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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1896
Page
4
An experiment by Prussian uhlans connects Berlin and Potsdam by field telephone. Two officers and two NCOs from Berlin to Potsdam laid wire along the road using tree tops and lances, testing each kilometer until a 20 mile link to Potsdam was established in about four hours. London Exchange reports the feat.
The article tells how imperial princes honor their English governess with awe and affection. On her birthday, a cardboard box from the pupils appeared. Oscar claimed it, empty now, saying tomorrow he would lose his first tooth to place it in the box and present it to her. The tooth later adorns her bracelet as a keepsake.
A Kentucky anecdote reports a hen crowing at a country home sparking a mob effort to catch and kill the bird. A traveler argues the era of women’s rights makes the crowing hen not guilty, but hosts insist it is a sign of bad luck and hurry to decapitate the fowl.
In youth Lord Rosse devoted himself to the great telescope completed in 1845 yet his true passion lay in the mechanical craft of its making. A close associate said his interest waned after the final nail was set, though he surrounded himself with eager youths to push the telescope's potential in exploring the sky.
Chrysoloras from Constantinople promoted Greek in Italy 1400 to 1415 setting a standard grammar while Greece was little known in western Europe. By 1455 many scholars fled to Italy after the empire’s fall. Meanwhile the Methodist Episcopal South claims 15,017 societies and 1,200,076 members with 12,088 churches and property valued at 14,774,909.
The article notes the arduous reach of the Indo European telegraph network from London to Teheran and Karachi. It details climate hazards, nomad interference, and isolation of mountain stations, where crews endure months of winter with books and games to pass the long seclusion.
The Montgomery Advertiser argues southern summers are not oppressive. Heat is less sultry than in the north and west, evenings are pleasant, and workers in fields benefit from longer warm seasons. Winters are milder and fuel use lower, making southern life advantageous.
The passage notes that many celebrated men including Ben Jonson Dryden Isaac Newton and Bacon died intestate or insolvent and cites the Butler monument epitaph to explain why wills were often mishandled. It recalls Lord Coke on wills and quotes a proverb about age 40 and medicine and mentions Romilly Thompson and Bradley as examples of poorly drafted or set aside wills in legal history.
A garbled passage describes an athlete with severe injuries and a doctor confirming a broken arm crushed collar bone and fractured skull. It also mentions the Cleveland Plain Dealer and references to Methordiate branches with distinct names properties organizations places of worship and memberships.
A Chicago Health Department official recounts a mysterious event dubbed a pipe story. Dr. L. T. Potter and companions meet a distressed stranger Melchior seeking to prevent his father’s suicide as a Detroit-born man plans to end his life in Chicago. The case ends with a double death and a puzzling telepathic twist.
The article profiles Henri Brisson as a dominant figure in French politics, noting his reelection as president of the chamber of deputies. It highlights his austere, simple lifestyle, past roles including mayor of Paris, minister of justice, and Panama commission head, and his reputation for integrity and strong character despite modest attire.
The article describes a pendulum and verge leveling device for clock mechanisms and discusses the sea’s leaps by tarpon in Florida and giant mackerel near the St Johns River. It notes a four foot long fish landing on a captain and the graceful leaps of large sea fishes off Pacific waters.
A young rural lad, once a scapegrace, moves to the city and lands a street car job. He boasts of sharp wit on Main Street and recalls a well dressed man offering cigars after a boastful episode at the car's center. The tale is relayed by his father via the Buffalo Courier.
A fragmentary ad style text describes a Le Compte Louisiana man praising No To Bac as a cure for tobacco addiction. The narrative links quitting smoking to health gains and even naming his baby boy after the author of the anti tobacco slogan. The piece also references Hosteller's Stomach Bitters as a general remedy and includes stray verse lines.
Dr. T. A. Slocum of 183 Pearl Street New York claims an absolute cure for consumption and all pulmonary complaints and offers two free bottles by mail to any reader with lung trouble or wasting. The ad touts proven success, urges prompt response with address, and portrays the remedy as a religious duty to humanity despite past ineffective nostrums.
A shabby street visitor knocks on a suburban door asking to tune a piano but is told there is no piano. The man insists his craft will earn him breakfast and the woman gratefully admits his talent, inviting him in for eggs.
A fragmentary ad style passage contrasts bumps and bruises and promotes St Jacobs Oil as the quickest cure. It notes that a bump or bruise can cause the other and asserts immediate relief when using the oil. The excerpt ends with a dialog line about secrets and a character named Singerly.
An advertisement touts Kilne's Great Nerve Reaterer claiming cures for fits with free trials. It promotes Piso's Cure as the medicine for children's coughs and colds and directs readers to send for a free trial bottle and provides the Philadelphia address for contact.
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