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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1913
Page
6
A colorfully dressed man in poverty walks past a prosperous house when a neighbor offers a job for a quarter. The man replies he already has a quarter, reflecting urban poverty and opportunity in a Washington Star item.
The Chicago Daily News weighs a summer pastime choice with a quip about yachting versus automobiling. The exchange notes a yacht’s steadiness on a tack as a key distinction in leisure pursuits.
A Baltimore American wit reads Mrs Faddy anxious about Miss Flitty who sits in a Bulgarian blouse with feet on a Turkish rug, a sign of decor taste and propriety in the home.
Letter style quip from Kansas City Journal notes humor over flashlight nuisance and a spinach mouth incident sparking lighthearted city chatter.
A Chicago Record-Herald cartoon caption shows an invoice clerk predicting a harsh winter by gauging the sky from an office window. The manager asks how, and the clerk replies that he can tell by the size of the “ing” in the weather.
In a witty Globe-Democrat line the first patient declares love a disease and the second notes its contagiousness by counting pretty nurses who catch it. The quip underscores romantic folly with a light, metropolitan tone.
A Houston Post item recalls a chance meeting with a boyhood friend who has become a millionaire. The pair exchange brief remarks as the friend recognizes the speaker, turning a corner upon seeing him.
In this Philadelphia Record exchange Cynicus says congratulations should come after the couple has lived together at least a year and remain happy. The reply frames timing as tied to lasting happiness.
A Rochester man who once hid behind his wife’s petticoat now hides behind a legal defense. The report tracks his shift from domestic concealment to courtroom strategy as details unfold.
Mrs Wise answers a question on her husband’s earnings, noting the figure is about one a.m. in a Cincinnati Engu r article fragment. The brief exchange centers on income timing and the caller’s inquiry.
The article explains footballs are calf or cowhide with cheaper sheepskin variants, rubber bladders, and outlines the factory process. It notes male labor dominates production, with women placing linings, and describes outer stitching, turning, and inflation. A new pavement-ready ball design features outside seams for durability. Saint Hugh is cited as patron of football.
An article recalls the decaying Old Broad Creek Church once visited by George Washington and his slaves, with Washington's pew marked by a silver plate. The remote graveyard holds Maryland’s notable ancestors, while the church’s English bricks and imported hardware mark its colonial era.
Industrial note explains bowling ball production takes three days though active work totals about three hours. From log cutting to final shellac, sanding and oiling, the process includes waste from cracks, yielding one usable block per log. Ball life is about two years with best balls costing five to six dollars.
Richard Marsh notes Trouville as an ultra expensive European hotspot with the Hotel des Roches Notres among the continent’s priciest stays. He recalls a luxury dining scene where nectarines cost five dollars each and families spend freely, reflecting high-end hospitality and social contrast.
Professor Soddy boldly asserts that turning lead into gold is a matter of application. He says current methods use electricity at 100000 volts, and higher voltage could transmute baser metals into precious metals. He portrays electricity at peak efficiency as the modern philosopher's stone.
In Westminster London during the April 25 1741 poll the ministerial candidates led after five days but an opposition claim of riot risk prompted the bailiff to close voting. Voters rioted, troops were deployed, and the bailiff later apologized to the speaker and paid a heavy fine.
Murphy, assistant cook aboard a trooper ship bound for India, forgot to wash the boiler after breakfast. Tea leaves appeared in the soup at lunch. to deflect blame he warned messes that if any tea lives were found in the soup, they would know it was mint.
A witty exchange unfolds as a lady asks for a storm she sees at sea and a marine painter laments impossibility, noting that other artists paint storms while she insists she has witnessed one.
A Cingalese proverb warns that greed alienates others and leaves a person without friends or allies. The saying emphasizes that desire and envy hinder social bonds.
A heated exchange in the negro ward shows a lemon colored henchman claiming a candidate is a political neophyte. Another man counters with excitement over a new party and the punch club scene from last night.
The Yezidis of Turkey are described as highly peculiar and least understood among Turkish peoples. Their worship of Satan is noted, and they refrain from naming the devil, believing his power is formidable for both good and evil.
The Westminster Gazette notes Nanking as China's southern capital famed for literature, sieges, and bloodshed in history. It cites a population near a quarter of a million, military prominence, and its loan to cotton-nankeen and porcelain ware, with the tower destroyed in the Taiping rebellion.
A brief humorous exchange where one woman worries about her husband staying awake for their baby and the other jokes she fed him a Welsh rabbit for dinner that would keep him asleep.
A French law from the eighteenth century granted any woman with a beard the right to dress as a man. The provision reflected gender norms of the era and applied to those who grew facial hair, altering social presentation and legal appearance.
Noted quotation attributed to Benjamin Franklin emphasizes that hard work and steady effort attract fortune and divine favor. The saying links diligence with luck and frames industry as a gift from God.
Argentina's vast ranches reclaim land since 1878, with some carrying 50,000 cattle and hosting English hunters. The gaucho remains a vivid, useful figure alongside the North American cowboy, while life on these British‑controlled lands includes formal evening dress for dinner.
A navy recruit criticizes the uniform as lacking side pockets. A yeoman at the recruiting station notes sailors instinctively thrust hands into pockets and says after four years in the navy he misses them. Published in the Kansas City Times report.
A Newberg Oregon ad from M. H. Pinney urges customers to inspect lumber quality and pricing. It emphasizes smooth cuts and economical use, inviting readers to follow examples of profitable buyers.
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