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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1908
Page
7
Two large paintings and seven water colors by Henrik Ibsen, created during his youth, were discovered in Nit-Dalen Sweden in the possession of a friend's widow. Previously only two paintings and two water colors from his youth were known to belong to a private collection.
Unnie Allen notes Uncle Allen stating corporations will not contribute to campaign funds this year. He adds the reduced funding will lessen campaign oratory, but he sees some gain in the change.
Mrs Wraxtall says she has no fault with the sewing fiat but expresses no patience with it and Mrs Hugo asks about the trouble. She replies there isn’t a single thing she can find fault with.
A Chicago News quip jokes about a privileged friend whose partner is praised for unusual judgment. The self-acknowledged brains of the firm boast that he never acts without seeking their advice.
The Baltimore American notes a quip where a character asks what a chiropodist is, with a punchline about characters revealing themselves from handwriting. The snippet hints at a humorous or editorial aside about popular beliefs.
The article advises using a junction box or basin built into the main drain at lateral connections to prevent tile breakage and ensure a better joint. Basins, 12 to 18 inches square, extend 6 to 12 inches below the drain line and can be covered or left partially exposed. they collect sediment and serve as a connection point for laterals. It notes placement, materials, and mapping, with the box ideal where two or more lines unite.
The report argues for a plank main drain with spikes to prevent movement and entry of solids. Even spiked joints allow water in through the box, but unspiked planks risk large openings and sediment filling.
The article warns against overusing chemical fertilisers and notes nitrate of soda provides nitrogen but cannot sustain plant growth alone. It discusses clay soil as a poor growing medium yet containing substantial nutrients, and suggests improving soil with sand grit or furnace ash to boost fertility.
A historical note suggests plaster and salt in a 2 to 1 ratio, sprinkled on corn hills or joined with kainit potash, can repel cutworms and also fertilize corn. Only a very small amount is required.
The plan outlines a dairy for thirty cows with space for milk handling and butter making. It recommends a cement floor as superior to wood for cleanliness, durability, and sanitation, noting wooden floors rot quickly and encourage contamination.
A dairyman recounts a home remedy for calf white scours using carbolic acid diluted 1 to 6. He kept a vial and applied it to the calf’s navel and nose after birth, saving many calves that dried promptly, while those left by the cow overnight died.
Field guidance explains reviving meadows using a broadcast mix of 150 pounds nitrate of soda 150 pounds acid phosphate and 70 pounds muriate of potash. Materials should be well mixed and evenly spread over the field at the appropriate time.
Phoebe the hen owned by Mrs. T Z Bush of Birdsboro Pennsylvania has hatched fifteen chicks from thirteen eggs though she laid daily sometimes two eggs. The keeper suspects two pairs of twins accounting for the excess chicks.
The article highlights practical farm advice about pruning water sprouts from fruit trees, profitable Angora goats, cow peas versus north crops, Bordeaux mixture as a spray, and the need for clear rental contracts. It notes corn land is scarce, corn prices must stay high, and nitrogen from soil requires legumes. It reports Roosevelt dam costs cut by one million dollars due to a local government cement mill.
In southern Idaho and Nez Perces county, dry farming can work with 12 inch to 13 inch annual precipitation. Deep soil stores moisture effectively, enabling 2 to 3 inches usable water per foot and potential yields of 2% bushels per inch of stored rainfall. Deep plowing and dust mulch conserve moisture for winter and summer fallow.
A tense dialogue unfolds as a determined woman tells Clarence she is taking his Bertillon measurements after a prior suspect escaped. The exchange appears in a Tribune excerpt describing an arrest or pursuit scenario.
East Bengal tobacco is grown and marketed in Calcutta before shipment to Burma where it is manufactured into cheroots.
A Civic Solicitude tale from Puck quips that a Commercial Club urges profit from sandbag real estate as a booster for the city. The citizen, initially ready to press arrest for a sandbagging incident, is humorously corrected by the committee who insist that sandbagged value boosts prices, ending the matter with mutual boosterish gratitude.
An advertisement claims deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh. It offers one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure and urges sending for free circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
Composer Bragdon toiled on a symphonic poem as a baby cried from the nursery. He bore it five minutes then asked the mother to rescue. He opened the door and asked Harry if he teased the baby, then learned Ethel and he had simply tried to sing him to sleep with his lullaby.
A stern woman accuses a Baltimore editor of misnaming a recent book as History of Female Buffrage in a clipping. The editor solemnly corrects the spelling to History of Female Buffrage, defending the reviewer’s note and the piece.
In a hurried scene Will Borus explains to Mrs. Borus that he is turning the moment of firing the cook into a novel. He argues dramatic immediacy is best suited for fiction rather than a stage drama.
A Harper's Weekly anecdote recounts a laundyman admitting a shirt was lost after claim of payment. The customer retorts with the paid up charge, and the launderman quips they laundered it before it was lost. Side Lights on Peesy mocks albatross and game warden tales.
The text explains thinness stems from stomach catarrh causing hyperacidity that hinders pancreatic fat digestion. Fermentation delays digestion, blocking fat formation. Peruana is recommended to speed digestion, preserve pancreatic juice, and allow fat forming foods to restore fullness and plumpness.
The New York Sun notes hospital admission slips can be matter of fact yet occasionally reveal unconscious humor. A Gouverneur clip says a hansom driver named Bird was injured by "falling off a perch" and another slip reports injuries from "falling off water wagon" a fall described as inherently dangerous.
A Philadelphia record recounts a young father praising a glowing plant he claims can light a room enough to feed a baby at night. He says a touch of the plant on the baby’s face let parents see to give the bottle without turning on a light.
The Well Informed favor Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a gentle yet prompt laxative. This genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Co. is recommended for family use and available through leading druggists at fifty cents per bottle.
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