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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1896
Page
2
The Newberg Graphic notes E H Woopwasp Ephor Pussisner and mentions Bryan attempting a two tail kite to outdo earlier generations. It also reports McElroy failing to secure a job at the state Agricultural College and laments an elderly resident facing hardship in a hard winter after years at the public crib.
The text praises Newberg as an orderly college town with no saloons or public disorder. It suggests sending for a Pacific College catalogue and notes various humorous items about editors and subscribers, including a London weekly editor and a public auction notice for the New York Times. It ends with a joke about Cleveland and Bryan in a family context and remarks on ages of children.
John R. McLean editor and Cincinnati Enquirer proprietor and Democratic presidential candidate at Chicago contemplates launching a new daily in Chicago. He aims to fill what he sees as a vacuum in the Windy City press aligned with the silver standard theory.
The Heppner Gazette reports representative Brown of Morrow county entering the race for speaker of the next house. Jonathan Bourne Jr. looms as a rival with influence and a strategy hinted at by his quiet stance while eyeing the speaker’s chair.
The Journal Scientific American marks fifty years of progress in science and industry with its semi centennial issue. It surveys transportation, electricity, and communications, including steamships railways telegraph and telephone, plus bicycle evolution and McCormick and Hussey reapers. A prize essay on invention progress completes the issue.
The piece argues the central campaign question is whether to adopt free silver coinage or retain the gold standard. It contends free coinage would destabilize value and revenge, warns of revolutions harming lenders, and asserts government stamp value is unreliable. It cites economic examples and condemns populist views while urging honest voters to act.
The Leans beat the Fats 82 to 17 in a lively matchup. The report notes strong play from both sides and tallies a large score as Tom Rogers earns praise for his continuing literary success with a sketch from Tomwa Aztec chief.
The West Side reports increasing interest in Willamette bathing at Independence. About 500 attendees on Monday evening watched a log dock with a springboard and rope games. Spectators noted swimmers include many married women and several young girls learning to swim.
City Treasurer E C Apperson warns in these columns that the water and electric light plant drains city funds. Six years of operations show expenses of about 155 380 with receipts around 32 440 leaving a yearly deficit. Mains and a failing pump require replacements costing thousands, forcing reliance on taxation. The piece urges businesslike management to end the ongoing leakage.
An eclectic ad page highlights DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as a pile cure and skin remedy and promotes DeWitt’s Coke & Cholera Cure. It also notes Little Early Risers as a remedy for indigestion and headaches, plus various testimonials and local ads. The reel includes a mix of anecdotes, promotions by A. T. Hill, and unrelated remarks about gifts and trains.
A persuasive patent medicine claim promises a pleasant palatable preparation free from oily taste suitable for internal or external use. It asserts to remove all pain for which it is applied and crowns itself a panacea for all ills with a price of one cent, offered by druggists.
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