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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1914
Page
8
A starved ragged boy roaming the docks finds aid when a ship cook welcomes him to warm himself. He receives pork on a ship biscuit then returns home to tell his mother near the dock that a kind stranger has helped them, ending with thanks for the loan of the plate.
An elderly German man visits a Cincinnati art exhibition and studies a painting. He reads a white tag attached to the frame, then chuckles at the note, as onlookers observe.
A man charged with theft appeared before the Leeds magistrates without counsel. A young lawyer, asked to give the accused best advice, left with him and returned to report the culprit had disappeared. The magistrate questioned the unusual turn of events as the courtroom waited.
A London Globe note recounts three Highland gillies sharing the laird’s mountain dew and misnaming it. Tougal, Tonah, and Angus each claim they never tasted the weeded strong drink, illustrating language gaps between regions.
The text notes a woman’s growing influence in romance as a man proclaims his virtue and a reply affirms she is good enough. It also mentions an alien paying a court fee at filing a declaration of intention, referencing the New York American.
The article surveys competing ideas on solar heat sources, debating chemical reactions, atomic energy from radium, and attraction theories. It notes astronomers dismiss the attraction hypothesis and cites Helmholtz’s view that the sun contains vastly more heat than needed, predicting millions of years of warmth and billions of years for Earth to cool.
A secretary receives humorous requests from farmers at an agricultural exhibition. One writes in seeking a jackass while another notes a chimpanzee pining for a companion. The director is away on holiday and briefed by a chief assistant with a wry line.
In the eighties Dr Thomas K Beecher of Elmira was nominated for Congress. Church members learned of his prospects and formed an unusual campaign to defeat him. Personal and church friends voted solidly for his opponent, and Beecher lost by a narrow margin as clergy chose to keep their minister.
Detroit Times notes that rheumatism insomnia and some heart diseases may trace to poisons from decayed tooth roots. It claims curing mental disorders and improving health can result from treating diseased teeth. The piece urges action and care to prevent related illnesses.
The piece notes that stars appear as points due to immense distances and small angular size. A literary aside then presents a playful dialogue where Penelope confesses love to Jack, with Grace doubting the rumors.
In 1912 a Wyoming youth born on February 29, 1896 finally celebrated his birthday after years of missing the date due to calendar changes and time zones. His family sailed from San Francisco to the Orient, crossing the Pacific as the calendar skipped a day on departure and arrival, delaying his first true birthday until 1912.
The Philadelphia Ledger contemplates noise as a measure of civilization. It notes that a tribe of 1,000 makes far less sound than 1,000 city workers and that a single trolley disrupts air more than fifty plows. It imagines fortune for an inventor of a noiseless dining room above a city.
In a clipped tale from Golf Stories a visitor and a caddie exchange hopeful lines before departure. The visitor vows to return for years, while a later twist recalls a gentarium’s words followed by a sudden death a fortnight later.
An historical entry catalogues arms and supplies such as one culverin four demic four sakira one minion with rounds of iron for each gun powder match halberds irons and tools. It notes leather hides bandoliers longbows arrows cressets ropes spades and sheepkin in the arsenal.
London Mail reports a quip about a leopard changing spots with a dialogue about possible change and a playful exchange on a worn proverb. The piece frames the joke as a humorous aside in a London publication.
Pacific College asks for outside jobs for students upcoming year. College officials and auxiliary groups push rapid placement to cover costs. Students may work on farms, clerical tasks, or domestic roles. women may do sewing and companionship. Interested employers to contact President Pennington or Mrs Emma M Hodgin.
Mrs Ida Lieter from Salem visited sister Mrs E B Ridgeway and family. Dr Thos Hester and wife joined the C E Society event. W R Everest builds a silo. Prune picking and silo filling with corn frame the week. Mildred Wills birthday observed with Miss Mildred Wills. Mr and Mrs H C Chase Chandos Chase and family from Newberg joined a festive chicken meal. A J Palmer and several Johnsons joined the gathering. Mrs Johnson and Miss Mildred Wills received birthday tokens. Mrs Elizabeth Meyer and Miss Edna Everest traveled to McMinnville for county WCTU executive meeting.
Coles Air Tight heater is praised as the best air tight model on the market with Larkin Prince named as exclusive agents for Newberg.
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