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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1911
Page
2
The St Louis Post Dispatch argues that sauerkraut and hominy reach peak flavor only after a second cooking or a fry. It contrasts Bavarian Sunday preparation and the culinary romance of sauerkraut with hominy’s rustic virtue. Beethoven and Wagner serve as metaphors for the dishes' character.
A skipper recalls sharks off Nant shoals seven to ten feet long and weighing 500 to 700 pounds. He describes their eyes as hypnotic and compares the effect to a mesmeric power that can overwhelm a person when stared at. The account includes a youthful sighting and several subsequent experiences with the fish.
An Irish vendor with a donkey cart avoids a toll by sitting in the cart with the donkey inside. He pulls the cart across the bridge himself, leaving the animal to seem as the driver. The toll collector questions him, and the man deflects by calling the donkey the driver.
An English peer may seek a private audience with the sovereign to present welfare views. He may be tried by peers for treason or felony and cannot be outlawed in civil actions. He is exempt from jury service, may sit with hat on in court, and may request a silk rope if liable to execution.
A circus writer asks for a thesaurus while the circus owner jokes about buying a rhinoceros. The exchange twists humor around limited vocabulary and a bold plan to ship an animal.
A London Answers excerpt shows a distressed friend discovering Snooks after a fall. The best friend questions Snooks identity, while Snooks fears memory loss as a doctor predicts possible amnesia.
An officer recounts a Paris Figaro joke set in Algiers. A tall round-shouldered French sentinel fails to challenge a visiting colonel, then learns the reason when the colonel demands why. The sentinel apologizes, explaining he thought the man was a camel.
Two colored women chat on a downtown corner in a Denver Post clipping. They joke about grammar and proper phrasing with playful back and forth centered on the phrase Miss Williams has come home.
A pompous deacon lecturing a class of boys on Christian life is undercut by a sharp reply from a child who asks why people should call him Christian. The boy’s quip lands with immediate, quiet humor in the classroom scene.
A close friend describes George Eliot’s appearance as not handsome yet striking. Her long face, grayish blue eyes, light brown hair with gray, and powerful mid height frame reflect a blend of Dante and Savonarola traits as Lewes recalls.
A mock historic vignette shows the young George Washington entering public school. The child speaks with a Southern cadence, insisting he is Jorge Washin’ton as the teacher notes his resemblance to the legendary leader and guides him toward education.
A London Times editorial laments illegible writing, arguing it stems from bad training or careless fashion rather than genius. It warns workers to value legibility, noting poor handwriting harms productivity and reflects personal discipline.
A story tells of a man praising a physician in Birmingham who saved his life. The servant recalls using multiple doctors, finally consulting the great doctor Ting Loo, who gave medicine and restored his health, ending with a grateful nod to the healer.
The annual report of the commissioner of Indian affairs notes Indians in North America have held their numbers for three centuries, totaling about 305000. Oklahoma hosts about 100000 among the Five Civilized Tribes, with large populations in Arizona California New Mexico South Dakota Minnesota Montana and Wisconsin. Education and temperance uplift are guiding a steady improvement as most trades are represented.
A report from The Youth's Companion notes that the youths are successfully farming and raising cattle, showing they can perform hard manual labor with patience and persistence.
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