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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1916
Page
3
A London- era account recounts the brutal brank and scold’s muzzle used on women who spoke out or challenged authorities. It describes iron frames locked in the mouth, chains, and public degradation as punishment and disgrace.
The excerpt recounts rulers punishing authors by ordering destruction of their books. It cites Bernard the Great, duke of Saxony, who had a critic arrested and forced to chew an objectionable pamphlet. It also notes 163 Philippus Oldenburger, a German jurist, who described suppression of writings and sought a remission after years.
A Bahama voyage recounts a mother and daughter aboard southern liners en route to San Salvador. The child asks if Columbus was glad to see the lighthouse there, recalling 1492 and Watling’s light as the first landing spot.
Pliny claimed the crocodile skin could resist injury. The article notes that claim is outdated as a heavy modern rifle bullet can pierce the skin. The piece contrasts ancient perception with contemporary ballistics.
A historic clipping notes a comparison between speed and vitality in sharks versus others. It mentions a predator capable of long struggle even after mortal wounds, highlighting the surprising endurance of the creature.
The article recounts how Galvani's wife observed convulsive movements in skinned frogs on an examination table. Her notice spurred the series of experiments that led in 1791 to the foundation of the galvanic battery by Professor Galvani.
The excerpt touches on Thessaloniki’s ancient renaming by Alexander the Great and a tale of Philip of Macedon. It then discusses L Capitaine’s interpretation of the greatest number expressible by three digits, comparing two readings of powers and digits. The piece closes with reflections on human flaws and the desire to retain them.
A Farm and Fireside tip describes repairing tablecloth damage by placing a piece of white paper larger than the hole, basting over the blemish, and sewing with a machine to vanish after washing.
A Richmond Times Dispatch humorous brief questions why a quarrel started with a troublesome neighbor. The injured youth answers he does not know why he fought, suggesting it was because he did not know what a bad boy was.
A fragment shows a beggar appealing to a old lady for two cents. The beggar jokes he would buy a lamp and mail an acknowledgment, while pleading that etiquette forbids using a postcard.
The text questions if Perkins can support his wife noting he claims she is insupportable. It argues passion fades while selfishness erodes spiritual nurture. The Boston Transcript is cited with a critical tone on domestic duty.
The Philadelphia North American cites Gelonce asserting that high sugar intake fuels energy for the strenuous American life. It argues athletic men demand more sweets than less active peers, suggesting candy and syrup boost energy and reduce fatigue.
In Washington a colored servant pleads a surname spelling dispute with a judge asking for the name Knott Martin. The exchange ends with the judge remarking it is knotty, one of the most knotty cases before them. An adjacent tale tells of a Wall Street man advising restraint in job promises and a comic model story about posing for an artist.
A reader recalls a young man’s church exam answer I was converted under my mother's practicing. The piece contrasts personal influence with formal preaching and closes with a humorous Town Topics exchange about a late arrival and a kitchen clock.
The article surveys tunneling from ancient Nubian and Theban rock works to Roman and Indian efforts and Alps Swiss tunnels. It notes Pliny’s Lake Fucino drainage tunnel as the era’s long achievement and traces the shift from hammer and chisel to mechanized methods with railways driving rapid progress.
The piece explains gold's value as fixed at 20.66 dollars per ounce while its price fluctuates via premiums. It argues that premiums alter purchasing power, with gold’s stationary value contrasted against commodity price movements. The note references purchasing power, Ginennes, Sarween, and historical comparisons from the Pittsburgh Press.
The late H Gassaway Davis once a US senator and Parker ticket VP candidate is recalled as a brakeman turned millionaire. He reportedly dreamed while sleeping in the senate chamber that he guided a freight train through West Virginia, stirred by colleague Allen G Theat who blew two blasts on Nose, causing Davis to seize his desk as if pulling a brake.
In a humorous exchange a wife questions Henry about his late return. He insists it was 1 30 when he passed the church tower, while she notes it would take an hour and a half to open the front door, prompting a wry correction.
A brief dialogue unfolds with an impertinent girl and a man debating interest and compliments. The girl questions the man about what subject he prefers, prompting a terse, playful exchange that hints at social wit and humor.
Fragmentary text cites a vast idea of eternity and a stray line asking about paying for a $700 plane cost and installment plan. The passage contains scattered phrases and reflections without a clear event or人物.
A brief dialogue-style note questions what makes the grass crow and answers it with a simple image of grass having blades that cut their own path. The excerpt ends mid thought with Willie explaining the grass blades.
A brief look at the idea of poetry in motion as a concept. The quote contrasts a constant transition with lyrical movement as a definition of poetry in motion.
An exhortation to carry inner light in the countenance and share the glow with others, inviting the world to receive the benefits of inner vitality through outward expression.
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