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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1913
Page
7
A detective recalls a crowded football scene and a pickpocket who shows a muddy knee bearing a valuable watch. The man offers a third to the finder, then terms collapse as the thief pockets the watch and vanishes.
A German university student outdrank an American bet and drank seven schooners after initially declining. The Dutchman returned, declared I will take the bet, and quickly finished the seven beers, collecting $5. He explained his motive by saying he needed to see if he could drink seven schooners.
The narrator is surprised by a fair that feels like a large town with shops hotels and restaurants all along. The spectacle includes ars as the dominant merchandise alongside secondhand books tea and silks from China gems from the Urals and art nouveau furniture with old curiosity shops rich in church vestments.
An elderly liner passenger asked the captain about collision outcomes and received a courteous reply that the ice would simply move on its path, leaving the woman and others relieved.
Frank Lincoln, a humorist, performed a London monologue when a cat entered and sat on stage. Lincoln ordered the animal to leave, declaring it a monologue, not a catalogue.
Pearson's Weekly recounts how during the Crimean War the stamp duty on newspapers rose to sevenpence then fell to a penny in 1855 after a debate. Officials debated what qualified as a newspaper and allowed single subject war sheets like Army and Navy Dispatches to exist, undermining revenue.
A London Chronicle note explains foolscap paper size as thirteen by sixteen inches and recounts Cromwell’s proposed mark a fool’s cap instead of a crown. The anecdote notes the restoration left the mark unchanged and historied the cap as standard.
In three months Gartok Tibet sits at its map location while in nine months it relocates forty miles south to a lower altitude as heat drives the town and its herds to higher ground. Indian traders follow the movement, drawn by seasonal conditions.
Mrs Oldcastle and Mrs Gottalotte discuss Thucydides while perusing a limp leather copy. They complain they never find fresh editions from the grocer and note the high price of a $600 Persian rug as they debate classics.
A weary matron complains that a minister preaches on Lot's wife but fails to offer an uplifting sermon for overworked wives. The quotation reflects frustration with pastoral encouragement and domestic strain.
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