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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1917
Page
7
The piece traces early bottle use from animal skins to primitive vessels and notes glassmaking likely began in Egypt. It explains why old skins harmed fermentation and cites biblical references to new wine in old bottles. The text mentions early glassmaking being confined to Egypt in its early history.
The New York World reports a clever Hungarian mail system with drop slots on both sides and brass flaps. A locked steel bag with an automatic top transfers letters to a bag, preventing handling by the carrier.
A Serampore letter describes a longhorn beetle carrying a stone weighing seven and a quarter ounces for about forty yards. The beetle measured two and a quarter inches with three inch feelers and weighed a quarter ounce, while the stone was three and a fourth by two and a half inches with a seven inch circumference.
A London Chronicle note recalls 1880 diary entry by Sir Mountstuart Grant Duff. At City Club, Hudson's Bay Company dinner, Sir John Macdonald joked about the British North America inclusion excluding Newfoundland and remarked they felt themselves some pumpkins.
A damaged thermometer with separated mercury can be repaired by placing it in a small saucepan of cold water on the stove. Heat the water until the mercury rises to the top, then remove from heat. As the water cools, the mercury settles back down the column without breaking.
A brief Town Topics item notes a humorous exchange about annoyances from small things. The parior philosopher muses on little annoyances while Mere Man jokes about a neighbor with seven children, the eldest ten.
A compact reflection on friendship and enmity. The speaker notes that a friend inspires action while a foe reveals better conduct, shaping behavior through contrasting forces and mutual influence. The idea emphasizes growth through both closeness and opposition.
A reflective line attributed to Cotton notes that the harshest disdain comes from envy, a sentiment urging patience toward those who covet others. The brief aphorism frames envy as a potent social force and calls for restraint.
The 1812 duel between the Guerriere and the Constitution marked a turning point as the American frigate defeated the British ship off Sandy Hook. Captain Dacres, pride wounded, had challenged any American frigate, a provocation that ended with his vessel sunk and prestige damaged. The San Francisco Chronicle notes the British boast and its swift reversal in the battle.
The text surveys renowned eaters such as Mirabeau and Bismarck, noting large meals and insatiable appetites. Goethe, Colhan, and the Dumases are cited for consuming much food, while Teas and a Paris hotel anecdote add a traveler’s humor to the meal lore.
A spoiled authoress after marriage seeks to push sales by a sensational divorce scheme. She pressures her husband who, after brief reflection, offers an audacious solution he suggests running away instead. The exchange is reported with a tongue in cheek tone resembling a New York Times anecdote.
A steel bar thirty one millimeters thick is cut in two by a revolving soft iron disk. The disk diameter is thirty centimeters and thickness two millimeters, rotating at eighty meters per second. Friction heat at a point melts the steel, while air cooling spreads the molten material around the circumference. The cut occurs in eight to ten seconds.
The quote asserts every place has its own native meter creating landscapes that resemble grand sonnets. It suggests woods worthy of stately verse, brooks that sing like songs, and mountains that deserve tender ode form. The author highlights poetry’s rooted connection to geography.
Eskimo women wear a curious undergarment made from bird skins chewed to soften them. About a hundred skins are needed to craft a single shirt, and the chewing labor is said to account for their sturdy jaws.
Wild bees gather nectar most in buckwheat and attack blossoms ignored by tame bees. A wild bee from the woods avoids propagated flowers and will not enter any hive placed for it. It is described as more vicious than its cultured counterparts.
A city daily paper publishes a brief notice stating that after a specified date the author will not be responsible for any bills except those contracted by others. The notice appears under the caption Jobn F. M. Case and Comment.
A March 1818 Pennsylvania court case found an eavesdropper guilty after trial, reflecting early legal action against covert listening in public life.
In 1811 New York employed 150 watchmen while Philadelphia had forty in the same year reflecting urban policing scales.
Notice of Executor's Sale of Real Property for Oliver deceased to settle estate. Describes Lot One in Block Fifteen in Newberg area with subdivided interest to Lot Four in same block. Describes claim of David Ramey Town Three South Range Two West and specifies parcel boundaries and dates July 5 1917 and August 2 1917.
The estate of F. T. Keyes is under administration in Oregon. An administratrix has been appointed following a court order dated June 28, 1917, with proceedings listed under the estate of F. T. Keyes, deceased.
Notice in county court of Yamhill Oregon regarding final settlement of the estate of Virginia H. Cox. administratrix announces final accounting and seeks approval, with dates of first and last publication listed as June 21, 1917 and July 19, 1917.
Administrator A E Moore files notice for the estate of Sarah J Riley with Clarence Butt as attorney. First publication June 14 1917 and last publication July 12 1917.
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