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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1913
Page
8
Mrs R M McKern prepares to provide electrical and vibratory massage and electrolysis for facial blemishes. Treatments follow Dr A L Neldon's method. Includes skin and scalp preparations. Appointments by phone Black 68 or White 99. Residence 606 Franklin Street.
Floral Festival in Pasadena drew 400000 visitors with Rosarians capturing attention of tourists and film crews. Promotion highlighted the impact of Rosarians on California and the potential to attract travelers to Oregon. The speaker urged similar efforts to showcase Oregon’s beauty and encourage permanent settlement.
Attorney at law Clarence 81itt announces will practice in all state courts with emphasis on probate work drafting deeds mortgages contracts. Located at Bank of Newberg Building in Newberg Oregon with focus on precise legal drafting and filings.
A London diamond merchant meets a mysterious buyer who introduces a princess exiled from Australia. She reveals a vast diamond hoard valued at 200000 to 300000 dollars, sold piecemeal to sustain a twenty year life. Several stones reach New York including a centerpiece necklace.
Mrs Frink buys shoes after trusting a salesman's claim that they let you walk farther for the same distance. Her son, with a bad knee, smiles as he removes the package and avoids explaining the gag. The scene ends with Youth's Company noting the moment.
A French medical man recommends buttermilk as a life extending drink. He claims lactic acid dissolves earthy deposits in blood vessels and keeps veins supple avoiding joint chalking and muscle waste. He says stiffening of vessels causes old age and that a quart daily could postpone it by ten to twenty years.
A society girl denounces the telephone for destroying privacy and sacred moments. She laments constant eavesdropping and interruptions, noting intimate moments are disrupted by the ringing sound and lack of privacy.
Mrs Gunson entertains Nora who asks how to dispose of oyster shells left from lunch. Nora wonders if they should be ashes or jarbridge as she seeks Mrs Gunson's instructions. The judge prompts with a terse question about the disposal method.
A humorous tale set in a castle in Ireland and a Victorian hall recalls a duke visiting estates. An innuendo laden exchange between a butler and a prince about dancing provokes laughter and frantic defense, ending with the butler denying any royal intoxication.
The piece lists Chinese origins of printing ao der printing, mariner's compass, incubators for hatching eggs, artificial fish spawning, artesian wells, and the civil service exam adopted by Western civilization. It contrasts Chinese elegance with British ancestors in a staged rhetorical comparison.
Wilkinson buys a watchdog to comfort his wife but discovers the dog escaped with a tramp who arrived at the house. The wife reports the dog did not attack the tramp but followed him away, prompting Wilkinson to joke that the tramp was the one who sold him the dog.
A peculiar conversation centered on two men who lived together though unlike. One was widely called a freak named John. People commented the pair John and Jim were a queer match, while others noted John and another as a similar odd pairing.
A historical look at watermarks reveals how they originated from pulp pressed through a sieve and later evolved with wire imprints. The watermark serves to deter counterfeiting, identify manuscripts, and protect bank notes, with intricate designs stamped beneath the sheet during manufacture.
The Rev John Evans describes a Welsh note used to enforce English speech in class. A smooth wooden strip marked W N was handed to the speaking offender, then circulated to others as punishment for breaking the Welsh language rule.
A three year old, unhappy with four strawberries, argues that “about four” allows five. His mother agrees, and Jennie counts out five berries, yielding the child an extra fruit in a humorous parental compromise.
During a Philadelphia dinner a discussion on game birds ends with a waiter declaring his preference. The waiter says his favorite game is an American eagle served on a silver dollar, a humorous punchline to the debate among the guests about canvasback woodcock and quail.
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