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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1916
Page
3
The article traces how the divine four consonants J b v h in Hebrew led to vowel point systems and the practice of reading Adonay instead of Jehovah. It explains how readers mispronounced the vowels, creating the hybrid JeHoVaH through unfamiliar vowel associations.
Old pilots recall Samuel Clemens as a dapper, well dressed man and keen reader. He studied languages in New Orleans at a school offering French German and Italian for 25 dollars a language or 50 for all three. He chose French and kept the cards and textbooks, noting the discipline shown in port and on watch.
An invited afternoon gathering at a drawing room includes Mrs. Sryan Waller Procter Adelaide Procter Browning and two bright elders. Conversations drift from poetry to piano preludes. Browning dislikes piano players and awkwardly endures an encore before rushing out.
A description notes strict social norms in Guatemala where maidens may not travel abroad without a chaperone and suitors court through barred windows. After marriage couples walk in single file with the wife leading, enabling the husband to control flirtations.
A Louisville Courier-Journal item notes a performer failing to land a speech after claiming to rehearse. The speaker said the speech could be delivered backward or forward, but began backward and could not shift pace.
A Piatt aphorism frames life as a campaign with both defeats and victories, emphasizing endurance and strategy over conflict.
The Dayton News praises how biblical language clarifies creation and yearns for storm at sea narratives from Pontus era texts. It notes Psalms by David offer timeless sentiment and imagination improving faith.
Torry Ward, the artist, recalls Bulwer-Lytton in his pomp as a dandy with baggy trousers and a sailor-tilting gait. Lytton listened intently to guests, smoked opium, and spoke in a soft, low tone while recounting stories of Disraeli.
The piece lists knighthood orders with formal ratings. The Garter is described as most noble, the Thistle most ancient and most noble, and St Patrick most illustrious. The Knights of the Bath are officially most honorable, and the Star of India is the most exalted.
The New York American notes that legally there is no official national anthem in the country and Congress has not voted on it. Yet popular use has made the Star Spangled Banner the de facto national anthem, with America also held dear by real Americans as a national hymn.
A church leader appeals to the congregation to contribute generously this morning urging steady support for the parish operations and community missions.
The Astor Fountain Baron Astor gains renown in the world of art with Cliveden’s fountain designed by Storey. Seventy-one tons of pink marble shape the grand shell, a testament to cultivated taste and architectural style.
A young aspirant asks for backing while the practical citizen questions motives. The exchange centers on whether the youth seeks a political office or a marriage alliance with the daughter.
The text discusses Chinese punishment with corporal penalties affecting high and low alike and notes strict lash usage for various offenses. It then describes sago flour production from palm pith, detailing steps to extract starch and obtain brown sago.
A teacher quiz in class defines a pist as someone who helps others. She asks what she would be if rich and generous. a boy answers with a pun, shouting I am a cent. The New York Weekly quote captures the student’s quick wit.
A child drama centers on a boy asking his father if it is wrong to strike someone smaller. The father admits the act was wrong and cowardly, and the boy suggests informing his teacher about the incident.
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