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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1912
Page
2
G M Bales of Newberg has installed modern shoe repair machinery at 715 East First Street. Half soles can be sewn on while you wait with no extra charge for sewed work. This local notice highlights quick service and convenience.
The Bijou presents nightly four reel motion pictures with feature performances. Illustrated song by W H S Foster with music by Mrs Mabel Foster and W H Foster.
New Westminster adopts bitulithic as the preferred pavement after extensive testing by city officials. The initial award covers about 50,000 yards, reflecting the method's claimed adaptability to diverse climates.
The Po catello decision to pave with bitulithic material passed almost unanimously after a thorough review by a committee and local property owners. The paving promises low maintenance costs, a beautiful appearance, no chuck-holes, and a non slipping surface improving safety for horses and autos, with strong local support as a practical economical pavement against traffic and climate tests.
July thirteenth brought a bouncing boy to the L. J. Eddens family named John Edward Eddens. Frank Keyes and family returned from the Cherry Fair at Salem. Dundee residents attended Elks celebration. others visited Portland and Otterbrook. Jack rabbits are abundant. Fred Jansen killed two with a hay mower and urged a statewide war on them while they are still few.
Transfers include J W Briedwell and wife to CWE Julia E Nixon part of block 3 Amity with $10 consideration. AR Burbank Trust Fund to AP Fletcher small tract in Joel Perkins addition with $10. Caldwell to Littlefield undivided 4% in 126% acre Lewis Rogers d c int p3 sr 3 w for $10. Isabella Carter to Maud May Prigmore two small tracts in Newberg with $10. A W and P T Christensen and the summary ends incomplete.
A compilation of property transfers and deeds in McMinnville and surrounding areas lists multiple lot sales, tracts, and rights of way. Transactions involve numerous individuals and firms including Jennie D Loeper, Mrs E A Cook, Jas H Cook, M F Crosby, CG Amelia Jacobson, J Monroe Davis, Mrs Mary C Mitchell, E W Haas, Marguerite E Cowles, E L Frost, S J Gaunt, Alberta R Frost, Nancy E Hatch, Nils Pearson, Ida Pearson, E R Horton, John B Northup, Roxy Northup, Col ah Hills Walnut Association, Broadmead Orchards Co, Portland Trust Co, J D Squire, Leonard G Roberts, John Stoutenburg, Thomas Turner, City of McMinnville, Seriter F Walker, Daw son Investment Co, Clara G Wall, and Sarah M Black. Property sizes range from 55x100 ft to hundreds of acres with various payments noted.
Mabel Etta Paulsen legally wed Alfred Dixon in a formal license. Nina O York age 18 married Faye S Stallope age 22 under marriage statutes.
The subject next Sabbath morning will be Battlements on Top of Your House. In view of recent developments in New berg a special invitation is extended to fathers and mothers. At night the topic will be Gods Verdict on a Prosperous Man.
In Yam Hill County Oregon a receiver under order of the Circuit Court in the case of W H Bond and N N Stanley versus D J Gilbert and others will sell at public auction cash on July 77 at 2 PM the premises at the West door of thecola storage and ice plant on Blaine Street Newberg consisting of two parcels described as Everest Addition Lot One and Lot Two and a five acre tract with metes and bounds. Auctioneers name I L Hours dated June 7 1912.
The article notes Roman women adorned low shoes with gems and embroidery, some using gold soles. Julius Caesar wore gold work on boots. Heliogabalus used precious stones in footwear, drawing public laughter. Alcibiades and other figures inspired boot fashions. references include Charlemagne, Henry VI of Sicily, and 1588 critiques of corked shoes.
The text notes Sir Edward Coke credited for early rising as a key to success, with a habit of waking at 3 AM and rising until 8 AM. It also recalls Immanuel Kant, who rose sharply at 4 55 each day, with his servant announcing the time.
A famed novelist at Epsom Downs with a foreign guest noted a crowd scene over the horses. They spotted men dressed as sailors who were actually pickpockets in disguise, the foreigner asking about British tars. The novelist replied they were simply Epsom salts.
A mother scolds Tommy for fighting with Bobby Jones after an insult. The boy defends himself saying he replied with a soft answer but admits he threw mud, while the mother cautions that gentler words should avoid wrath.
Fragmented dialogue depicts a misread essay critique. A speaker mentions Crittick and De Riter, implying disagreement about depth and meaning. The text shows garbled quotation marks and partial phrases, indicating OCR errors in a dated literary exchange.
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