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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1911
Page
6
The article explains whale flesh differs from fish, tasting gamy and venison like with coarse grain. In Japan, it is eaten raw with sauce or sold in villages, and humpback meat is valued in winter at about 15 cents per pound. Much is canned for empire distribution by Ori bag stations.
A Pall Mall Gazette note recalls Charles Dickens childhood in Somers Town Johnston Street 1825 when finances improved and the family left Marshalsea prison. He attended a local school and left the debtors’ era behind as descriptions of the area appear in Nicholas Nickleby and Bleak House.
An aged reminiscence notes how era and fashion shaped footwear from double soles to prunella gaiters. It recalls the Inter Ocean paper's praise, churchgoing decorum, and the signature squeak of tanned soles and boot heels, a symbol of that time.
A London writer notes tamers carry a second whip in the left hand never used. It represents the unknown terror to the beast. the tamer fears the unseen sting more than the known lash. This unexplained threat has saved lives when raised in moments of danger.
Count Borowiaski a Polish gentleman reached thirty five inches in height at1a years, known for wit and grace in dancing and music. He frequented the Prussian court and amazed Parisian ladies during a year’s stay. An honor banquet featured utensils scaled to his size. He wrote memoirs in 1788 and died in 1837 at ninety eight.
A naturalist argues the human ear is deformed by civilization. He says animal ears stand erect while humans, with brains that outgrow neck strength, use pillows that crush and crumple the ear, making a universal deformity seem normal.
The Pall Mall Gazette recounts how Victor Duruy the French historian and minister of education to Napoleon III shared a cab with Louis Pasteur to the Institute de France. Duruy offered to pay, but the cabman refused change and Duruy urged him to keep the five franc coin as a souvenir of driving the greatest scientist in France and the greatest minister of education the world has seen.
A Bronx zoo monkey named Jake stole small items from visitors by reaching into pockets near the cage. Police tracked the thief after complaints. Jake was sold to an animal trainer and had a history of pocket-picking from onlookers.
An excerpt describes a self made man who bought a theft case and showed a friend his pride in literary attainments. The tale notes his business on the card index system and highlights a volume titled Alice Wonderland, as observed by a friend.
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