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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1908
Page
7
A historical note claims scrofula affects some from childhood, progressing slowly and at times evading symptoms. It suggests Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy to reduce dyspepsia catarrh and consumption tendencies, offered in liquid or tablet form with 100 doses per package.
In a humorous exchange a Connecticut speaker jokes about seeking a police job while another suggests moving to New York for vacancies. A claim that gold has been found in Ireland is cited as evidence of global opportunities.
The text recalls the colonists asserting government derives power from the governed. King George III derides the idea as absurd and orders troops to quell the budding rebellion. The Chicago Tribune quotes the king's reaction to colonial pressures.
The Pittsburgh Gazette notes that nicknames arise from affection and familiarity. It cites Abe Lincoln as an example of enduring abbreviated form and observes that the people shorten likable leaders names while giving full titles to those who seek dignity. Nicknames are a long standing, social phenomenon in American culture.
A British soldier in trench lines jokes with his captain about seeking furlough as he fingers the earthworks. A rifle ball breaks his arm near the wrist and he quips that the hit is a discharge, showing equal parts pain and wit in the moment.
Advert says mothers should use Mrs Winslow's Boothin 8yrup as the best remedy during teething. The claim targets children and urges care during the teething period. The wording reflects a 19th century patent medicine promotion.
A defendant claims he did not steal a watch. he says he met the owner on the street, questioned the time, and, after an argument, took the watch to prove it was 4 o'clock. The owner argues the charge is sustained, and the watch was found in the defendant's possession.
Conversation in the Chicago Tribune quips on marriage to an aeronaut. Mrs. Cuppetee-How could a woman marry someone so flighty. Mrs. Waypher-Too often he lacks ballast. Mrs. Marmalayde-Then he looks down on ordinary people. Mrs. Chillican-Kearney- He moves in higher circles.
An ad cites Dr Jine's Great Nerve Remover promising permanent cures for Bt Vitus Dance and nervous disorders with a free 3 cent trial. A magazine note observes daily observance of Sunday across nations and a mock dialogue ends with a rattlesnake joke about aging snakes adding more rattles.
A neighbor asks why a resident renamed his home from The Nutshell. He replies he grew tired of jokes about the doorbell and the colonel, noting boys every mile around stopped to ask if the colonel was in. The Philadelphia Ledger quotes the quip echoing local humor.
The fragment notes a playful exchange about Fuller Information Nan-Yes and Tom, with a critic remarking on a man misbehaving and clumsy gestures. A fan comments on his restrained posture as the conversation wanders.
A light exchange between two young lovers about parental objections to marriage. One asks if the mother still objects and the other confirms hers, noting a threat to cut off a shilling if they wed. They downplay differences, insisting their youth justifies persistence.
The article notes a decade of sharp growth in demand for trained agricultural workers, with many positions now unfilled. It contrasts past reliance on untrained leaders with current expertise in dairy and crop instruction, and urges removal of rotten wood from trees to prevent decay and prolong life. It also mentions a rat infestation beginning in a tunnel and spreading.
In California an experimental method covers cantaloupe hills with white muslin canopies stretched over arched wires. The simple protectors cost about 8 cents per hill and allow the fruit to mature two to three weeks earlier than standard growing.
A snippet from Agricultural Epitomist notes that trained men are leaving agricultural schools and experiment stations. It predicts that the next twenty years may bring as great advances as the past twenty in sanitary cow stalls.
A fragment cites responses to the genial warmth created and the protection offered against winds and frost, describing the social or environmental reaction to improving conditions.
An Oxford student guides two cousins around Christchurch College pointing to the picture gallery the Library and the Great Tom of Oxford bell. He then hurls a stone through a second story window where a furious Dean’s face appears, ending with the student moving on from one seat of learning to another.
The Chicago Tribune recalls Archimedes quote about moving the world with a lever, noting the rhetorical barrier posed by Roosevelt's Big Stick. The remark ends with a short sharp insult.
The speaker planned a summer trip but an unforeseen event canceled the journey. Despite not traveling, they recount feeling as if they had a vacation, noting suitcases returned recently with 7.75 in storage and express charges.
A weathered stranger injured in a car crash asks a Bushby Inn surgeon to accept payment in trade. The patient offers to repay with services once recovered, listing window blinds, lightning rod installation, and cornet playing as first-rate skills.
A political figure laments a postponed convention speech after others jumped ahead. His wife jokes about delivering the speech herself in the kitchen as she tries to move out a stubborn cook, reflecting domestic banter within the snippet.
The Professor calls uncertainty a poison lurking in life while the doctor is moralized. The Professor adds that life itself is half if, framing a dialog on doubt and fate.
Illustration depicts a novel drag built from four old wagon tire irons with the front pair heavier than the rear. Ground conditions influence performance and balance of the contraption.
A French naturalist warns that without birds the world could not support human life after nine years. He argues that pests would devastate orchards and crops despite sprays and poisons, underscoring doubt in humanity’s ability to improve nature’s management.
A note suggests wiring a log on the front tires to improve drag under specific conditions. The technique is described as inexpensive and potentially useful in applicable scenarios.
Advice from the American Cultivator notes egg eating in fowls can stem from lack of shell material or a learned habit. It cites lime use, broken oyster shells as shell formers, and a method to deter pecking by exchanging an egg with cayenne pepper and mustard. It also warns of too few nest boxes prompting eggs on the floor.
An area severely overgrazed needs careful pasturing for two to three years to restore native grasses. Resting the land for three to four years is advocated by many stockmen and has been proved effective in numerous instances.
The government directs a b ranch of arsenic and sugar solution to moisten straw for cutworm control. Mix 4 pounds white arsenic with 8 pounds sugar in 6 gallons water to treat 80 pounds of fine chopped straw. Small portions are placed at plant bases.
Maine reports 418 subordinate granges with 56 000 to 57 000 members. Ten new halls dedicated this year raising owned halls to 89. Secretary's receipts total 11 274 dollars and treasurer shows 23 788 dollars in resources. Ohio meeting at Kenton drew 1 200 attendees. Sixty four tons of binder twine cost 12 000 dollars and fertilizer purchases total 21 000 dollars with several new granges formed and large year end gains.
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