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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1911
Page
6
Forest folk take pleasure in tunes with jays and cattle responding to melodies. A blue jay sat by the piano and learned to sing light tunes after days of practice. Stories of Isidore Berthaume on the violin and cattle herds lulled by songs appear alongside anecdotes of squirrels and mice drawn to music.
Anne Margaret hesitates to part with a beloved baby doll while offering to donate a broken trunk, cracked dishes, and a one legged bear to less fortunate children. Her mother promises Santa will bring a new doll, but Anne asks if God would parts with another baby if given away.
A traveling salesman living on the road most of the year arrives in New York to find a parking notice addressed to his brother in law instead of him. He had confessed before discovering the mix up and now fears consequences as the error unfolds.
In a hushed scene a family endures a murky night as muffled voices drift from the parlor while a gas meter and water continue to function. A jokey Daily Bugle figure offers a line as the pater debates future living arrangements and whether the family will stay.
The early public museum grew from inn shows that collected old world curiosities and rare items. The Tradescants opened the first public museum and botanic garden in South Lambeth between 1620 and 1662, and Ashmole’s 1656 catalogue highlights coins weapons and a dodo. After disputes, Ashmole gained the collection to form the Ashmolean at Oxford.
A Harlem resident recalls a subway encounter where two trains ran parallel and a familiar former friend passed out of sight. Both recognized each other in a fleeting moment, then the passing train pulled away, leaving a silent acknowledgment of reunion unseen.
The passage lists notable memory prowess from figures such as Themistocles Cyrus Granville Macaulay Parker Cranwell Ben Jonson and actor Lyon. It claims Themistocles could call by name every Athenian citizen Cyrus knew every soldier Lyon memorized a newspaper word for word and others could recall vast textual or historical details.
Near sighted St John forgot his eyeglasses and sat beside Chevalier Pique assiette. The chevalier’s hand rested on the cloth as a surprised expression spread among guests. St John, unable to see clearly, jabbed the hand with his fork and declared, My bread, I think.
An article describes the cocoanut processing line in large candy factories. Workers shell nuts at benches then girls remove brown skin from the meat, after which remaining cocoanuts move to grinders and cooking kettles before being used in confections.
A sailor explains the correct method to handle a life preserver when thrown to a swimmer. He warns that grabbing the ring and lifting it over the head sinks the swimmer and increases danger. The proper action is to grasp the side nearest you and press with full weight so the opposite side rises for rescue.
The article explains that metals differ in casting suitability. Iron expands on solidifying like water, helping it fill molds. Gold and silver contract as they cool, making them less suitable for casting.
A Chicago Tribune item recalls Tom Ochiltree entering the House with a disheveled look after a night of poker, losing 3000 dollars. Judge Culberson offers advice on a sober life, while Ochiltree laments that twenty dollars of the loss was cash.
The article explains that ghee in India is a clarified butter used like butter in the West. It is boiled to remove water and solids, then the liquor oil is cooled, granulated, and said to keep for years without rancidity. It claims records of ghee preserved for a hundred years.
A historical note on the Escurial palace in Toledo Spain built by Felipe I to honor his victory over France. It claims unique design with gridiron motif in its bars and arches, described as nearly a monster gridiron with 6000 windows 80 staircases and 73 fountains. The piece also touches on a domestic moment and a brief medieval tennis anecdote referencing Elizabeth I and a Somersetshire group playing handball in a square green court for two hours.
Adventurers Ra Disston and Groseilliers traced routes from 1658 to 1661 to Lake Nipigong and the Lake of the Woods learning of a vast waterway named Hudson Bay. Their findings led to the 1670 charter of the Hudson Bay Company, a fur trade monopoly with posts at the edge of dense habitation across a frozen region.
A commission merchant quotes a buyer seeking a lieutenants commission for his son. He jokes his son is too lazy for West Point, and asks whether commissions are available at a reasonable price. The exchange frames a light hearted request within a sales context.
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