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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1912
Page
7
Etymology tracing the root ank to bend and curved across languages. The essay links ankle and anchor to a common ancient word found in Aryan languages, Danish German French Latin Greek Sanskrit and Anglo Saxon origins.
Fitzgoober and Pullet discuss an impending move as Fitz carries a washtub and mirror. He laments leaving the town despite steady rent, while the landlord objects to the idea, highlighting a quirky housing concern echoed in London Answers.
A bright schoolgirl asks a teacher for half day absence citing a telegram about her mother. The teacher checks reasons for absence as the girl cites Domestic Affliction, a term in the school rules.
A Sydney Australia opinion on the pressures women face to appear better looking and maintain a self illusion from childhood onward, contrasting with the simplicity of male life and the strenuous demands of womanhood.
A French traveler recounts retreating to a country hotel in central France to escape theater years. A boastful amateur imitator claims to mimic Coquelin but a young traveler proves his lack of sight, receiving polite, pitying applause and a sharp warning from the real expert.
A wandering narrator recalls a grim London anecdote about a kindly woman who invites a hungry man to a back area and implies danger. The tale ends with a macabre suggestion as the tramp describes eating grass to survive.
An old London Chronicle note traces the term cockney from a myth of an egg laid by a cock to describe a milk sop and then a townsman. It argues cockneys were not unique to London but common in large towns and rural areas alike.
A neighbor teases Uncle Zeb that his son’s college years were wasted. Uncle Zeb groans that four years spoiled him, recalling trying him with a railroad guide and finding he could not read it any better than anyone else.
Peafowls are hardy year round ornamental birds valued for beauty. The white owl and black winged peafowl are noted, with male and female color variations. Peafowls roost well on trees or barn rafters, but confinement causes disease. Feed adults a wheat and grain mix at dusk. Hens nest in spring, laying six to seven eggs, then incubate. Chicks need chick food and should be raised by peahens, not domestic hens or brooders.
The tale recounts Mr Cameron’s habit of posing in odd attitudes and giving his wife a small square package. Inside are cards marked For use and For show to place on sofa cushions and chair backs so no one rests on ornamental objects, promising a comfortable home for Christmas and beyond.
The article notes sport anglers visiting the Massachusetts coast rarely meet swordfish, which stay in open waters and are hunted by livelihood fishermen. It suggests swordfish offer exciting sport for harpooners, counting it among the swiftest swimmers and hardiest fighters, per Frederick Booth in St Nicholas.
The piece describes a Japanese smoking practice using small metal bowls on bamboo pipes. Tobacco is light colored and finely cut, with each pipe yielding three or four whiffs. Smokers inhale, exhale through the nose, and rarely smoke more than one pipeful at a time, refilling the bowl with ash for a second light.
A newspaper item recounts two boys solving tree height. One used shadow length and sun angle, while the other built a right triangle with a stick and eye position. The report notes clever methods shared in Railway and Locomotive Engineer.
A traveler recalls a delayed southern Canada trip where he boards a stagnant coach as the engine stalls and the engineer calls him to climb off while waiting for a start. The piece mixes travel lore with humor about a sleepy town departure.
A shy new boarder sits at Mrs Skimpin s table when asked about his occupation. He reveals he is a sculptor. The veteran quips you will be a valuable acquisition to this house and asks him to carve the fowl at the table.
A friend questions why Joe Miller amassed an old jest collection. Miller confides he began to form a musical comedy story but judged the moment not yet ripe for its production.
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