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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1915
Page
6
Modern up to date Funeral Chapel provides free service arrangements with 24 hour care. Automobile funeral car and horse drawn option available. Remains stay under careful watch day and night. Office and night call numbers listed for White 25 and Black 94. Lady assistant on duty.
Jessie, a deaf mute at Towser’s Point, attracts Mr. Clarence Denton while fishing at Oyster Bay resorts. Amid social pressure from her aunt and Uncle Joe, Denton proves attentive, rescues her at sea, and the pair grow closer. After weeks of daily visits, Jessie is urged to marry and join her family’s plans for a union with Denton.
A London Whig lord named Lord Lansdowne wears a blue coat and gilt buttons with a buff waistcoat and a grand air. He joked about Turner's old maidservant after repeatedly ringing Turner's bell at Queer Anne Street, once peering up at the tree above the house.
A narrator recalls a deserted ship named Marionette at Halifax with no papers and broken davits. A parrot in a cage lacked water, two sailors ate, and the vessel showed no disorder except a stolen sea chest. A week later the Marionette reappears tied at Hoboken, drifted into a shipish, distant world.
A Hindu fakir in Calcutta sells plain wicker baskets claiming pebbles placed inside and stirred while thinking of a hippopotamus turn into gold nuggets. Buyers are told the method requires a receptive mindset and that doubt about the hippopotamus ensures the return of money, implying a swindle.
The article notes how modern colloquialisms appear in Elizabethan texts and other classics. It cites Epictetus and a line about walking as if swallowed a rod, comparing it to a poker in modern form, remarking the imagery often seems American in origin. It references Harper’s Weekly on the topic.
Iron furnaces in the country could produce about 40 million tons annually if all in blast. The Iron Age doubts this is achievable for a full year and suggests a more likely maximum around 38 million tons.
Two women debate male authors in a Letteville Courier Journal item. The first laments that novelists bore her, while the second asks why. They mock the vague descriptions of heroes and gowns without detailing fabric or trim.
A damaged OCR snippet shows a character opening a tale with fear. The text includes stray phrases about honesty and worldliness, attributed to Detroit Free and a woman character reacting to a story. The passage is incomplete and fragmented.
The World Outlook excerpt describes Guarani Indian women in the Atrato river region adopting indigo blue corsets and bright red openwork hose painted on dark skin. A frontier trading post sighting of a corset and stockings sparked a dramatic shift in local dress among jungle maidens and their sister.
The Philadelphia Ledger argues there is no current emperor of Germany and outlines the historical progression from Rudolph of Habsburg to William I. It notes the 1439 Pragmatic Sanction restricting the title to Austria, the 1871 shift to the Prussian king as German Emperor, and Marck’s influence preventing a broader claim.
The New York World notes Julia Gardiner, 24, wife of President John Tyler, challenged White House custom with royal attire and a retinue of maids of honor. She, though not heiress, influenced social innovations late in Tyler's term.
An Exchange notes the expression kindly fruits of the earth once meant of its kind. The word kindly then signified as nearly as possible "of its kind" not current benevolence. It explains that fruits of the earth were seen as fruits each after its kind.
In a domestic scene from Ladies' Home Journal a cat lounges by the stove while a child named Dolly shrieks that the stove has begun to boil, causing concern for grandma. The moment mixes humor and household bustle in a slice of everyday life.
A New York Journal line notes a mother urging tea with a young man, while the son calls him a confirmed bachelor. The exchange hints at social teasing and bachelorhood expectations in a domestic scene.
A short caption playful line about a man considering freedom or mischief while his wife is away, implying humor or mischief with car use. The quote suggests a cheeky, provocative tone.
Administrator's Notice of Final Settlement appears with archaic wording and dates. The notice names Sarah is deceased and Clarence Butt as the attorney for the estate. First issue date is October 21, 1915, with likely future deadlines and settlement actions.
In 1915 the board discussed and voted on a levy for a special district to fund teachers salaries and related items. The notice lists small itemized costs such as maps erasers and supplies totaling around 17 565.00 plus minor sums. Dated in 1915.
Newberg Manufacturing and Construction Co announces services for windows doors and general mill work at 403 North Main Street. Local builders and homeowners can contact the firm for repairs replacements and installations.
J. H. Gibson, manager announces the only abstract books in Yamhill County through the Yamhill County Abstract Co in McMinnville with Onecon.
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