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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1917
Page
3
W Hollingsworth funeral directors announce services for Howard Newberg with arrangements by the firm. The notice notes long experience and compassionate staff guiding families through final rites.
A brief historical overview of U S secretaries of war. Henry Knox, born July 26 1750 in Boston, led artillery in the Revolution and served as secretary before and after Washington. The piece notes later holders Timothy Pickering Samuel Dexter Henry Dearborn and others with or without military background.
In 1835 US government offered 1000 dollars for cent designs. James Barton Longacre invited Indian chiefs to his Philadelphia mint. His daughter Sarah wore a chief’s feathered helmet during a visit and inspired a winning sketch. Her face appeared on the cent and circulated widely.
An amusing anecdote recalls how upon leaving the Athenaeum, Charles Dickens and William Makepeace Thackeray unknowingly grabbed the same hat. The incident amused professional humorists and led to a friendly handshake.
A French method uses an autoclave to exhaust air from tin cans of 1000 eggs. Car bonic acid gas and nitrogen are introduced in liquid form and the tins sealed with solder. Germs of decay are killed and the eggs’ flavor is claimed to remain unchanged.
Canals of Venice form the city’s main routes across nearly 200 waterways among 118 small islands. The gulf setting and bridge connections shape streets as water highways rather than paved roads, reflecting the city’s unique geography.
A passerby asks who listens intently to a ragtime piece by the band. The crowd identifies him as Mr Duffersby, noting his wife and daughters are musical and would clap along if present.
A fragmentary exchange shows a person retrieving old love letters and planning to burn them, joking about their ardent intensity and spontaneous combustion. The scene ends with intent to light a match.
Dialogue fragment contrasts desire for an exact opposite partner with a claim of finding no perfect being, reflecting a thematic exchange from Life magazine.
Quote by Johnson on memory and focus emphasizes the link between memory and deliberate attention.
A study of Romanian peasant life notes the dominance of rural families, the fragile marriage market, and superstition shaped by long traditions. It describes courtship through the mother and father, winter visits, signs for success, and beliefs about moons, mirrors, christenings, and echoes of ancient Rome in names and rituals.
A fragmentary campus note references a school contest and a girl winning a bar row event while a boy took the fret draw for a frat cake. The garbled text hints at student items and a campus social pageant.
A fragmented scribble speaks of worry and regret. The terse lines hint at a blunder that casts a dark shadow over life, leaving lasting remorse and doubt about past choices.
H. P. Davison argues the best job is the current one done well, with focus on willingness, courtesy, and mentoring others. He recalls turning a gold pen gift into a bank loan check that saved the bank from bankruptcy, illustrating prudent action over flashy rewards.
A Boston Transcript item recounts horses feigning deafness or lameness as a bluff. The Nomad recalls a Vermont livery horse that suddenly limped, was examined, and proved sound after blunt coaching to move on.
The article discusses how oath taking varies by faith, noting Christians swear on the Bible in courts, Hebrews use the Pentateuch with hats on, and the oath ends with So help me Jehovah. It adds that a Mohammedan is sworn on the Koran.
A humorous Chicago Tribune quote shows a lone map in a neighborhood resisting social climbing, with a buyer questioning why he should sell and the map affirming its solitary stance.
A girl engaged to George voices disappointment about his missed plans. Her mother vows to address it, while the father wryly calls it a glimpse of married life, framing domestic tension in concise dialogue.
The Boston Globe notes Bill Mixer once aded for a tobacco house and later for a butter firm, writing "Guaranteed not to bite the tongue." The remark reflects cautious language in marketing and the risks of cross industry copy.
A Birmingham Age Herald note calls a photo of a renowned maitre d hotel witty. It quotes a critic who mocks the stern, haughty look and jokes that only a hundred dollar tip could loosen his reserve.
A fragment references a car topic and a question about handling an emergency. The text hints at a discussion or guidance on emergency response but lacks complete context or details for a full report.
Fragmentary line evokes a night scene with wolves and a waning moon, attributed to Roland.
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