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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1911
Page
3
Conan Doyle notes that Pepys combined a gossiping day by day diary with substantial achievements as a civil servant and writer. He praises Pepys for his public spirit, vast library, and loyalty during the plague while pondering his curiosity about his shorthand diary practices.
An essay urging youth to nurture enthusiasm and dreams while balancing them with reason to guide them through modern life and its dust.
A reflection on balancing ideals with practical action. Higginson argues that success requires both goals and discipline, warning that pure idealism without adherence to one's ideals leads to failure in practice.
They Were a Queer Pair. Mr. and Miss Dancer were ve sted the most notorious misers in England in the eighteenth century. The total value was £20,000, disposed of in odd places: £2,500 under a dunghill, £500 in an old coat nailed to a manger, £600 in notes in an old teapot, £2,000 in the chimney, and coin in several jugs in the stable loft.
A Gil Blas writer notes France’s thriftiness has quirks when a Paris area restaurant serves only half a chicken. A guest complains about the delay and is told he must wait until another customer orders the other half. The proprietor asks if they should go out and kill half a chicken.
A Scottish farmer on market day always tied a hen to his trap. When he stopped the horse wore a nosebag and the hen learned to pick up what the horse dropped, ensuring nothing went to waste. The trick surprised a friend on the drive.
A Pleasant Outlook records Brown becoming engaged to a pretty girl. Before the wedding she doubts the match, saying it seems incredible that he should love her. Brown jokes that harmony will prevail if they always agree, while his mother notes the same sentiment.
In the 1860s Kansas frontier, settlers built prairie monitors after Monitor ironclads inspired land defense. Deep earthwork forts with loopholes and hidden tunnel access protected ranch houses from Indian attacks, allowing defenders to shoot from lined battlements while women and children hid inside. Despite sieges, Indians withdrew and settlers reclaimed property.
A St Louis Republic item explains hornbooks as early educational tools. It describes parchment alphabets sometimes with religious text, later paper, and a horn cover. The device was mounted on a wooden back with a handle and often hung from a child's belt or girdle for portable learning.
The passage notes birds during mating season grow sentimental and murmur soft nothings. It highlights the crow as a comic lover attempting a refined tone, likening its croak to a Mississippi boatman quoting Tennyson as a clear winter morning caw drifts through crisp air.
A brief note quotes a woman who dislikes bridge and attends parties to please friends. She admits boredom at a dull game and jokes she would rather wash, claiming one can sing while washing. The remark attributes the quote to an Indianapolis News context.
Two customers entered a Chic millinery shop and asked for mourning hats. One woman explained she was in mourning while her companion, described as in light distress, wished for a hat with red feathers for emphasis.
Licensed pawnbrokers in Vera Cruz charge about 12 percent monthly on pledged money with higher rates for large sums and as low as 5 or 6 percent for valuable jewelry. Unredeemed pledges are sold after three to six months. apparel pledges three months. Notices of sale must be posted publicly. Pawnshop owners must post double capital in security and are overseen by a government inspector. If stolen items are pledged, owners can recover property without court action, and the jefatura politica oversees licensed pawnshops.
A Warsaw journal recounts a Polish nobleman's experiment on stork migration. A stork tagged with a plate reading Haec ci onia ex Polonia was captured in winter and later found in the nobleman's park in spring with a bundle of valuable stones and the plate intact.
A fragment notes a remark in Latin about India sending someone back with gifts to the Poles, suggesting a diplomatic gesture or exchange. The readable text hints at symbolic presents as part of a cross cultural return.
Charles Dana Gibson, renowned authority on feminine beauty, spoke at a New York dinner on the Englishwoman’s beauty. He praised the Englishwoman as lean and sturdy, comparing her to a tall football trainee, while a Japanese diplomat once offered a sharp, contrasting definition.
In a London Chronicle excerpt an actor claims any feeling can be shown on the face during rehearsal. He challenges a portrayal of a younger father born in Sshire now living at a big house on the south coast, asked to reveal it without words.
A traveler from the United States tours Constantinople with a guide on a warm day. The guide dislikes the sun while the American insists on walking. The Turk asks if he has heard a saying that only dogs and Americans walk in the sun. The American answers calmly, questioning the matter.
A fragmented dialogue quoted from the Chicago Record-Herald depicts a couple joking about their overcoats. The humorous exchange centers on a stubborn back button and the difficulty of removing the garment, reflecting a light domestic moment.
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