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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1905
Page
3
A bachelor, armed with rocks and socks, finds a satirical love letter. He replies with hopeful promise, only to receive a shock from a reply revealing the caller is an old maid who vanished the romance, leaving him embarrassed and defeated.
A city lawyer, whose office is near the city hall, advises a man charged with larceny to plead guilty. Expecting three years, the prisoner is stunned and asks the lawyer to fetch him a better lawyer, prompting the attorney to continue to argue the case.
A Bible in the Congressional Library of Washington is described as the most beautiful volume. Transcribed on parchment by a 16th century monk, it features flawless German lettering and pristine condition from lid to spine with illuminated initials at chapter starts depicting saints and scenes tied to the chapters.
William Gibbons insured himself on June 15 1583 for 383 pounds against dying within twelve months. He died May 18 the following year and the insurers challenged payment, arguing the term had not elapsed.
The article notes Pennsylvania supplies over half of U S iron but mines under 2 percent of ore. Ohio follows with under 1 percent. Ore is always brought to the fuel, a nationwide policy, with Alabama the only state where ore and fuel are together.
A parishioner recalls a sermon on covetousness by Rev. K. Moffatt Laightly that offended Brother Paeer who joked he would tell his wife about the sermon. The wife argued on the way home that no man in the audience paid attention to the talk.
A witty exchange from the Detroit Free Press contrasts valuing things costly with cherishing what comes freely. Mrs Newly notes affection proves costly, while Mr Newly suggests true love is proven by what one is willing to pay.
A sprawling collage of quips, jokes, and cartoons from urban papers recounts witty exchanges, flirtations, and social foibles. The snippets mention readers from New York to Philadelphia and Chicago reflecting on manners, marriage, and daily life.
A Pearsons Weekly feature recounts odd finds from England including pins in a Scarborough breakfast egg and a penny in a Bedford egg. It notes a Spitalfields market gardener recovering a lost half crown in a potato and even a Milford Haven trawler netting papers proving a missing will. These anecdotes illustrate bizarre luck and fortune linked to everyday objects.
The Kansas City Journal recounts a dramatic 1874 prairie dog migration from Oklahoma to Texas, noting millions of dogs crossing Red River and disrupting cattle near the water. It also mentions historic cyclones, including one that stripped feathers from A L Curry’s chickens and a Pawnee City man collecting naked poultry, all framed as curiosities.
The Revue Scientifique argues fatigue stems from muscles under tension not those in use. Fatigue concentrates in the back neck legs and loins depending on work, with examples from baker blacksmith soldier and oarsman. It suggests varying contraction habits to avoid overstraining any single region.
Mrs Upmore-How asks if the country experiment succeeds. Mrs Hyems replies it costs more to bring butter and vegetables from the city but less entertaining demands. The exchange highlights practical tradeoffs between urban and rural living.
The piece argues that saving time in reading wastes more than it saves and that reading creates thoughts and images in the brain. It warns that rushing yields poor impressions and notes attention to under exposed plates and under exposed minds. It adds an ad for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children.
A playful dialogue features a cautious wife and her husband as they discuss a Russian girl who refuses to wash Japanese kimonos. The snippet ends with a mention of Piso's Cure medicine at a nickel price and dry goods.
Newpop notes the baby grows quiet as he starts to sing. Mrs. Newpop dismisses the quirk, suggesting the child is puzzled by the unfamiliar noise.
Franx J. Chenky sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cnexey & Co in Toledo Ohio. The firm will pay one thousand dollars for each case of Cavanre not cured by Baye at asagen Ore. Notary public notes oath dated six day of ae A. An. Hall's Catarrh Cure marketed with testimonials and drugstore claims.
Hicks notes a telephone in the house is convenient for Mrs Wicks but she finds it less agreeable than expected. Wicks explains she dislikes half the time she must listen while using it. Somerville Journal.
A dramatic exchange unfolds as an angry husband accuses and the other half of the couple calmly denies the claim, warning about the consequences of false testimony in a tense domestic dispute.
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