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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1913
Page
6
A government map marks zones where trees are likeliest to be struck as a 3,000 officer forest service survey across 200 million acres shows repeats of lightning strikes on certain trees and rocks. The study reveals open area deaths exceed tree shelter deaths and identifies lightning as a major cause of forest fires.
The New York American notes that Iberian conflicts pitted Moorish and Arab strains against Turkish and European foes. It asserts Muslim descendants fostered a remarkable civilization in Cordova Granada Seville Toledo and other cities while much of Europe languished.
The article notes hot cross buns date to Roman times and carried new meanings today. It cites two buns found at Herculaneum and explains the sacred cakes offered to Diana were divided with intersecting lines. It locates the bun’s origin at the Cambridgeshire Hertfordshire border near the Diana altar at a Roman road junction.
A billiard marker in the Upper Rhondda waters plants and jokes that a palm he tends has not grown since last autumn. The steward reveals the palm is artificial, ending the riddle with a humorous note from the Cardiff Western Mail.
The London Standard recalls Domenico Dragonetti famed for the double bass and his eccentricities. Dolls in national costumes served as idols beside his instrument and he insisted his dog be in the orchestra and that he sit by the stage door for safety. He brought the instrument from Monastery of St Pietro at Vicenza and left it to St Mark’s Venice for solemn services.
In a Kansas City Star anecdote, Cave Johnson’s retired congressman relative visits his nephew, then a young lawyer, who writes with a gold pen. The nephew quips that progress comes from more geese in his era, highlighting a playful generational contrast.
The quoted reflection argues that all men possess definite limitations and some innate vice. Even the most noble character can exhibit isolated traits of depravity, revealing a kinship with the broader human race where cruelty can reside.
A maid in the Carlyle household is described as untidy and useless yet "abounding in grace" and quick to censure others. After a long rebuke she warns that if the dishes are not cleared properly she will not be tolerated on earth or in heaven.
H G Dwight describes Turkish coffee house manners including greetings and the courtesy shown to elders. Details cover water first before coffee, drinking from a saucer, and the price range from 10 paras to a piaster or more. He notes occasional extra charges or refusals to accept tips from foreigners.
A young Alsatian woman claims French genius can turn nothing into art. A German doctor later sends a delicate ornament showing a German eagle clutching a single blond hair with the Alsace escutcheon and the caption Germany holds Alsace only by a thread from Cri de Paris.
A midnight railway hall between St. Petersburg and Moscow offers a generous self service meal with hot and cold meats vegetables fish tea vodka and ample sampling. Passengers sample before departure and pay at the door, in a system praised for fairness despite stereotypes about Russia.
A college professor famed for concentration returns home from a meeting and, while still pondering, hears a noise from under the bed. The intruder reveals he escaped notice by exploiting the professor’s reputed focus, surprising the academic observer.
A woman laments aging and looks while recalling a man offered her a seat in the street car, remarking that such courtesy had not occurred in years. The quote reflects social attitudes toward aging and appearance in urban daily life.
Pocket gophers are described as highly adapted to subterranean life by Harper's Weekly. Their body features and rapid jaw strokes enable extensive digging and movement underground. The article notes their crop destruction, year round activity, and distinctive cheek pouches used to haul soil and plant material.
The Paris Figaro asserts Ver di was born in Roncole during a period when Parma Piacenza and Guestalla were French possessions. It cites 1808 decrees and 1813 birth, noting Roncole lay under French governance via the Apartment of Toro and Dupont Deporte, with six Paris deputies represented after French power waned.
An unsophisticated man watches a musician blow a trombone and exclaims that he has crowded more than half the horn into his mouth. He urges his companion Lige to look, insisting the feat beats the world as reported by the Chicago Record Herald.
A London exquisite stormed a west end restaurant over an alleged poor cutlet. He demanded the dish was not a real cutlet and complained it insulted his self respect as a calf. The waiter apologized saying he did not intend to offend.
A man and woman discuss marriage and money with the woman blushing and the man proposing travel as a plan. The scene notes a thermometer dropping ten degrees in the background, attributed to Lippincott's.
The Pittsburgh Press notes sailors often swore they saw mermaids with hair combs and mirrors. Scientists and artists later argued seals or sea calves mistaken for the fabled beings, explaining long hair and mirrors as misperceived observations from distant voyages.
The article notes long hair as a symbol of rank in France and among ancient Persians Parthians Greeks Gauls Franks and Goths with short hair signifying subjugation. It contrasts this with criminals who are shaved and cites a mutual friend who follows a doctor’s advice to sleep by day for insomnia.
Wash currants and raisins, mix with suet breadcrumbs sugar rind nutmeg orange zest and flour. Stir in eggs and orange juice, combine well, fill greased molds, boil ten hours and serve with hard sauce. Yields about six pounds.
A young lawyer in a small town opens with the sign A. Swindler. A stranger mocks the name and asks to change it to a more respectable form. The lawyer hesitates saying he does not want to alter it, noting the oddity of first name Adam.
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