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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1908
Page
7
An agricultural advertisement extols borax as a cleanser for dairy gear. It claims borax dislodges dirt and grease, prevents bacterial growth, and preserves fresh dairy flavors when used in specific dilutions for churning equipment, cream crocks, and separators. It also directs readers to source 20 Mule Team Borax.
The piece explains meadow mice eat a wide range of vegetation from grass to bark and seeds, with a single pair potentially expanding to over two million in five seasons. Natural predators like wolves and owls keep them in check, and overhunting hawks and owls harms crops. It cautions farmers not to disrupt nature, promote crop rotations, drain swamps, and avoid shooting birds of prey.
The Dundee Advertiser notes odd animal facts. Horses lack eyelids, hares cannot close their eyes, owls have fixed eyes yet rotate their heads widely. Frogs die if their mouths stay open, and fishes breathe with mouths moving. Eels have a tail life bias and two hearts. some African snakes use a stomach substitute for teeth.
A popular writer's jail visit for a prison fire article deeply affects his daughter Mary. On a train, at a station near a gloomy building, a man asks about the place. Mary asks in a shrill voice if that is the jail, embarrassing her father.
A collage of quips and faux advertisements appears from a historic page. Lines lampooning Mrs Chatterton and a Nigerian railway share space with tonic claims, a Toledo Ohio testimonial, a Hall’s pill pun, and a haggling jeweler motif.
In the last four years France recorded 26 000 personal crisis reports and Italy 8 000, highlighting a larger reporting trend in France compared with Italy.
An old authority promotes a simple home made mix with Com Syrup and water to ease rheumatism and kidney issues as colder weather begins. The article notes doctors busy and patent meds profiting, and urges warm clothing and dry feet.
Community doubts fade as Homer Floyd forges authority with his first official school board address. He listens to recitations with grave interest and remarks that it is not his place to judge student answers, leaving assessment to the teacher.
A dainty colored Jingle Book will be sent free to any mother who sends her baby's name and address along with two tops from one-pound cartoons of 20 Mule Team Borax and six se if stamps to Pacific Coast Borax Co. Oakland Cal.
Mrs Upsome comments on Prince Wilhelm not attending in Chicago. Mrs Highmue notes he is only the crown prince’s second son. The dialogue reflects social chatter about royal attendance.
A note mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a teething remedy for children. An unrelated exchange shows frustration over a painting hanging and a committee member being outvoted on changing it.
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