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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1917
Page
8
A Philadelphia Inquirer excerpt notes the shift from wild to farmed ostrich feathers. It explains harvesting methods, white feathers care, and giant growth in ostrich farming from thirty-two birds fifty years ago to about eight hundred thousand domesticated birds and nearly a million pounds of feathers exported last year.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip recalls a village barber famed for precision and flattery. A young man seeks a shave amid banter about genius and talent. The tale mirrors how repeated visits yield consistent craft over thirty years in the same shop.
The article describes a method to open a stuck knife blade by wrapping a handkerchief around the blade and tossing the knife to force the blade open. It claims the trick works on rusty blades and saves the thumb nails.
Columbus Strong a timber faller was instantly killed at Hawkins Bros logging camp near Elk City. Hoyt B. Gale of the US Geological Survey is in the Bend area to study recently found nitrate deposits for the government.
The article traces purple dye from Tyrian purple made from murex shells to its status as a royal symbol in Phoenicia and Byzantium. It notes high costs, imperial usage, and the phrase born in the purple, plus mentions how purple ink and robes signified prestige. It also cites Cicero era costs and dyeing methods.
The term melodrama once described plays with music and romantic plots, later labeling any sensational piece with clear hero and villain. It traces to Greek roots, with Rousseau credited for early style and George Berd a’s stage technique noted in Ariadne auf Naxos at Gotha in 1774.
A Washington Star excerpt quotes Senator Sorghum responding to a change in audiences. He says speeches are less entertaining because voters have grown more thoughtful and may not vote based on humor alone.
The speaker describes witnessing civilians driven like cattle into slavery in Belgium, families separated, and women subjected to brutal rape as part of harsh trench labor, expressing disturbing pride in what was seen.
A series of property transfers records showing buyers and sellers, parcel sizes, locations, and nominal sums. Notable entries include J Watson Baker and wife to E P Diment and wife for a house in Deskins add Newberg, Baker subds, and several 10 or 100 dollar deed amounts.
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