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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1911
Page
6
A New York Tribune summary on how juggling balances the body and trains eye and hand coordination. It notes safe practice, proper posture and focus on the object's top, and explains that larger objects aid balance while an imaginary vertical axis remains key. It cites jugglers as examples and endorses the activity as a full body exercise.
An Afghan trick during a shooting match near the governor of Kandahar confounded marksmen who aimed at sparrow heads. A blown egg attached to a wall survived each shot until a gust moved the thread and the egg fell, revealing the ruse.
A London bound commuter recalls an exchange on a railway carriage. Two well dressed men snubbed an elderly shabby gentleman after a weather remark. At Waterloo two fur tipped flunkeys ordered him off, provoking the pair to blush with a cascade of color.
The piece traces Florence Nightingale’s ancestry to William Shore who assumed the Nightingale name in 1815. It notes connections with the Nightingale and Arkwright families and mentions Lea Hurst near Cromford in Derbyshire, linking Arkwright’s spinning jenny patent disputes to the Nightingale line.
The article explains burn degrees from minor to six and describes treatment. It notes first and second degree burns form blisters and require damp dressings or carron oil, with soda solution or limewater. Third to sixth degrees involve nerve destruction, severe pain, shock, disfigurement, and possible death.
Richard Watson Gilder once replied to a young woman seeking material for a 3 000 word article on Young Women In Literature His witty answer cut to the heart of the inquiry and left the writer speechless The anecdote highlights Gilders incisive humor and stance.
A three year old girl on her first visit to relatives endures many kisses from aunts uncles and cousins. When Uncle Tom offers to show her the cow she refuses to kiss it and asserts her boundary, prompting a respectful pause from him.
Eyewitnesses recall two youths stopping before a Hill district merchant to look at wares. When asked what they needed one asked for clean shirts, and the merchant urged them to try one on. The man did not laugh, and the incident reportedly angered him.
The article explains how a mahout controls an elephant with an iron hook and spike, seated on the neck and guiding with precise toe pressure and body weight. It notes a nervous, uncertain driver causes disobedience, while a calm, practiced hand yields steady obedience and smooth movement.
Chicago News reports that vast Tibetan border provinces of China have become uninhabitable deserts due to forest destruction. Loss of vegetation leads to desert formation and the spread of barren sands, sparked by deliberate deforestation, drainage, and simple fires.
A brief note from Atchison Globe describes a story where fathers contend with daughters’ ragtime piano lessons. The tale contrasts ragtime’s appeal with a virtuous teacher who forbids ragtime, sending the father’s house into conflict over musical tastes and uplift.
A famed jurist charged a client a $1000 retainer for a major case. As proceedings stalled, the lawyer angrily rejected any partial refund, declaring such a refund to be a fund unknown to the legal profession.
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