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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1918
Page
5
Local notes report Southern Pacific timetable changes with Trains Nos. 365 and 358 canceled between Newberg and McMinnville. Community highlights include visits from residents and visitors in Newberg, wartime notes, and upcoming changes in rail service.
Dr. Pierre Lee reports to the Paris Academy findings from botanical fieldwork in libraries. Using microscopic examination of moldy volumes and propagation tests, he links blemishes to fungi of low orders and notes pigment diffusion in paper.
Curious practices described by Aubrey show a ritual called Wyl Nos the watching night before burial. Neighbors bring meat bread and beer, psalms and readings mark entry to the room where mourners kneel before the corpse and recite the Lord's Prayer. The procession to the church repeats the Lord's Prayer at crossroads and upon entering the church.
The London Chronicle calls Compiegne a city of memories, both sad and romantic. The article recalls Joan of Arc being pris onered there before transfer to the British, and Napoleon rushing to join Marie Louise after a proxy marriage in Vienna.
A humorous quip notes a manicurist’s readiness to succeed by always keeping something on hand. The exchange playfully suggests preparedness as a key to business success.
The Christian Scientists of the state announce a booth at the Salem Oregon state fair from September 23 to 28. It will serve as a reading and rest area distributing free Christian Science literature and inviting visitors to spend a quiet hour reading.
A Pennsylvanian piece warns that ancestral honor is not a safe support for success. It critiques relying on family reputation and contends personal effort and self-reliance prevent disgrace to the lineage.
Report tells of two bullhead fishermen at Pontoosuc Lake near Broadway in Maine. A second boat anchored nearby begins fishing and a rock bass is thrown at a man, landing in the lantern lit boat. The thrown fish and surprising light create a humorous tale of a fish jumping into the boat.
Mrs. E. H. Woodward offers Concord and Isabell grapes for sale and invites customers to make grape juice at home. Also requests return of a borrowed copy of Sevenoaks by J. G. Holland. Call Blue 87 to order or arrange pick up.
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