he cannot remember it fully, speaking between eager bites and pages of chipped memories. The fragment hints at a missing identity and a humble, temporary hobo existence.
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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1911
Page
6
Shining a Gemman’s Shoes in the Hotel Basement
A quoted exchange from the Herald and Presbyter notes a man claiming he was passing the Big Four to place a bet as a second shot is fired. The dialectal reminiscence recalls a baser location associated with a historic event.
One and Only Sir William Brings Respectful Answer
A Punch snippet imagines a royal scene where awoman commands William to move his feet from the parlor table. He concedes with a playful remark stating she is the only person allowed to address him by that nickname. The exchange highlights wit and hierarchy in a lighthearted tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Artistic Deception and Swindling in a Chicago Gallery
In a Chicago gallery, a couple laments swindling by art dealers. They recall buying a painting from Josiah that they later discovered was a fake, a mere canvas with no real artwork, after much haggling and excitement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josiah
Dickerin
Chicago
Norah Declares Work Sufficiency Amid Indiscretion Claim
Norah admits an indiscretion and says she is willing to share the workload, remarking there is enough work for two. The exchange hints at tension and plans to divide tasks between them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norah
Photographer snaps royal bomb explosion photo
A press photographer captured one of the most remarkable images by filming a bomb blast at a royal wedding in Spain. The camera recorded the moment before the king and queen arrived, the blast, and the panic as crowds stampeded, with about thirty deaths reported among the injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Edentrand
Not on your life Rastus refuses coal fund gift
In a Cincinnati area town Rastus Jewish? no Afro American? Hmm refuses church coal fund donation saying he will not give money this winter. The parson questions why he was asked last week and whether he was prompted by prior gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rastus
Cincinnati
Dominie
Misfortune in Love Across Eight Engagements in London
London Telegraph reports a chain of ill fated engagements for Fraulein Marie Doring of Vienna and Jeanne Leroy of Marseilles. Each fiancé faced disaster or death in unusual coincidences as she moved from one supposed marriage to the next. The tale ends with the Parisian daughter whose suitors perished or doomed themselves in distant lands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fraulein Marie Doring
Esca
Jeanne Leroy
Marseilles
Siecet
London Telegraph
Sainte-Beuve Fights in Rain With Umbrella and Pistol
In a meeting marked by rain, Sainte-Beuve faced an armed duel where he wielded a pistol from the Francis I era and a large umbrella. He joked that he would be killed but not get wet as four shots were exchanged without injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sainte-Beuve
Francis I
M. Dubois
New York Post
Infant Terrible and the Refused Attentions
A dashing suitor courted a young lady who spurned him, while her little brother testily interrupted. The boy climbed the suitor’s knee and asked if he had a fine room. The man boasted of the room, and the boy quipped that the sister Maggie preferred the room to the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maggie
Singing kettles and their steam song from Japan
The article notes Japanese iron teakettles in many forms that sing when boiled. The gentle chorus comes from steam bubbles beneath thin pressed iron sheets, with sounds varying by kettle shape. The craft has endured for centuries and reflects a musical tradition valued alongside insect song.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's
Title Pages Emerged After Printing Began in Manuscript Era
The article traces how title pages did not appear until after printing, noting early handwritten initials and occasional illuminated margins. It highlights Ratdolf’s 1476 Venice title page as exceptional, then describes the spread of long descriptive titles in the 16th and 17th centuries and the later shift to bold plain titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pees
Jub- Fisher
Ratdolf
Venice
Sneezed Omen In Odyssey Echoes Ancient Tales
The text recalls a mythic moment when Telemachus sneezes just after Penelope speaks and Ulysses is summoned, seen as an omen. It links the event to classical echoes from Cyrus the Younger wars and other ancient authors noting sneezes as sign of luck or fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Penelope
Ulses
Telemachus
Ulysses
Jupiter
Cyrus the Younger
Theocritus
Catulus
Ios
Springon
Luminous Crab Reported From Indian Coastal Waters
Indian journals describe a luminous crab captured along the coast at forty five fathoms depth. The creature measures nearly two feet across with long eyes and lobster like feelers. It devoured about fifty crustaceans and fish in a two hour tank display and shone with white phosphorescent rays in darkness.
Mental suggestion debated in Chicago Record Herald
The Chicago Record-Herald questions belief in mental suggestion with a dialogue on whether a person can influence another to act a certain way through steady intent. The piece explores skepticism and possibility in mind over behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Record-Herald
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Justin Oriole
W. W. Hollingsworth & Son
the Store OF Quality
Wilson & Hitchen
Newberg
J. H. Wilson
Black
Hitchen Mercantile Co
First and
Meridian Sta
Nash & Finley
First National Bank
Sporting Goods
MO. N
E. M.F
Flanders
Newberg, Oregon
Lowney
White
Oregon
Chas. K. Spaulding Log. Co
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