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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1913
Page
7
The excerpt recalls the ducking stool as a harsh punitive method for scolding women. Betsy Walker reportedly endured five submersions under pressure from parish authorities, described by observers in Virginia in 1685 as a grim public punishment with a hoped for penitent outcome.
A story from The Romance of the Rothschilds recounts Baron James Rothschild dressing as a beggar for painter Delacroix. A pupil saw him beg, then a letter arrived with a check for 100 francs plus interest, payable at his bank on Rue Lafitte. The Westminster Gazette says it is likely true.
The piece contrasts English and Irish glass of the last century, noting genuine items from Waterford Cork and Dublin versus recent European copies that appear whiter and lighter. It traces glassmaking back about 2300 years, with silica and alkali forming the core ingredients and proportions varying little over time.
A hungry tramp asks for food at a wealthy house and is rewarded with breakfast if he helps saw wood. After the meal is ready, the host finds the tramp vanished and a note reads Just tell them that you saw me, but you didn t see me saw.
Finest and viewfulst place with baths and toilets on modernist principles. The hotel serves passengers tourists and sportsmen with an excellent cooking and noble wines. Grand outlook and free view of the lake. Daily six trains to all parts of the globe.
A Birmingham Age Herald quote critiques Old Bill Dorfing, likening his noise level in the community to the letter b in debt. The snippet shows tongue in cheek humor about public perception of Dorfing.
Dialogues at a social gathering reveal a mistaken accident concern for Mr. Jones and a correction about his brother. The piece closes with a reflection stating evil stems from misusing life and is the rust on a neglected machine.
Charles Wells, famed adventurer and inventor, built a fortune at Monte Carlo by a swinging, doubled stake method. He once threatened to break the bank, forcing pauses as onlookers fetched more funds while he boasted of winning. He later appeared in Paris criminal courts alleging a $400,000 casino win.
A solicitor filed affidavits at speed to stop the Duke of Newcastle from felling timber at Clumber. He reached the vice chancellor's riverside home during a morning swim, boarded a boat, and presented the case as the judge continued swimming. The injunction was granted forthwith and the judge resumed his swim.
The piece notes 17th century almanacs mainly forecast events and recalls Lilly’s forecasts for June 1667 predicting sea conflicts and potential Dutch losses at sea. It cites Lord Braybrooke on lunations signaling wars and unrest in Holland, referencing the Medway incident in June 1647.
The London Standard notes Ruskin’s praise of brave educated doctors who value patient care over fees. He argues that true professionals prioritize curing the sick, even at the cost of pay, with fees remaining important but secondary.
On a Washington streetcar two colored women discuss a man named Jinks or Jenks. One corrects the pronunciation, noting it is Mr Jenks, while the other learns the proper name and pronunciation. The moment ends with a light correction about speech.
A mother scolds her daughter for saying what and teaches her to say I beg your pardon The lesson sticks as Elsie asks time in the corrected form Mamma I beg your pardon time is it The Boston Transcript notes the humorous exchange
A fragment poem notes a ring around the moon foretelling rain and likens a ring around a woman's finger to reign. It pairs playful rhyme with celestial superstition and a winking line about power and love.
A compact reminiscence of Ralph Waldo Emerson noting tomorrow mirrors today as life unfolds. The line emphasizes preparation and action in the pursuit of living fully.
In the 1350 Poitiers clash Scottish soldiers fought with France. Sir Archibald Douglas, disguised in noble armor, was mistaken for a master. Sir William Ramsay forced him to strip boots, mocked him as a base knave, then paid 40 shillings to ransom him before his escape.
London Tit-Bits notes a string of parliamentary quips in both houses on Indian affairs and home rule with asides from Captain Craig and Sir W Hart Dyke. The column highlights sharp putdowns like a peer lifting a fish metaphor and a joke about a noble lord catching a large fish.
A Chicago Record-Herald remark imagines Henry advising a woman to found a Browning club to gain social status, while noting she lacks authority in drama suffrage or ethics and would naturally want leadership if she organized any group.
The Kamchatka region yields five salmon varieties chavitcha red salmon keta humpback and sockeye. The chavitcha run starts about May 10 to 20 during spring rains with muddy overflow. Fish run in large schools weighing twenty to twenty-five pounds and are distinctive to Kamchatka.
The article recounts Richard Brinsley Sheridan’s consistent habit of borrowing when short of money and avoiding creditors. A butcher once took a leg of mutton from Sheridan’s kitchen, and a creditor snagged him outside Pall Mall, only to be diverted by a faked horse gesture before Sheridan vanished into the crowd.
A Philadelphia Press piece extols neat and clean attire as a source of self respect and favorable impressions. It argues that cost matters less than care, urging even those with slim means to maintain tidiness, grooming, and personal hygiene.
In the Newry Telegraph of April 19 1817 the Poetry section printed The Burial of Sir John Moore. The piece is by Rev Charles Wolfe the Ballydog Tyrone curate and was posthumously recognized after his 1823 death at age thirty two.
The text explains that in midwinter many wood boring beetle larvae hide in rotten logs and under stones near ponds. It notes masses of maggots of certain flies, and that some butterfly larvae survive under chips or leaf clusters near their food plants or in webs near buds as new leaves emerge in spring.
Chicago News reports a humorous exchange as Willie asks about the word hush. An amused observer notes the sister’s reply about her hair being mussed after her beau’s visit this afternoon.
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt recalls a deadly plan to hide a bomb in a plum pudding aimed at a czar. The dialogue questions risk and feasibility, noting killers discuss disguising attack in a festive dish.
A short quotation attributed to Farrar urges personal sacrifice as the model for uplifting others, presenting a moral exhortation on selflessness and leadership.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer item reports a wife learns her husband was charmed by a maid’s voice over the phone and she did not hire her as a result. The anecdote reflects social anxieties about infidelity and public reactions to scandal.
A cheeky remark from the New York Times quotes a patient saying a doctor demanded his tongue and charged two pounds, and the patient claims he got even by forcing the rival to reveal his hands in a poker game costing five dollars.
A short exchange reveals Maud and Ethel discussing an engagement to Jack. Ethel doubts he will ever be able to marry, signaling tension about a lasting union.
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