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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1913
Page
8
In London a wealthy collector’s Turner drawing was cut into two during cleaning by a dealer. The firm repaired the piece by stitching the halves and painting a tree over the vertical gap, fooling the owner until he noticed fumes of the inside cleaning.
The article notes W. Foxley, potmaker to the mint, fell asleep on April 27 1546 and remained asleep for fourteen days and fifteen nights. King’s physicians examined him and found him aged to the world as if he had slept one night, living forty one years more after awakening.
In a clipped aside, a speaker dismisses interest in others and their actions, insisting they take no notice of suburban life and are irrelevant to the speaker. The fragment hints at social aloofness and detachment without specifying events or individuals.
In Lady Macdonell's Reminiscences, Darwin visits Buenos Aires in 1837 and preserves a tonca tonca specimen. A maid smells the room, the handkerchief with the item is burned, and Darwin forgives Mrs Lamb, praising her beauty as he notes the compliment.
During the occupation of Philadelphia Washington fed a hunting dog found by his staff bearing the name General Howe. He sent the animal to Philadelphia under a flag of truce with a letter from Washington to General Howe. General Howe replied with thanks for the courteous gesture.
A physician recalls lying to a worried mother about diphtheria to avoid panic. He recounts the fallout when the truth emerged, the distrust from neighbors, and how he now limits direct disease details to steadfast, hard headed patients and their families.
The article lists simple cements and mixtures. It notes litharge glycerin mix, water glass with calcium carbonate, boiled linseed oil with fire clay, sulfur with glass powder, and magnesium oxide with magnesium chloride as stone cement formulations.
At a social function Sarasate listened as a young violinist played his piece with self made variations. The crowd was offended by the improvised add ons. Sarasate confronted him with the blunt verdict It was a piece of impudence and offered no praise.
A preacher marries a couple and tells the groom the marriage will end all his troubles. After years the husband complains the preacher meant a different end. The preacher replies he did not specify which end, prompting a humorous misinterpretation.
A Scots dialogue aboard a tram recounts a misidentified passenger who believes the woman opposite resembles someone they know. After a brief exchange the first speaker concedes the likeness is not hers, and both acknowledge the mistake in a brief, indirect resolution.
The article argues that despite disorganization or parental distraction, the father's active, wise guidance and the mother's loving care are vital for a boy's proper growth in formative years and cannot be fully replaced by schools or institutions.
On the first night of Hema Byron's burlesque Don Juan Junior at the Royalty theatre the audience endured a long wait after the first act. Jon in the dress circle heard a saw at the back and Byron cried Theyre cutting out the conduct to lighten the show. The crowd shifted to humor as the scene unsettled backstage problems.
A courtroom scene shows Ben Butler prompting the clerk to publish notice in the Advertiser, a Jacksonian paper, prompting a witty exchange about knowledge and court decorum. The clerk refrains from further interruptions thereafter.
Leave orders for wood at Robt. M. McKern's barbershop or phone 33a52. Wanted to Rent 80 or 100 acres, must be under good state of cultivation, within vicinity of Newberg. Inquire at Graphic office. 1t-pd
FP C Mills offers rapid setup for moving and improving wood structures on short notice. Capable of handling heavy machinery, with focus on efficient site prep and strategic level work to ensure solid foundations and swift progress.
Kelley the Plummer is listed at 312 First Street and will soon be ready to supply plumbing services. Contact shop Black 195 or residence Red 167 and street 112 East Fifth for details.
China painting sales offer a large assortment of hand painted china. Urges early Christmas orders and joining a fall class. Contact O. R. Mills at 201 College Street.
Beaver State Mutual reports a satisfactory settlement after adjusting the claim of Newbery Drug Co. and its manager and principal owner Mr Barcroft. White & Co. and Charles Churchill are listed at their First Street office for inquiries or policy matters.
A brief grocery list items include 8 cans corn and tomatoes, 3 cans pink salmon, 1 pound chocolate and cocoa, 2 packages grape nuts, 2 packages cream of wheat, rolled oats, 6 to 8 pounds of rice, head rice, 4 pounds Iba No 1 Jap Rice, 6 pounds broken rice. Seeersee.
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