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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1911
Page
3
Sale offers include all ladies oxford shoes at 50c per pair off and a linen crash toweling at 8c per yard. Pure linen table linen at 65c per yard and white table linen at 25c per yard. Silk parasols in all colors offered at 2.00 dollars each.
A 1911 plea from a Pittsburg youth in trouble with drugs urges hometown boys to avoid drug use. The letter speaks of a thirty year prison term, theft to fund dope, and a mother’s prayers contrasted with a hopeful poem about mothers caring for their sons. The piece presents a moral warning from Gip J Fred Dougherty and includes verses urging salvation.
A series of arranged matches are shown with brides and grooms including Emma Cresswell age 19 to R A Clark 30, Iona Woods 25 to Richard C Hale 28, Lulu Fisher 23 to Mark E Stone 26, Katherine Platts 70 to J O Lyon 66, Minerva Hayes 21 to Wilbur Byrnes Russell 40, Opal Jones 16 to Frank in Hayward 20.
The article surveys ambassadorial rights beyond ministers, noting the unique retreat gesture after audiences, the sideways crab walk for politeness, and the exclusive privilege to enter or exit, contrasted with an envoy's. It highlights the sword as a symbol and its light use, with a digressive reference to Abdul pasha and European expectations.
The remark notes that Russian ambassadors kept unusually long swords used to file breaches in treaties. It was a running joke in Europe that their swords explained the treaty delays, with the weapon seen as a symbol of extended negotiations.
A patient recovering from a serious accident asks how long the bed confinement will last. The physician answers with a hopeful line only a day at a time. The refrain brings comfort during many weary weeks of recovery and reminds her to focus on the present.
A county examiner recalls the old practice where teachers learned on the job not in university courses. A young candidate describes his self taught readiness by saying he has dug many tote bags, sold his mare, and is ready to teach. The piece reflects on historic Mississippi education norms and youth attitudes toward training.
A Detroit Press item notes a mistress planning a quiet afternoon gathering while her hired girl offers help. The mistress dismisses assistance, joking that guests might bid for the servant’s talents if they see how capable she is.
Ellen Duvall cites Goethe telling Schiller that six dramatic situations exist and Schiller’s claim of fourteen. The remark provokes reflection that even fourteen are hard to mastery for those versed in dramatic literature.
By writ of attachment in Geo. Hoopes v John Ghong or Young the court seizes seven cows calves sheep items and more. On June 17 1911 at 1 PM the property on Hulster farm near Newberg Oregon will be sold for cash to satisfy 375 dollars plus costs and interest.
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