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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1912
Page
7
A brief mock dialogue from a New York Telegraph piece depicts a budding actor praised by a veteran as Carlos the Fiddler though no such part exists. The exchange highlights misdirection and the actor's belief in his path to fame amid playful theatrical chatter.
A University of Pennsylvania senior discusses a sentence that is spoken but allegedly impossible to write. The claim hinges on the phrasing "There are three twos in the English le" revealing spelling and pronunciation ambiguities.
The speaker cites a cautionary verse about unfaithful women and ruined homes, echoing a moral code. He urges young men to beware women who delay chores, implying such signals signal trouble and potential loss of an “angel.”
A young theological student who had been supplying the Bushby spit for two Sundays receives cordial praise from Mrs. Kingman. She notes his strong handling of the material and admits the sermon made her realize how difficult the text was to explain.
Guidance on eye care stresses shifting focus during close work and looking to distant green landscapes for rest. It advises good air, avoiding study when weak, holding books about an arm’s length, and using steady diffused light for the whole room.
The narrator describes Victoria Falls as a awe inspiring natural wonder on the Zambezi in Rhodesia. He notes the falls’ thunderous spray called Mosi oa-tunga and depicts dawn views from a train, the Boiling Pot, basalt cliffs, and a deep chasm with the river plunging into obscurity, framed by forest and a rainbow.
A Washington official praises a corporation as able to “found anything” amid a fragmented transcript. The dialogue includes garbled names and a girl recalling a proposed tour answer, with one line noting a reply in German. Source: Los Angeles Times.
Sam Jones, the evangelist, led a revival in Huntsville Texas a number of years ago. He faced a scene where a white woman praised him while telling him his heart was as black as any Negro’s, despite his white skin.
A minister scolds his church for drowsy habits during Sunday afternoon worship. He notes oppressive weather and tiring work but is more surprised to see many who slept loudly in the morning remain asleep again in the afternoon. The remark reflects a humorous view shared in Pearson's Weekly.
Sydney Smith joked about Mrs Grote and her husband when she entered a party wearing a rose turban. He declared he knew the meaning of grotesque and praised both the historian Grote and his wife as “a perfect gentleman” in a biting display of wit.
The tale recalls Robert Fulton’s early Hudson River voyage aboard the Clermont. A passenger paid six dollars for the fare, a sum Fulton later recalled as the first monetary recognition of his work in steam navigation. Four years afterward Fulton greeted that same passenger in his cab, sharing the success story and dinner.
Fragmentary notes trace early dentistry to ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia with mummies showing treated molars and closed cavities. Descriptions mention remedies for toothache and artificial teeth. Chinese practice 2700 years before our era included inserting iron rust into cavities.
The text traces Ireland's historical names from Juvenia and Hibernia to Scotia. It notes Greeks called Ireland Juvenia two centuries before Christ, Caesar and Ptolemy used Hibernia, Phoenicians possibly coined Hibernia meaning last habitation, and later Scotia appeared as Roman decline neared, with Scotia passing to Scotland while Hibernia resurfaced.
A late stage tale shows a wealthy partner scolding a young man for reading during a slow day. The merchant questions why one would read when there is nothing else to do and urges him to think instead.
A Washington Star quotation contrasts a solicitous friend with a sardonic speaker who vows to pass along his father and grandfather’s advice. The dialogue hints that continued transmission of such guidance might eventually yield someone willing to heed it.
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