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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1918
Page
6
A professor of archaeology praises an ivory human figure carving while a professor of mathematics notes the ivory lacks a chin and the spines are cartilaginous.
A training camp visitor questions early waking times at 5215 in the morning. A former young man about town replies that the early rise makes them feel like fighting.
Forsyth Dental infirmary in Beeton reports aggressive study of mouth bacteria. Dr. Percy R. Howe describes a new filing method using nitrate of silver and formalin to sterilize and leave a silver deposit, potentially reducing drilling and improving outcomes for caries and abscesses in 1800 weekly treated children.
A dealer offers a Venus de Milo statue for $2000 while a buyer counters that the damaged piece without arms is worth less, noting the missing limbs as a major flaw shaping the bargain.
A tersely rude man bursts into a business office asking to see the boss. He insists on speaking with a gentleman, while the polite young woman asks for his business. She smiles and offers to proceed with the matter, highlighting courteous resolve in a brief exchange.
The London Chronicle reports a royal tale of the future king learning faith in science. A tutor challenged the prince to place his hand in boiling lead after washing with ammonia, and the youth withdrew a portion unscathed, illustrating trust in experiment and method.
Cattlemen in New Mexico claim predators including mountain lions wolves and coyotes kill sheep and beef cattle worth 2 500 000 dollars annually. The piece notes the fierce groups and their impact on local industry as cited by the Syracuse Journal.
Military officers and men returning to England with shell shock and other wounds find relief at Droitwich brine baths. Treatments include douche needle and spray, massage, and swimming, with warm to cooler brine sprays aiding rheumatism frostbite and overall recovery.
The Comet built at Port Glasgow is cited as Europe's first steamer, launched in 1812 by Henry Bell. Its 30 ton, three horsepower engine proved successful, leading to the 1815 Mariery which moved from the Clyde to London and then the Thames before sailing to the Seine.
Maj. Donald Guthrie of the Canadian overseas forces praises trenches life saying soldiers are cheerful and contented. The piece notes widespread war society committees printing his optimistic words with Brig. Gen. Hoyle’s line that a soldier’s life is a bully one, as a counter to gloom for draftees.
A Georgia court records a remark by a defendant calling the plaintiff a stubborn idiot during an argument. The judge fines the defendant ten dollars plus costs and urges respectful understanding of human beings, even those considered idiots.
In Canada, women run "superfluity shops" converting plate, china, silverware and jewelry into a substantial fund for the floating soldier. The Khaki League coordinates the care, highlighting a notable wartime activity by Canadian women.
News from New York art circles reports the Pembroke family treasure Judith With the Head of Holofernes by Andrea Mantegna sold to Carl W. Hamilton of New York and Great Neck for about 250000. The seven by twelve inch panel, one of about thirty known, bears the artist’s name on the back and features Judith with head of Holofernes.
In parliament the first lord of the admiralty was asked about emergency provisions for long sea flights. Director McNamara said malted milk, Bovril and chocolate are issued at royal navy air stations for pilots and airmen. Thermos flasks supply drinking water, while radiator tapping in water cooled motors is not provided.
The Christian Science Monitor notes plans for a Spanish Center in Guatemala City to unite Spanish residents and revive memories of Spain. The move echoes a broader renewal of Spain's ties with its American-born descendants, visible in culture and diplomatic exchanges.
A humorous exchange shows a wife buying a Liberty bond with her pin money as her husband jokes that it is the first time she bought something not marked down. The quip underscores thrift and patriotism in everyday life.
The national emergency food garden commission calls the 1917 war gardens a success and urges strong growth in 1918. About 1,150,000 acres in nearly 1,000,000 gardens produced vegetables and fruits valued at roughly 350 million dollars, or 17.50 per family, with extensive home canning using tens of millions of jars.
Isaac F. Marcosson notes in the Saturday Evening Post that British armies in France each month require 95 000 tons of oats 4 000 000 gallons of gasoline 20 000 tons of flour 10 000 000 pounds of jam and 75 000 tons of hay. The scale is described as demands written on ten league canvases with brushes of comet's hair.
Quotation reflects wartime sentiment as a speaker notes his tie shortened by two inches due to the ongoing conflict. The remark parallels General Sherman’s famed wartime line, underscoring public focus on war’s personal impact.
Detroit News cites Arctic explorer Christian Leden arguing Eskimo hunting yields huge untapped exports. He estimates 300,000 pounds caribou meat and fat, 12,000,000 pounds balaga meat, 13,800,000 pounds oil from walrus and seals, and millions more pounds of leather and ivory from seven tribes, highlighting a potential warm climate supply boon.
Whil iam G. Whittemore of the American News Company says American makers produce about 90 percent of U S toys and will keep control of the profitable industry after the war. He recalls visiting Germany when war began and notes the strong American industry has seized the issue with aptitude.
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