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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1918
Page
6
Wille C. Hawley of Salem Second District and N. J. Siemot of The Dalles are listed as incumbents and associates in the district roll.
Newberg Lodge No 104 A F and A M holds regular meetings on the second and fourth Thursdays each month. Visiting brothers are welcomed. By order W H Woodworth W M John Larkin Secretary.
Shiloh Relief Corps No 26 meets the second and fourth Thursdays at 230 PM in the LO O F Hall. President Mrs Minnie V Byers and Secretary Emma L Snew are listed.
A rookie graduate marries in town and tries to reassure his father by boasting of his partner Marion's independence, while the father mocks the notion of a "financial condition." A second rookie, married to a stranger, informs his mother about the bride’s orphan status and a railroad father as context. the mother downplays the significance, recalling a fat fireman.
An article argues periodic sleep is vital for life and recuperation, noting that thinkers often sleep little while manual workers need more rest. Citing Edison and Spencer as examples, it cautions against imitating extreme patterns and suggests reducing sleep only if fatigue poisons are absent and mental processes slow.
The Prussian Guard, once the Trabant Guards and a symbol of royal protection, was built into a formidable force by Frederick William I and later expanded after Napoleon’s example. Its ranks include the cream of each year’s recruits and giants noted for size and skill.
Work has started off Boca Ciega near Cojimar to recover a Spanish vessel sunk more than 100 years ago. The Cuban company aims to retrieve forty two cannons, reportedly well preserved, with some on deck and others on the sea floor at modest depth.
Deep sea crew reports a twenty five foot diameter island in the gulf stream near Palm Beach built from mud and seaweed with tangled roots. Trees and mangroves grew on the island while birds fed on small fish found there and fishermen landed to explore the strange formation.
Former US minister to Belgium Brand Whitlock analyzes Belgian reactions to Hun atrocities via the London Daily Telegraph. He notes Belgians showed no hatred or revenge, no heroic displays, but instead quiet, restrained grief amid terror.
A Boer toria and his Dutch bride wed by glove marriage with a proxy in Amsterdam and the groom’s affidavit filed in Pretoria. The custom, a Dutch-Batavian relic, is now dead in the Transvaal since English rule.
Oliver Herford faces a brook and contemplates drinking but improvises with a belt. He winds the belt into a cone with a hole in the bottom and uses a finger as a stopper to dip up water, mimicking early civilized man.
The harvest moon, the full moon nearest the autumnal equinox, rises at roughly the same time for several nights. Farmers use the extended light to gather late summer crops and store them for winter, explaining the moon’s name.
The report notes 20 000 dozen pillow cases 11 000 dozen pairs of bed socks and 19 000 dozen face towels on hand at a Red Cross supply house in France, illustrating the large scale of relief stocks.
A Kansas City Journal snippet shows an amateur poet declaring he writes for the few, while his grouchy uncle quips that a good idea favors the fewer. The exchange spotlights humor in small circles and old family banter.
A Washington reforestation project stage built last summer in Yakima Valley features a 150 by 100 by 25 foot hay palace made from 6000 tons of baled alfalfa. The fortress-like structure housed exhibits and an auditorium for speakers and vaudeville acts. A carnival vibe framed the event to connect growers with consumers and eliminate middlemen with auction proceeds shared among contributors.
A Stars and Stripes item recalls a private with a dice game that cleaned out francs and personal items from his unit during a week of gambling. He won then surrendered the loot and his return followed Captain’s suggestion.
Two years after retirement Charile, the old Green Castle fire horse, is asked back. A fireman unhitched him, led him to the stall, and Charile trotted out with old instinct, ready to answer the alarm as if nothing had changed.
An Indianapolis woman recalls a Baltimore scene near Union Station where a young newsboy drops a paper into a freight yard. Soldiers cheer as trucks unload and a boy explains he gave the soldier a penny, saying he earned more than a cent for them.
A letter to the American Forestry Association from Dr Morris in New York City states the proper cutting window is September to April. He warns that cutting outside this period can kill roots and jeopardize future timber supplies, emphasizing the rule as wartime timber safeguard.
Notice to E A Ingle and others cited to appear November 3 1918 in McMinnville Oregon to show cause why order for sale of Lot 2 in Block 2 City Park Addition Newberg Yamhill County Oregon should not be granted. WITNESS Judge W W Nickell and Clerk C B Wilson dated October 29 1918. Attorney C R Chapin. First issue October 31. Last issue November 28.
Kanana urges residents to contribute rubber items to Mount Rubber on East Broadway near Main Street. The heap will be sold to old rubber collectors, proceeds aid the Red Cross, and the public rid of old rubber items like tires boots hoses and more.
The executor of Elizabeth Ann Richards's will in Yamhill County Oregon has filed a final account. A hearing to object and settle the account is set for Monday December 2 1918 at 11:00 a.m. in the County Court at McMinnville. Interested parties must appear to show cause why the account should not be settled and the estate discharged. Dated October 31 1918. Thomas Tyndall Executor. Clarence Butt.
Daniel Napoleon Mesnard a great grandson of Napoleon Bona parte died in action near Reims while leading a machine gun section. He was the son of a lady named Leon whose father Count Leon was a natural son of the emperor. The fallen soldier bore himself bravely and was mentioned in dispatches.
A dialogue reveal about Crimson Gulch turning peaceful only because the locals save ammunition. Broncho Bob asserts the calm is false and blames rival factions for tensions.
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