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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1920
Page
9
A British traveler recalls the complex native code of rules and prohibitions that govern life in the African bush. He notes rituals before journeys, omens like a hyena on a trail, and the practice of dipping a bow in water and spitting the last sip as a crossing rite.
A Detroit man resists inviting a cold collie into his home then suffers pneumonia after fretting over the dog. The piece argues three influences on action: impulse, restraint, and reasoned choice, noting many act with remorse when impulse and reason disagree.
Twenty two states plan presidential primaries across March 9 to June 8 with Florida setting its date to coincide with the Chicago Republican National Convention. Eight states grant woman suffrage and the roll of dates includes New Hampshire March 9 and Texas May 25 among others.
The piece argues that California and Oregon have repeatedly defeated the Single Tax while warning of its return in the upcoming election. It says the plan taxes land values only, removing personal property from tax rolls, doubling land taxes and hurting farmers, while city stores could escape taxation. It also notes the Non-Partisan League backs the idea as a step toward land socialization through heavy taxation.
The New York Sun reports Miss Helen Keller, blind and deaf, making her vaudeville debut with Anne Sullivan Macy at the Palace. She demonstrates speech through lip reading and answers audience questions, drawing mixed feelings and praise for the mind’s possibilities.
Lord Morley urges young readers to secure at least a half hour daily for disinterested reading. He contends even a quarter hour helps and outlines achievable pages from Burke Wordsworth and classical works. He invites readers to multiply a half hour by 365 to imagine yearly literary treasures.
The text explains halcyon days as the two weeks around the winter solstice when the kingfisher allegedly laid eggs and calmed the sea. It notes the term’s modern sense of idyllic calm, and cites ancient writers attributing storm-soothing powers to the kingfisher despite frequent seas.
A historic note describes Professor Swart crossing a male zebra from Africa with a pony mare in Midlothian. The resulting zebrale is strong hardy and intelligent and easily saddled or harnessed. Some offspring have been sent to India for government work.
A journey-cake equals 4 johnny-cake. A Johnny-cake is a flat cornmeal cake mixed with milk or water, salted, and baked on a griddle or toasted. When baked on a shingle before the coals it was called journey-cake for its speed. The name later corrupted to Johnny cake.
A father receives a playful note from his son. The child recalls a misstatement about his abilities. He says the professor deemed them problematical rather than mathematical. The exchange is relayed with affectionate humor.
A ten year old boy with arithmetic difficulty learns by running a home attic grocery store. He buys, sells, keeps stock and ledger, earns profits for spending money, and improves school work and math interest through practical business training.
Coral reefs form within twenty to thirty fathoms, thriving in cold water above 68. degrees Fahrenheit. They populate the Pacific and Indian Oceans and near the West Indies, especially where volcanic upheavals are minimal. The living base lies on sunken peaks. as subsidence occurs, reefs expand outward to widen their reach.
The writer argues progress has blended spiritual and physical traits creating a demand for luxuries. A poor soul ignores esthetic appeal and clings to utilitarianism, risking industry stagnation and a drift toward primitive living, as noted in the Exchange.
A Kasimir village named Karzok is highlighted as the highest inhabited place on earth. It sits near 82 degrees 58 minutes north, 78 degrees 18 minutes east, at about 4506 meters or 14046 feet above sea level. The settlement features a few stone houses and a small Buddhist monastery.
A public statement from railroad leaders outlines wartime government control ending soon and a six month readjustment to return of lines to owners. It notes potential earnings limits, the role of the Interstate Commerce Commission, and calls for public patience and cooperation to maintain service as crews maximize efficiency and equipment use.
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