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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1912
Page
3
A young man climbs a church cross from scaffolding to the upper cross arm, using careful footholds and a plank, risking a fall while a crowd watches. He steadies himself, tests the angle, and reaches the cross before sliding down safely.
A riddle explains a method to deduce a teacher’s pupils present and absent plus his aunts. By doubling the pupil count, adding three, multiplying by five, adding absentees, multiplying, and adding aunts, then subtracting 150 yields the total of pupils present and absent and the aunts.
In Dresden the town owns the leading newspaper. The late proprietor willed the paper to the municipality, which runs it on a business basis. Profits go to beautifying and expanding the town’s open spaces.
A dialogue quoted between Pat and a judge features provocative jabs about ethnicity. Pat presses the judge with hypothetical insults while the judge denies national identity, ending with a taunt about “che Wah” or similar slur.
A dispute over debts escalates as one party threatens legal action for $100 owed and proposes a settlement involving $200 plus a remaining sum. The conversation reveals tension and unresolved financial demands.
Black diamonds from Brazil are hard opaque carbon stones used mainly for diamond drill tips. Unlike gem diamonds they are non crystalline and not translucent. Despite low value as gems they command about 85 dollars per carat and drill bits with three to four carets add heavy cost per tool.
A fragmented note recalls the origins of the Marseillaise in 1792 at Strasburg to rouse troops from Marseille marching to Paris. The tune quickly became wildly popular and long celebrated as a powerful martial inspiration. Its author was pensioned by Louis Philippe in 1830 and died in 1836.
The passage lists several nonswimming fishes and marine animals. It highlights the mar the or a Brazilian fish that crawls or hops like a toad with a long upturned snout, and notes the sea horse and starfish as other peculiarly shaped creatures that walk or crawl on shore while remaining unable to swim.
A lecturer is annoyed by an audience member who rises to question. Several hecklers interrupt, two insulting each other. The lecturer calmly suggests letting one speak at a time and resumes the talk.
A fragment of dialogue describes a direct threat to a woman named Aunt Maria, with a remark about a little girl and a mother, highlighting the tension and revealing aspects of Aunt Maria's history and character as reported by a London Globe source.
A historical note recounts cases where authors were compelled to eat their own words. Examples include a Russian writer forced to swallow pages of his book, an Austrian officer extorting payment by having creditors eat notes, and Elizabethan memory with a vivid taunt by Tom Nash. The piece cites Samuel Johnson era quotations and the New York Tribune as sources.
A compact portrait contrasts Bill Nye with Mark Twain, noting Nye’s swift humor and westward path through railroads and jokes while Twain pursued mining and newspaper ventures. Nye’s early justice of the peace stint featured a prank placard and a quick melding of humor with philosophy in Collier’s Weekly observations.
Sir Wemyss Reid recalls an early reporting moment at an execution. An old reporter beside him offered a calm, genteel remark missing the horror as they prepared to witness and record the event.
In a piece from Min iatures George Dewar praises flight as the supreme animal achievement. He notes the emperor moth and root structures show intricate feats beyond direct winged motion. The essay examines a black headed gull’s subtle wing turns and questions how tiny wing movements generate lift and forward motion.
The Green Roses presents the green rose as a curious plant form showing that all parts above the root may be called a leaf. It is a China rose variant brought to England in 1835 and supports the theory that flowers originated green, with colors evolving like autumn leaf tint. As they fade the bloom often reddens.
A fragment from the Boston Transcript describes a bluff ad that claimed a purse was found on Boyston Street The next day another ad appeared from the same gentleman who picked up the purse asking the loser to call at his house The exchange notes the bluff failed to locate the rightful owner.
A wife and husband recall their first years of marriage and the nicknames they gave each other. He says he now calls her a parrot and a magpie while she calls him a jay, reflecting playful habit changes over time.
A bachelor courts a girl by taking her to a concert. The orchestra plays No. 6 dubbed Maiden's Prayer but the girl reveals it is Mendelssohn's Wedding March. He misunderstands, then buys a ring the next day.
A feeble rural Perthshire beadle named Sandy quits duties leaving Tammas to serve as gravedigger. After Sandy’s death Tammas finishes the burial as the minister jokes about Sandy rising only to be the hindmost.
A humorous exchange has a husband scolding his wife for carrying a purse in public. The wife retorts that husbands give them little to put in purses, suggesting thieves would starve if all women relied on their spouses for funds.
George Eliot agreed with her publisher over Romola’s serialization. The publisher proposed ten thousand guineas to be paid across fifteen numbers, but Eliot insisted on twelve numbers or risked harming the work’s artistic effect. They settled on seven thousand guineas.
The stinging tree resembles a large net with a foul odor. Natives avoid it as do local animals. A sting causes no immediate pain but soon a maddening itch spreads. the wound itches for months when water touches the area, driving victims to scream and roll. Debs: when stung yea, about with te whines, biting pieces of flesh from the place that he been stung.
Mrs Minks explains she blackened her face to avoid visitors while Mr Minks notes this was lucky. Mrs De Fashion and Mrs De Style arrived mid task and were told she was not in. The exchange highlights social performance and vanity in a humorous scene.
A teacher quizzes a fat boy who passes him on the street without bowing. The instructor asks about manners, and the boy responds that he manages by himself, saying I feeds myself in a solemn tone.
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