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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 12, 1911
Page
3
Attorney offers service in all state courts with focus on probate drafting deeds mortgages contracts and related legal papers Newberg Oregon area professional handling of formal documents and filings for clients all purposes
A New York druggist recalls a white lie of affording morphine with mere water in a prescription for a nervous neuralgia patient. The physician doubted the need for morphine and asserted the equatur a would work without the opiate, and the patient slept peacefully after the second dose. Faith in medicine is urged.
An 1812 anecdote recalls Captain Harry Smith of the Rifles rescuing two tearful Spanish women during the siege of Badajos. One girl, later Lady Smith, married him and the tale ties to the town named after Sir George White's defense.
Mr Lashleigh sings loudly in a doorway with his shoes in hand while Mrs Lashleigh greets him with cold shock. He jokes about being beside himself as the couple pokes fun at his garbled speech and mispronunciations.
A New York American note discusses early forms of horse footwear, describing Greek and Roman plate shoes tied around the hoof. It notes the oldest nails date to Childeric I who died in 481, and records horse shoes entering England with William the Conqueror in 1066.
Four year old James wakes early and asks why his father gets up. The father replies in a joking tone that he is up to prepare potatoes for his son. The child replies he is up to eat the potatoes.
A Harper's summary compares human sprinting and strength with animal performances. It notes humans run faster with machines yet fail to beat many beasts in jumping and lifting. Deer, chamois, springbok, kangaroo, and horse jump heights and widths. black jaguar and ostrich leaps. fish speed and torpedo-like bursts. bears lifting weights and carrying loads up steep inclines.
A famed pianist hides in a Swiss wood and plays daily in a secluded chalet. A passerby hears the music and returns with friends, drawing a growing crowd. The artist, moved by the unexpected audience, opens the shutters and performs his best for the rest of the stay.
A humorous exchange shows Mr Skinflint questioning weekly pay requests from employees. A clerk explains they need weekly wages to cover living costs, fearing delays if paid monthly. The jest highlights practical payroll concerns and the friction between management and staff.
A hardware clerk recalls Krankey demanding ten pounds of palls to take home himself. The clerk added ten extra pounds secretly to the order, and Krankey never noticed it. The Philadelphia Press attributed the comment to a concerned bystander.
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