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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1902
Page
4
A recent Alpine Club report records 129 deaths among climbers in the Alps over the past year. Most accidents happened near Chamounix, tied to inexperience and changing weather. The piece notes many tourists overestimate skill, cites Mont Blanc hazards, and recalls a Matterhorn rockfall that killed several climbers.
The former Speaker of the House, David Bremner Henderson, who created a sensation by retiring for reelection in Iowa's Third District, has served ten terms. Born March 14, 1840 in Old Deer Scotland, he immigrated with his family to America in 1846 and settled in Winnebago County Iowa, later moving to Fayette County. He fought in the Civil War, rising to lieutenant, losing a jaw at Fort Donelson and a leg at Corinth, then served on the Iowa enrollment board and as internal revenue collector before his successful political career culminating in the speakership in 1899 and reelection in 1901.
Former Supreme Court justice Horace Gray dies at his Nahant Massachusetts home after years of declining health and a stroke. He served as associate justice and later chief justice, with notable opinions on currency legal tender and state rights.
A Kansas City Kansas secretary of the L B Association recounts a seven year illness starting with a severe cold during menstruation leading to kidney and bladder catarrh and digestive failure. After costly doctor visits, Peruna treatment for nine months restored health and prompted a public thanks. Hartman Sanitarium offers free personalized advice.
The article argues that pygmy Africans in Inner Africa may have influenced European myths of gnomes and fairies. It notes Kongo forest dwarfs resemble brownie traits and could have inspired Teuton and Celt tales. Dwarfs can be benevolent or mischievous, sometimes stealing children and leaving pygmy changelings.
An Irishman famed for plain features and poverty faces hunger. A neighbor consoles him with a sympathetic remark. A different exchange finds a nervous young amateur asking what to do, with a stage director and manager debating casting for a baronial castle scene.
In a humorous courtroom exchange Mrs Brown asks if a woman left her man for mercy. Mrs Black replies for nothing, noting men would not leave for Advice. A Judge remarks that a man could make more money doing something else, reflecting on failed life outcomes.
Fragmentary OCR reads name John Pt Tortland OBE and Wisnia Pay Pt, suggesting biographical or honors reference amid garbled text. Unable to extract a clear event or date from the readable portion.
A city street scene shows a tense moment as an outsider restrains a figure before a doorway. The exchange ends with the conqueror stepping back and a tense, leaden air. A cigar-shop quip about Indian figures and a draft-related discussion follow, mentioning South America and a predicted revolution.
A Newark News column quotes a stern father denying marriage to a young man despite wealth. The exchange features the phrase you may own horses and lands and automobiles, but you can’t marry my daughter as the suitor protests with a boast about status.
The veteran Alabama senator proposes using Pacific refunding debt and demnity proceeds to fund major improvements. He envisions an Isthmian canal with returns to be reinvested, extending the Chicago drainage canal to the Gulf, a navigable east coast intra coastal waterway, and fortifications at Havana San Juan Porto Rico and the Danish West Indies to flank Britain.
A vendor claims Monopole Peaches are the finest canned fruit from Wadhame & Kerr Bros. in Portland Oregon. The ad urges customers to ask their dealer for Monopole Peaches and warns against substitutes, promising top flavor and quality.
General Kitchener will oversee military maneuvers at Delhi India in December dispelling rumors of a Christmas marriage. The announcement confirms his continued leadership role and settles circulating gossip.
A courtroom scene features a defense attorney calling the other a bluff while the prosecution retorts with insults. The judge urges focus on the case while unrelated banter and a lamp tale are referenced, including a syrup remedy and a perilous leap for life.
A New England young man became a burglar due to excessive reading. Until his list of favorite authors is published, Sir Conan Doyle and Mr. Hornung will be under suspicion.
Passenger cars including chair cars from Sacramento to Ogden and many tourist cars to Chicago St Louis and Seattle Washington. Also notes connections with Japan China and Central and South American routes and asks readers to contact a Bee agent at Drain station for address.
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