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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1897
Page
4
The piece links facial aging to neuralgia and extols St Jacobs Oil as a cure for neuralgia that smooths the skin and restores health and mood. It contrasts this with a jab about Oklahoma legislature chaplains getting $1.50 per day, half the cleaners’ wage.
An advertisement extols Hosteller's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for rheumatism early pains. It also claims to ease rheumatic progression, heart impact, chills and fever, dyspepsia, and liver complaints. The snippet notes Isle of Man privileges and a unique musical culture.
Readers learn Hall's Catarrh Cure is a claimed positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. It is described as internally taken and acting on blood and mucous surfaces with testimonials and a $100 promise if it fails. Also promotes Hall's Family Pills as best.
The snippet mentions garden drips made from cane juice sold by grocers, with maker’s name on cans, and notes Florida orange crop estimates before a freeze. It also cites Piso’s Cure for Consumption from a Chicago merchant, tiny dwarf willows on Ben Lomond, Brazilian mourning customs for an unmarried woman, and funeral etiquette with scarlet attire.
Washington April 26 The house completed the Indian appropriation bill amendments and sent it to conference The main issue was opening the Uncompahgre Indian reservation under mineral land laws An amendment recommended that no corporation may possess gilsonite deposits while lands may be leased in limited areas and terms The senate amendment striking oil and gun lease ratifications was disagreed to A 24 member committee was appointed to attend the Grant tomb dedication in New York.
In Friday Harbor San Juan County Richard H Straub was hanged at 11 15 AM after the Lydia Thompson steamer arrived from Seattle. About twenty five spectators watched as Sheriff Jones released the trap and the neck broke instantly. Death was confirmed nine minutes later by two physicians. The coroner took the body for burial on the adjacent military reservation.
The navy department outlines a reserve nucleus to be formed from the battleship Columbia. After its return from the New York celebration next week the Columbia will be laid on reserve at League Island. A reduced crew of 400 to 77 will stay aboard, with four commissioned and three warrant officers directing training duties. The remaining men will transfer to the battleship Iowa.
Will Mills Ward reports Ottawa government plan to cut duties for preferential treatment of British goods. Finance minister explains in parliament that reductions start at one eighth for the first year and then one quarter of the general tariff. Applies to most schedules except revenue items like wines tobacco cigars and cigarettes.
United States Consul reports Erzurum Turkish court acquits the Kurds and Armenians of the murder of young American cyclist Lenz. Magistrate says insufficient evidence. charges dismissed. Also in Idaho a De Borgia suit challenges an accident policy timing after a worker loses a leg. plaintiff seeks $2.00.
Fourth class postmasters in Oregon including Clarke at Gervais Marion county and M Hiatt at Lyons Linn county named today. In California Frank Cooney Kloss hanged at 10 40 for murder of William Deady, witnessed by officials and reporters. Also an April 26 wreck near Evergreen Alabama on the Lowndesville & Nashville line left three dead and two tramps injured with cause still unknown.
The weekly market letter reports active wheat trading as long liquidation ends and short covering rises. Export demand and flour sales for home use boost prices while American crop prospects weaken, with spring sowing delayed by floods in the Red and Jim rivers. Japan and China purchases and reduced freight rates support gains amid tight stocks and limited speculative participation.
A sprawling index of commodity prices from Portland Oregon and Seattle Washington and San Francisco California lists grains like wheat oats and barley, staples such as flour and millstuffs, dairy meats and produce with detailed per unit costs. It notes April 27 1897 dates and includes multiple regions and varieties across the Pacific coast markets.
This excerpt covers corn for ensilage focusing on quality over bulk, recommended early dent or Flint varieties for twelve to fifteen tons of green fodder per acre, and proper silo timing. It also discusses apple orchard spacing, sun exposure for Northern Spy, and pruning for light. Additional notes cover lice treatment in cattle, grease as a lice remedy, and strategies for land-poor farmers including sheep to improve soil fertility and yield.
Experiments over two to three years show potassium sulfate and Bordeaux mixture poorly prevent rot in tomatoes. Best approach is resistant varieties and clean land. Varietal susceptibility varies, with early types often lower quality. recommended commercial varieties include Acme, Dwarf Champion, Beauty, and Early Ruby, Maule Earliest, Earliest of All for short seasons.
The article notes sitting hens resist fattening and suggests light, strategic feeding. It recommends offering wheat in the morning and milk at night to encourage drinking, reduce fat while keeping the birds healthy. The goal is to prepare hens to resume laying as their brood grows.
The article notes that Canada grows common field peas due to northern climate and immunity to pea weevil. It suggests importing Canada peas for seed to grow bug-free crops on our side. Peas are a superior feed for hogs and improve soil nitrogen. they serve as an excellent fallow crop before winter wheat or rye.
The notice explains heavy underdrained soil can ripen fruit as early as sandy soil, with benefits of mineral nutrients. It warns late fruits on rich soil may suffer storage issues, and suggests lime and potash boosts on sandy land plus clover after fertilization. It also covers grafting wax, feeding cows, sheep buying risks, tobacco worm control, and a pest deterrent mix.
A brief humorous vignette from the Philadelphia North American shows a mendicant telling a traveler about long journeys on the Southern railroads and a neighbor offering sympathy and assistance.
World champion long distance cyclist James Michael extols Paine's celery compound as a spring tonic for riders and the chronically run down. He cites his own career, European victories, and a Boston letter praising the remedy to restore blood, nerves, and stamina for wheelmen and athletes.
A historical note claims that the slow reproduction of elephants would yield 19,000,000 elephants in about 750 years if natural mortality did not intervene. The statement highlights the staggering growth potential of a long lived species under ideal survival conditions.
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