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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
6
In a dialogue about cards and life the speaker argues that strict rule observance can hinder progress. Great figures who changed the world ignored outdated rules, breaking precedent to achieve breakthrough innovations.
The New York Post notes many dressmakers hold superstitions about pins and gowns. Some beliefs aim to placate unseen powers after accidents, such as a gown slipping from the hands or a spilled box of pins signaling a forthcoming misfortune.
The London Chronicle notes differences between men and women in striking matches. An observant domestic servant observed that a woman strikes outward while a man scrapes the match toward himself. The girl could tell the striker’s sex by the way the match is struck.
A New York Press item recalls a Sunday school lesson where a teacher guides Tommy past a house with crape on the door and asks why blinds are down. Tommy, interpreting domestic makeshifts, answers that the lace curtains are being washed.
Fragmentary text shows a narrator realizing an investment prompted fear and a desire for protection. Mentions Milwaukee and hypnosis themes with unclear sequence.
An anesthesia diary excerpt recounts Lord Brougham in 1855 suffering a sore throat and hoarseness. He requested boiling water soda and currant jelly, which were mixed in a washing jug and consumed. By 6:30 he was reportedly well, his bizarre cure appearing to work.
A large boarding house burned during dinner, leaving the landlady to call the blaze a blessing for sparing lives at night. A colored boy whispered of a missing woman, revealing a clump of tangled hair found in a room near the liberty.
Ancient theater programs used tablets handed to spectators. Ivory tablets were for premium seats while bronze tablets for cheaper seating bore a dove emblem. The term piccionerio in Italy traces to this antique custom describing the lower seating.
The article recounts medieval trials where animals faced charges of serious offenses. It cites a 1370 case where three cows were tried for killing a boy, with the herd arrested as accomplices, the guilty cows executed, and the sentence pronounced by the Duke of Burgundy.
A fragment from a Chicago Tribune piece presents a tense exchange where a father admits to lying about his reaction to seeing a man, as his son Bobby questions whether the man cheated his sister out of a farm. The dialogue hints at past grievances and family strain.
A Washington itinerary advises a two day rushed tour starting at the Capitol with early inspection of the rotunda halls and bronze balustrades. It includes visits to the Supreme Court corridors the Senate and House in session the Library then White House Corcoran Gallery and Mount Vernon with brief Alexandria stops to see Washington memorabilia. The piece warns hurried travelers miss the city's charm per Washington Herald.
The sphinx posed a riddle to Thebes residents and murdered those who failed. Oedipus solved it, and the sphinx killed herself. The riddle described man who crawls as a baby, walks as an adult, and uses a staff in old age.
A Louisville Courier Journal anecdote follows a local businessman urging his son to tackle work as he did football. The father suggests instruction for clerks to chant the college yell at intervals to spur effort and focus.
The New York American ponders whether a bullet fired from level height or a bullet dropped simultaneously from the same height would hit the ground first. The answer: if fired horizontally, both reach the earth at the same moment, assuming equal height and neglecting air resistance.
A dialogue shows Miss Beauti admitting to marrying young Mr Band clipper to reform him. The Parson asks who the fiancé is and learns that Band clipper is reputed to be becoming miserly as his friends claim.
Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been duly appointed administrator with the will annexed dated April 9. All persons having claims against the estate of Clarence Butt deceased are required to present them to the administrator at the stated place of business within six months from the date. Attorney listed for the administrator.
The Court of Yambil Covet in New county Oregon appoints Sector of he lane en oer as executor. All persons having claims against the estate of Nellie A Miller must present them within six months from the date hereof. Dated April 26, 1612. Ul 8. G. Miller, Executor. Clarence Butt, Attorney for Estate.
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