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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1912
Page
6
The piece contrasts Japanese laughter and amusement with Western propriety. It describes calm smiles among all ages, the social ease in public spaces, and how crowds react with restraint rather than hostility when confronted by mishaps in crowded performances.
The piece notes that the daddy longlegs insect is familiar to many yet reveals evidence of its ancient presence in America. It suggests a long ancestral lineage beginning in tertiary time with its ancestors widespread on the continent, while newer species have emerged later.
A schoolmaster asks about understanding consulate functions and a boy suggests seeking a hospital first if stranded far abroad. The anecdote, cited from London Tit-Bits, highlights practical priorities and quick thinking in a classroom setting.
In a Bavarian town a burgher named Christopher Wanner left his fortune to support a home for aged poor. His will required every resident to wear his beard and the same 15th century attire, so 460 years later pensioners still wander the streets in period costume.
A student, noted for carelessness in dress, asks Professor Simon Newcomb of Johns Hopkins for advice after being caught stealing. He asks what he would do if in his shoes. Newcomb replies with a sharp, plain answer: "Black them, of course."
A reader shares a confession about her husband and asks if he would remarry after her death. The husband’s blunt reply is recounted with emphasis on his calm delivery and its impact on the speaker.
W Y Morgan notes in the Hutchinson News about cricket in England describing pro and amateur players the roles of bowler batter and wicket two batsmen at once runs scoring four and sixes games lasting up to three days etiquette and behavior of players crowds and visitors in a travel letter style account.
An irascible old man orders a chicken and complains it should be carved with heavy tools. The bird resists, flies away, and the staff shoots it down, only to learn it was the weathercock. The old man in mercy forgives John.
Fragments describe plague stones used during epidemics where townsfolk placed money in stone cavities for goods. Traders left wares nearby and distant relatives paid the stone with money, later retrieved after rain washed and cleaned the coins, giving rise to the term plague stones.
The article explains how wind accelerates erosion of sea bluffs alongside waves. Sand and salt spray driven by strong winds act like a sand blast, swiftly wearing away gravel and sand layers on headlands. A 1899 gale is noted for shattering glass at Truro life saving station.
An old Philadelphia Times remark recounts a quarrel where the husband joked he had the last word after ten minutes of his wife speaking. He adds with mock insight that he did not know she had any part in it, implying she was born to talk.
Negatives from society events and disasters fetched high sums for photographers. A single candid of Gladys Vanderbilt at St Bartholomew's led to a engagement announcement and earned over a thousand dollars. In Jamaica, a steamer switch failed to capture top views, but a magazine writer sold earthquake negatives for several thousand dollars.
A Cornell instructor recalls Professor Corson’s limited sympathy for modern school quirks. He recounts an analogy about Celtic words and fish scales, noting its improbability compared to shingles. A child’s joke about scales on fish is also shared.
A Paris contemporary recalls Mme Victor Hugo and her three children. She notes apricot stones hidden in pockets after fruit theft, and Adele, the youngest, declares she has saved all the stones, kept in her pocket.
An OCR fragment recounts Zeke on trial for stealing Colonel Todd's chickens. Prosecution presents overwhelming testimony while Zeke's defense relies on a human being explanation. He claims chickens are kept in a Kenhouse on the alley with hens dropping from a door and jokes about forgetting where to look.
In a tense line from the House on Post, a witness recalls a man saying he was willing to die for me and ready to eat your any time you said the word. The exchange underscores a menacing implication tied to the residence.
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