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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1911
Page
3
The article notes the grape was introduced to England around 1550 and planted at Bloxhall. It claims vines thrived, with one specimen reaching 20 feet more than others and yielding 2,272 grape bunches weighing 1,800 pounds in a single season.
The largest waterfall is Victoria falls on the Zambesi in Rhodesia Africa standing 386 feet high and more than a mile wide. Niagara drops 160 feet. Zam besi falls water power is about 35 million horsepower, five times Niagara’s. The total European water power cannot greatly exceed 35 million horsepower.
A fragment from Chicago Record-Herald presents a flirtatious exchange about marriage and love. The couple discuss whether love justifies marriage and the speaker contemplates future use of his courtship approach.
The War of the Roses (1456 85) pitted York and Lancaster members. Lancastrians used a red rose while Yorkists used a white rose. The conflict involved major battles and had lasting impact on England's political status.
A discussion from Harper's Weekly notes that atmospheric dust may raise daytime temperatures and slow nighttime cooling by trapping heat. It explains how dust blocks radiation, heating air and warming the earth, while a dust-free sky allows heat to escape.
An Italian railway worker on a mountain tunnel project damaged a section alignment in a costly act. He altered the stake positions during a night shift, causing two tunnel segments to misalign by about twenty five feet at the mountain's midpoint. Cavators were on site. inspectors noted the misalignment in the middle of the mountain.
The damaged text references the northern half of a tunnel rebuilt at £175,000 and a nine year old Harold arriving home bruised after a scuffle, with quotes showing mistaken spellings and a shift in newspaper attribution between the London Chronicle and the Chicago Record-Herald.
A leading citizen returns to his New Hampshire town after a long trip abroad and checks how old friends are faring. At a local establishment he learns an old friend is now practicing economy, with the returned man openly admitting the same.
A neighbor asks a boy about illness and boasts of multiple medical procedures and vaccines. The woman claims she has had tonsils, adenoids, and appendix removed, and has received vaccines for typhoid, spinal meningitis, and tetanus, hoping to stay healthy for a while to enjoy her child’s play.
A fragment hints at a long silence between Jorkins and Perkins after marriage. A scheme or situation led to quiet years with one party maintaining silence for two decades.
A discussion of how ants recognize nest mates and foreign ants by scent. Experiments cited from Lord Avebury and Bethe suggest different odors trigger aggressive responses toward intruders, implying nest-specific scents. The piece notes human limits in judging animal senses and cites broader insect smell abilities.
The article explains how ancient Romans wrote on smooth surfaces with a pointed stylus to form letters and used the flat end to erase errors. This practice gave rise to the term style as the manner of writing.
The dried juice of a low shrub from Syria is described as the real balm of Gilead, highly valued and scarce due to limited yield per plant. Historical notes mention biblical ties to Solomon and Queen Sheba as well as ancient Jewish physicians prescribing it for dyspepsia and melancholia.
A fragmentary odd exchange features Naighbob preferring a harsh constraint over consent. The speaker asks about marriage to eight others, and Naighbob responds with a stark threat of execution, noting he would see the speaker hanged.
The excerpt is a fragmented, humorous dialogue about ox tails and flavor. It preserves a playful London Opinion tone without a clear news event, people, or organizations to anchor a factual card.
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