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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1901
Page
4
Freddy asks if he can remember Abraham Lincoln and Grandpa explains memory ages and time. The dialogue contrasts youth and age while exploring memory and history.
A Bostonian discovers a century old ad by H. Rogers inviting ladies to book dressing for assemblies or balls, with a notice the day before. Those who engage to dress but fail to attend must pay half price, reflecting strict payment terms in period etiquette.
A Chicago Post quote contrasts idealistic romance with practicality. A young man pleads love can endure with simple bread and kisses, while an older pragmatic voice notes the ratio of affection in his case is about nine tenths kisses.
The Philadelphia Press notes a courtship scene where Haddon Erve declares intent to marry the daughter, while Mr. Goldrox questions prospects. Erve answers that approval matters little since she is willing.
Bridget informs her new mistress that she must have regular afternoons off during hot weather and will take one week off in October with Pee to accompany her. The note is conveyed in a formal, domestic context from a Chicago Tribune excerpt.
The Chicago Record Herald relays a scene where Simpson and Hopkins serenade the Perkins girls and their father tips them half a dollar to play until daylight as he hopes to quiet the house. The note mentions Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup as a teething remedy for mothers.
Passage quotes a wife warning of a robber in the house as Henry quips that many are in the house and senate, but they pale beside those in the city councils. The line evokes political satire on governance.
A witty exchange contrasts fame as an empty bubble with the notion that any man might seize it to fashion a dirigible balloon, reflecting irony on ambition and perception. The Washington Star lyricizes a thought on fame and practical fantasy.
A woman remarks on another’s hair and diamonds comparing her to Lady Plantagenet Gingham, while Nellie is offered a pink silk shirt waist. A letter from Joan F. Borer of Trinity Springs Indiana, dated February 15, 1900, promotes Piso's Cure for Consumption as a remedy for coughs and colds.
A Philadelphia Press fragment reports a youngster announcing a summons at Mr. Gazzam's. Dr. Killiam questions the call and learns that Mr. Gazzam is dying and the caller insists the doctor cannot harm him.
A Washington Star quote set features a man boasting of starting life with no money and a satiric friend replying that he had no name at first and took weeks to be christened. The exchange mocks humble origins and self-importance.
An old advertisement touts Mall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy. It argues catarrh is a constitutional disease respondable to internal treatment and promises a $100 reward if it fails. The text also promotes Dr. Cheney's and Mall's Family Pills as top remedies.
A Chicago Record Herald quotation discusses why major strikes arise in hot weather. It notes workers feel life can be sustained on pump water and cites the heat as a factor in labor tensions.
The Cleveland Plaindealer notes the new telegraph editor is a humorist and praises his work on an account about cannibal islanders eating German scientists titled Trouble in Their Midst.
Fragmentary wartime style lines show a Cleveland dealer noting a buyer’s misheard terms about autos and gasoline. The garbled dialogue hints at a mix up or mistaken purchase during busy era commerce. No clear individuals or events emerge from the fragment.
A miscellany of historical anecdotes covers Bishop Philpotts of Exeter on Devon beauty two politicians exchanging barbs and lawmaker Elihu Root defending hangings as a preventive measure. It notes Roosevelt guiding police to guard Allwardt and a Carlsbad patient who misreads a doctors cigar limit, plus tales of pocket knife repairs where parts are replaced until the original may disappear.
North Carolina Justice Wade Balles operates near Stewarttown twenty miles from town, with half his home in Chesterfield County South Carolina. He issues licenses from NC rules, but SC has none, drawing couples who seek quick or license-free weddings. A young couple was married by Balles's wife in SC while he was away. Later the girl's father intervened, securing proper licensing and annulling the ceremony. Mrs. Balles was forbidden from continuing to marry couples by authorities.
A man recalls reading a sign about pocket knives being rebladed and repaired. Inquiry shows most customers are older, valuing long-used blades carried for decades.
The English war office tests a smokeless powder training device for Tommy Atkinson at Aldershot Ash Ranges. An Infantry force will advance while distant guns fire on target silhouettes. surprises include cavalry, armored train, and moving cover drills with a mortar explosion to teach caution.
Miss Maxine Doubleday a Texas schoolteacher becomes central to a family tale. Maximilian Doubleday once loved her mother, later found his niece through a portrait, and reconciles with his former sweetheart now married. Her guardian Payson helps unite them as he wins her hand. A separate note reports a rare optical phenomenon near the Antelope Island to the Great Salt Lake showing a double rainbow.
M E A Martel, famed French caverns explorer, announces discovery in Hautes Alpes of a cavern shaped like a natural well. He has sounded to about 1027 feet without reaching the bottom, noting the depth surpasses any known. The excerpt ends with unrelated moralizing text.
The narrator pursues clues to Olivia and Ellen Martineau in Normandy and Jersey, tracing Mrs Foster and others. He learns of a potential Englishwoman and child traveling toward Granville and Jersey, while Mrs Foster travels to probe the truth.
The narrator consults a renowned lawyer about Olivia's suspected status and a possible second marriage for Foster. He confronts Foster about Olivia’s fate, while Foster insists Olivia is dead and bears the burden of a fatal illness threatening his own life. The narrator recalls a notebook hinting at a cure once considered for his mother.
Martin Dobree wrestles with a life saving discovery tied to his mother’s death He considers using a new treatment on Foster with consent from the patient and Dr Senior If accepted the procedure could extend Foster life while risking Olivia’s future and Dobree’s conscience The story follows the doctor’s vow to mercy and honor.
Passenger routes listed include Portland to San Francisco and Ogden with stops at Denver Kansas City Chicago Los Angeles El Paso Fort Worth New Orleans Washington New York Pullman and tourist cars on multiple trains. Connections at San Francisco offer steamship links to Honolulu Japan China Philippines and Central and South America through Drain station agent.
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