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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1913
Page
7
Our Lumber claims superiority for its smooth straight grain and absence of large knots. The ad praises thorough seasoned wood and urges customers to follow buyer examples and profit. Newberg Oregon.
Thomas Nelson Page on Washington as a growing national capital. The piece extols a temperate climate, proposed literary and artistic life, and a promise of intensified commerce and manufacturing, stressing social culture and varied pursuits amid the city’s elegant avenues.
A guest at a reception asks Mrs Siddons to reveal her age after a wager. She replies with a quip about being seventy eight and calls him a puppy. The exchange ends with the narrator noting the habit of aging older to suit inquiries.
Three princesses at the court of Louis XIV played practical jokes. They once set a petard under a bedchamber window at Trianon, and at Marly the king smelled a pungent tobacco from Mme de Chartres and her sister smoking in the Swiss guard apartments.
A New York bank official recalls a notice story where a depositor signed checks with phrases like Yours, Clara and Yours affectionately, causing embarrassment after a store learned the prior signature. The tale highlights risky check writing by women and bank cautionary tales.
Rochdale England grew prosperous under Edward III as Flemish emigrants settled there and brought clothier skills. By Elizabeth I era the town was famed for woolen manufacture, with the aulnager appointing a deputy to regulate cloth and protect royal duties.
Pearson's Weekly recalls violent incidents where horses attacked jockeys before or during races. Otto Madden, Diamond Jubilee, Peter, and Mornington Cannon all faced savage horses, with Madden nearly dragged from his saddle by Marigold IV at Worthing plate, and Archer taming Peter after a fierce struggle.
The Springfield Republican describes how freezing death begins with drowsiness and a warm sense of sleep. Animal experiments show breathing and heartbeats slow, then intense effort to keep warm, followed by violent heart action and death as body temperature falls to 71 degrees Fahrenheit.
In his youth the author of Orion Richard Hengist Horne served in the Mexican navy. While on shore one night he was attacked by two desperadoes with knives. He dodged the assault and knocked them down with two blows.
The London Chronicle reports on a growing trend in Italy where raw meat is served in restaurants. A waiter presents the beefsteak to diners who watch it being cut and seasoned with oil and vinegar, then a raw egg is poured over the dish.
A Manila restaurant scene shows American travelers adopting a hybrid lingo mixing Spanish Tagalog and English. The piece notes eight Spanish words and features the term conant from economist Charles A. Conant, describing currency reform's lasting nickname.
A discussion from Popular Mechanics Magazine notes that wrapping warm bread traps moisture and affects flavor, while letting loaves cool first avoids clamminess. Department of Agriculture experiments show reheating a cold wrapped leaf for ten minutes yields a crisp outside and tender inside.
George H. Fitch discusses a Japanese phase from The Critic In the Orient. He notes every household, regardless of means, guards a garden for soul retreat and childlike contemplation of nature at evening, shaping a serene personal ritual.
A traveling shoe salesman says cases break open about monthly and thieves are disappointed since his samples are all right foot. Another salesman reports going west carries only lefts and gloves are split similarly, revealing quirky sample mix ups.
A New York Press quip contrasts a woman’s cure for the blues with another’s as one walks Fifth Avenue to gaze at jewels and orchids while the other downsizes to Rivington Street to view decay. The exchange highlights wit about class and outlook.
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