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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1912
Page
3
Bairds announces a strict clearance with cuts across fabrics and garments. Yard goods like flannel calico dress ginghams percales and linens are discounted from 4c to 19c, clothing items including suits coats skirts and undergarments marked down, and blankets shoes and sweaters reduced with 10 to 20 percent off. No premium tickets issued. come in to compare values.
A German researcher argues that rapid hair whitening during dramatic events is a myth. He reviews famous anecdotes about Marie Antoinette and St Bartholomew and concludes most cases lack scientific support, attributing changes to ordinary hair loss and pigment shifts rather than miraculous color changes.
A physician in charge of a well run asylum claims a single infallible sign of insanity. He says if a person avoids using the thumb in any task and lets it project straight, while maintaining normal speech, mental balance is lost despite a plausible manner.
Magato asks missionaries why whites work so hard to earn money and why money is needed. He notes the paradox of labor as punishment in prisons and challenges the notion that work is always good. He hints that his young men already pursue a different path.
A cautious note on cyanide describes prussic acid as the deadly poison and recounts a German chemist who died before he could test his antidote. The text notes how quickly cyanide acts on the nervous system and cites an anecdote of pups dying from a drop on the tongue.
The article explains double stars, including optical doubles and physical binaries that orbit a common center, sometimes taking centuries for a full revolution. It highlights multiple star systems, color contrasts among components, and examples like Lyra’s naked eye double and Albireo in the swan with golden yellow and sapphire blue.
The article recounts Bucephalus, Alexander the Great’s famed horse, bought for 16 talents from Phonilus and famed for its skewbald coat. It is noted the Parthians valued the breed while Romans disliked it for visibility in the dark. Bucephalus carried Alexander at Hydaspes and died there after a final act of loyalty.
The New York American notes palmistry across Egypt Greece India and beyond. It recounts its ancient origins and spread, suggesting Egypt as a possible cradle, with India possibly indigenous. The article cites Pliny Paracelsus Albert Magnus and other ancients discussing the practice.
An immense plane tree on Cos in the Aegean is estimated to be over 2000 years old. It spans nearly eighteen yards around and its lower branches are shored by antique columns. A marble seat beneath is said to be Hippocrates chair, where he taught healing.
A historical note explains tin decays when exposed to cold causing gray powder and ruin of pure tin. It details how tin can crumble in coins buttons and organ pipes, and suggests keeping tin above 18 degrees Celsius and alloying with lead to prevent deterioration.
A young father retrieved photos alone, without proof, and picked his own among sixty or seventy baby pictures. He explained he recognized his child by a lodge pin attached to the dress, embarrassing the photographer and surprising the mother.
A caption from the Ole Plain Dealer describes a photograph with people gathered around an event. The image highlights local figures, attire, and a central activity, conveying a snapshot of community life and timing.
A waitress at the Littlehall Inn offers four chowder varieties to an old countryman. He replies with a wry, grave request for a piece of the last chowder while she speaks in a clear, impertinent tone. The scene captures a small, humorous exchange in a historic inn setting.
The London Graphic notes wedding cake origins from ancient Rome with a cake broken over the bride’s head for prosperity. Early English brides wore wheat wreaths and grains were thrown as favors, later ground into cakes shared with guests. The modern cake is placed in boxes.
A fragment from a New York item shows two women debating marriage and control as one recalls a rowboat proposal. The dialogue hints at prudence and fate in romantic decisions amid nautical imagery.
A Chelsea story recalls a blacksmith visiting Whistler’s studio, joking that he had won a prize for the portrait of himself and the cash award. The anecdote underscores the humorous reception of art prizes in the era.
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