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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1912
Page
6
The Chicago Tribune reports a Japanese marriage custom where the bride is deemed dead to her parents. Funeral services are held at the bride’s parents home the night of the marriage. A simple ceremony follows with the couple drinking from three progressively larger cups before the go between declares them wed.
Centuries ago women wore wedding rings on the thumb, then the forefinger, then the third finger became standard. The ritual linked the ring to the Father Son and Holy Ghost during the marriage service, concluding with Amen on the third finger.
A man accidentally drops a $5 gold piece into the collection plate instead of a nickel. The pastor calls it a benevolent blunder and says it will count just as much in the donor’s favor as a sincere gift.
A Washington Star quote features Mr. Erastus Pinkly responding to a driver about a patient animal. He suggests asking the mule if it is acting polite and gentlemanly toward him in a patient, calm tone.
In a courtroom exchange Brown notes a man dropped a twenty story eye he had just bought and swore after the fall. Greene cites the man swearing following the drop, while a judge mentions mud and the incident.
The Dyaks lure man-eating crocodiles with a sharpened bar and bark rope using putrid bait. A monkey carcass draws the reptile, which is then dragged ashore, its jaws bound and limbs restrained. Flattery turns to derision as it is taken to the station for a bounty.
A columnist recalls a politician asking a newsman for a speech of about an hour and a half. The jokey reply notes an old saying about money not buying bore ness and suggests stretching it into corking good stuff.
A Louisville boy six years old has been in school about six months. His father asked if he could spell cows and the boy replied he could not even spell calf, illustrating his beginner level in education as noted by the Louisville Times.
A doctor tells Mrs. Nagget her husband needs a rest and should travel to Europe for three months. She agrees enthusiastically, and the plan allows six months of rest after his return, per a Philadelphia Ledger report.
A reader describes giraffes as graceful yet ungainly creatures in Washingtons rotunda and in the wild. He notes their height, long necks, and awkward gait, comparing them to a prehistoric lizard and marveling at their beauty and odd movements.
A Baltimore schoolteacher joked with a boy who claimed George Washington was a sailor. The boy answered he was a soldier and cited a Delaware crossing picture as proof, suggesting sailors would not stand in the boat. The exchange appears in Shipping Illustrated.
A breakfast table exchange between Boodle and his wife centers on a dream. The wife presses for details as Boodle recalls a man running away. The dialogue echoes a tense, elusive motive about what was pursued and why.
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