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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1913
Page
6
There’s no straddling the lumber question here. We sell the highest quality and nothing else. Deal here and you get a square deal. You don’t have to be a lumber expert to buy here to the best advantage. Ask those who know. M. H. Pinney 306 N. Main St Newberg Oregon.
Price Collier in Scribner's contrasts German and American culture, arguing Germany’s immersion in music educates the whole person, while America treats the arts as transport for comfort. He notes Germans share in music from youth, whereas Americans mainly hire talent amid material prosperity.
The article traces sundial varieties including horizontal vertical polar spherical and portable designs. It notes a Pyrenean two cylinder portable type and cites Hezekiah’s 740 B C sundial a 1586 Gironde example and Juvisy 1910 sundial at Flammarion observatory measuring thirteen feet tall and twenty seven feet wide.
The heart is praised as the first pump and the greatest pump of the age. Engineers call its efficiency unsurpassed, noting it self repairs and self renovates while cleansing and purifying itself during operation.
On his eighty seventh birthday Colonel Thomas Wentworth Higginson received roses from a young admirer. He asked her name and she said she lived with her husband in heaven. He replied that her husband was also in heaven.
A principal met a hurried student in the hallway as the boy rushed toward the first grade room. The pupil claimed he was late and refused further conversation, slipping into class before the principal could speak.
Victorian gold rush mania described as delirious and lavish. Wealth poured in, with £12.6 million in a year and £95 million in eight years, pockets termed jewelers' shops. Extravagant excess followed, from champagne pins to banknote sandwiches, as fortunes surged and morals frayed.
An Englishwoman records a Gainsborough life size portrait of Mrs Grahame in the National Gallery Edinburgh. She sat for a bride, died before returning home, and her husband never opened the case. On his death the slipper she wore was found inside the framed portrait, later gifted to the gallery while the slipper stayed with the family.
In a quiet Atlantic City hotel a bride and groom sit at desks with guests writing wishes. The bride asks how to spell a difficult word, an old man nearby grows annoyed as the groom leaves, and the bridegroom’s absence reveals she is deserted. She asks how to spell Cincinnati honey and receives a playful but cheeky answer.
In the Kalahari desert a man or woman uses a bamboo tube to access underground water. The well tender sucks water into the tube and squirts it into an ostrich egg shell, turning it into a makeshift bottle. The corked shells serve as usable water containers despite rough handling.
A reader recalls a bus incident where a passenger objects to being sat upon and remarks on unconscious discourtesy. The story illustrates how courtesy can fail in everyday public spaces and ends with the observation that some people are hard to please.
The article reviews the lord mayor of London as the world’s highest paid magistrate. It notes his square mile territory bursts with gold reserves and heavy policing while he dispenses justice to drunkards. It compares his salary to other leaders and lists his yearly public duties and travels.
During the Syrian war, Arthur Cumming walked into the open on a long exposed bridge to inspire and lead a risky advance. Fire from six guns swept the approach, yet he stood unharmed in uniform, fixed a glass in his eye, and the troops seized the bridge and battery with a cheer.
A Glasgow journalist, careless in appearance, is challenged at the box office by the theater manager who questions if he came to write about the play or to amuse himself. The journalist retorts and leaves, citing his work.
The Zulus use a remarkable rain charm. They catch a bird, consecrate it as a heaven bird, and cast it into water. They believe the sky a cat will mourn the bird’s death and shower rain as tribute.
In a Philadelphia Press snippet, Sinnickson remarks on Brightly appearing in private theatricals. Brightly explains the irony of acting for pay versus audience boredom, highlighting the playful backstage exchange.
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