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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1893
Page
4
A Harper's Bazaar reflection on simple comforts outperforming fancy apartments with decor. It notes that matches in every room signal good housekeeping and suggests assigning a daughter to keep matchboxes filled to prevent hunting for a match.
An editorial question by Hicks notes a query about substitutes for cons. The line quotes a friend asking what should replace cons if they were to end. It reflects pondering alternatives and the social impact of such a change.
A vintage note advertises Anti fermentine tablets for preserving all kinds of fruit without cooking. One package claims to preserve fifty pints of fruit or a barrel of cider for 60 cents, preserving natural taste and appearance. urging readers to ask their druggist or grocer. The text also oddly inserts a stereotype about Americans and Chinese.
Mme Blouet wife of Max O'Reid accompanies him on a lecturing tour in America. She shares in his literary work yet preserves a devoted home life, styling the Regent Park house she built, cooking for the family, and guiding her sixteen year old daughter Leonie Marie. Her vivacity and quiet retirement mingle in appearance and dress as described by Frederick Dolman in Ladies' Home Journal.
A column argues that education should extend from hands to voices, noting women often speak too softly or inappropriately. It praises clear, strong vocal training and etiquette for pleasant, effective speech, citing Mary E. Spencer and contemporary remarks on fashionable dressers and social pretenses.
A quirky plea circulates seeking 600000 signatures to urge the minister to prohibit women from appearing in government subsidized theaters and to require ladies hairstyles to follow a Hairdressers association design. The drive links a decline in false hair sales and a fashion wave threatening the trade.
The first Gilbert Islander Bible was printed by the American Bible Society in New York marking 34 years of labor by missionary Rev Hiram Bingham. His translation spanned from 1856 to 1892 with final proofs and printing completed in 1892. A ceremony in New York celebrated the milestone with friends, relatives, and staff present.
An anecdote from the Detroit Free Press explains how facial hair alters a man’s demeanor. A Boston traveler notes whisker styles prompt shifts from priest to actor, banker to colonel, and diplomat to farmer, with each growth prompting a changed mood and behavior.
A lyric alluding to a woman praised for purity faith and kindness, arguing she is not commonplace. The passage contrasts modesty and public virtue with the speaker’s belief in noble, almost angelic traits. It then abruptly shifts to a report about a Phoenician fishermen’s dog feeding on mollusks revealing a purple mouth, noted by Boston Herald.
A Popular Science Monthly note explains that dogs and horses can be cured of thunder fear by exposure to artillery practice. Animals learn what causes the noise and no longer react with fear after repeated presence at sessions.
A column on choosing plasters warns against inferior imitations sold by druggists. It praises Autocouk's Porous Plaster and Allcock's Porova Plaster as superior, urging buyers to insist on genuine brands despite cheaper substitutes. The piece closes with a stray misquoted quip about trousers and being short.
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