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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1893
Page
4
An unlisted act at Cordray's auditorium featured Stanley on a high trapeze and Mason on a lower bar. Stanley slipped due to a leg boil and fell twenty five feet, but Mason saved his partner by turning the fall. Stanley survived with a bruised back and rough shaking. Mason acted quickly to avert a fatal end.
A New York Times excerpt recalls an eclipse dinner where guests fashioned astronomy themed centerpieces and garlands marking eclipses. Three gilt boys, earth moon and sun sketches, gilt star ices, and a telescope on the roof framed a humorous, cloudy night.
A Springfield boy buys a buffalo bill gun with ten dollars found in a pocketbook and then returns home to search for the owner. The tale notes the owner would not take back the money, leaving the boy with a lingering shadow. In Galveston a city hall scene ends with Judge Cavin ordering releases and locking up the attorney amid laughter.
A remarkable nineteen day spell of continuous rain drenched the Klein orchard in Rossville Kansas eighteen miles west of Topeka along the Union Pacific It rained within the orchard grounds with no rain outside and ended only after a cold snap local observers reported the odd meteorological event citing the Chicago Inter Ocean and expert remarks.
Harper's Weekly notes a shift from traditional Thanksgiving dinners in New York to watching the Yale vs Princeton football clash. Families once gathered for a shared meal now travel to games, cheering their favored schools far from home, changing the holiday's local spirit.
In Calhoun Georgia a farmer named Squire Spudler found a bay mule mine after hearing a bray from a cave by a creek near an old Indian site. He unearthed several fine specimens as his son in law visited a mineralogist, who balked at a voyage to Saturn while the mine is believed to be profitable. A separate Montreal cor respondent reports Matilda Grapin, a domestic, found under a tree in St Jerome parish alive but insane after disappearing for over a month, recounting a tale of loss and recovery.
An old humor piece warns against seeking professional advice casually and notes costly doctor bills. It recalls anecdotes from New York about a physician who charged for preventive tips and another man who paid for impractical instructions.
A fragmentary note mentions Amelle Rives addressing Harper's about darkness and light, using literary imagery of a divided painter and radiance fading. The text appears as a poetic communication or excerpt rather than a full article item.
In Cherry Hill Miss Maggie Kelly endures a dangerous illness sparked by a cold while preparing for the Social Five ball. Her perseverance, caring friends, and a mother's lullaby bring healing as Miss Brady and Slobsy Carroll help secure medicine and support. The doctor notes a fragile prognosis, but Maggie regains consciousness and hope to recover within weeks.
A London News excerpt challenges the Napoleonic tale of the Maid of Ratisbon, arguing the dressmaker saved a retreating French force was a legend. The anecdote contrasts with Joan of Arc and similar figures, citing General Marbot's memoirs and a railway station anecdote about charity boxes to illustrate credulity and legend.
A fragmentary text piece ridicules German gutturals and fashion terms in a humorous riff. The dialogue lampoons pronunciations and decollete lane descriptions. Styled as a satirical remark from a Texas reader or columnist.
A Roseburg warriage ceremony ends in disruption as Munnis of Roseburg objects to the union with Lottie Critzen of Roseburg. A pistol is found on the would‑be groom and the incident prompts private talk requests and ejection from the venue.
Advertorial praise claims Allcock's plasters are unmatched for curative properties safety and speed after thirty years of public use. It warns against imitations and urges customers to request Allcock's by name while promoting Brasprerus Provs as a blood purifier. An unrelated dialogue fragment follows about an awkward marriage proposal.
It claims the medicine is a standard remedy for most women and suggests it would suit any reader. The advertisement emphasizes availability at druggists nationwide and implies broad efficacy under everyday terms.
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