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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1912
Page
3
In 1808 Andreoli and Bieschi ascended from Padua Italy in a balloon that reached about 30000 feet before the gas bag exploded. They descended rapidly yet survived after crash landing into a treetop protected by a parachute-like netting, sustaining only cuts and bruises.
Legend tells of Raphael commissioning fresco work for Cardinal Farnesina by the Tiber. Michelangelo allegedly, after taking an oath to refrain, used a late arrival to distract workers and secretly drew a colossal head on the scaffolded wall before fleeing.
A visitor named Raphael arrived and exclaimed upon seeing the etch before leaving the palace and not returning. The fragment notes the reaction but provides no date or further details.
A Times of India note describes camels moving at seven miles per hour as a rare maximum, with a practical speed around five miles per hour. Pushed beyond two hours at high speed, camels may kneel and die, and a fire under the nose offers little help.
A Cincinnati Enquirer item reports two strangers in a wager choosing July as the most delightful month. A sportsman insists September, but both men claim July due to business ties to ice and laundry.
A Boston girl denied misdoing until undeniable proof was shown. She told her aunt she could not be believed in today. The Globe Democrat notes the remark as a plain reflection on trust in people.
Admiral Charles E. Clark known for steering the battleship Oregon around Cape Horn and into action at Santiago earned command after chess skill impressed Navy mentors. Clark spent spare moments at San Francisco’s Mechanics' Library chess room meeting top players. A friend urged his selection, praising his chess driven nerve, and three hours later he ordered to take the Oregon to Cuban waters.
Publican nominee Ben Selling cites his 16 years in the Oregon Legislature as proof of a progressive record. He says he helped origin and write reform laws such as the Australian ballot, initiative and referendum, recall, and the presidential preference primary, arguing the people now control nominating machinery and urging voters to judge progressives by their enacted records.
Judge Stephen A. Lowell, opponent in the Republican primary, endorses Ben Selling as the party’s regular nominee. He praises Selling as a progressive Republican with business ties and a stake in the state, predicting Selling will win by 10,000 in November.
Harney County News editor Davey touts Ben Selling as a progressive Senate nominee. He argues Selling contrasts with Rooseveltabouters and cites past stand-patters who refused to vote for their party’s successful candidate to oppose popular elections.
Having to his credit a record of 16 years of active endeavor in the progressive cause, friends of popular government in this state should have no hesitancy in supporting Ben Selling for United States Senator.
The text notes Ben Se liig has long been progressive and as the Republican nominee for Senator ia seeks votes from every progressive. It emphasizes consistency in his political stance and appeals to progressive voters.
Progressive Republican nominee Ben Selling toured Southwestern and Eastern Oregon over ten days meeting voters and stressing honest public service. Opponent Judge Stephen A. Lowell supported Selling in eastern sections and planned October county visits.
Harney County News reverses its stance in the primary, now backing Portland progressive Republican Ben Selling for U S Senate. The editor lauds Selling as a leading advocate for popular legislation and broader reserve power for the masses.
The record of Ben Selling, progressive Republican nominee for the U S Senate, over 16 years in the Oregon Legislature, marks him as a pioneer in the progressive cause. He led in advocating and drafting progressive measures while others defended machine rule.
Progressive Republican U.S. Senate candidate Ben Selling opposes single tax and any measure abolishing individual land ownership. W. B. U Ren A D Cridge H D Wagnon and others back the single tax. Opponents have kept silent, prompting questions about voters' access to candidate positions.
Ben Selling a progressive Republican senator shares Borah’s stance that reforms can be achieved inside the Republican party. He argues that this party remains the vehicle for progress and that his own progressive goals are not compromised.
The piece argues that reliable performance, not promises, proves a speaker's sincerity. It cites Ben Selling, a former Oregon legislator and progressive senator, who championed and helped enact Australian ballot law direct primary initiative and referendum recall and presidential preference primary law.
A fragmented note references Ben Selling, a progressive Republican Senate candidate, and a historical reform record. It mentions a long timeline of 16 years and hints at a political craft or movement, but details remain unclear in the OCR text.
An exploration of sound perception from vibration to hearing, noting how air waves move slowly compared to light, how echoes form, and how the ear translates pressure waves into sound. It contrasts music with noise, mentions human ear frequency range, and references the telephone’s transmission as electrical rather than acoustic.
Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a humorous misunderstanding as Clara Brown learns her husband is not a simple bookkeeper but a millionaire bigamist. The exchange mocks assumptions about wealth and virtue in a domestic tale.
The passage argues that true bravery lies in being natural and loyal to one’s inner voice. It distinguishes moral courage from outward boldness and military nerve, asserting inner self-respect and authenticity as the highest form of bravery in life.
The article explains how a spider's web adapts to wind, detailing its extraordinary elasticity that lets it flex with swaying twigs. It also notes the web's stickiness, which helps capture insects and explains why the spider can endure with limited silk production through repairs.
A wife boasts she had a dozen proposals before theirs and calls other suitors smarter. The husband retorts that those suitors only wanted to avoid commitment, framing the situation as a jab at their effort.
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