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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1909
Page
2
A vivid tale of William Parker a prosperous banker and his daughter Evelyn. John Saxton a Boston financier travels west to manage ranch investments for a Massachusetts trust company. The plot centers on traction line manipulation and the banking child’s kidnapping within a lively western setting.
John Saxton arrives in Clarkson to manage collapsed investments for Neponset Trust clients. William Porter, Clarkson National Bank president, mentors him amid Western temptations at the Clarkson Club. Saxton learns the grind of local finance, meets Warrick Raridan, and contemplates his harsh fortune and new beginnings in the Missouri Valley.
The New York Sun describes rising skill in embalming and full burial planning. It notes future methods may embalm in airtight chambers using gas pressures, reducing need for incisions. Firms in cities provide chapels, burial clothes, watchers, clergy, and legal help for wills and insurance.
The article notes a method to reduce sputtering when frying eggs by sifting flour in the pan, explaining it helps large families. It then reports New Jersey has imported five stallions from Great Britain to improve its horse stock for farmers seeking a higher type of horse.
Edmund Vance Cooke laments ongoing public misdeeds and suffering as he calls for renewed freedom. The verse critiques privilege, corrupt officials, and famine while urging the enduring spirit of the founders.
Meredith watches the Crosspatch Man who is sick and sensitive to noise while the Rudd Street Second plans a noisy Fourth of July. The Crosspatch Man’s nerves and straw bedding prompt preparations as neighbors anticipate three days of tension before the holiday.
Meredith watches the Crosspatch Man and recalls being a child as he plans a peaceful Fourth of July. The Rudd Street Seconds, led by Meredith, celebrate quietly while the Crosspatch Man fears illness from the holiday noise. A contrast shows labor abuses behind firecracker production.
The article notes nearly two million dollars worth of firecrackers exported annually by China, with the United States ranking second in imports. It mentions vast Chinese labor in production, including men women and children, in factories described as sparse or non existent within China.
A nostalgic reminiscence of Fourth of July childhoods with runaway cannon noise, summer heat, and reckless fun. The speaker recalls Willie Browning and injuries from fireworks, sharing how memory stirs affection and a tear for a long-ago Independence Day in a rural setting.
A humorous exchange where a man asks what day the Fourth of July falls on and is told Sunday, then presses for the calendar date to identify the exact day of the month. The joke hinges on the distinction between day of week and day of month.
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