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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1905
Page
3
A half repentant bachelor finds a note promising matrimony from a country belle but learns she is an old maid forty years past the planned surprise. In another tale a lawyer shielding a larceny suspect is asked to find him a better attorney after the unexpected verdict.
A 16th century Bible in the Congressional Library at Washington is praised as the most beautiful volume. A monk transcribed it on parchment with flawless German text and illuminated chapters beginning with large letters and saintly figures.
The first recorded life insurance policy covered by William Gibbons who insured himself on June 15 1583 for £383 against death within twelve months. He died May 18 next year and underwriters challenged payment arguing the policy required longer survival.
A Scientific American article notes that Pennsylvania supplies over half of US iron, but yields less than 0.2 percent of iron ore mined in the country. Ohio, next in production, contributes under 1 percent. In both states ore is shipped to fuel, a policy. Only Alabama has ore and fuel found together.
A parishioner criticizes a Sunday sermon by Rev. K. Moffatt Laightly on covetousness claiming it offended Brother Paeer. The exchange suggests the joke targeted a woman in the audience and that she argued on the way home that no man paid attention to the sermon.
A brief dialogue strip highlighting attitudes toward value and cost featuring Mr Newly and Mrs Newly in a witty exchange. The Detroit Free Press caption reflects ironic social commentary on purchasing affection and worth.
A collage of humorous exchanges and anecdotes from various newspapers. Includes quips about marriage, manners, and mischief with familiar names and playful puns. Notable setups involve readers’ jokes on topics from stealing to serious court probes, reflecting era humor and social quirks.
United States Consul Malstead in Birmingham cautions that living in England is not cheaper than in the United States. He cites American workers abroad as evidence, noting higher costs and that many who moved here found pay insufficient to meet living expenses. Several returned home after disproving expectations of cheaper living.
Kansas City Journal recounts Matt Dubr detailing a dramatic prairie dog migration from Oklahoma to southwestern Texas in July 1874. He describes millions moving, cattle at Red River unable to drink, and the herd being diverted to distant streams as dogs crossed the river and halted at the Texas plains.
A Scarborough man found thirty eight pins in his breakfast egg and a Bedford penny was once found inside an egg. A Spitalfields gardener recovered a lost half crown in a potato a year later. Other tales include a shark news packet in Australia in 1870 and a Milford Haven trawler haul revealing a missing will for Miss Macdonald in Ireland.
A Revue Scientifique note examines where fatigue shows after heavy work. It cites bakers, blacksmiths, soldiers, and rowers to argue muscles under continuous strain differ by task, urging variation in work to avoid overusing back and neck muscles.
Mrs Upmore How asks about living in the country and Mrs Hyems replies that while butter and vegetables cost more to bring out from the city, entertaining guests is much less frequent in rural life. The exchange reflects rural living comparisons in a Scottish American context.
Reading develops thoughts and pictures in the brain and haste yields poor impressions. The piece notes the value of taking time to read and reflects on how under exposure of the brain happens with rapid reading. It also promotes Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup as a teething remedy for children.
A comic snippet shows a husband and wife arguing over a Russian girl who refuses to wash kimono fabrics because they are Japanese. The ad for Piso’s Cure praises its forty years of curing coughs and colds and lists the price as 25 cents at druggists.
Newpop notes the baby calms the moment he starts to sing, while Mrs Newpop says it is not surprising and suggests the baby is puzzled by the strange noise.
State of Ohio Toledo City Lucas County oath shows F J Cheney Co senior partner promises pay one hundred dollars for each catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary public confirms affidavit. Includes testimonial style note and ad copy. Also humorous dialogue about telephone in a household from Somerville Journal.
An angry husband declares you must think I'm a fool while the other responds calmly I would never say so but admits she will perjure herself by denial in a heated dialogue about truth and deception.
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