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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1911
Page
2
A Chicago Record-Herald dialogue shows a wife persuading John to unhook her waist and comment on a pink dress. She boasts how costly outfits impress others and imply her husband’s prosperity, while he remains quiet and unengaged.
A terrified man bursts into Dr. Jameson’s Salisbury room claiming he killed a native after being checked. Jameson, lounging with feet up, frowns and asks if he should bury the victim, revealing a chilling moment from Rhodesian colonial days.
A quoted remark attributed to George I via Walpole describes tipping as an ancient practice not a modern nuisance. The king recalls arriving at St James with a park canal and being charged five guineas to have his own carp delivered by a servant, illustrating ostentation and expectation surrounding tips.
The article traces notaries from their ancient roots to early modern Europe. It notes the shift from religious to legal roles, with notaries attesting deeds and wills to prove authenticity. The nineteenth century marks the establishment of the modern notary across Europe.
An agent touts a new machine that will do twice the work with better quality than old models. He claims it will pay for itself in twelve months and offers a guarantee with or without payment options. The buyer is advised to order about twenty units, though he cannot pay upfront.
A St. Louis Republic excerpt notes clay tablets from ancient Babylon showing a widow suing in Borsippa to recover a husband’s estate. The Babylonian high court ruled the estate belonged to her adopted son, and she argued her case without aid. The item highlights early property rights for married women.
An offbeat report describes officials in Tunisia spelling rivers mountains and ruins with the generic Arab label Don’t Know. The commission sought authentic names while Berber and Arab informants provided responses, but all features bore the same placeholder title Don’t Know.
The text explains the ear’s semicircular canals filled with lymph fluid act as a natural spirit level. It states the fluid movement signals the brain about head position and balance, helping detect tilt before a fall.
An old Paris post office received a letter addressed to “To Monsieur, My Son, Rue” and a clerk doubted its recipient. A few days later a youth arrived claiming the letter belonged to him and the clerk confirmed, presenting the mail as if resolving a dead letter case.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt shows a dramatic scene in which a grateful father tests the hero with a request for seven dollars until the following Saturday night. The dialogue confirms the youth's courage and the father's exchange in a vague, old-time newspaper tone.
A long excerpt from Farm and Fireside describes the Liberty Bell statue atop the Capitol, detailing its 20 foot bronze figure weighing 16,000 pounds, quadrennial cleaning costs, and the Indian feather bonnet chosen by Jefferson. It notes lightning damage, fused rods, and the need for extensive repainting.
A vintage Country Home note discusses peafowl as pets and table fowl. It notes beauty and charm despite potential destructiveness to gardens, and describes peacocks and peahens as profitable as they mature, with historical practice of presenting the cock with his train on the dish.
At an evening party a remark claimed nobody could draw two things at once. Sir Edward Landseer argued that manship was strictly simultaneous not alternate, and drawing with the left hand could be as good as the right.
A garbled OCR item mentions a charity drive and a gamekeeper role in London with unclear names and details. The readable fragments indicate a charity event linked to a person or group, but specifics remain uncertain.
A clipped quotation shows a conversation about Mrs Brown with a husband and a death revealed. The fragment hints at a social gossip exchange lacking context or full details.
At a Mexican railroad station a beggar stars with a battered sombrero and worn clothes. When offered five cents by a passerby, he declines saying he is a ten cent beggar and will perform only for ten cents. He asks not to be grouped with poorer beggars and resumes a sorrowful song.
An anecdote recalls a young Englishman in Ireland attending an election and overhearing a lively station conversation about Kil place names. The dialogue suggests mystique and superstition around the Kil prefix in Irish locales.
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