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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1915
Page
3
The article discusses sea life density versus land life, noting sea life thrives near shores while surface plants dominate upper depths. It traces life origins to ancient oceans, with many early forms extinct and fossil records in geological deposits revealing ancestors of many sea creatures along ancient beaches of inland seas.
Arminius Vamberg recalls a caravan journey to Bokhara when tensions over taxes from Shiras to Teheran sparked a clash. A horseman shot at a Persian interloper, injuring two men and prompting pursuit. the attacker was captured and beaten, while the wounded victim and assailant ended by binding wounds and forming an uneasy bond.
The passage reflects a fatalistic view where neither party bears responsibility, in line with eastern thinking. Both sides accept the outcome as guided by fate rather than human fault. The excerpt emphasizes collective acceptance over accountability.
An attorney hired a team for a few hours at two stables. He left the first team fine. At the second stable he disappeared, the horse kept for eight days. Both stables tracked payments of eight days hire and eight days keep. He paid promptly and learned a hard lesson about forgetfulness.
A Washington correspondent recalls a rare scene when an officer seized the ancient mace and paraded it through the House to restore order. The event, described as a vivid reminder of the mace’s ceremonial power, ended with members retreating to their seats as the chamber settled.
A quip attributed to a man about beauty and charity notes the most beautiful hand is the hand that gives. A banker’s reply to a promissory note question likens it to a rosebud that inspires a falling dew, from Richmond Times-Dispatch.
The Gift Which Founded a Great Scientific Institution The Smithsonian Henry James Hungerford 1836. The gift was accepted and a president empowered to act. The claim remained upon the final interpretation of the will. Rush returned to America during the find with him in England a $508,318. It was nearly eight, before Congress decided on a plan of carrying out the will of the testator. The total endowment of the union is now nearly $1,000,000 with government support and cooperation marking it one of the world’s most important scientific bases.
Laurence Binyon reflects in Atlantic on Persian paintings as vivid, romantic works that blend sensuous detail with central figures. He praises their freshness, bold color, and unusual detachment from daily routine, noting their striking strangeness and world of refined romance.
Jones and Smith discuss a palm itching omen on the boulevard. Smith believes it portends money, but Jones notes the itch means nothing, admitting he has no dollars to spare. The exchange reflects humorous superstition from a Philadelphia Telegraph item.
The famous jockey Tod Sloane argues a horse surpasses a dog in intelligence and could be trained to roam a house with similar chances. He links horse cursedness to inbreeding producing unusual temperaments and says the best jockey is a quick, nervous boy who acts as a human ferret uncovering things himself.
The adjutant told subalterns that in the field an officer should present himself as much like a man and as much like a soldier as possible. Laughter followed as he clarified the point in a humorous moment.
In a New Haven record style snippet a widow explains the joke that adding the letter d to we makes wed as a playful marriage service pun. The exchange centers on the idea that we cannot be wed without the d.
A Life magazine aphorism contrasts faith and observation as a father ponders whether his baby brother sleeps, acknowledging belief without proof. The line frames faith as a personal certainty versus measured doubt.
A compact, vivid account describes children pelted with mud and boys faced with stones and wooden darts as rudiments of warfare. It recalls a Canaries conquest tale of a Seville map thrower dodging stones and a native who evades oranges hurled rapidly, while three men fail to catch them.
An essay by Olive Higgins Prouty describes fifth wheels as varied people on society’s roads. The author compares old retired figures, emergency helpers, and self centered types to car accessories, reflecting on aging usefulness and ultimate roles.
The readable lines show a quarrel or heated exchange about looking in the mine. The speakers express anger and fevered emotion, but key names and context are missing.
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