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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1905
Page
3
A humorous tale follows Cupid Dofratea, a bachelor with rocks and socks, who writes to a country belle seeking matrimony. He receives a reply from an old maid revealing a forty year delay and a failed romantic trick, leaving the suitor sheepish and defeated.
A prominent city lawyer near the city hall suggested a guilty plea to a larceny case. He told his client the sentence would be about three years, shocking the prisoner who then asked for a better lawyer. The lawyer agreed to defend the case.
A 16th century Bible in the Congressional Library at Washington is described as a flawless transcription on parchment. The German text features perfect lettering with no blemish, and each chapter opens with a large illuminated initial depicting a saint related to the chapter.
The first life insurance policy on record led to a lawsuit. William Gibbons insured himself on June 15, 1583, for payment against dying within twelve months. He died May 18 the following year, and underwriters contested payment, arguing he had not reached a full twelve months.
The article notes that Pennsylvania produces over half the nation s iron but mines less than 2 percent of iron ore, Ohio less than 1 percent, with ore brought to the fuel. It cites Scientific American that only Alabama has ore and fuel together, underscoring a national policy pattern.
A humorous exchange after a sermon on covetousness provokes a reaction in a congregation. Brother Paeer expresses offense while the Rev K Moffatt Laightly jokes about sharing the anecdote with his wife who argued on the way home that no man paid attention to the sermon.
A humorous exchange features Mr and Mrs Newly arguing about value and cost. The exchange implies relationships thrive on agreed effort and affection, reflecting social attitudes of the era. The Detroit Free Press caption frames a wry domestic moment as part of its miscellany.
A collage of humorous exchanges and quips from various newspapers about love, manners, work, and daily life. Readers encounter wordplay about honesty, prosperity, and social norms, with mentions of editors, editors, and a note on cost of living comparisons between England and the United States.
A Kansas City Journal piece recounts a 1874 prairie dog migration from Oklahoma to southwestern Texas that disrupted Red River cattle thirst and swam across the river. It notes eccentric cyclones and a event where a cyclone stripped A L Curry's 118 chickens, and a Pawnee City man gathered over fifty naked birds later.
A Scarborough man finds thirty eight in a breakfast egg and a Bedford egg contained a penny. A Spitalfields gardener recovered a lost half crown in a potato. tales of money making include a shark yielded paper with war news and a Milford Haven trawler uncovering a missing will linked to Miss Macdonald’s Irish estates.
The Revue Scientifique argues muscles under tension fatigue most in the back neck legs despite not being used. Across various workers including bakers blacksmiths soldiers and rowers fatigue concentrates in postural areas. Conclusion urges alternating work patterns to prevent continuous contraction and rest the same muscles.
City Country Folke quotes Mrs Upmore-How about living in the country. Mrs Hyems replies it isn’t so bad, though butter and vegetables cost more from the city. They note less entertaining but a different daily routine.
A thoughtful note on reading slowly to form strong impressions, warning that rushing through books wastes brain nourishment. It compares the care of making photographs with shaping ideas and stresses the mind’s need for time to absorb material. Also advertises Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children.
A humorous domestic scene unfolds as a lady laments servant girl troubles and her husband asks what happened. She explains a Russian hired girl refuses to wash her kimonos since they are Japanese. An ad for Piso's Core touts forty years of cure for coughs and colds at 25 cents.
A brief exchange between Newpop and Mrs. Newpop notes the baby becoming quiet as Newpop begins to sing. Mrs. Newpop chalks it up to the baby's confusion rather than a mystery.
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F J Cheney Co in Toledo Ohio to pay one hundred dollars for each catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason notarizes on December 6 18s. Advertisement claims cure acts on blood and mucous surfaces and lists testimonials. Sold by druggists with Hall's Family Pills described as best.
Mrs. Wicks must find it a great convenience. Wicks-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.
An outraged husband accuses his spouse of folly while the other half of the couple calmly admits the remark about the number 50. The exchange features sharp wit and deflection as they navigate the dispute without conceding fault.
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