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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1903
Page
2
A draft attachment shows a wagon lever system using pawls and ratchets to extract a stuck wagon from mud by alternating wheel holds. The copy also presents a timber cutting apparatus with dual platforms and oscillating handles to ease felling. It then covers pruning tips for fruit trees and a goat shearing trough setup.
The report describes large coal deposits totaling hundreds of millions of tons across tract 000 acres and suggests it would take thousands of workers two centuries to mine. It cites expert forecasts of an 80 to 100 year supply at 60 million tons annually and notes historic land purchases from Native Americans shaping today’s coal map.
The text describes a gardening method using a coiled spring to power a blade for pruning or processing near a tree. It explains that beet seeds are bundles of seeds wrapped in woody fiber and that one seed ball can yield from one to six plants, making thinning difficult. Some growers crack seed balls or plant to select seeds producing a single plant.
The guide details alternating cuts to remove hair from a cow’s underside and neck. Steps include lifting legs, moving the animal, bending the neck, and using the stanchion to shear from brisket to shoulder and along the fore and hind legs before finishing the back and sides.
The article notes healthier hogs in dairy regions due to skim milk for young pigs. It describes an experiment where milk in jars absorbed flavors from nearby substances, with the taste detected at the bottom after eight hours. It also advises daily flower pinching for pansies and suggests using poor land for forest rather than cropland.
A marble statue of William Ewart Gladstone was unveiled in the north transept of Westminster Abbey. The work portrays the late prime minister as a Doctor of Civil Law from Oxford, praised as a timely and safe national portrait amid royal mixed feelings.
A Kentucky school teacher recounts teaching a boy to spell with double letters. After persistent effort the pupil showed strong interest and became a double letter hunter. The lesson on Early Rising led to misreading Up! Up! and see the sun as Double up! and see the sun.
A meat-preserving company has bought 120,000 sheep in New South Wales to cope with the drought. Prices ranged from sixpence to one shilling per head, highlighting severe livestock losses and industry strain.
A west side philosopher advises daily effort as essential for success. A reformed young man, earning a short-order wage, says he has been courting an heiress every evening for three months.
A comical exchange features a cynical boarder and a waiter. The boarder complains about a misinterpreted instruction for a four minute egg, clarifying he meant beer in the boiling water for four minutes rather than an egg missing four minutes of batching.
In Pa Ostend the front matter of a dictionary omits flags of nations and the baseball pennant, sparking noted frustration about missing symbols and completeness. The quip argues the list is incomplete and mocks the omission.
Britain expands its domain by 350 square miles after ratification of the frontier between India and Thibet. The move formalizes a border adjustment and increases imperial territory in that region.
John D. Rockefeller’s boast of paying a million dollars for a new stomach or healthy digestive system has sparked a flood of letters to the Standard Oil magnate.
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