A Romance With A Point
A man buys a muffler in a cold day and finds a photo and note asking for a single man to write. He falls in love, writes, then learns the girl is his grandmother who died nine years ago. The dealer had no advertisement.
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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1913
Page
2
A man buys a muffler in a cold day and finds a photo and note asking for a single man to write. He falls in love, writes, then learns the girl is his grandmother who died nine years ago. The dealer had no advertisement.
A tale from Chicago Journal about two tourists in Spain who cannot speak the language. They draw a cow with a number two, the waiter smiles, and returns with two tickets to a local bull fight, misunderstanding the request for roast beef as bullfight admission.
A proud father recalls his baby’s future as a “great vote getter.” The infant, though not yet able to talk, already kicks and shakes hands as a sign of early political ambition.
Judge demands silence as a loud rasping sound interrupts courtroom. Court officer explains the noise is the plaintiff filing affidavits, delaying presentation of evidence in the case.
A Louisville Courier Journal reader remark notes admiration for a girl's hair and an assortment of items. The short exchange reflects everyday social chatter within the paper’s pages.
A short dialogue shows a person asking to see someone and being told to visit anytime to look at it. The note adds a reflection blessing about good manners as signs of consideration and amiability.
A humorous exchange highlights the growing baseball fever as spectators rally behind the action near home plate. The banter emphasizes the contagious excitement and visible interest in the game.
The line suggests acceptance of authority over resistance, framing submission as prudent when faced with stronger force. It frames power dynamics and strategic deferment as preferable to conflict and risk.
George Braithwaite and wife sell to Frank Jones Lot 2 Block 2 White Son for 10 dollars. Several parcels change hands in McMinnville Willamina Sheridan and surrounding areas including Hips, Faulconer and Morgan additions. Considerable sums: 7500 2000 2250 and 5000. Parties include Crawford Slater Lichti Scroggin Haass and others with various lots ac and portions traded.
Ruth Heston and Charles E Burke are each declared to have reached the legal age, confirming their capacity in the matter.
The undersigned executors Charter J. Clemenson and K Evans notify all claimants against the estate of John C. Clemenson, deceased, to file claims with the county within the statutory period. Dated 21, 1913.
Notice that Newberg city council will assess costs for grading curbs drainage and gravel paving on College Street from five feet north of Second Street to the south line of Sixth Street. Adjourned meeting set for September 22 1913 at 8 00 oclock in the council room. Dated September 4 1913. W W Nelson Recorder.
The Newberg city council proposes grading and paving First Street with five inch gravel bitulithic pavement from Center Street West to River Street West, apportioning costs to abutting parcels. An adjourned meeting on September 22, 1913 at 8:09 will finalize the assessment against the city recorder for the proportionate cost.
In Korea boys wed early, often between twelve and fifteen, while women may reach twenty without marriage. Formalities are minimal and arranged by parents. The groom ties his own future status by a ritual knot on the wedding morning, marking entry into public life.
The piece outlines a bare wedding ceremony with a procession to a cass where the bride and groom meet, bow, and have a knot tied. It contrasts civil manners with a life of restriction for those unable to afford a home and wife, noting limited citizenship advantages and childlike excuses for folly.
A New Yorker recalls a London gathering where Arab chiefs impressed guests with riding during an Arab dinner. A fork debate arose over eating kous kous with fingers proving cleanliness. The exchange highlights cultural contrasts in a mid century scene. Japanese Festival Care describes Ueno shrine processions with decorated cars dragged by worshipers, admired for gilding lacquer and festival art.
A French article links laughter styles to character traits. Ha ha signals frankness or inconstancy, be-beh implies neurasthenia and skepticism, be-he marks female politeness, hoo boo marks hypocracy. Public executions in Paris are described as profitable for owners and watchers alike with seat prices ranging from a few to thirty dollars.
A fragment quotes a Washington Star opinion praising Mr Meexton for saving a wife and claims vanity shapes the view that a wife can govern him and the nation. Miss Cayenne counters that compliment lies in flattery and suggests careful implications of public office.
Muevins Flanghow asserts he never tells the truth while a heated exchange with Boggine unfolds. An informal wartime tone dominates as Whit.d tonia Record reports on the clash and its unsettled rhetoric.
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