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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1912
Page
7
An overview of cellulose as a common plant component and time resistant material. It covers sources from linen to wood pulp, its chemical behavior, and applications including vulcanized fiber artificial silk and early heat resistant footwear innovations.
The article notes that in Scotland certain classes settled bargains by licking and joining thumbs, a gesture touching servility and solemn pledge. It traces this practice from ancient times among Goths Iberians and Moors and through successive periods to today, highlighting social status in tradesmen clergy and the wealthy.
The fragmentary note discusses shoe heels and their origins or function, offering only sparse details about design or purpose. No clear event, date, person, or organization is identifiable in the readable text.
For centuries honey served varied roles from laxative and astringent to libation and embalming aid. Indians gift milk and honey to brides, Persians offered honey to the sun, Greeks use it with milk for libations to the dead, and Egyptians used it in embalming mixtures.
In a Milwaukee Sen dialogue a man faces a wife’s plea as Oldred argues there is no right course and every choice may be wrong. The exchange highlights marital tensions and moral uncertainty in trying times.
The article notes Napoleon’s repeated perils in campaigns including Toulon and Acre, with wounds and horses shot, and he pondered why cannon balls spared him. It contrasts English beliefs about his invulnerability with truth of multiple wounds and staff secrecy to keep troop morale intact.
In a New York Times tale, Jennie Smith and Jennie Brown, living two floors apart in the same building, unexpectedly meet in an elevator. Both wives and husbands knew each other by sight, yet the two Jennies had never met despite six years in the same apartment house.
A Conway Springs farmer towing a wagon with sheep tops leads a scene of mock insult when a man jeers about crowded hay seed. The farmer replies he saved space for a jackass, and drives on, leaving the onlooker sheepish.
An eye for business: a life insurance agent on a crowded car felt jostled and only realized theft when the thief left. A fellow passenger noted the pickpockets removed money, prompting the agent to joke that at least they might take his late book and perhaps insist on insurance.
A pair of timeless lines mocks talkers. A politician criticizes a Washington orator for style over substance while a village humorist jokes that the speaker can talk with his face yet depart, leaving the rest behind.
A math teacher asks what a stone two feet thick laid for seventy years would become. The student replies I dunno but jokes that it would build a new post office, illustrating a playful take on progressive growth.
The London Standard describes Japanese wrestling origins and rules. It notes about 600 trained wrestlers under a Wrestling association and biannual displays in Tokyo. Matches begin with mouth washing and ritual readiness, with a ranked system and nicknames.
The London Chronicle reports Charles Sainsbury Pickwick Esq. announced in the London Times his plan to abandon the family name after being ridiculed by Dickens. He notes his lineage traces to a knightly origin pique vite meaning spur fast.
The New York Post notes that Austrian public workers seldom strike because after years of service all government employees receive pensions that max out near retirement. This structure encourages long service and discourages actions that could lead to dismissal before pension benefits are secured.
Early French Algerian campaigns saw General P strike an adjutant with a riding whip. The officer drew his pistol and aimed, but it misfired. The general announced eight days of arrest for not keeping the weapon in order.
In September 1843 M Lefant and M Melfant quarreled over billiards and chose to duel. They drew for the first throw, Melfant won, and his shot struck Lefant in the forehead, killing him instantly.
The exchange centers on a show facing closure due to losses. The actress challenges the decision asking why it must end while a responding figure defends the choice, noting financial losses and the appeal of the performer’s appearance in the production.
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