Newberg Local News and Social Notes Richly Rendered
Newberg residents attend church events and visit from Portland and McMinnville. Local entertainment at the Presbyterian church 8 pm features music and dramatic readings, admission 25 cents. A flood of small-town items tracks visits, employment, housing, school sports, and city projects including the new city hall basement foundations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. L. Barry
Dayton
Newberg
Presbyterian Church
Samuel Grathwell
Forest Grove
Lenna Rinard
Babe
McMinnville
Langton’s
Dorothy Ehret
Portland
Henry Ehret
A. L. Swain
E I. Harrington
Free Methodist Parsonage
Library drive planned for Newberg readers later this month
The Library Board announces a Book Cyclone to sweep over Newberg in the latter part of the month. Volunteers will visit about every home in two weeks to gather spare books for the public library and plans will be announced later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Wilmot
Portland
John W. Barcroft Jr
Newberg
U. S. National Bank
L.S. Hopfield
Justice of Peace
McMinnville
Meltz
Forest Grove
J. A. Kersey
Sisson
California
J. B. Hodges
Bisbee
Arizona
Graphic
Library Board
Newberg City Plans College Street Improvement
The city council of Newberg Oregon proposes to grade curb and drain a College Street segment from Hancock to North streets, pave five inch gravel bitulithic, and assess $8320 to abutting properties. Plans on file March 22 1913. a hearing on objections is set May 21 1913 at 8:00 PM in the Council room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. W. Shafford
Portland
Newbery Hardware & Plumbing Co
Henkle Bros
Mr. Kelly
Fickes
Hazel Fickes
Miss Fickes
Charles E. Potter
Wilson Place
Chehalem Mountain
Newberg
Graphic
Mr. Potter
F. W. Baltes Co
J. C. Hiatt
Whittier
California
Potter
Baltes Co
City of
Yamhill County
Oregon
College Street
Hancock Street
North Street
Recorder of
State of
Iron And Brass Wanted
Advertises scrap iron and brass cash payment at Newberg Iron Works inviting customers to bring in metal for purchase and quick money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron
Brass
The
Newberg Iron Works
Balance of the sexes in civilized lands
A New York Sun summary notes that women outnumber men overall, not due to higher birth rates. It cites a European statistician showing equal mortality for ages three to fifteen, slightly higher female mortality ages fifteen to nineteen, lower female mortality from thirty to thirty five, continuing until seventy, then equal through a decade and a half, with women again surviving better after eighty five. It attributes this to women's greater resilience and endurance, along with finer perception of fatigue and a more sensitive nervous system, contrasted with men's stronger physical power but less endurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mogso
The Famous Kew Gardens and its Global Plant Reach
The article notes Kew Gardens rose to botanical preeminence in the late 18th century after George II funded a Cape of Good Hope expedition in 1772 that brought 400 new plant species. Subsequent missions to India, Brazil, Australia and the Philippines expanded Europe’s plant diversity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kew Gardens
London
George II
Cape of Good Hope
Europe
Kew
India
Bina
Brazil
Australia
Philippines
Paris
Jardin Des Plantes
Upsala Botanic Gardens
Dieting the Iron Chancellor and Bismarck's Diet Penalty
A humorous reminiscence recalls Bismarck facing cancer fears and a doctor's quip about consulting a veterinary surgeon. The chancellor was placed on a six week salt herring diet with butter bread and potatoes, and initially forbidden any drink before gradually allowing water and Chron ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bismarck
Schweiningen
Gaia
Chronice
Men and Women and Poetry and a Boyhood Visit
A public librarian notes gender differences in reading habits among pupils and teachers, with men seeking original poets and women preferring summary guidance on poets. The excerpt cites a London Spectator quote about female instruction and a brief anecdote about Gladstone as a boy visiting the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Spectator
Two Horns Two Years Matilda and William’s Clash
An 18th century joke about age by horns leads to a brief tale of Matilda and Duke William. The narrative then shifts to a historical vignette discussing William the Conqueror, Matilda, and Brihtric with marriage plots and prison, highlighting dramatic gender power dynamics and a one year four rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Gladstone
Boston Transcript
Normandy
Bruges
Matilda
France
Bribtric
England
Brihtric
Conqueror William and Matilda Tale From Prose History
The New York Sun recounts William the Conqueror courting Matilda daughter of the Count of Flanders. It notes his forceful methods in seeking her hand and contrasts ancient wooing with modern manners, while hinting at the outcomes of such tempestuous pursuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William the Conqueror
Matilda
Flanders
New York Sun
Insurance Pitch Warns of Hand Loss Payout
In a terse exchange, Pat jokes about his brother Mike the contractor, while a character scoffs at the insurance offer promising a thousand dollars for losing a hand, reflecting a humorous dialogue about risk and compensation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Mike
Puck
Bank Cashier Declines Gold Request in London Punch Sketch
A London Punch cartoon portrays a bank cashier dealing with a female customer who asks for gold, and the cashier humorously questions if she has cash to cover the 15 unit check. The scene satirizes financial exchange and urban wit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
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Ore L. Price
S. P. Timberlake
A. M. Bolden
H. M. Huffman
J. W. Shafford
G. W. James
City Hall
Clarence Watkins
Oakland Polytechnic School
L. L. Smallwood
L. S. Otis
S. L. Parrett
Mr. Lyle
Reuben Everest
Glen Paxson
Blue Mountains
Grant County
Wm. Paxson
Frances Matthews
Florence Call
St John
Francis Brickley
Middleton
Miss Call
J. E. Todd
George L. Kelly
Eli Rowley
W. A. King
L. M. Parker
Charley Larkin
Morgan
Morrow County
Anna Rogers
Ethel Hutchcroft
Yamhill
Mrs
Fred Hutchcroft
Charles O. Whitely
Friends Church
Richmond
Indiana
Loraine Otis
Gertrude Hollingsworth
Chambers
Corvallis
O. A.C
H. M. Abbott
W. E. Matthews
Matthews
Mr. Matthews
B. A. Kirks
C. A. Morris
W. W. Nelson
Young Men
S. Styles
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Miller Mercantile Co
Vincenz Martius
Vienna
Langaus
Boss
Tenberry Drug Co
Acroft, JR
P. O
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