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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1921
Page
2
A retired merchant recalls itching woes that lead to humorous misadventures from doctor fright to left side sleeping. The hotelkeeper notes the chase for relief and Silas Purbeton’s whisker woes reveal vanity and social pride amid odd town humor.
Farmer Corntessel expresses disdain for a whirlwind campaign. He recalls living in a rural area where retreat to a cyclone cellar is a familiar precaution and a part of daily life.
In a humorous column from the American Legion Weekly a student named Bobby declines immediate leadership, saying he would rather wait after a couple of more elections. The exchange highlights youthful ambition and political timing with a light tone.
The Boston Transcript notes Reggie will take a two weekend country trip as his head troubles worsen. The item records a planned respite to ease his condition and references the timing as a short break.
In Brooklyn's Italian neighborhood between Brownsville and East New York nightly serenades echo through phonographs. Caruso McCormack Martinelli Slezak Galli-Curci Farrar compete in vocal displays while mandolins from Sicily and Naples endure in altered wine-cellar settings.
A local owner toils on a boat that only moves downstream while a stranger buys in Ravenswood. The seller recalls the vessel previously fetching $25 and even $15 yesterday, setting a new low price record in a short sequence of trades.
A sensational feature recounts a whale attempting to eat a Pacific submarine cable off Mexico, tangling in copper wires and halting communications between Vera Cruz and Valparaiso. It notes New York engineer James Mowat calling it a first, while praising General Gorgas for his sanitation breakthroughs and wartime public health leadership.
Max Walter, head of a boys' training school in Frankfort, recounts a story of a Latin exercise by a devoted pupil. Walter spots an error, corrects it with red ink, and destroys the paper in a small act of stern teaching, folding the corrected roll and lighting it in the fire.
A 1552 Spanish geography by Gomera cites a party of Norwegian galleys led by John Scolvus reaching Labrador in 1476, suggesting Columbus was predated by two decades. The claim, once met with skepticism, is being revived to support Scolvus’s precedence and honors for him.
A physician notes a young glassblower drinks 12 gallons daily and consumes a tubful of water overnight, while typical glassblowers drink fifty to sixty pints per day and remain unaffected.
Simple reason for thrift argues it preserves capital and progress over consumption. The Red Cross recalls postwar service to 800000 troops and outlines local Roll Call Sunday observances with future peace time activities and potential sermons.
The County Court of Yamhill County Oregon has appointed Xavier B Duncan and Ellis Winters as executors of Elia C Duncan deceased. Creditors must present claims with vouchers to C R Chapin in Newberg within six months of first publication. First published March 31 1921.
Undersigned executors of John Hutton deceased have filed their final account in Yamhill County Oregon. The court fixed April 18 1921 at 110 o clock forenoon in the county courthouse McMinnville Oregon to hear objections show cause why final account should not be allowed and estate closed. W H Woodworth A C Ruby Executors C R Chapin Attorney First published March 17 1921 Last publication April 14 1921
Meetings held on the second and fourth Thursday of each month at 2 30 p m in Duncan's Hall 311 First street Frances Woodruff President Emma L Snow Secretary.
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