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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1913
Page
7
Victor Hugo reflects on crossing cosmic spaces, imagining light as a swift vehicle beyond the visible and invisible. He contemplates the infinite, the abyss, and humanity's place within vast unknowns.
The article notes silver and gold currency wear costs exceed a million dollars yearly. England renews silver coins at about 150 861 dollars per year, equating to six tons of sterling silver. Wear on 4 645 521 gold sovereigns costs roughly 28 201 dollars annually, with larger deficits from coin destruction and art use. Banks require weighed deposits true to face value.
The article notes that major crowns and jewels are safeguarded in different locations: the Russian treasures in the Kremlin under 150 retired officers, Italian jewels in a subterranean Tiber island chamber, Austrian jewels by the Imperial bank, German jewels also under bank custody, and some French jewels at the Louvre with others dispersed.
The origin tale credits India with the attar of roses discovery. Sehanghir’s favorite Sultana ordered a rosewater bath. Sun warmth caused oil globules to form on the surface, which were broken to skim the film and released intense fragrance through the royal garden.
A mathematician explains a visit mix up by noting he was told to meet in a square but found himself in a parallelogram and left. The joke hinges on geometric shapes misidentification in a city setting.
A pert young girl repulsed a young man who offered attention. He, wounded, said he was rejected as a crank. She replied she was full of airs but would not go with him.
Dr A W Henn compares largest and smallest vertebrates across groups. The tiny Luzon goby reaches just over half an inch, while the North Atlantic blue whale may reach eighty five feet. He notes elephants, giraffes, hummingbirds, moa, roc legends, giant albatross, and gigantic dinosaurs as extremes.
At a Lanarkshire country cricket match a local farmer's boy was appointed scorer. The first inning yielded few runs and all looked for marks in the scorebook. The boy admitted he forgot to make crosses because he was so focused on the oc ations, but the red faced lad is praised as the smartest runner among them.
In reminiscences by Herr von Tiedemann the former imperial chancellery head recalls Bismarck as a staunch hater who rivaled love in vivifying life. He cites Bismarck saying Goethe misjudged love's sole value and that hatred also has power. The prince notes love for his wife and hate for Windhorst as indispensable. Bismarck also admits sleepless nights spent hating.
G R Sims recalls an English Bohemia episode at a club where members were warned not to order hot suppers after 5 AM in the smoking room. He also recounts losing eighteen pence and a waiter returning the purse, noting it lucky it wasn’t found by another member.
To clean glass lay a folded piece of soft muslin with powdered pumice between layers and stitch edges. Rub lamp glasses or window panes with the dry cloth for instant sparkle, reusing remaining powder for many applications.
The Jersey breed remains pure by strict laws against foreign stock. Cattle are tethered and gently managed, calves fed by hand with skim milk, and two year olds yield frothy milk for dairy work. Summer grazing May to October. winter housing ensures year round butter production averaging a pound daily.
A Philadelphia Inquirer report describes Indian practices in which temple dancing girls are married to idol images and parrots are trained to chant names of gods. It recounts the famed Juggernaut temple visit by an English officer who escaped Brahmin anger after disguising himself.
Suburban Life offers a poetic personification of the four seasons, praising winter as a brusque yet sincere, masculine ruler of inverted years. It contrasts spring, summer, and autumn with vivid, personified traits while attributing to winter a mix of stern judgment and occasional beneficence.
The Pall Mall Gazette notes the Vatican Library as one of the world’s finest houses. It contains the Codex Vaticanus of the fourth century, fifth century works, Cicero’s De Republica palimpsest, Vergil manuscripts, and over 2,500 fifteenth century editions. The estate lists 220000 volumes and 30000 manuscripts, yet remains under cataloguing.
Dialogue snippet notes two men discussing paying a painter's expenses after a fall from a roof. The painter touched up areas that would have been hard to reach, implying care or haste in the repair work. The exchange underscores themes of assistance and delicate workmanship.
A London Telegraph quip notes a young man saved an elder by marrying the speaker's fiancée, once engaged to the elder. The remark frames a sharp personal reversal as a clever anecdote.
The Balthmore American hints Mia Prettyface is in black for her husband but stops short of confirmation. The note reads in cryptic fashion questioning mourning status and citing only attire as evidence.
The proverb notes rest is hard when one does nothing and implies activity drives ease. It reflects a Roman adage urging purposeful effort over inactivity.
Excerpt from My Autobiography recounts Alfred de Musset's rude interrupting gesture toward a spectator with a white hat and a later incident at Tortoni with La Mogador. The author notes a pattern of spoiling women's outfits, as described by Mme. Judith.
A man with a gray mustache recalls overheard talk in a garage about ailing travelers. A boy recounts that a leading citizen was remembered as a grouch, prompting reflection on how he wishes to be remembered when he dies. The exchange ends with an agreed good sermon.
A stenographer applicant leaves the office while the general manager and secretary discuss why a pretty, well-connected young woman must seek employment despite having said she is married. The men infer she defied her parents, noting her beauty and supposed luxuries.
An Exchange paragraph asserts the U S population faces no overpopulation danger. It compares Japan around 50 million, Germany about 64 million, and the United States with room for at least a billion people, arguing subsistence won’t be threatened soon.
A Kansas City Journal quote asserts a dog understands every word in a conversation. The exchange questions whether the canine truly comprehends speech, noting the animal's scant but perceptible attention as proof.
A Washington Herald line notes a dog unaware of its value, scratching in cheap dirt while boulevards boast ground worth $500 a front foot, contrasting perception and reality.
A London Standard quip reports that a cynic born of experience says a linguist may master all modern languages except his own wife, a tongue he cannot conquer.
A humorous exchange quoted from the Houston Post about marriage friction. A husband’s absence prompts a ribbing punch line that his wife makes a rumpus on his return, underscoring domestic comedy in a brief newspaper item.
A reflective line urging fair appraisal of one’s own work and restraint in judging others. It emphasizes humility and measured critique over harsh judgment.
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