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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1914
Page
4
The Newberg Graphic weekly edition lists editor and publisher at the Graphic Building on First Street Oregon. It notes the paper is published every Thursday morning and priced at $1.50 per year in advance with contact numbers for office and residence.
A compact outline map of Europe is provided for ready reference. It highlights major countries and regional boundaries to help identify key locations quickly. The map serves as a visual aid for studies, travel planning, and geographic orientation.
Sir Thomas Lipton announces cancellation of his yacht race plans due to pressing duties at home. The decision ends his campaign for the regatta, with no date set for a reschedule.
Warm dry days prompt advice to place a vessel of water in the yard for birds and expect added song as a reward. The note frames this as practical guidance for backyard bird watchers.
The era of conflict appears unsettled as factions labeled dogs of war seem scattered across the scene. The mood suggests instability and potential fallout on multiple fronts.
Paris dispatch reports Jack Jackson has offered himself for enlistment in the French army. The piece notes he would be a notable target for German gunmen, reflecting wartime propeller rhetoric.
Theatre notices announce Baroum and Bailey present The Greatest Show on Earth, a touring spectacle poised to draw crowds with traditional Circus acts and daring feats in a regional venue.
A Polk County Observer reminder that many in the Willamette Valley are unaware they live in a paradise. Visitors from the East are revealing the region’s beauty and value to locals.
Washington reports a severe illness of Mrs. Wilson, wife of the U.S. president, with prognosis likely grave. Public sorrow and concern sweep the nation as observers await further word on her condition.
Weather reports note unusually dry conditions with no rain in sight for the Willamette Valley this season. Lack of mountain snow has lowered river water to a low stage, and August’s dry month has just begun.
The Ford factory plans to produce 300000 cars from August this year to August 1915. Touring cars priced at 565 dollars and runabouts at about 515 dollars. If output reaches 300000, buyers receive a share of 40 to 60 dollars per car at year end.
Democratic gubernatorial hopeful Dr Smith neared Salem traveling by Port car to Newberg last Monday. He distributed large campaign posters and pictures along the route, expressing a favorable impression among locals and optimistic prospects, a common refrain in early campaigning.
A Greek vendor dismisses potential Greek involvement in the European war saying he has no money and leaves the question to the millionaires. A man identifying with Kaiser loyalty waves off the issue and claims naturalization as an American. Overall, troublemakers in the area expect little local support.
The Eugene Register argues the campaign centers on policy not men and urges voters to assess protection for Oregon producers. It contrasts Republican R A Booth supporting home markets and higher wages with Democrat Chamberlain favoring open competition from New Zealand China Argentina and Canada.
A New York World piece describes bamboo as the most useful grass. It highlights its light strong elastic trunk used for bridges masts water pipes and more. It covers splits to form buckets fishing rods bows arrows hats nets wickerwork and edible shoots seeds and a crude beer called Indian honey.
A brief notice states that the Weekly Oregonian and the Graphic will cost $2.25 for a one year subscription. The item notes a bundled or combined rate likely offered to readers.
The article traces ancient Egyptian writing on papyrus with reed pens and bone or bronze styluses, notes wooden tablets used with styluses, and explains the transition from quills to the modern pencil. It mentions bronze nibs in Pompeii and silver nibs used by princes, with the pencil appearing later and the first known black lead pencil noted in a Zurich book from 1565.
A recipe from the Exchange advises boiling fish in a large pot with water enough to swim, half a cup of vinegar, a tablespoon of salt, one onion, twelve black peppercorns, and a mace blade. The fish is sealed in cheesecloth shaped to the fish, cooked slowly thirty minutes then boiled ten minutes, served with drawn butter and lemon juice.
In Iceland a long standing custom requires the bride to host a dinner and prepare every dish. If she pleases the critics she gains praise and elevates her younger sisters who are then seen as skilled cooks and have doubled chances of marriage.
The practice began with ancient customs of honoring individuals by kissing feet or garments. Oriental peoples showed respect by kissing hands or hems, while Egyptians passed the habit to the Greeks. Romans then adopted it from the Greeks.
The Edinburgh dispatch notes officials urge against substituting tea and bread for porridge and milk in Scottish diets. It recalls older generations embracing porridge as a staple, while acknowledging parental guilt in abandoning wholesome fare. A voyage anecdote follows about shipboard fear during rough weather and a wife asking about life insurance policies.
A humorous exchange unfolds as a London conversation jokes about pirate prices for glove cleaning In the tale a wife and her husband travel and compare six pence to a shilling at a new shop The light banter ends with the remark Perhaps they charge according to size and a friend recalls a London Express reaction
A Fauresmith native choir concert at a Koffyfontein church is reported under Printed as Received. The writer praises Nora Moncho as the best singer while describing her physical appearance with florid similes, noting her cheeks, mouth, eyes, hair, ears, and crane-like bearing.
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