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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1904
Page
7
A Japanese diplomat, guest of honor at a Washington dinner, refused oysters and soup fatally shrugging off the fish course and forcing conversation through six more courses. He explained his abstinence keeps him alert for a speech, criticizing heavy eaters as unhealthy and fat.
Special from Wapello Iowa notes a striking recovery of Mrs Minnie Hart who was bedridden eight months unable to walk. After using Dodd's Kidney Pills she regained strength and mobility in four weeks and expresses deep gratitude for the cure. The item promotes the pills as a remedy for kidney related health issues.
Texas trails Illinois by only 23 miles in total railroad mileage per the latest autho ritative figures. Illinois leads with 11,503 miles, Texas 11,480, followed by Pennsylvania 10,820 Iowa 9,806 and New York 8,182. If Texas continued to grow at current rates, it would soon top Illinois.
Tips from old photography columns describe repairing cracked negatives by swelling gelatin between plates to create a solid bond and produce prints. The piece also warns that brown coloration in strong alkaline developer bottles signals poor bottle cleanliness and suggests thorough washing and decanting to remove sediments.
A concise guide to how warm moist air forms clouds, the four principal types cumulus stratus cirrus nimbus, and how altitude shapes their appearance. It notes movement speeds, wind support for clouds, and encourages looking upward to learn.
A critical overview notes heavy censorship in Turkey and foreign postal offices operating in Turkish cities. It claims telegrams are monitored, mail may be opened, and censorship deters communication for foreigners. The piece cites Salonica and Constantinople post offices and claims dynamo electricity is avoided due to dynamite fears, leaving Turkey candle lit.
An audience in New Orleans remarks on distinguishing marriage license from liberty. The exchange features a popular speaker condemning license confusion, and a thoughtful attendee asserts the clear difference between a marriage license and liberty. Murmurs spread through the hall.
A man hears his wife grumble about gifts and buys her a picture to ease the quarrel. He discovers that she has long hinted for a lamp, uncovering years of unspoken wishes and a simple domestic misread.
A testimonial letter from Dr. A. Anderson of Jacksonville Florida praises Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for women. It claims rapid relief from fatigue and weakness, notes cures of long standing female troubles, and warns against substitutes.
A man at a summer resort asks guests what they would choose to be if given power to alter themselves. One guest answers with a single word, stating he would want to be a syndicate. The scene unfolds amid a crowded gathering and playful banter.
Henry Gassaway Davis heard a call for efficiency and rose from brakeman to freight conductor then to superintendent in charge of all trains. He demonstrated night operations by running trains after dusk marking a major shift in railway practice. This achievement occurred during his early career at the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.
Positions Guaranteed. A $5 000 forfeit is placed with a National Bank to cover any failure. Lessons by mail offered at a practically free rate. Write today for catalog from Beutel Business College in Tacoma Washington.
After last year’s ash clouds from Guatemalan volcanoes, planters feared ruin. Heavy rains washed ash and enriched soil, creating a fertilizer effect that nearly doubles the next crop. Only fincas outside the ash showers would lose out.
Private quarrel led Tess and Jeas to split with Tess admitting fault. The Philadelphia Press notes the fallout and describes Mrs Winslow’s Boothin Ghidun as a popular teething setup during that period.
A woman asks a floorwalker for Japanese calico in a large department store. The clerk mishears and repeats calico as calico, while the shopper clarifies she seeks fabric suitable for sewing and style.
Mr. De Style asks if summer arrangements at fashionable resorts are complete as his wife worries about care for their baby while plants go to a florist, the cat to a cat home, and the dog to a boarding house until fall.
A Detroit Free Press item recalls Mrs Snaggs praised as an aristocrat who was described in the paper as hit by an automobile after being knocked down by a push cart. The humorous remark notes her social standing and the mix up in the news report.
In a dialogue from the night, Sylvia shares Mr DeScadds praised Phyllis for resembling her sister. Phyllis questions the remark, and Sylvia confirms the compliment about Phyllis looking like her sister.
Special card clarifies Dr C Gee Wo of the Chinese Medicine Co in Portland Oregon is alive and practicing at Alder Street. Reports confusion with Dr Lee who was killed recently in Portland appear to have sparked belief of a single doctor.
Dialogue captures a daughter pleading with her father not to appear stern when suitors arrive. The father questions how to appear, and the daughter suggests a balance between meek and firm to avoid scaring them away.
Fragmentary notice mentions Bratser Sate and Fearx J Cheney as senior partner of F Co. with a claim amount for each case of cataract and Hart's Cassenen referenced. Dec 6 date appears with sworn statement before a cos See 10 presence.
Dialogue portrays Mr and Mrs Quiverful discussing a home stay during an absence. Mr Q notes the place felt homelike, despite the children making so much noise that he could hardly think.
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