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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 21, 1915
Page
7
The author recalls a stay at a Spanish styled hotel with issues from the start. Doors refused to listen rooms were cramped and disappointing with inconsistent dining room service and unreliable boilers. A secretary claimed better rooms but receipts showed otherwise. A lingering fresco on a wall hinted at a familiar, decaying welcome for future visits.
A female visitor at a smart New York finishing school asks about a Japanese pupil in her second year. A teacher says the student is learning English and explains she attempted to curl her straight black hair, only to find it not cooperating.
Dr Sven Hedin undertakes a perilous Tibet expedition disguising himself as an akhi to blend with locals. He stains his hands and face, traversing hostile terrain and risking capture as he gathers valuable information despite narrow escapes with strangers and guards.
The article states the outbreak stems from cholera bacilli in the city water, with rapid, widespread impact. It notes most victims die or recover within a day, sometimes a fever lasts longer and death can result, and it claims the disease is not contagious by contact.
Fragmentary note shows B Tran complaining a prior message sent ten days ago has not arrived, asking for fulfillment or reply. The text is garbled but implies a delay in delivery or communication.
The article recounts early sewing machine history from 1790 leather focused devices to Thimmonier in Paris 1830 whose hooked needle formed a fabric loop. It notes mob violence and failure in London 1851 and Elias Howe later succeeding, while crediting Thimmonier as the inventor who started the progress.
The passage argues myths arise when early humans seek reasons for phenomena. Citing anthropologist Tylor, it states myth makers tell explanations to account for observable events, reflecting a thinking process before science.
A Venezuelan snake is described as highly venomous and cunning. It mimics a cock crow to lure travelers, then strikes with a deadly sting. Without prompt treatment the bite proves fatal in most cases.
An old描述 notes a Zekéeeneah creature using translucent Ber mudas sea to lure lobsters with dangling prey. The tactic involves exposing horns of aed eke ae as bait and dramatic struggles when the crustaceans seize the lure.
A Vienna paper notes the taciturn painter Makart sat beside the singer Josephine Gallmeyer for an hour without speaking. Frustrated, she finally urged a subject change with the quip, “Well, dear master, suppose we change the subject.”
The Yonkers Statesman joke notes that marsupial tails support surgery wound care and bone setting. Mollie remarks that the kangaroo’s traits might explain Joe’s jumps from one topic to another.
A New York American essay warns of ammonia ignition as the earth nears disaster. It argues extreme dread worsens pain, noting that even the end of the planet would bring little human agony compared to anticipated suffering, and frames extinction as a rebirth into a new world.
Mr Meek struggles with dressing his wife for dinner hour while guests arrive. He laments the need for a machine to do such work, and his wife cheerfully says she has invented one and he is it, in a quippy exchange from Youths Companion.
The article defines cutch as a hard brown brittle material from tree bark used in tanning leather and dyeing textiles black or brown. It notes its smooth surface when broken resembles anthracite coal.
Fragmentary OCR snippet mentions a stubborn candidate, withdrawal, and referenced names like Mrs Nextdoor and Peppery. No clear event, date, or location present.
A phrase from the Argonaut recounts a barefoot laborer who strikes his toe under a clod thinking it a mole’s head. He limps on, then rests and declares the pain does not matter as he continues hoeing rotted soil.
A Kansas banker recalls a tale from the past about a long idle loan and the statute of limitations. A southern gentleman once offered payment after thirty five years, but the bank could not enforce the loan due to the time limit. The anecdote highlights legal limits and caution in debt collection.
The text discusses the word humbug its Scottish origins and a belief about snakes. It notes that in Venezuela dark inhabitants are highly superstitious and claims a superstition that a snake seeks the person who stole its tail bones to exact vengeance. It questions the truth of such stories as conjecture and wonders about their persistence.
A New York teacher received a message from a mother advising punishment for a son. A Cleveland teacher wrote seeking the mother’s help to discipline a mischievous boy. The mother replied you should quit if you cannot control your school without help. The piece also explains fuller’s earth origins and properties with notes from the Chicago Tribune and Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The New York American notes that food adulteration is an ancient vice. It cites Greece and England from the reign of John (1203) where proclamations on bread and cakes appeared, and European laws addressed adulteration of wines and baked goods.
A clipped excerpt discusses a French life insurance concept where heirs gain less as the insured ages, suggesting a social twist on inheritance. A student-like dialogue about asking a young lady to a ball captures a light social scene and wit from the era.
The report notes a shower in the short term followed by two or three days of clear weather. It states there is no steady downpour and compares tropical climates with Mexico where the rainy season is valued as the best time of year.
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