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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1907
Page
7
Four verses tout Ayer's Hair Vigor claiming hair growth stopping shedding dandruff cure and restoring gray hair color. The chorus is sung by millions, echoing broad popularity of the product in the advertisement style.
The piece argues that elderly people err by quitting work. It cites men who retire from business as risking health decline and premature aging due to loss of occupation. The London Lancet notes continued active function depends on regular work life.
Statistics from various roads show perfect railroad car wheels roll three hundred thousand to four hundred fifty thousand miles before turning. Flawed wheels run only fifty to ninety thousand miles. Mothers are urged to use Mrs Winslow s Soothing Syrup for teething children.
A dialogue unfolds with Mr Smalley and Miss Ermyntrude as he retorts he will stretch himself. The scene shows a playful yet hollow laugh and the pair preparing for departure with hat cane and gloves in hand.
A clipped dialogue notes an elderly uncle and young men from college in a playful exchange. It mentions Harold, Muriel as a possible marriage, and Milton who is heading to college and expected to become a steady speaker or orator with academic talk.
A New York Tribune tale reports elephant Gunda stealing pennies from visitors by dropping them in a box and then reclaiming them with his trunk. Keeper Gleason tried barriers but Gunda persisted, prompting an official investigation alongside other zoo misdeeds.
The Isthmus of Tehuantepec gets attention as the National Tehuantepec railroad opens and regular steamship service links Coatzacoalcos Salina Cruz and distant ports. Visitors are promised hotels and bracing climates, with Tehuana women notable for their Muipil dress in bright colors, worn across ages and occasions.
New York jewelers warn a growing tourist smuggling trend as visitors seek to dodge duties by claiming jewelry on arrival. They note many pieces bought abroad are easily duplicated domestically for far less, with the duty system failing to deter thefts. Officials urge criminal prosecutions for smugglers.
The Utrecht Protestant community considers selling the city’s ancient cathedral to the Catholics. Leader Mynhbeer Gunning argues the million florin price could fund five new churches with livings. The cathedral is described as in ruins after a 1674 storm damaged the nave.
Witness asserts handwriting appears not genuine and mocks gender stereotypes while referencing Kalamazoo Michigan and Tupelo Blade in a courtroom exchange. The remark underscores doubt about authenticity and adds satirical commentary on fortune tellers.
William Makepeace Thackeray, famed novelist, died poor despite earnings from his pen. His friend John Leech found him in his study sighing at his work and then he emptied his pockets to show he had no money for a holiday or seaside trip.
The dialogue presents a playful exchange about meals and kissing. The Bride praises grand desserts while the Friend-Gracious responds, and the Bride confirms the dessert consists of kisses. The cadence imitates a lighthearted, romantic tasting menu.
At Bacon Ridge Hiram Hardapple and Old Josh Wheat killed a red cow yesterday. They found a peck of nails and railroad spikes in her stomach. Zeke Crossley jokes about Josh's luck and spring medicine.
Edgar Saltus weighs in on quotation use and cites a humorous Irish anecdote about James E. Fitzgerald in a political speech interrupted by a sausage-maker. The butcher and a protester clash, culminating in a quip about mince meat and a biblical aside.
Ambrose L. Thomas, Chicago advertising expert, recounts a doctor misread of Bones illness. In a fevered bed, the family physician and a specialist each touched the other’s hand under the covers leading to a mistaken typhoid or drunken diagnosis. The anecdote illustrates error in judgment and communication.
In Quimper Brittany the Le Saux wife bore a son who was sold for £8 to Mme Bonan the butcher’s wife who raised him as her own. Bonan registered the birth. Le Saux later registered the birth himself. The law thus grants the infant claims from two families and two mothers.
Two young women ride a Broadway car when a middle aged man enters. One woman identifies him as the father of her child. An elderly spinster beside gasps and nearly faints, as the young woman reveals she has three pairs of twins all girls. The scene reflects a curious family coincidence reported by the New York Globe.
Two mutual friends discuss a man who visited an Egyptian palmist and heard a strange prophecy about his wife marrying twice and a second husband who would be fine. He interprets it as a reflection on himself, though. The anecdote closes with a humorous aside from the Washington Star.
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