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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1894
Page
4
The Maxim gun inventor pursues an aerial war machine despite high costs imagining airships that attack fortresses from above. The concept envisions a deadly engine of war driving a frantic arms race among European powers.
A brief quip from an Exchange column notes a young man pleading for understanding from his fiancée. Her practical reply about a flannel shirt in cold weather ends their engagement, illustrating wit over romance.
The quotation recalls a reflective aside about restraint and routine. It contrasts odd habits with quiet acts of order, noting the real person is defined by tidiness and habitual discipline rather than dramatic gestures. The line implies true cleverness lies in everyday responsibility.
The remark contrasts contemporary men with old Greek athletes, suggesting the ancients combined intellect and vigor, while moderns are implied to be limited to form and raw strength. The quote frames ancient figures as fierce and disciplined, likening them to berserkers.
A Dayton Tennessee official is lauded as his wife, Mrs. Wilson, narrates a eight year illness and recovery using Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She describes lifelong pain, improved appetite, and renewed strength after October 1803 treatment.
A narrator recounts meeting a veiled beauty in Constantinople who trails him through markets and a secluded villa. In a private room, she presents a rare illuminated Hafiz manuscript, and the pair exchange words amid opulent surroundings as a mingled tale of intrigue unfolds.
A fragmented poem sketch praises Proteus as a classicist who defies critics and creates a new rule set for followers. It hints at a vision of tomorrow and a planned mighty novel to storm the town, noting his dual nature as ruthless foe and sensitive artist. Credits A Chamberlain in Boston Commonwealth.
An unnamed narrator recalls a perilous encounter with a striking Abyssinian woman guarding a Hafiz worth 3000 dollars. He follows her through lush rooms, escapes with a river boat, and ends with doubts about her intent and his own folly. He flees Smyrna the next day, leaving the Hafiz behind.
An elderly Union soldier, Mr. Enoch L. Hanscom, Marshfield Maine, writes that after three years of rheumatic knee pain and lameness he used St Jacobs Oil three times daily and recovered, noting his good health now. He earns as School Agent and aims to help others through shared experience.
The piece notes that most lightning strike survivors number about one in five hundred and that larger animals fare worse. It cites 3,500,000 volts and 14,000,000 amperes with a 120,000th part of a second discharge, equating the bolt's energy to roughly 3.28 million horsepower and asking why lightning kills so often.
A Scottish American recounts a parishioner James who, though told his cousin Jock left him two hundred pounds, laments the small postage error that left the letter underpaid, making the windfall feel like misfortune.
A reflection from Klorper's Nazar on how grandparents favor leniency with grandchildren, vs strict discipline with their own children, and how time rotates so the next generation repeats the pattern with self aware irony.
The text blends a flirtatious exchange about Miss Pink toe with a 1954 Washington County well drill incident at Albert Smith’s farm. It mentions the tree, the orchard, and the well output, plus a medical discussion extolling Mysterious tonics and kidney disease risks, ending with a reflection on piety and perception.
The advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pleasant tasting remedy that acts promptly on the kidneys bowels and system cleansing. It claims to dispel colds headaches and fevers and to cure habitual constipation. Available in 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles through leading druggists with no substitutes.
For over thirty years Attcock's Porous Plasters offer relief for pain and soreness, claimed to cure coughs and indigestion. The ad promotes Beaxpeeta's Pitta and Selby cartridges, and ends with a catarrh cure offer by Hull's Catarrh Cure, promising $100 for uncured deafness.
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