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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 27, 1911
Page
7
Mrs. W. M. Ramsay recounts a Turkish feast from Every day Life In Turkey. The table features pillows Turkish style and courses from pishmish to calf head cheese and garlic, a cream tart, vine leaves with mincemeat, cherries, roasted kid, and finally pilaf as the last dish.
A hotel clerk recalls turning away guests by refusing full rooms and offering a tiny suite for twenty five dollars a day. A couple skeptical at first accepted the offer and registered, revealing a tactic to manage occupancy. The exchange highlights pressure to raise rates when rooms are scarce.
Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish castaway left on Juan Fernandez in 1704, lived alone until 1709 when found by Captain Rogers. His narrative inspired Daniel Defoe's classic novel, Selkirk died 1723 as a British Navy lieutenant. a monument to him was placed on Juan Fernandez in 1868.
Samuel Johnson showed disdain for parents pushing children into public recital. He refused to judge by cadence, insisting both boys should speak at once rather than one after the other, keeping their dignity in private conversation.
In a heated exchange a wife scolds her husband for caring more about his animals than her. He calmly admits he had the poodle Azor stuffed after the dog died, provoking her exasperated reply.
Dennis born 1657 son of a saddler rose to schooling at Harrow and Cambridge then failed as a dramatist. His vanity led him to mock poetry while Pope and Swift lampooned him. He popularized see how these rascals use me after his thunder invention in Macbeth. Pope later wrote a prologue for his Haymarket benefit.
A shopkeeper used a large advertising rod with an artificial fish to lure customers. Perkins, slightly drunk, crept to the shop and whispered to the owner to come down quietly. The two exchanged tense, humorous dialogue about a supposed bite.
The interview excerpt shows Croesus admitting faults while claiming wealth growth. He asserts that he has not dispensed platitudes to the young and has not declared poverty a blessing or that money buys happiness. He notes he has not forced others to raise gifts multiple times his own.
Residents of some Thousand Islands claim to host the smallest inhabited island, but authorities note the Eddy stone lighthouse island, only thirty feet in diameter at low tide, holds the distinction.
A railroad accident involving Smith is reported with speculation about recovery. The fragment mentions Yogg as related to the accident or a transcript, but details remain unclear.
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