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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1914
Page
6
In Colima Mexico a town beneath the looming volcano awaits its yearly eruption. The eruption fills the night with smoke fire and a deafening roar as residents pray and observe from the safe distance of the hotel roof. The old hotel keeper notes this year may be less harmful than last.
Sir W. and Gilbert recount the first experience of the playwrights. A manager read a maiden script and offered to pay. The hopeful author asked for 30 guineas, and the manager produced a check, advising never to sell such a good play for so small a price again.
Records from a seventeenth century Kirby Matzeard church recount a woman tried for stealing a skull from the churchyard. Her defense claimed she took it to calm a sleepless friend, and she was reprimanded and ordered to return the skull.
A compact aphorism reflects on how pursuit of gain through dangerous promises ends in downfall, echoing classical wisdom attributed to Sophocles.
The New York World notes how early metal work led to copper bronze and tool use, then explains alloys as compounds altering properties. It cites copper antimony tin blends with varied melting points, tungsten affecting steel, and arsenic creating near nonconductivity, with type metal use for lead antimony blends.
A Don Ramon leaflet recounts a French plan to siege a Mexican ship during the early hostilities. The designer would fire a brass cannon from a mountain twelve miles inland to signal vaqueros who would lasso the masts, capsize the vessel, and harpoon crew if the ship arrived. The plan failed as the ship never appeared.
A writer notes Irish talk can be slow and stammering yet reveal precise wording. A quotation describes Martin as taking words from his mouth and looking at them before giving them to listeners, illustrating careful verbal choice.
A historical note from the 8t. Louis Post-Dispatch outlines recipes for colored flames. It details red fire using sulphur, sulphate of strontium, and chlorate of potash green fire with sulphur chlorate of potash and nitrate of barium and blue fire with chlorate of potash sulfur and copper sulphate.
Nitroglycerin and guncotton are described as cotton steeped in nitric and sulfuric acid and dried. Nitroglycerin is a pale yellow oily liquid about half again as heavy as water and was discovered by Sobrero in Pelongi's lab in 1847.
A brief exchange recounts Bones facing a terrible misfortune as two friends react with surprise and concern, underscoring a small community rumor mill moment.
A brief critique notes Jobson’s polished speaking and suggests his arguments stumble. The Boston Transcript comments on his rare slips and public speaking skills in a sharp, concise tone.
Swinburne, famed youth swimmer, nearly perished while crawling through a natural chalk tunnel near Etretat. wedged by falling pebbles, he fought for life as tide rose, finally wriggling free just as water surged. The ordeal occurred after a late August storm at the famed arch on the Normandy coast.
A Popular Magazine vignette recounts how a Latin American president, under a failed assassination plot, used quick thinking to survive. Traitors attempted a banner trap but the president feigned weakness, then ordered execution by his would be attackers. The episode ends with the president returning to the palace and having his wound dressed as a lesson in presidential agility.
Robert H. Schauffler argues in Atlantic that tennis reveals character, mental traits, and subconscious personality. He suggests young couples should play singles to learn truth about each other before considering a lifelong doubles partnership.
A purported authority recommends cooked gooseberries as a tonic superior to other berries. He notes a unique acidity or salt in gooseberries, praising their health benefits. The note mentions England’s tradition where gooseberries feature in tarts and in song and story.
The Cincinnati Enquirer discusses eel as a staple in some countries and a disliked dish in others. It notes English consumption versus Scottish aversion and contrasts ancient Romans and Egyptians. The piece observes mixed modern tastes and cultural attitudes toward eels.
A quirky exchange where Mr Interlocutor asks how to make ice water without ice and Mr Bones declines. The reply suggests peeling an onion to make eyes water, attributed to Ulicinnan in quirer.
A Portuguese planter Joao Alberto Castello Branco established the coffee tree in Rio de Janeiro around 1700 and developed the industry, helping Brazil become the leading coffee producer in the world.
In the Stamford Chaparral, Gibbs asks if he sends his wife abroad for three months annually. Dibbs answers that money is a great blessing, acknowledging its value.
A tongue in cheek remark from the Ton News argues against hiring someone who never errs. The quip suggests such perfection would spoil the job and team dynamics.
A concise quotation attributed to George Pitot notes that there is no slipping up if one has begun to slip down and emphasizes continuous effort to avoid stagnation.
Will E Purdy of Newberg Oregon runs as a non partisan candidate for governor pledging to support good bills from any party and oppose bad laws regardless of party lines. He says he will hew to the line and let the chips fall where they may. Paid Adv.
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