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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1899
Page
2
Ex Gov William P. Lord has been named by the President to serve as minister to Persia. Hon Thos H Tongue has sent the twelfth annual report of the Interstate Commerce Commission to this office.
Reader advised to inspect this week’s copy for a curfew ordinance. The note requests scrutiny of any provisions that may adversely affect parents or children, seeking community concern or potential safeguards.
The article notes rising meat prices stirring cattle trust concerns while a farmer selling cattle rates a McKinley era prosperity. It also reports Speaker Thomas B Reed being offered 50 000 dollars yearly to join a New York law firm and likely retire from Congress.
Senator Howe receives a copy of the Oregon Legislature Album featuring half tone engravings and biographical sketches of the ninety members of the twentieth biennial session of the Oregon Legislature Assembly.
A resident tells the Graphic editor that after spending $18 000 to $20 000 on water works it is an outrage that residents must kneel to drink from hoses. He urges one or two public drinking fountains be provided and notes the paper has suggested this before.
A gala Jefferson celebration featured a charity dinner with boxes selling for 240 dollars and many paying 100 dollars for boxes. Three thousand quarts of champagne and 3500 quarts of wine fueled the 3000 diners in a spectacle praised for Jeffersonian simplicity.
The observer describes Dewey as taller than expected with white hair and hazel eyes, noting a frank cordial manner. He portrays Dewey as more than a naval leader, calling him a diplomat and statesman whose popularity rivals a president at home and who could be next in line for the presidency.
The article recounts Joseph Medill’s account of Lincoln’s campaign portrait and the moment he urged Lincoln to fix his hair for the camera. It describes Lincoln’s boyish humor, the photograph that shaped campaign caricatures, and related anecdotes from the era.
A Washington column argues that pessimists over Philippine prospects failed again as military and financial costs appeared moderate. It credits home rule progress and a booming era following the 1900s era shift, noting critics of annexation and the gold standard misread American gains.
Dr Bracelin of Davenport Indiana says he will release his chlorine gas treatment for diphtheria to the world after testing by the New York Board of Health cut death rates from 23 to 3 percent. Hon J J Russell of Broadway 1123 funded efforts to spread information about the remedy.
The document records court proceedings and financials including approved accounts for Jacob Williamson estate and Joseph H Lehman guardian, final balances, and exoneration of bondsmen. It lists per diems, indigent supplies, medical services, and various court house expenditures with totals and authorities. The issue mentions J D Bridge editor of the Democrat and a testimonial for One Minute Cough Cure.
The article notes ongoing immigration fueling steady growth in the West with new settlers seeking permanent homes, railroads and harbors improving, Alaskan trade expanding, and Northwest migration persisting. It highlights confidence in capital investment and lasting opportunities as evidence of durable development. It also mentions a local success story of recovery from illness using Dr King’s New Discovery with trial bottles offered.
Employment notice seeks several trustworthy individuals to manage business across nearby counties. Office work from home with a fixed annual salary and defined expenses. Monthly compensation listed as 73 dollars. References required. Include self addressed stamped envelope. Herbert E. Hess, Irest., Dept, M. Chicago.
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