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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1893
Page
4
A whaling captain recounts Sandy a West Indian crew member who jumped overboard during a voyage. The man swam to shore, was hauled back aboard, but spoke not a word for four months at sea. Crew suspected he later spoke on land, leaving the mystery unsolved.
In Vienna, makers boost a toymaking industry to compete with German and French factories. An exhibition showcases fine toys from Austrian and foreign origins with local artisans' work on display, highlighting efforts to elevate the sector.
Fortland Oregon claims August Flower is a universal stomach and liver remedy. The ad asserts it cures dyspepsia, noting its widespread availability and large manufacturing plant. It emphasizes a single, effective purpose and certainty of results.
The long standing question of the Alaska- British Columbia boundary reemerges stirring potential conflict and arbitration. The article notes historical flashpoints from 54 40 or Fight to recent map differences and rising private stakes in the disputed region. Kyrie A Sidley returns to Milwaukee after forty one years abroad, reconnects with family, and plans to return to Australia after visiting relatives.
Paris reports a severe mosquito outbreak as damp spring conditions persist. The London News dispatch notes nightly bites and red blotches on faces and hands, blaming the Seine fish destruction from last winter’s dynamiting for the surge.
A small family of three lives in a dry goods box by Mounta in street near Worcester Holden. The 21 year old mother and her seven week old baby say they married Joseph Pitts a farm laborer at Greendale about a year and a half ago. Pitts is crippled and walks with two canes. The infant and mother are healthy though shelter is crude. The marshal reports no interference needed.
The tug Britannia pursues a Maine verre loaded with $20,000 worth of mahogany abandoned in a storm last March about eighty miles off Hetteras. Sargent, led by William G. Gower, sails from Selgewick. The verre has drifted over 2000 miles, crossing the Gulf Stream thrice, and at one point covered 500 miles in twenty two days. As of June 19, part of the cargo remained aboard.
Unclear text describes coastal imagery with figures like a diver and sea, mentioning pearls and distant actions. The garbled lines suggest a maritime setting or mythic scene, but no coherent events, names, dates, or sources emerge to anchor facts.
A poor woman dies in a cholera era city home after failing to revive following brandy given by a physician. A cold-handed household and a lax doctor misjudge the death, leading to a coffin burial while she is still alive and later horror on the street as her fate unfolds. The story critiques charity, professionalism, and neglect in a grim urban setting.
Four men escort a pauper woman to a cemetery vault where a clergyman proclaims resurrection. A muffled cry arises as a coffin is opened and the apparently dead woman shows signs of life, prompting shock and relief among the onlookers.
The article cites investigations challenging the idea of a merry trio of prairie dog, burrowing owl, and rattlesnake living together. It notes owls and snakes invade burrows for shelter and not shared subsistence, and references Elliott Cones noting owls use abandoned burrows rather than dwell with other animals.
The article describes a process using paper pulp with starch gum arabic bichromate of potash and benzine plus linseed cement and heat for a week to create hard wooden like boards. Coloring during pulping allows imitation of oak and walnut.
Parents are advised to place their boys at Old’s Oak Grove School run by Dr Ira G. Hott, a noted educator. The school limits to fifty pupils and offers individual attention. Located near Millbrae in San Mateo County, California, the station area is described as charming. Mr Dolan comments on the President’s view that business men should engage in politics.
James Robinson of Princeton College urges ready remedies for injuries and colds. He reports Attecce’s Pornous Plasters give rapid relief and strengthen, recommending two strips on the back for quick improvement. Plasters cut into strips aid leg and foot muscles during sprinting and jumping.
An old advertisement insists deafness from inflammation of the Eustachian tube can be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure with a money back offer. It mentions catarrh as the cause in nine of ten cases and urges readers to request free circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. The text also includes unrelated notes about socialists and medical cures for rupture piles and throat ailments, plus a mocking line about undertakers.
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