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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1920
Page
4
A column urges writers to record great thoughts immediately to avoid later regret. It cites fatigue as common misperception, praises posterity for finding forgotten ideas, and recounts Sarah Longacre’s winning coin portrait used on a government cent circulating nationwide for a century.
In 1835 the US offered 1000 dollars for an acceptable cent design. Indian chiefs visited Washington and Philadelphia to see the mint where James Barton Longacre worked. His daughter Sarah, 10, admired guests as a chief placed his feathered helmet on her head and an artist sketched her pose.
England faces coast protection challenges as waves erode cliffs and form beaches that shield land. Efforts aim to regulate removal of beach material used in construction and roads. Ordnance Survey shows 6,640 acres lost to sea erosion and 48,000 acres reclaimed via river-borne deposits in fifty years.
A Philadelphia Press note cites a Cleveland editor on Cincinnati pork and politics. Census data for cities over 400,000 reveal pork population up 10 percent, beer up 22 percent, while government job population surges 82 percent in a decade.
A Kansas City Star reader reports a bottle found on Fid die Creek containing a note claiming a woman is held for ransom by brigadiers. Heck Tarpy of Bradidle Ridge dismisses it as likely mischief from a bottle found on the road.
Hiram Percy Maxim unveils a proposed noisy engine silencer for ships. Eight Pacific vessels already use 8 000 pound silencers, claiming the device could promote a shift from steam to diesel powered, oil burning ships. Maxim notes patents not issued prevent full disclosure and compares to smaller boat silencers.
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports a London simplifed spelling society presenting one sound one symbol, with example text showing phonetic rendering. It argues the system needs few rules and that many already spell by ear, welcoming a phonetic reform.
The head reader warns a cub reporter about using virtuosity in vaudeville coverage. The paper notes virtuosity fits fiddler use but warns against applying it to trapeze acts.
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