Sale Notices and Local Announcements from Newberg Area
Local ads list farm stock for sale including two brood sows and Jersey dairy herd sale at Oliver and Marsh ranch near Newberg on May 28 1910. Other notices promote tomato and cabbage plants geraniums and bulbs, cucumber pickles sale at Van Blaricom’s, a May 21 bake sale by M E church Ladies Aid, and glasses demonstrations by Dr Lowe plus Chinamel varnish demo at Allen Reynolds Hardware Co.
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Oliver
Marsh
Jersey
Newberg
Roosevelt in Africa film shown at Star Theatre event listing
A 2000 foot Roosevelt in Africa film plays Friday May 20 at Star Theatre for one day with afternoon and evening showings. Admission 5 and 10 cents. Also notices a Chinamel home decor demonstration at Allen Reynolds Hardware Co. May 23 and 24. Dr. Lowe optometrist appears Imperial Hotel May 28 at 3 30. Dozens of Newberg references 19 years experience.
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Roosevelt
Africa
Star Theatre
Lowe
Imperial Hotel
Newberg
Newberg Band Secures Miller Amusement for Carnival
The Newberg band announces a three day carnival from May 26 to 28 under Miller Amusement Co. Attractions include a balloon ascent at 10:30 each day and daylight slides at 1:30 and 8:30. Posters detail the full schedule.
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Newberg
Miller Amusement Co
Bids Sought for School District Project in Yamhill County
The school board of district No 9 Yamhill county invites bids for a new addition and remodeling of the old house. Bids accepted until 2 PM May 28 at Vincent Wilson's Implement store. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. F A Hayes Clerk.
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School Board of
Yamhill County
Vincent & Wilson
Board of Directors
F. A. Hayes
Magnificent Audience Greeting and Election Congratulation
A Chicago Tribune quip captures a scene of celebratory flattery as a veteran politician concedes gracefully. The exchange includes compliments on appearance and a cordial invitation to future contact, highlighting theatrical rhetoric and polite politics.
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Chicago Tribune
No Man To Be Admitted To Poll Without Legible Signature
Lord Lyttleton proposed an amendment to the Tory reform bill stating no voter may be admitted to the poll unless he can sign his name legibly. The amendment was presented after debates over handwriting issues in the chamber.
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Dean Stanley
Lord Lyttleton
Lord Derby
Ancient French custom of land sales with child witnesses
The text describes a historic French practice where twelve adult witnesses and twelve young boys attended land sales. After payment and surrender, the boys were struck on the ears to imprint the event on their memories so they could later testify to the sale.
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France
A Wise Answer Reveals The Shah's Court Riddle
A Persian court tale recounts the shah asking courtiers who is greater him or his father. After fearsome silence a sly elder names the father for having a greater son than any son the shah has. The riddle exposes royal pride and lineage in a concise moral vignette.
Donkey Interrupts Orator as He Denounces Truth
In a public scene the impassioned speaker asks who will challenge his claim. A donkey from the crowd interrupts with a loud heehaw. The orator recovers with a quip that only a jackass would oppose the statement.
Mexican sweetmeats and vegetables candy and preserved
A traveler recalls Mexican confections from Zacatecas to Nogales. He describes cane sugar coated cimarrones and candied vegetables, tropical fruits in syrup, and the plaza venders supplying theater goers with native confections.
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Mexico
Zacatecas
Nogales
Pueblo
Arizona
Sonora
Not Worth While: A Disgusted Thief in Paris
Piccolo of Trieste reports a note received at police headquarters with a portmanteau that the thief claims to be disgusted by. He describes the contents as books old and cheap items and worn stockings and insists the carrier identify the beggarly belongings.
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Paris
Piccolo
Trieste
Queer Chinese Headdress Described in Vivid Detail
The female headdress in some countries displays extravagant artistry. A Chinese beauty carries a bird figure on her head, formed of copper or gold by rank. Wings spread over the front, concealing temples, the tail forms a feathered tuft, the beak covers the nose, and a spring links neck to body for life like tremor.
Intelligent Dundee Horse Cleans Tram Route
A West End baker in Dundee, Scotland owns a highly intelligent horse. The animal clears tramway crossings by stepping aside at the car bell, then returns to its post and nods as if to say all clear. Wide W.
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Dundee
Scotland
Sapphire Exhibit Suggests Gas Bubbles Locked Inside
A nine carat sapphire at the National Museum in Washington reportedly contains a bubble that appears and vanishes with temperature. The gem is thought to trap liquid acid gas under high pressure, with a critical point causing liquefaction and visible bubble formation when conditions match.
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National Museum At
Washington
Senator Describes Irregular Game Metaphor For Defeat
A senator spoke of defeat using a bizarre analogy to a tin can poker game in a coroner led inquest scene. The description included One Eyed Bones and four aces, as onlookers pressed for details in a Washington scene.
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Aaneet
Bones
Fou Sehabeeheen
Washington
Shakespearean Anachronisms In His Historic Plays
The text argues Shakespeare commits numerous anachronisms such as cannon in John’s era, printing under Henry II, clocks in Julius Caesar, Hector citing Aristotle, and Coriolanus naming Cato and Alexander, plus Bohemia with a seacoast and Delphos as an island.
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Shakespeare
John
Henry II
Julius Caesar
Hector
Aristotle
Coriolanus
Cato
Alexander
Bohemia
Delphos
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