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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1914
Page
7
The Cincinnati Enquirer quotes a head of an insane asylum discussing a patient whose hallucinations include claiming to be Napoleon and the president of Mexico. The exchange frames a case as hopeless while noting unusual yet ordinary hallucinations.
Two women faced charges in i i court for assaulting a weight. The testimony was vivid with one witness declaring a sequence of hits and noting that a harder strike could have killed.
Mrs Squire mentions a friend met in the morning and reports a new dinner set as a recent purchase. The exchange reveals interest in fresh dining ware and social chatter about household upgrades.
The note recounts a light moment from a marriage proposal with the line I love you be mine forever. The quotation recalls a husband proposing with a playful ring and the couple's memories appear in the St. Louis Republic.
The poet recalls an interview with a farmer who claims new mown hay has no advantages over hay stored for a year, a remark that left the speaker surprised. The Louisville Courier-Journal notes the quip as a literary aside.
Marion declares she may marry either a count or an auto repair man. Winnie asks which she will choose. Marion opts for the repair man as their auto is in terrible shape.
Speech snippets show Hampton railing about dollars while Rhodes notes a metallic timbre in his voice. Withington adds a remark on tar like sound, framing a tense scene of financial critique and vocal characterization.
A humorous Life magazine quip contrasts a cabby asking for more change with a boastful line about hiring a hose and a pert accountant for 50 cars a mile. The dialogue showcases a satirical take on inflated costs and misaligned expectations.
In a courtroom exchange Judge notes the cost of living ties to living near costly neighbors. Crawford retorts that the high expense may reflect unique local surroundings.
A discussion on Earth as a sphere, using latitude and the pole star to illustrate how to derive its diameter and circumference. It explains measuring degrees of latitude, distance per degree, and yields a mean Earth diameter around 7,956 miles with reference to the Philadelphia Telegraph.
A passage from the East Indian Mirror describes a widow living under severe vows each eleventh moon. She fasts twenty four hours and endures thirst on hot days, subsisting on one meal daily, renouncing meat fish ornaments and luxuries to avoid bringing misery to her wife.
The article cites two Journal of the American Medical Association pieces debunking ozone as a disinfectant or deodorizer. Researchers say ozone harms the throat and lungs and damages nerves, with no proven germicidal benefit for room disinfection.
A St James Gazette report describes a Bellary ceremony where the bridegroom, led by his father in ragged dress under a sieve with onions and margosa tassels, is washed at intervals and marked with a caste symbol by his wife while his mother decorates him. The bride’s party women also perform mock attentions to the groom’s female relatives.
A friend guides Whistler to a newly wealthy collector with a strange gallery of so called old master works. The millionaire seeks Whistler’s advice on a will bequest for the paintings and Whistler names The East Institution For the Blind as the recipient.
A farseeing figure argues against tapping petroleum from the earth for naval uses, claiming it would invite irreverent proceedings and oppose the Almighty’s design storing fuel for future destruction. The remark reflects a theological and ethical stance on energy extraction.
A London Chronicle writer links charlatan to quack, tracing the term to Italian charlatano meaning chatterer. The piece depicts the traveling physician dentist who rushed into markets offering pills while extracting teeth in public.
A Glasgow report notes a French visitor’s shock at the indifference of crowds during funerals in Glasgow. He recalls Parisian custom where passersby remove hats and stand bareheaded until the cortege passes, contrasting with the local mood described.
Newell Dwight Hillis extols the Grand Canyon of Arizona describing its 7 000 feet depth and twenty mile width. He writes of a rainbow bedecked side a marble cathedral at the center and vast towers surpassing Cologne and St. Peter's in scale and beauty.
A New York detective estimates at least 1,000 men in the city live under assumed names after turning 21. These men include once-respected citizens who move to start anew after petty crimes or misfortune in other places.
Portland hosts a four day meeting of the Oregon State Hardware Men's Association and population figures list Portland at about 242 327. Dust Manos a Greek killer was arrested near Corvallis. Rogue River Valley potato shipments to the U S army on the Mexican Texas border earned 75 cents a sack f o b Medford. Senator Chamberlain seeks interstate bridge at Vancouver and protests over pack dates on cans. Oyster shells from Coos Bay dredging prove fertilizer value. A Bend law and order league forms to enforce all laws against gambling and immorality. Logging crews report 11 000 000 feet of logs moved on high water in Coos county. James E Godfrey a Salem income tax agent earns 7 a day plus 4 in lieu of subsistence. The desert land board opposes West irrigation plan. The Independence good roads convention backs the Pacific Highway and hard surface roads in Polk county. The Corvallis Cannery reported 55 000 business in 1913 and 16 000 paid to growers. A Christmas plate honors local leaders for Oregon progress. Churchill launches anti cigarette drive in schools ahead of state fair.
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