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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1913
Page
2
The piece explains how modern cities experience constant vibrations from trains winds and passing traffic and that even small to medium buildings show measurable swings. Delicate tracing instruments record arc width and rhythm and such readings influence legal disputes in large sums.
A young professional recently accompanied performers at private entertainment for a fashionable charity lasting nearly two hours. The amateur flute player warned the accompanist he must hurry at ten bar stretches to spare his wife and family who fear apoplexy after his prior attack.
A Tit-Bits London weekly article on Christmas day battles claims the famous Valley Forge engagement occurred on Christmas Day in 1778 during the War of American Independence. It also states the English prepared to enter Savannah and had confiscated much of the local wealth in nearby towns.
In a Cleveland irrelevant-biz item, multimillionaire Old Rocks laments a bad summer investment worth $10,000. He fears ruin, but a commentator notes such a loss could recur for 1,500 years without exhausting his fortune. The exchange ends with his puzzled reply.
A longtime broker of frank legal advice, Briefleigh once offered free guidance to a near neighbor. Recently he now charges a stiff price for legal matters, prompting renewed debate over his standing and approaches to practice.
Scientists discuss factors that could alter Earth's rotation including shrinkage from heat loss and mass gain from meteors. Tidal forces from Sun and Moon slow rotation over long time, while external additions would lengthen the day. A humorous aside about a cough drop gag appears in the text.
Lady Dorothy Nevill recalls a tale of Miss Fanny and Miss Charlotte Walpole. In a moment of distress Fanny fears apoplexy and rushes to help her sister. She dashes to the bed and puts out a tiny blaze, proving her courage.
The Irish gentleman Aubrey de Vere recalls as a ten year old his tutor who taught rectitude purpose and energy. The tutor praised energy with the line There are three letters of more value than all the rest in the alphabet namely N R G. A humorous exchange about the harbor time follows with a steward and a passenger aboard.
The article extols the extraordinary vision of hawks eagles and vultures noting their ability to spot distant objects. It cites Darwin experiments showing carrion birds cannot find concealed food and includes a correspondent's note on troops near the Mexican border.
A traveler recalls watching vultures converge on a dead mule near a camp on the western slope east of San Diego. Using binoculars he notes the first bird at an immense distance and observes a rapid, coordinated arrival as more vultures join the feast within minutes.
Newberg Iron Works on 6th and Blaine streets offers cash for old cast-iron and castings with prompt payment to residents and businesses seeking to recycle metals.
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