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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1909
Page
2
In a tense Civil War sea passage Captain Smith and Miss Ellen navigate danger from a Confederate gunboat. Ellen betrays no state allegiance as she weighs marriage, duty, and love while the Greyhound evades pursuers and reaches the Neuse river inlet under tense promises and whispered vows.
The Confederate steamer a converted blockade runner Greyhound stays near a gunboat, exchanging signals as Captain Smith delays escape to avoid alarm. The gunboat asks what ship it is while the Confederate privateer Captain Coley confirms readiness and guns. The Greyhound remains moored with munitions stowed below in the hold.
Dialogue fragment shows Wimbleton and Simpleton discussing a visit to an insane asylum. Simpleton recalls delivering a note of introduction to the superintendent, who welcomed them with the remark Make yourself at home.
A diner asks how long the restaurant has operated and the proprietor replies two years The guest apologizes for not knowing and jokes he would have been served by now if he had come earlier The exchange ends with a vanished cordial tone from Harper's Weekly
A Yonkers Statesman quip records Walter’s joke about fresh egg omelets not on the morning bill. The customer asks for a fresh egg omelet and Walter replies with polite constraint, highlighting shop humor.
A Washington Star snippet features a housewife and Pledding Pete in a chat about a sad story. The exchange notes a claim of progress versus last year, hinting at a recurring local tale and public interest in accountability.
A quirky social observation notes that men with similar interests and women with common dislikes often form quick bonds. The piece frames shared preferences as a basis for congenial ties, suggesting compatibility stems from aligned attitudes.
The article traces the origins of agricultural colleges from Morrill’s 1862 act, notes the early neglect of farming in curricula, and celebrates modern advances in soil chemistry plant breeding and animal science. It highlights improved farming profits from better seeds spraying fertilization feeding and efficiency.
The article extols scientific agriculture as essential for progress in farming. It notes that laws of plant and animal life guide modern methods, with agricultural colleges and experiment stations promoting improved farm management and knowledge as invaluable for yields and pest control.
The guidance argues using a varied stock helps utilize all foods and avoid waste. It stresses plant foods must be soluble and that only small economies accumulate into lasting profit, with emphasis on proper treatment for best returns.
The text describes reform efforts in Germany to ban bleeding before unconsciousness and to use humane slaughtering methods. Saxony leads with laws. cattle and other animals are stunned by a central forehead blow or by specialized devices. Public abattoirs under municipal supervision appear in several countries, and various historical notes follow.
Reports describe Sir Oliver Lodge testing electricity to stimulate crops in England with 100000 volt positive current and earth grounding. Wheat yields reportedly rise 30 to 40 percent and prices improve. other crops show gains as wires run across fields for hours daily. Also tips urge limewash for henhouses and a comment on fashion trends noting late theatergoers and rustling silk.
The Kansas City Journal recalls how a gallon of kerosene once cost three bushels of corn and notes modern rates where a bushel of corn buys five gallons of oil with change. Orchard notes urge Clover as apple tree friend and stress practical, profitable care.
More than 300000 bushels of wheat were shipped from Portland Oregon to European markets in one day last week. The report notes India wheat acreage at 21506000 this year versus 17142000 last year, with last year’s general figures at 20068000 and crop data at 202000 area bushels. Minneapolis enforces milk inspection rules as an inspector pours 630 gallons from an uninspected can into the sewer. Secretary Wilson raises quarantine on cattle in districts with recent foot and mouth disease. The remaining line appears garbled and is not included.
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