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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1913
Page
6
Workers in Havana cigar factories turn out hundreds of cigars daily without patterns while being paid by the piece. They are read to by a hired reader who sits in the factory center and entertains the audience with newspapers and novels, with some earning up to fifty dollars weekly.
An Irish man in a political gathering watches the trombone player then leaves. Paddy returns, dismantles the instrument in a minute, and confronts the player who admits the quick sabotage. The anecdote captures a humorous clash over a band instrument and meddling.
In a terse conversation, Gaddie and Cleverly discuss Borem’s negative impression. Gaddie notes Borem said Cleverly failed to make a favorable connection, while Cleverly acknowledges the assessment as the desired effect. The Philadelphia Press reports the exchange as a notable remark.
A British tramp steamer Alum Chine near Fort Carroll exploded while dynamite was loaded. About 300 tons detonated instantly, killing 30 men and injuring around 180 others. Property worth roughly 300000 dollars was destroyed.
Rev Thomas Threlkeld a Rochdale Presbyterian minister died 1806 aged 67. His memory drew attention from Daventry grammar school where he could recite chapter and verse. He knew nine or ten languages and traced episcopal sees genealogies. He aided widow fund records and kept many dates with precision.
A New York Times note recalls an Episcopal service where a new tenor, uneasy in cassock and linen cotta, frets about misstepping on chancel steps while the rector leads prayer and the choir lines up for the processional.
The piece notes that early British currency favored brass among Saxons, with Normans using only silver. It mentions coins beyond metals, including leather money attributed to Julius Caesar, and cites experiments by James II with pewter and gun metal. Some antiquaries speculate coal as money, a term still seen in phrases like coal as money and the French braise for live coal.
Inventors. For over fifty years men tried to build a typewriter that could serve its purposes, but only in 1879 was the device improved enough to become practicable. Early machines used keys and movable type, yet delivering reliable operation remained the main challenge.
Philadelphia Press quotes a playful exchange where a man calls Miss Knox a “peach” and Miss Bute notes she is “proper word” and well preserved in a light social moment. The brief back and forth centers on compliment and interpretation.
The Hartford episode during Lincoln's 1863 Port of Hampton Roads voyage led him to order the sweatbox banned on all US vessels. He tested the device, suffered briefly from its heat, and inspired a universal ban. News spread to Britain France Germany and beyond, with other nations aligning to prohibition.
An asylum worker notes a shared trait among the blind and describes holiday gifts given to home inmates. The presents varied, many homemade, all carrying perfume sachets. Donors aim to compensate for lack of sight by appealing to smell, even as some would not accept scented gifts.
The author pleads that the book is sensational and will be a bestseller. The publisher coolly replies that it goes too far to murder the English tongue by making three or four sensations on every page.
All day two year old Priscilla tried for parent playtime but was told Father and Mother were busy. She then played alone with Noah's ark until 5 pm when she refused further help saying stairs busy and night gown busy with a mischievous twinkle.
A Highland church Sunday sees only one worshiper, John, braving the elements. The minister climbs the pit stairs and asks if he should give the sermon in Gaelic or in English, reflecting on the muted service.
The piece surveys famous authors who died before completing novels. It cites Dickens Edwin Drood Stevenson St Ives Thackeray Denis Duval Austen The Watsons Bronte unfinished Jane Eyre Arthur Gordon Pym and notes later finishers like Sir Quiller-Couch and Frederick Greenwood. It reflects on the mystery and open endings.
Mrs Medford argues luck exists after burglars break into the Caldwell home. She cites a reporter that over 500 dollars of silver was stolen, noting the Caldwells never owned that much silver.
A suburbanite recalls keeping half a dozen fine bee colonies and a library on bee raising. The bees swarmed, he searched for guidance, and they vanished, leaving him without a single sign of the hives.
A woman defends women against vanity while joking that men are vain. She notes the prettiest man in the room has his necktie pushed up at his collar, provoking amused responses as hands go up.
A New York American excerpt shows an actor father urging his child to add spirit and gestures during a recital while the mother counters that the child will recite a simple ate table. The exchange hints at family tension over performance style.
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