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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1912
Page
7
The article describes the scold's bridle used in Queen Elizabeth's era to silence women. An iron cage fitted over the head with eye holes and a tongue projection lined with spikes risked tongue injury if the wearer spoke. It reportedly broke the habit after a single use.
The Republic’s battle hymn The Marseillaise is linked to Rouget de Lille a French engineer officer who reportedly wrote it around 1792 to urge Strassburg conscripts. Named for troops from Marseilles the tune accompanied marching into Paris. De Lille died in 1836 after a pensioning by Louis Philippe.
A quoted exchange questions the value of beauty treatments as a husband urges his wife to try them. The woman recalls regular treatments over the past year and concludes she will not go, deeming it useless. Chicago Record-Herald cites the dialogue.
A collage of quips from late 19th and early 20th century humor pages. Wilkins frets about a costly admission after a collision as his lawyer counters with seven witnesses. A London Punch cartoonish aside shows a maid’s nursery duties mischief in a Dublin-tinged tale.
The Napa lawyer Dennis Spencer once faced a bold request from a well dressed Chinese man asking his fee to defend a murder case. After paying $500, the client returned and said he had killed the victim. Spencer succeeded in securing an acquittal.
A collection of quips and jokes from diverse papers features a glib sales pitch for a novel plane that supposedly floats at altitude and on water. Other vignettes include domestic banter about tickets and a pun on skating pond safety.
Humor from a Boston Transcript excerpt shows a corporal ribbing a soldier reporting sick about who has an abdomen and who does not, remarking only officers possess abdomens.
A navvy complains of worsening pain from twisting. The doctor questions but advises against twisting while the navvy insists he will not twist, resulting in a punch.
A historical quip notes Frank W. Savin’s third marriage, described wryly in the New York Evening World as a long and troubled career culminating in him taking a wife. The remark appears in a 19th or early 20th century press snippet reflecting the era’s humor.
The Columbus Dispatch notes plans for a massive forty story hotel in New York. The project prompts questions about its financial viability and potential impact on the city’s skyline.
A satirical quip between a bride and bridegroom jokes that their honeymoon plans hinge on how much honey the bride’s father provides. The witticism plays on parental aid influencing romance.
A Washington Star excerpt shows a butcher offering a pound of porterhouse for a large family. Mr. Cumrox counters that the offer isn’t for the family and suggests their hen cook wouldn’t eat sausage the same way.
A Newberg Oregon advertisement urges choosing their house building materials tagline to ensure lasting strength against wind and flood and to avoid regrets by buying locally.
A cryptic exchange unfolds as a judge admonishes a youth about knowledge of elections and municipal power. The scene hints at hidden influence behind who votes for aldermen and who holds authority.
Note from London Opinion: I rang to warn Mistress Jane that if my husband kisses you again one of you will have to go. This terse public squib reflects social gossip and domain of marriage fidelity in the era.
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