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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1918
Page
3
A World Outlook piece notes the Eskimo Bible took 250 years to finish, with term gaps and cultural mismatches from igloos to seals. It also recalls early Zulu translations with humorous mistakes and a 1901 redo addressing wardrobe imagery in Isaiah.
Memorial Sunday services feature Special musical program at 8 pm with Portland Apollo Club members assisting. Sunday school at 9 45 am, C E at 7 pm led by Harold Lee. Memorial Day observance planned with patriotism, prayer and the President's appeal for peace. Two baptisms and one confession last Sunday.
A sailor describes a brutal patrol voyage with blizzard conditions, limited visibility, rolling ship, damp cold below decks, and scarce, cold food. The harsh weather, dangerous nights, and the chance to target a German ship are noted in strong vivid terms.
Professor F Sefton Delmer recalls how German language purges English loans during the war. A porter’s wife rebukes a departing companion for saying adieu noting it is English and not spoken in German.
The German army officers are placed on clothing rations like civilians. They may only acquire new uniforms on clothing cards and must not exceed specified wardrobe limits. Officers are exempt from declaring current clothing holdings, unlike civilians.
Mrs Griddies offered a tramp a hearty breakfast if he would cut wood. He ate eight or ten biscuits, ham and eggs, potatoes and two cups of coffee, then carved a toothpick and greeted with a cheerful good morning.
Dialogue contrasts high transport expense with proposed solutions. Husband notes significant money required to move crops while wife suggests storing crops and boarding options as an alternative. The exchange highlights practical logistics in managing harvests.
Over 1,000 seed lobsters have been released along the Maine coast with 2,000 more ready pending authorization by the commission of sea and shore fisheries. Each lobster is state property and must be released if caught or a $50 fine will apply. The first 1,000 females were marked with a hole punched through the middle flipper, a method to be used on future releases.
A brief exchange shows Mr. Duthwaite defending a neighbor’s sons in France, with the speaker noting patriotic duty to gloss over imperfections. The Birmingham Age-Herald presents a light, humorous vignette on neighborly restraint amid wartime sentiment.
The exchange notes a ventriloquist can talk without moving his lips while a critic cannot speak without opening his mouth. The Springfield News presents a sharp backhanded line about communication and openness.
The passage argues money as a recent force that grants distinction, tracing wealth from biblical flocks to Victorian merchants and twentieth century millionaires. It notes the rise of the middle class fuels the urge to impress, with millionaires stunning others through lavish tastes and possessions.
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