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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1919
Page
7
Vivid snapshot of a remote trading post with Indians and explorers sharing the vast plains. Descriptions of labor, landscape, and culture reveal how harsh environments shape voices and faces in a remote frontier setting.
A brief note recalls a 1507 decision by the University of St Die that Vespucci, not Columbus, deserves the honor of naming the western hemisphere. The term America first appears in Waldseemüller's Cosmographiae Introductio, later printed, with the St Die house to be the meeting site.
A critic argues free verse resembles rhythmic prose seen in biblical and scholarly writing. It notes Blake's verse eye effect mirrors modern vers libre and cites Voltaire's counsel on turning thought into beautiful prose.
Italy uses waste paper to fuel soldiers as boys and girls collect discarded newspapers. Machines rolls sheets into tight one inch by two inch bundles, packed in bags and sent to camps for convenient heating of soup or coffee.
An instructor at a large camp notes the shocking arithmetic gaps among trainees. He cites a pupil who struggled to grasp that 100 hundredths make an inch and, after long thought, guessed there must be millions of thousandths in an inch.
Nine crew members of an 80 ton schooner drifted 50 days after a storm severed masts and rudder. With food gone after 15 days they caught a shark and survived on showers. The mountains of Tahiti appeared on the horizon signaling aid and a divine hand guided their rescue.
An October convoy report describes soldiers and a reluctant girl passenger in a railroad compartment near Chateau Thierry. The scene shows a tense forward push as stragglers turn back, with distant singing of The Yanks are Irwin.
A wealthy munitions worker overhears Polly asking for a cracker and buys the parrot for 1000 cash. He vows to surround her with luxuries for life, joking that she may outlive many. The piece ends by noting there is no moral to this patriotic satire.
James and his mother visit seven maiden aunts who proudly show home made quilts. One aunt unveils a four patch square, another explains Mary’s nine patch made at age seven, and the third displays an embroidered gilt quilt sewn from relics of weddings and receptions.
In a Kentucky town Aunt Mary Wells refuses the merry go round by the corner. She voices distrust, saying that workers and riders ride for nothing then exit at the same place they boarded. The Saturday Evening Post quote highlights racial language of the era.
A writer in the Family Journal describes cats as expert anglers and a Hampshire sportsman notes his garden stream yields more trout to his cat than to him. The cat lies in ambush among reedy grass and pebbly shallows waiting for fish to surface and strike with patient precision.
A San Francisco Bulletin reflection notes this 8:10 Sausalito ferry crowd disperses to work, contrasting morning exodus with evening arrivals. It argues labor serves to live, not the other way around, and highlights home life as life’s true draw beyond urban toil and distant global travel.
A historical note asserts the Civil War ended not in 1865 but at the date designated in the presidential proclamation. The claim cites a Supreme Court interpretation linking end to the proclamation dated in April, with the insurrection deemed over after that date.
A discussion traces Christmas cards to mid nineteenth century school pieces called Christmas pieces. It notes Joseph Cundall published a first card in 1834, with lithography and hand coloring, and describes later 1842 experiments and evolving designs featuring robins and holly. It also mentions rising prices for Shakespeare volumes as collectors pursue rarity.
A Philadelphia woman living in Japan shares a letter about Japanese character and Samurai restraint. She notes the danger of over explaining, warns against certainty, and reflects on the need for sympathetic understanding of Japanese sensibilities. The piece quotes views on openness and cultural perception.
A housewife asks if eggs are strictly fresh and the grocer jokes that eggs age like people, starting strict in youth but relaxing with time. The humorous exchange highlights shop banter over everyday goods.
An odd, fragmented clipping notes an imposing figure in the Middle West and a proposed inscription to be placed over a gate. A man riding in a car contemplates various holy texts, finding some lacking. a suggestion is offered: “We have come to stay.”
A fragmentary DIALOG recounts Edith and Niciette debating who should deliver a line. The voice exchange contrasts Edith’s reluctance with a suggestion of Mr Boreleigh’s more formal delivery. The text reflects a stage rehearsal mood and a hint of character dynamics.
A Brooklyn Citizen comic item recalls Mr and Mrs Whiffer returning from Europe and notes that caretakers and their spouse were mistaken for the Whiffers while the couple were away. The piece playfully contrasts fashion and status with social mixups.
A quoted exchange defines self made status with Dustis Starr denying sole authorship. He credits wife and family for advice and encouragement, saying he is home made not self made. The remark frames humility and collaborative support in personal achievement.
The largest private telephone branch, serving the War Department, expanded its network. By July 1 it had 3 178 extensions and by August 1 3 626. It requires 126 trunk lines for incoming calls, 16 for outgoing calls, 17 private toll lines to major cities, and 105 toll lines to other government stations in Washington.
The Bureau of Fisheries reports 20,000,000 sockeye and 1,365,000 humpback salmon eggs collected at Yes Bay Alaska from August 29 to September 30. If collections stay strong, 1,000,000 humpback eggs will be sent to Maine stations to continue acclimatization experiments begun years ago. A second consignment is hoped for later this year.
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