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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1889
Page
4
The Westminster Review recalls 18th and 19th century dining habits noting three o clock dinners for merchants, noon for artisans, English fare with roast beef and vegetables, simple London cookery, and formal table conduct with round-handled forks and right-hand knife use.
In a Puck magazine style sketch, Mr Butternut tries to hire builders for one third of their wages and ends with plans for a ten thousand dollar house that will cost fifteen thousand and be worth only five thousand, a satire on inflated valuations and folly in construction trades.
A fragmentary exchange shows a couple at tension with one blaming silence and the other seeking fame and a voice. The odd phrasing hints at a melodramatic scene set near San Francisco. The text ends with an unclear line about a San Francisco moat.
A condensed historical overview tracing bread making from stone-age communities and early biblical references to Egyptian mastery, Roman bakeries, and English regulation. It notes unleavened bread, two bread types, and global variability with Britain’s child labor laws and price links to wheat markets, citing Chicago as an example of price impact.
In a discussion on The Future of the English-Speaking Races, Gladstone forecasts English speakers rising from 15 million to 105 million in a century and up to 840 million by 2000, driven mainly by the United States growth. Projections vary, but all foresee U K and British Isles positions diminishing relative to the U S.
A Philadelphia Times report warns that sudden warm damp weather chills interior surfaces and forces moisture into walls and furniture, ruining wallpaper curtains bedding and more. It advises not to open rooms to outside air and to dry damp houses promptly to protect health and property.
Guidance on picking prime poultry by appearance scent and handling. It contrasts best birds with stiff dry feet dull eyes and discolored skin against plump white flesh sweet odor and well minced fat. Advice covers fasting before kill to avoid spoilage and notes flavor differences between young and full grown birds.
A scrambled old ad touts patent tonics and a promotion offering a box of genuine liver pills and chromatic cards. It mocks medical satire and urges readers to mail with stamps and addresses to receive a package, claiming relief from fatigue and digestive issues.
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