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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1913
Page
7
An English sportsman recalls a scene at Shaba on Nadoo creek in north China. A native hunter carried a 24 pound gun and used a dog as a screen while he crept and shot a ben pheasant. The dog stayed on the gun barrel until reload.
The Yale Review discusses how eighteenth century speech and spelling produced rhymes like join with wine and grain with swine. It cites poets from Gray to Bulwer and Barlow to illustrate evolving pronunciation and typographical practice in literature.
The advance guard of about 10 Jewish families left Portland for central Oregon with land claims filed between Bend and Burns. They will build homes and prepare soil for planting as the first group of an expected 50 families moving in over the next years. The Hebrew Agricultural Society of Oregon backs the plan with broad support from state Jewish societies to foster farming and citizenship.
Heavy activity at the Oxbow project of the Idaho Oregon Light and Power company signals progress toward finishing the tunnel. Large turbine wheels and steel tubing arrive as 20 to 30 carloads have been sent in two weeks, with the Snake River to be diverted through a three quarters of a mile tunnel to generate power when at flood.
The last of the Oregon timber cases against figures including Senator Mitchell and John H. Hall was dismissed on advice from the U S Attorney General. Names such as Winlock W Strelwer Hamilton H Hendricks Clarence B Zachary Albert C Zachary Charles A Watson Clyde E Glass Binger Hermann and others were affected. John H Hall later received a presidential pardon from Taft on December 19.
Grants Pass plans to reopen the local cannery after four years idle. A cooperative company organized by the grange will issue stock and hire a cannery manager. The plant is a full facility for canning and preserving fruit and vegetables with an attached vinegar and spray factory.
The Progressive Co operative Producers organization in Marshfield aims to create a mutual benefit settlement with 100 members. Twenty members have joined to acquire land in the Loon lake district between Coos Bay and Scotsburg to farm and engage in manufacturing, with most members being skilled mechanics or carpenters.
Harper's Weekly reports on a mole digging test in a five acre field. The animal tunneled in an eastward main shaft, reaching 104% feet in twenty five hours with multiple side galleries. Tunnels ran four inches below the surface, varying shapes in cross section.
The excerpt recalls Sydney Smith’s quip about how a person’s life unfolds. At seventy two he told a girl a rough breakdown: a life allocates hours to sleep, dressing, walking, meals, play, drawing and visiting, shopping, and quarrelling, totaling years across seventy two.
A dialogue shows a man admitting past declarations to other girls, claiming genuine love at last. He explains previous words were flippant and vows he can support the chosen partner, marking a shift in understanding love.
A joke from the Cleveland Plain Dealer contrasts a cow and a milkman. It notes one advantage for a cow, pure milk, and one for the milkman, credit. The remark plays on practical differences in a humorous exchange.
Strand Magazine notes a child misled to think Socrates had a wife and drank hemlock. When asked his death cause the child replied Socrates died from an overdose of wedlock. The piece highlights language misunderstandings and ironic twists.
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