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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1912
Page
3
Summer clearance offers 15 percent off all dress goods for this sale. lawns start at 8c yd, select 8c, and many fabrics down 20 percent. hosiery stockings underwear and summer garments discounted with several 3 for prices. new stock of dresser scarfs and lunch cloths at 25 35 and 50c. grocery line emphasized with home delivery and prompt service.
A South African farmer faces ruin as a vast locust swarm sweeps across 2000 acres of wheat. The winged army darkens skies, devours stalks, grass, and trees in minutes, leaving a barren landscape and shattered hopes for a profitable harvest.
Aboard a ship a jealous monkey attacked another by grabbing its neck and throwing it overboard. In a separate tale a jealous monkey slipped a kitten into the soup when the cook briefly left the kitchen.
The Chicago News recounts Nero laughing at Rome burning as he plays a fiddle. A fat senator mocks him while Nero quips he cannot disturb the neighbors. The scene ends with the tunes of Ain't It a Shame.
A judge questions a lazy man leaning on a fence about his life and what he has accomplished. The man boasts of watching others build a town around Stetson, declaring he is content to take it easy and trust in the weigh scales of life. He finally admits, with a shrug, that he is Stetson.
Sir Donald Currie admired Lord Tennyson and spoke of trips with the poet and Mr. Gladstone in 1880 aboard the Grantully Castle. Tennyson smoked but gave Currie a clay pipe as a keepsake on Pembroke Castle, saying he would keep it. Gladstone warned Currie the pipe would be precious someday.
A four year old son bluntly explains his parents’ illness and irritability as the reason for frequent punishment. The father recalls asking why they punished him and Archie replies it was because they were sick and cross that day.
The piece contrasts rich fashion costs in 1720 Paris with modern comforts. It cites gowns costing £800, fans, lace, and multiple suits, noting barbers, wigmakers, and jewelry amid widespread luxury. It concludes wealth is more evenly spread now and daily comforts offer greater value.
In a village schoolhouse a local merchant chair announces the next song Ora Pro Nobis. The singer bungles it and the audience is relieved when the verse ends. The chairman confuses the Latin phrase meaning pray for us with we thank you, prompting loud laughter as the performer departs.
A sergeant, short in stature, drills a squad of veiratts with an Irishman who is very tall. After repeated reminders to keep his head erect, the sergeant places the head in position. Pat asks if this is permanent, and the sergeant confirms, prompting Pat to say goodbye, saying he will never see him again.
The passage lists letter counts for many languages noting Arabic 28 Armenian 38 Coptic 32 Dutch German English 26 French 25 Georgian 39 Greek 24 Hebrew 22 Italian 21 Latin 23 Persian 45 Russian 33 Sanskrit 49 Slavonic 40 Spanish 27 Syriac 22. It also notes Chinese has no alphabet but 20 000 syllabic signs in their phonetic system.
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