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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1908
Page
6
In a hidden ward Hope bonds with a fellow inmate after a brutal assault and a plan to uncover hidden money. A second man, a wild-eyed stranger, crashes into Hope’s cell with a urgent plea for help before a looming deadline.
Gideon Hope endures a third day in a shadowy den with a grated door and a narrow light. He recalls a lane assault and suspected robbery linked to Percy Kane. Hope senses a plotted danger and vows survival as he ponders a perilous captor’s plans.
Hope longs to question the visitor about his surroundings as they scheme to seal evidence. The visitor, eager yet cautious, urges quick action before the attendant returns with the morning meal. He crawls back through a hole, hides sawdust, and promises to resume once safe.
In a domestic tale Mrs. Perkins defends lace and ruffles while Mr. Perkins considers a plain all white gown with a single braid covering the waist. The exchange reveals social expectations and humor about style and effort. Simmons and a car ride frame the playful contrast.
Mrs Skimpem confronts her husband John about her desire to buy a new dress after years of wearing bargain calico. John insists a sensible man should shield his wife from constant publication, while she explains she seeks a change and more public presence. The scene ends with John's inability to respond.
A bustling restaurant scene has prices on porterhouse steaks rising by three cents in quick succession. Patrons react with humor as one quips about the steak leaping off the table before cutting. The proprietor confirms steady demand amid modest price upticks.
Mrs. Giles reads a scientist’s theory that Jonah was swallowed by an earthquake instead of a whale. Giles calls the idea plausible, suggesting a fantasy view instead of a fish.
An Texas newspaper notes silage use in steer feeding rising where land and forage costs are high. Missouri experiments show silage reduces dry matter versus stover, with results varying by storage and feeding. experts advise cover feeding, balancing with hay, and adjusting rations for shipping. A Goliad farmer built a willow-post barn that grew roots and rose on its own, eventually becoming a two story structure as posts lifted the floor.
The article describes a grain storage house aligned to ease crop handling with upper drive for hauling grain into bins and lower drive for draining grain back to wagons. It suggests building on a hillside to reduce fill work and raising the structure on 4 ft piers to drain bin contents without lifting, noting labor savings with a road scraper. It also cites tuberculosis prevalence in Devon cows and human consumption deaths, highlighting concerns shared by Consul Stephens of Plymouth.
An article claims a driving horse that pulls on the bit can be tamed by adding a small ring near the brow band on each bridle side. Pass the lines through bit rings and snap to the brow rings. A jointed bit and single child could manage a strong horse without mouth soreness in most cases.
Dr Howard secretary of the American Society for the Advancement of Science recounts Darwin’s experiment in which a wounded part ridge ball of earth weighing six and a half ounces carried seeds far. From that ball he grew thirty two plants across five species.
The article urges cement floors and thorough drainage around cellar walls to prevent spring water from entering. It recommends cementing now to avoid moisture problems in pot cemented cellars.
Statistics show potatoes make up about 13 percent of the average family diet. They are a starchy staple and, eaten alone, would provide an imbalanced, limited source of nutrition.
The article lists the potato as 78.3 percent water 18.4 percent carbohydrates mainly starch 2.2 percent protein 0.1 percent fat and 1 percent ash or mineral matter. It notes wide variation among specimens and that eating potatoes with meat eggs or fish yields a balanced diet.
The excerpt compiles dates and brief notes on notable events from 1519 to 1907. It lists Cortes in Cholula, Winthrop as governor, Copenhagen fire, Garrick’s London debut, the Peggy Stewart tea blaze, Continental Congress flags, Yorktown surrender, various battles, treaties, explorations, and milestones in science, suffrage, and diplomacy. It reads as a dense timeline of political, military, and cultural happenings across multiple regions and eras.
The article explains that cows need constant access to salt to maintain high milk yield. Salt stimulates appetite and digestion, increasing bodily fluids. Keep rock salt available at all times and provide loose salt weekly, sheltered from rain, without mixing with feed to prevent overconsumption. separate compartments help control intake.
The article advises disinfecting poultry houses to prevent lice and suggests using liquid lice killers to spray roosts and nest bores. If cheaper options are needed, a lime and water whitewash with crude carbolic acid can deodorize and disinfect, offering a cost effective solution.
The text states no artificial medium speeds tree wound healing. Healing depends on wound character position and season, not on coverings, though large exposed heartwood should be protected from decay with a coat like white lead or a satisfactory cover.
A historical note suggests fresh warm milk from a cow imparts a unique constituent in the calf that vanishes once the milk cools. The chemist cannot define it and reheating does not restore it. Feeding calves milk while still warm may reduce future use of steers for slaughter.
The northern limit for sweet potato culture lies along a line from the Massachusetts Connecticut border west to Colorado's northeast corner. Profitable commercial growing runs far south of this line, except in the Mississippi Valley where it reaches into Iowa Illinois and Indiana.
Discovery in Hartz Germany uncovers a 1747 inscription noting the first trials with potato cultivation. The note recalls Frederick II introducing the potato to his realm, where subjects resisted adoption until forceful cultivation was required.
Advice urges humane handling of poultry during marketing noting tied chickens suffer severe leg injuries. Suggests transporting in a coop or humane carrier to prevent torture and distress.
In Muscatine Iowa 500 blank cutters walked out of the automatic cutting and finishing plant halting the pearl button industry. The strike stems from a wage dispute as the town reels from the stoppage at the third largest sweet water pearl button factory. Warmer weather followed a cold snap as 20000 bushels of ripe tomatoes were destroyed by frost on Muscatine Island.
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