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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1905
Page
3
A self repentant bachelor named Jim encounters a prank when an anonymous note promises matrimony. He writes back and hides a kiss inside a letter, only to learn the sender is an old maid who reveals she is forty years older and never advertised.
A renowned local lawyer near City Hall shocked a man facing larceny by urging a guilty plea noting a bad record. The prisoner, stunned, asked for a good lawyer and the attorney agreed to take the case to argue.
A 16th century life policy issued by William Gibbons on June 15 1583 for £382 faced dispute after his death on May 18 year later. Underwriters argued the policy matured after a shorter period than twelve months, challenging payout under the terms recorded in the case.
The Scientific American notes that Pennsylvania provides over half the nation’s iron but mines under 2 percent of iron ore. Ohio supplies under 1 percent. In both states ore is shipped to fuel, a policy followed nationwide, with Alabama as the only place where ore and fuel are found together.
A congregation recalls a sermon on covetousness that offended Brother Poter and drew jokes from parishioners. The Rev K Moffatt Laightly jokes about telling his wife the punchline while noting the audience’s claimed lack of attention during the sermon.
comic exchange from Detroit Free Press where Mrs Newly asserts love was costly and he questions value. playful dialogue highlights themes of money and affection in a domestic remark.
A collage of dated one liners and jokes from various papers showcases puns about bearders neckties and heaven on earth. It captures lighthearted banter with names like New York Sun Philadelphia Record Chicago Chronicle and London Bystander reflecting a era of syndicated gags and punchlines.
United States Consul Halstead reports that the idea living in England costs less than in the United States is not supported. He notes American welders and other workers in Birmingham largely found living expenses not lower and many returned home disappointed by higher costs and pay conditions.
Kansas City Journal recounts Matt Dubr describing a July 1874 prairie dog migration from Oklahoma into southwestern Texas that disrupted Red River cattle watering. The piece also notes historic cyclones and a tale of a man finding naked chickens dropped by a cyclone, with an account of peculiar happenings near Stillwater, Council Creek, and Pawnee City.
A digestion of peculiar discoveries and chance fortunes reported in Pearson's Weekly. A Bearborough man finds thirty eight pins in a breakfast egg, and a Spitalfields gardener recovers a lost half crown inside a potato. Tales include a penny in Bedford eggs and a shark containing news of the Franco German war. A Milford Haven trawler uncovers papers proving a Miss Macdonalds claim to Irish estates, linking to a long-lost will recovered from the sea.
An advertisement endorses a product named Oregon Blood Purifier claiming it purifies the blood and tones the body. The copy emphasizes health benefits and vitality.
The Revue Scientifique suggests fatigue concentrates in back and neck under tension not just in limbs. Workers from bakers to oarsmen show fatigue in areas linked to sustained contraction. The piece urges changing work patterns to reduce strain and notes city country living changes.
An essay argues reading should not be rushed, comparing quick reading to an underexposed plate. It cautions that hurried reading yields weak impressions and emphasizes deliberate, thoughtful engagement with text. It also notes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a teething remedy for children.
The lady laments servant girl problems as her husband asks what is wrong. She reveals a Russian girl she hired refuses to wash kimonos because they are Japanese. The note ends with an advert for Piso's Cure cough medicine priced at 25 cents.
"Isn't it queer," remarked M Newpop, "that the baby immediately becomes quiet the minute I began to sing to him?" "Oh, there's nothing so very queer," Mrs Newpop replied. "The poor little dear is evidently puzzled by the strange noise."
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F J Cheney & Co promises a one hundred dollar reward for every case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notarized statement dates December 6 with Toledo Ohio listed and Cheney's firm name.
Mrs. Wicks must find it a great convenience Wickes-Yes, but she doesn't like it half as well as she thought she would. You see, when she is using it she has to listen half the time.
A tense domestic dispute unfolds as an angry husband accuses his partner of folly while the other half of the couple calmly denies wrongdoing. The exchange hints at deeper marital tensions and potential deceit within the relationship.
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