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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1912
Page
4
The Newberg Graphic notes Hon. Ben Selling as the Republican candidate for United States Senator, earned by a fair primary. It contrasts Bourne's loss in the primary, claims he boasts the Oregon System but fails as a sore loser.
All farmers and dairymen in the area are urged to attend the free talk by Prof. C L Smith of the O W R N railroad at Duncan's Hall next Monday at 1 30 oclock. Smith cites practical farming experience in the Middle States and promises valuable insights for dairy work.
The Graphic observes haste and a bad pen as the editor departs for a Indiana vacation Adirondack paw paw patches. Mr Brooks the foreman will oversee the office aided by the staff and welcomes readers to send in items of interest.
The Polk County Observer derides a November ballot measure to establish a flat salary state printing law. It argues the plan would raise state printing costs and create a closed shop, endorsing a vigorous No vote and warning against potential dishonesty in office.
The proposed six tenths of a mill tax allocates four sevenths to the Agricultural College and three sevenths to the University under a single Board of Regents. It repeals $500,000 old appropriations and ensures permanent, depoliticized funding while advancing a unified yet efficient higher education system in Oregon.
Mrs Hornerbrook of Golden dale Washington visited her parents Mr and Mrs S W Childers during last week. Mr C Larrabee of Portland accompanied Frank and Chan cellor Johnson home from their Portland visit Sunday morning remaining over until Monday evening. He also visited Mr and Mrs J C Wills. Andrew Christenson sold his five acre tract south of the J D Gordon property and has gone east of the mountains planning to go to the Alberta country. Mr and Mrs Crocker who bought a tract north of the Paulsen farm are erecting a house there. Robert Walton and Frank Johnson enrolled in the academic course at Pacific College Monday. Quite a number attended the School Pair at McMinnville during the week. Lineas Christenson Alle Naim-
A. B. Colton of Blackfoot Wyoming recalls watching two grizzlies collide after he fired on one. The wounded bear battered its rival in a ten minute battle, then the victor killed the other, and both were left dead with ripped bodies and torn skin.
A passage on tongue twisters teaching careful speech and vocal control. It notes a practice sentence to test pronunciation and compares elocution exercises to piano or organ training for precision and coordination of the vocal apparatus.
Sir Robert Purvis defends an education act before Peterborough voters stating the law’s core purpose and resilience against clerical opposition. A Rhine mayor to Kaiser Wilhelm’s father declares unity, rejecting Austria and Prussia in favor of a single Germany.
The article marvels at light’s speed, noting it could travel eleven times around the globe in sixty seconds. It contrasts light with sound and a rifle bullet, highlighting electricity moving so fast it traverses the Earth’s circuit eleven and a half times in a minute.
A 1907 Century article by Dr Edward Fath outlines how the Andromeda nebula may be enormous and far beyond our sun and Milky Way. The piece discusses spiral structure, distant stars, and the possibility that our universe is part of a larger spiral stellar system seen as others see us.
A concluding dialogue reveals a suitor boasting annual income in the hundreds of thousands and millions in real estate to secure a marriage proposal. The father presses for a statement of financial condition before responding.
The piece discusses the phrase marriage knot as more than metaphor. It notes ancient Babylonian practice where a priest tied threads from the bride and groom to symbolize binding in the nature of the relationship.
A buoyant woman recoils at a wrinkle in her reflection and resolves to “put a good face on it” using available cosmetics, then leans in to apply the materials.
A fragmentary note recalls Pepys and the saying Tell it to the marines as possibly originating with Charles II. The diary author is linked to Deptford and a Secretary to the Admiralty, with a lighthearted scene described in the shade.
A dialogue recalls a conversation between Charles II, the Duke of York, and a sea regiment officer. The regimental humor centers on sailors claiming fish fly in the air, with Pepys noting marines’ broad knowledge of seas and lands.
A months old infant bath is interrupted by a visiting child who notices a worn doll missing an arm and a leg. The child remarks on the doll's condition while the mother responds about keeping the baby amused.
Roses appeared in ancient pharmacopoeias with Pliny citing remedies from petals and leaves. Rose pillows were used for relief, Heliogabalus drank rose wine for energy, and roses flavored food and drinks. While Western cuisines moved away from roses, China continues to fry rose fritters and use roses in dishes.
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