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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1918
Page
3
In 1917 American soldiers in a Canadian unit sought talks with the American ambassador on Sundays. Mrs. Page hosted tea at her home to ease the talks, inspiring the Y M C A to open the American Officers Inn at 5 Cavendish Square. The log fire and tea wagon left a lasting, homey impression.
A promotional message offers a free trip in exchange for using spare time. It invites participation and frames the offer as a value exchange, emphasizing a no-cost getaway for involved individuals.
The article recalls Thomas Hood as a beloved English humorist and poet known for The Song of the Shirt and Bridge of Sighs. It traces his life from London birth to Islington childhood, early work as a clerk, and rise as subeditor of the London Magazine, noting his Comic Annual and his late serious poems. It then shifts to a feature on the ruffed grouse, praising its camouflage, reclusive habits, and hunting tips.
Margaret Sherwood recalls a gardener’s life as memories bloom with present joy. The piece weds past travels from Normandy to Florence to Lausanne with April tulips, lilacs, lily of the valley, heliotrope, and Lake Como scenery.
Isa dore Berger claims music may be seen as color and felt as color by the eye and ear. He argues color expresses the same emotions as music and even the deaf can enjoy music when shown in color. He cites red for passion, yellow for love, blue for mystic emotion and blends to form others.
A Columbus Georgia mill costing 3 million dollars now can produce 58 kinds of cotton weave. The government ordered vast cotton supplies for navy and surgical uses, with plans to substitute cotton for linen in aircraft wings and for rubber gear. Chemists foresee more cotton applications as research grows.
The Graphic and Weekly Oregonian lists a one year subscription priced at two dollars for the publication.
Charles Lathrop Pack notes key war garden slogans that spurred patriotism and action. Posters urged “Every garden a munition plant” and “Grow food F O B the kitchen door,” while phrases like “The hoe is the machine gun of the garden” and “Food must follow the flag” intensified home effort.
A thirteen-star flag raised in Baltimore honors Louis Cohen a boatswain’s mate who died when the US steamer Manley collided with a British vessel in the Atlantic. One star is golden for Cohen and twelve stars for mourning companions including four Navy members and others at Camp McClellan Anniston Ala and Camp Meade Md. The flag hangs at 1430 Baltimore Street near the old meeting spot of Cohen’s circle. The Manley collision occurred March 19, depth charge detonation killed one officer and three enlisted, with several injured.
Winifred Kirkland argues in Atlantic Monthly that symbolism guides conduct after death. She notes shifts from black to white mourning and from rigid burial customs toward a fresher sign of memory such as gold stars for fallen soldiers.
French Academy of Medicine reports Professor Dubard finds magnesia deficient in cancer patients. Large doses given to operable cancer cases yield encouraging results in many instances, suggesting cancer may stem from magnesium deficiency rather than microbial origin.
A humorous exchange notes the moon's supposed influence on husbands. One man jokes his wife robs him of sleep when the moon is full, prompting another to reply that it only happens once a month.
A malleable iron door latch attaches to door edges for single double or parallel doors. A swiveling handle operates a flat hook beneath it to engage a jamb lug, drawing the door tight for weather proofing, with padlock locking provision.
Mr. Cobbles warns that only a single breakfast call will be at 4 a.m. if summer boarders arrive, with his hired man to stay busy all season. The Birmingham Age-Herald quotes his firm stance on guest arrivals and meal times.
A brief, playful exchange from the Day ton Herald features a patriotic girl and a character praising Mr. Hoover for advocating the conséduré tion of sweets. The snippet ends with a teasing line about a kiss.
The piece compares the dancing craze to past fads like roller skating and bicycling. It notes people overworking themselves and suggests the phenomenon faded as workers tired of the effort.
A fragmented transcript fragment mentions a cook’s greeting and a wife, with a directive to remain silent. The line hints at a personal exchange, noting a moment when someone is described as good natured.
A bank president Geo G Biacuam asserts the attached figures are true to the best of knowledge and belief. The document notes a county and state designation with a sworn subscription before an official, though some portions are garbled.
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