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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1909
Page
3
Advertisements tout Hood's Sarsaparilla as having proprietary formulas for health and strength, claim it cures disease and supports children’s early teeth and teething. The piece mentions a reformer threatening to abolish certain cars and a petition response.
A whimsical Parisian scene features a cat musing on rank and danger. The cat notes it has eight lives more than a king, underscoring that status means little against true rank.
The photographer urges a head adjustment while the sitter insists the dog be the sole focus of the portrait, saying she moved her head on purpose to feature Fido.
A quote from the Chicago Tribune recalls a jokey exchange about handling a live trolley. One says it repeatedly shocked, actually killing him, in a blunt, darkly humorous exchange.
Advertising copy notes Pettit’s Eye Salve provides instant relief for eyes irritated by dust heat sun or wind with Howard Bros Buffalo as the distributing druggists.
A dialogue sketches a student at a business college excelling in his monthly debt statements. The father notes the reports are impeccably precise and businesslike, prompting him to send a supportive check.
Fragmentary text mentions remedies for aching feet and swelling sold by a vendor. The readable lines refer to a product line and a trial packaging description with unclear brand names. No clear event date or outcomes are present in the accessible wording.
A Chicago Daily News excerpt recalls a highwayman holding up a man who offers an old watch as an apology. The robber accepts the gesture, calling the apology acceptable and lighthearted amid the street confrontation.
An advertisement claims Hamlin s Wizard Oil relieves joint and muscle soreness and stiffness when rubbed in, promising immediate limbering effects.
A Chicago Tribune remark notes Nelson W. Aldrich can keep a carriage and is likened to Standard Oil through marriage, suggesting his wealth and influence.
A Napoleon Ohio man, age about one year past April, reports using Cascarets for constipation. Over weeks they caused no trouble, and he says they have done wonders, leaving him cured and feeling like a new man. The ad claims pleasant taste, potency, and safe effects with a guarantee.
The world mourns Helena Modjeska Ethan Allen Hitchcock F Marion Crawford and Algernon Swinburne. Modjeska leaves a $120,600 estate after a global stage career and charity work. Hitchcock, Interior Secretary, fought land fraud and served under McKinley and Roosevelt until 1907. Crawford, prolific novelist, spent years abroad and produced many works. Swinburne, renowned Victorian poet, dies at 72 in Putney leaving a lasting literary legacy.
The paragraph recalls Algernon Charles Swinburne as a strong willed poet with firm likes and dislikes, famed for antiroyalist tones, a pioneering personal style, and admiration for Shakespeare browning, travel after Oxford, prolific poetry and sharp criticism, leaving a lasting literary mark.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer note recalls a school entertainment where a boy, eager for the show, refuses to bring his four year old sister claiming no other boy has to bring children. The anecdote highlights his developing maturity.
A Washington Star snippet contrasts a man watching for spring with Sirius Barker noting days lengthen between paydays and rent. It then mentions a tariff shift raising stocking costs, reviving old darning skills, and closes with a warning not to kick a man down since fate may reverse.
L G Clarke a former New York Central brakeman travels between New York Pittsburg Cleveland and Chicago visiting transportation agents hotel clerks and guests. He promotes the liveliest Buffalo hotel offering free electric cab service and personal attention to arriving guests. His pitch has already brought in many visitors as he adapts to a new traveling representative role.
A young lawyer offers to draft a deed transferring land to Mrs Donahue's daughter but she insists on signing herself. She mocks spelling and letters noting aged limitations. A later line has a stylish woman deriding common sense slippers and comfort.
An erudite girl asks if ignorance is bliss and Miss Cayenne replies she never studied the question. A witty line suggests a young person who confuses holly with mistletoe would gain an advantage at a Christmas party, as noted by the Washington Star.
The Catholic Standard and Times quotes a passerby debate over starting pay noting one man offered ten dollars to start wages while another offered ten dollars salary. The piece comments on married women's thoughts about leaving a husband.
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