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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1896
Page
4
Popular Science News reports Moleson in La Nature describing boride of carbon formed from boron and carbon under electric furnace heat. It yields stable crystals with density 2.51 and burns slowly at 1000 C. The compound is extremely hard, capable of cutting diamond with faceted crystals, and may replace diamond dust for cutting.
The text argues that meals tempt excess when courses and abundance tempt the diner. It contrasts the peasant content with bread and cheese to the rich man’s multi course hunger and notes a sportsman’s fear of hunger with ample provisions, reflecting social eating habits.
A past Northern Pacific order forbids transporting goats in baggage cars. A goat in a baggage car bound for the Pacific coast ate feather straps that held trunk brase checks, leaving checks on the car floor at Portland. It took nearly three months to sort the confusion before the rule was reinstated.
An advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a pleasant tasting, effective remedy for kidneys bowels colds headaches fevers and habitual constipation. It claims unique benefits with reliable action, sourced from healthy ingredients and widely available in 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles through druggists.
A survey of reclusive authors Bret Harte George Meredith George Gissing W Clark Russell and Q highlighting their limited public presence and ongoing literary work. It notes Harte's retirement in St. John's Wood, Meredith's rare public speeches, Gissing avoiding London’s grime, Russell in Deal, and Q in Cornwall with Cassel & Co handling MSS for judging.
Dr Cortright reports on 450 physicians who died in New York and Brooklyn over six years. Average age 64.6. mortality higher than clergy and lawyers, with notable deaths from drug self administration and typhoid fever. Recommendations urge three weeks rest yearly and moderation, plus joining medical sickness and life assurance societies.
A London Gentlewoman anecdote recalls the late Duke of Clarence visiting tutor Oscar Browning in Cambridge. An engraving of Windsor Castle prompts the duke to exclaim he seems to have been there, and Browning replies Windsor, sir Windsor. He laughs with the party.
In open court Judge Daly resolves a statute construction dispute after long arguments. A successful attorney praises the decision and Daly replies with a wry remark about how the successful party often agrees with the court. The moment ends the lull with humor.
A writer seeks an autograph for a Trilbyana volume. An artist sends a witty sketch of Trilby with angel wings and a cloven tail, plus a legend about perception of the figure. The piece cites Pliny on stags driving serpents from holes and deer hunting rattlesnakes by leaping onto them.
A description notes the common black pepper berry grows on a climbing vine that reaches from 12 to 90 feet in length. The plant attaches to supports as it climbs, with berries forming along the mature stems.
James Creelman in New York World cautions that Cripple Creek’s gold rush attracts thousands of adventurers and investors while warning of rampant stock swindles, undercapitalized mines, and fake prospects. He notes robust legitimate mines like Independence and Portland, but stresses vigilant finance and honest development.
A promotional piece extols No-To-Bac with anecdotal cures for long-time tobacco users including Aaron Gerber and Hon. C. W. Ashocom. It asserts the remedy ends tobacco desire, praises health gains, and notes the product is available in drug stores nationwide. Also contains verses and training notes on falling safely.
Dr. T. A. Slocum of New York promises to send two free bottles of an elixir claimed to cure consumption and all pulmonary complaints to any reader with lung trouble or wasting. He asserts thousands cured, invites requests with return postage, and argues the remedy defeats death and is a charitable, religious duty.
Congressman William Alden Smith spoke via phonograph to the Young Men's Republican club of Grand Rapids Michigan. The distance talk impressed the audience as cylinders delivered the familiar tones from Washington. The article also notes a Maine secret society with humorous titles and discusses power usage in piano playing, citing Paderewski and Chopin in a Cassier's Magazine excerpt.
A young English barrister in Africa defended a Zulu charged with stealing a gold watch. Circumstantial evidence only, yet the client was discharged. Later the magistrate and the barrister joked as the Zulu asked to wear the watch he had just handed over. The scene occurred on a hotel porch.
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