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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1910
Page
2
The text discusses habit as humanity's strongest force and potential weakness, noting how repetition shapes behavior. It quotes Carlyle and references an old Act of Parliament during Charles II’s reign that penalizes cosmetic tricks as witchcraft and similar misdemeanors, now void upon conviction.
The readable text hints at a ceremonial or courtly matter involving a kingly authority and male subjects. No clear names, dates, or places are discernible to confirm specifics.
In a London Telegraph account Trollope, then a surveyor of taxes, tells a deputation that his famed phrase I am your humble and obedient servant is not true he will not be servile in the face of their demands.
A Parisian visitor to Washington details numerous methods to dodge duties, from rubber pockets and hollow horse collars to hidden chartreuse in a horse gear and a coffin funeral ruse. He notes officials increasingly scrutinize funerals at gate checkpoints as the metal wreaths stash brandy.
The 1293 Magna Charta of Florence curbed noble cruelty by disfranchising titled figures from the signory unless they renounced nobility. A further clause punished unpopular democrats by declaring them treasonous and granting a patent of nobility, elevating their social rank while erasing political standing.
In 1611 Harrow began as a public school with a strict timetable from 6 am to 11 am and 1 pm to 6 pm. Play was limited to certain days and athletic drills included archery equipment. Masters were to enforce neatness and cleanliness among students.
The ordeal by battle, once legal from William the Conqueror era, faded in Elizabethan times but remained part of law until 1818. Thornton invoked it after murdering Ashford, claiming the wager of battle. The Court of Queen's Bench allowed the challenge. the girl's brother refused to fight, and the murderer was discharged.
Assessment figures compiled by the county assessor for Yamhill County in 1910 show totals for land, tillable land, and non tillable land. The record lists values for town lots, improvements, personal effects, livestock, household goods, and other property including railroads and telegraph interests with earlier year comparisons.
Four hundred eighty six new national banks were organized last year. Notre Dame University now has a chair of Japanese history. Epilepsy is linked to coffee by Australian and German physicians. A London court ordered distribution of a century old estate. Rocky Ford canteens ship 12,600,000 units. 700 cars released, up 108. European crowns and the Great Britain state crown are weighed and valued.
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