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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1918
Page
4
The Newberg Graphic editor notes subscribers behind on bills and warns that after October the paper will be cut off and back dues from January 1918 must be paid. The editor emphasizes the need to settle accounts to continue receiving the newspaper.
The Graphic notes rising government paper use despite urging conservation. Senator Walsh in the Senate attacked waste across departments as bulleted publications flood the system. Crees dispatches quote the push for economy while bulletins, reports, surveys and magazines clog the printing office and mails.
The Youth’s Companion notes that after the war the United States positions itself to boast the largest mercantile fleet. It cites prewar superiority in coastwise tonnage and explains how Germany and Britain lost foreign trade ships while the U S expanded shipbuilding and seized German steamships.
The speaker predicts a postwar surge in tonnage and exports, with America expanding its share of trade. Government funding may shift ships to private owners, and the nation debates whether Americans will resume broad foreign commerce or cede the role to others. Building ships now raises questions about their eventual use.
The piece muses on what constitutes dog days and whether the dog star Sirius affects them. It contrasts technical definitions with playful, dog themed imagery about doing little, seeking rest, and preferring beaches or lakes until autumn crisp days arrive.
University of Cincinnati professor argues the Greek form of Nero’s name written in Hebrew letters yields 666 when each letter is rated by Hebrew numerals. The apostle John supposedly concealed the persecuting emperor's identity using Hebrew symbolism unseen by Romans.
Margarita Fischer says motion pictures educate women and broaden their view. She notes that films have visualized the world for all women, especially those with limited opportunities, expanding horizons beyond their confined cultural circles.
The narrator recalls Sam's grave illness and the white doctor who tended him at odd jobs. One evening the doctor asks Sam’s wife about lucid intervals, and she replies there have been three left, the last given at four o'clock.
Hartford Courant recalls a New England farmer who died in his eighties after fifty years of service to a single family. He began during the Civil War as a Connecticut farm hand and remained with the same employer and later his son, retiring only when age forced him to stop. He died in a garden after three days of illness.
A physician with wide experience notes that many claim overwork causes breakdown. He finds the real issue is psychological and physiological habits burdening patients. He argues healthy effort does not harm. worry and overeating do.
The American Food Journal advises storing honey away from damp basements and in dry places. Do not keep comb honey in damp rooms as it spoils. a safe rule is to store honey where salt stays dry. If honey thickens, place the can in warm water not hotter than a hand can bear, with the can elevated on wood so heat remains gentle.
The text describes tiger terraces under overhanging trees where prey is devoured. Remains include deer hog dog pig porcupine pangolin and other animals. A fresh kill shows the tiger licking hair from prey with a rasplike tongue leaving hair in a circle. It notes Chinese raids on fairs for porcupine quills and pangolin scales for medicine.
Australasian Bird Lovers notes the dusky wood swallow courting by offering grubs and insects while some parrots pursue a stone age style of courtship. A male roselle parrot begins by biting the female, then fans its tail and flirts its wings to win admiration.
The piece traces early eighteenth century porcelain development in France from Rouen to Chantilly and Vincennes, leading to Sevres in 1758 when Louis XV added royal status and the interlaced L mark. Madame de Pompadour supported artistic refinement, including the famed rose Pompadour color.
The article argues wrong illumination causes eye fatigue and many nervous and other diseases. It links fatigue to reduced efficiency, noting financial losses from poor lighting and the need for workers to see fine detail clearly for accurate perception at all distances.
The article notes musk scent can persist for years in a room from a tenth of a grain, and a cubic inch of air from a Bunsen flame has been measured. It states a blood drop hanging from a needle contains about a million red cells and that nerves show remarkable sensitivity, with much remains to be learned.
Mr Birklington with his valet and an oblong steel box enters a jeweler shop and asks for a private interview. He plans to remove real stones and replace them with imitations to sell the jewels and keep the money, claiming the transaction must be confidential. The jeweler recalls a prior similar attempt by Mrs Birklington and dismisses the plan as the paste jewels are only worth the taxi hire.
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