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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1913
Page
7
John Drew recalls a veteran vaudeville performer clinging to an act in faded variety days. The ten cent seats drew a crush while the pricier front rows sat empty, prompting the star to beg for the cheaper seats and flee as a crowd surged. He sighed as he left, “They’re after me at last.”
A village tale from London Anecdotes tells of a shy water undertaker who wooed a comely widow repeatedly. After both husbands died, he finally acted just as the coffin maker finished and asked if anyone had spoken to her yet, and he was in time.
A Fifth Avenue phonograph dealer uses a sign quoting Shakespeare to lure customers. The ad promises music benefits and a tailor made choice, concluding with an invitation to enter for “what is best for your taste.” The quotation ends with a note attributed to the New York Post.
The article argues that the true value of food lies in its digestibility not its chemical nutrient. It notes cheese can be more nourishing than bread for some, and warns against blaming digestion on foods without considering actual digestibility. The text cautions comparing foods by chemical value alone.
Mrs. Ogle Blank sought a maid and drew many applicants. The chosen helper already worked elsewhere and knew the difference. On a fateful day the mistress grew acrimonious asking the maid if she still called herself a lady's maid. The servant replied I used to ma’am before I worked for you.
A Buffalo Express excerpt discusses the courage of bulls in Spanish bullrings. It describes the selection process, two to five year tests, and the brutal spectacle as bulls endure spear and sword before being dragged away.
The London Chronicle notes rulers in German states barred trousers to signal anti revolutionary sentiment. Hessen Cassel forced convicts on road work to wear trousers to mock sans culotte fashion. Prussia forbade general bans but limited officials to knee breeches until 1798.
An English physician praises complete bed rest for forty eight hours with only juice of fresh fruit in water for digestion rest. Apple orange or grape juice are common. Absolute rest is necessary and fasting should not be done while staying about as usual. The Rural New Yorker notes careful dieting as essential to treating colds or influenza.
A man named Pavel had five sons who settled in major Balkan cities adopting local forms of Paul. One in Athens became Pavlopoulo, another in Belgrade Pavlovich, the Sofia-born Pavloff, the Bucharest-based Pavlescu, and the Constantinople entrepreneur used Pavloglu.
A long haired poet vows to brighten lives with acts of kindness. His weary wife suggests he quit poetry and start a comic series in which humor comes from someone hitting another over the head with a club.
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