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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1919
Page
3
An old reflection argues that pumpkin pies, once reserved for fall and winter, belong in spring and summer as fresh supplies are now available. The essay urges dropping outgrown customs and embracing modern food practices while noting the value of translations in improving language precision and style.
Fragmentary note discusses Lowell arguing translations serve a definite purpose and praises a public library rich in translations as a resource for learning and understanding.
The industry has developed commercially in California's not Salt River valleys with lettuce fields from 30 to 40 acres. At peak season January and February up to 26 percent of daily lettuce production is shipped to midwestern and eastern markets by irrigation raised crops. Local farms also grow carrots peas cauliflower and table beans on a smaller scale.
A preliminary report by the Department of Commerce notes over 11,000,000 fare paying trips across major urban streets. The figures imply an average of more than 100 trips per day per traveler, highlighting strong demand for intra city transport services.
Indianapolis News reports George King, a Nashville Helmsburg bus driver known as the Abe Martin driver, delayed two hours and drove into a 40 acre cornfield with unfamiliar passengers aboard. A farmer guided them back to the road after passengers feared the dangerous detour.
Italy projects a new wheat variety named Carlotta Strampelli developed by Prof Nazareno Strampelli. It yielded 370 bushels per acre on tested plots and promises 940000 acres suitable for growth across Lombardy Molise and Puglia. If widespread, Italy could reduce imports and gain grain independence.
Will N C Holcomb of Newark New Jersey believes the secret of Stradivarius and Guarnerius tone lies in gum copal varnish. After stripping varnish from a violin he found its voice dull and lifeless, challenging current theories after decades of study.
The dead bell dating from 1613 and a sand glass were presented to Dunblane Cathedral’s kirk session by the family who owned them for years. The bell, used at parish funerals with a small fee, rang to announce deaths and funeral steps. The gifts will be housed in a specially built case in the cathedral.
A garbled report describes a bell ringer amid town affairs and alleged misdeeds. Officials and locals debate loyalties and the alarm bell as a symbol of public notice.
The harpsichord, a stringed keyboard instrument used from the 16th to 18th centuries, resembled the piano in form but produced sound by plucked strings. It varied from one to four strings per key, with dual keyboards sometimes, and featured stopmechanisms to imitate orchestral tones. It preceded the piano forté and was pivotal in drama and recitative accompaniment before 1900.
Armenian Mechitarist monks exiled from their homeland in the early 1700s founded a Venice base on San Lazzaro Island. They established a press and library, translating Eusebius and Philo while preserving Armenian language and literature.
Prof. R. H. Whitbeck notes rapid growth of geography in American colleges since its introduction about half a century ago. Early on Harvard and Princeton offered courses in 1860, with Cornell, Wisconsin, and Yale joining by 1872. By 1910 thirty-one universities taught geography and 704 students were enrolled. in 1917 Wisconsin led with 1,069 students, while Penn trailed closely. Wisconsin now offers seven geography courses including physical, economic geography and climatology.
The company holds a sing along in a Y building led by a lieutenant who asks for a requested song. A comic crew member volunteers to perform Molly, hammer in hand, and the lieutenant urges him to sing it several times to teach the tune amid jeers.
English wealth clings to grand London town houses though cars and hotels push toward apartments and inns. A “back-to-the-land” fashion gains royal sway as the king and queen may favor Wind sor Castle near London, signaling a shift in urban living.
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