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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1912
Page
6
The aged comedian Joseph Jefferson performed The Rivals by Sheridan with Warren in the audience. After the show Warren praised Jefferson’s take on Bob Acres and quipped that Sheridan’s influence was felt twenty miles away.
The work started in a period 1639 1642 and finished around the 1666 fire of London. Milton composed it in ten to twenty line passages and dictated its publication in 1667 with a second edition in 1674. He earned £10 and his widow £8 more.
A waking dream sequence shows a husband offering money to his wife who declines and returns to home duties. A bystander reports an ambulance arriving as a rival tailor’s customer collapses. A mother tucks Johnny in a sleeper car, and he claims to be in the top drawer.
The article explains the difference between a nautical knot and a nautical mile, noting the fixed nautical mile length of 6 080 feet 3 1 2 inches by the U S Coast and Geodetic Survey. It describes heaving a log as a method to measure ship speed and how knots aligned on the log line represented fractions of a mile per hour.
The piece explains how Japanese uses different words for rice in various contexts from cooked rice to field growth, and notes body length, weight, and distance units. It also contrasts regional ri lengths and the uphill measure on Fujiyama, illustrating linguistic and measurement diversity.
The Twickenham villa passed from Sir William Stanhope to Mr. Wel bore Ellis later Lord to Baroness Howe after Pope’s death. A famed visitor site for pilgrims, the baroness grew irate at crowds and razed the house, felled trees, and carved away traces of its notable occupancy.
A London Punch note says nerve specialists advise a silence cure for women with nerves. Women must set aside hours without speaking, but a case cited shows the woman spoke in a rush while her husband, troubled by headaches, recovered.
A Kansas City suffragette declares the cause just and triumphant and invites questions. A spectator asks how to achieve a smooth effect over the hips as part of the crowd in the hall.
Frederic Remington rests at work on The Spirit of War when Gerome bursts in and demands a drastic reaction. The studio erupts as Gerome advocates shouting to provoke expression and vigor in the painting causing Remington to alter the scene with a vivid, cheering response.
A remark from Miss Friswell's memoirs recalls Sir Henry Irving visiting her home. The story notes how on the first night of The Bells he entered in ordinary boots, later wearing high boots while snow was brushed off, cited as an example of his meticulous attention to detail.
Mozart socialized with friends at midnight delaying the Don Giovanni overture. He woke at 5 am and composed rapidly, sending sheets to copyists. By 7 pm he stood as conductor with ink still drying on some parts as the opera opened.
A Cardiff shop proprietress calmly handles a boy asking for a pound of soap. She tells his mother to take what she wants and to settle it under the counter’s saucer as proof of the casual business humor in the corner store.
The article warns damp kennels as a great evil that can kill even strong dogs. It emphasizes guarding against damp conditions and ensuring dogs receive plenty of sunlight. It advises placing kennels facing south, unless hot parts of the day require moving to shade.
A man, having poor luck fishing, asks a butcher to hand him five large trout so he can tell his family he caught them. He insists he is no liar, even if he is poor.
Napoleon III coup era memories emerge as Victor Hugo and Schoelcher recount fleeing Paris. Hugo recalls shouting Down with Caesar and restraining Schoelcher who pressed to silence him. Later visits show reflections on courage and fear during the crisis.
In a humorous exchange Little Jack asks what edity means and suggests whipping heredity as the answer. His mother dodges with vague phrasing while hinting the term relates to what one inherits from father and mother.
Robert Bonner posted a full newspaper page repeating a two line ad five thousand times in tiny type. A friend asks why so much repetition and Bonner replies that at least five people would question each line, prompting the large display.
A tall perspiring German man darts through department store aisles as salespeople watch. He shouts that he is not seeking men's clothing but women's clothing and declares he cannot find his wife.
A quote argues children lack resistance and pick up from surroundings shaping growth. External forces are stronger than they are, making them cheerful and content or morose and discouraged depending on their environment. The observation links habits and demeanor to social milieu.
Notice to interested parties that the executrix Anna A Lucas and joint executor J Clemenson of the last will and testament of J C Lucas deceased have filed a final account in Yam Hill County Oregon. A hearing to approve the settlement is set for December 2 1912 at 10 o clock AM in McMinville County Court. Objections must be shown at the court to prevent discharge of the executors and final settlement of the estate. Clarence Butt attorney for the estate.
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