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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1910
Page
6
A detailed look at the fire eating illusion explains a concealed platform setup with rubber gas bags, tubes along the body, and a secret lip tube. The magician activates jets by pressure and breath, while stage lighting hides the mechanism, making the flame appear to issue from the mouth.
The London Mail recounts King George as Prince of Wales reviewing colonial scouts. One mulatto scout answers his question with pride, declaring identity as a “niggah, youah highness.” The king, unflustered, responds, Good! Then remain so, my brave fellow, and moves on.
A humorous exchange shows a servant explaining to a mistress that pay declines with more duties. The servant cites a brother studying economics claiming more work yields less money, illustrating a satirical view of labor value and compensation.
An elderly woman sought star guidance from Flamsteed at Greenwich. He drew a circle and a square and indicated a ditch near her cottage where the linen bundle lay. She returned delighted, finding the bundle exactly where he had pointed, revealing the folly of astrology.
Ellaine Wagner describes a midnight pageant as torches, bells, drums, and a funeral cortege approach the pass north of Seoul. Exhausted bearers, a Christian boy interpreter, and a crowd of mourners create a scene of fear and awe in a remote, high altitude setting.
The article details the lake’s heavy, rolling waters and how a person can float with most of the body above water. It notes the breathing risk from saltwater inhalation, the sparse aquatic life including shrimp and fly larvae, and the lake’s clarity except during shrimp egg periods.
A witty exchange from the Chicago News features a pompous man insisting he could not tell the truth and a larger man denying both the claim and any prior discussion. The dialogue centers on believability and attempted honesty between two unnamed individuals.
A humorous exchange highlights a man who proposed to Mrs. De Style before her current spouse. De Style remarks the fortune would have differed if the proposal had been accepted, joking that the suitor might be worth only 30 cents otherwise. The Spokane Spokesman-Review notes the quip.
A farmer asks a boy about his acres and identity in a Harper's Monthly anecdote. The pupil insists Tompkins was his name at birth and that aunty delayed changing it, while the assessor questions the land area, noting the tract seems larger than twenty acres.
McMinnville area contractors advertise septic tanks built with latest approved methods. Services offered include sewer and tile work and well digging for local homes and properties.
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