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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1899
Page
2
The Newberg Graphic covers Friday August 11 1899 notes include Oregon officers and the Second Oregon soldiers returning from San Francisco. It mentions the Oregon Press Association meeting at Astoria August 21 with the Graphic to attend. It also hints a councilman foretelling election plans and local weather expectations.
The town laments the absence of a proper hotel as a daily hardship. The piece calls on a capable man to address the long felt want and provide a suitable inn for travelers and locals.
Astoria gears up for the sixth annual Regatta starting August 21 with rowing crews from San Francisco Oakland Portland Tacoma Seattle Vancouver and Victoria among entrants. The Pacific Coast Amateur Athletic Association annual meet runs concurrently as Astoria remains dust free and welcoming for the event.
A Kansan shift from alleged political conspiracies to agriculture is noted as the state leans into a corn boom this season. A Western Kansas letter says Kansas will bust herself on corn this year. The piece cites broader concerns about youth preparation and the Vietnam era politics history.
The Southwest products will be prohibited at the fair this fall. Attendees of last autumn’s Portland exposition praised sights instruction and amusement. This season’s expo aims to excel past editions beginning September 25 and ending October 28 with enterprising men leading and committees at work to ensure notable success in Portland.
An $12,000 guarantee fund signals strong support for a Northwest exposition in Portland. The event will feature crops, forestry, mining, streams and factories from SYths’ holdings, with free exhibit transport and medals for top displays. Bennett’s 82 piece military band will perform, and rail and steamship lines offer reduced rates to encourage attendance.
The Corvallia Union-Chazette argues immigration will grow Oregon’s Willamette valley. It calls landowners to sell uncultivated tracts to homeseekers who will cultivate and pay, asserting half the land sold would double the remainder’s value. The paper envisions 500000 valley residents in luxury if current grant holdings are released.
A sketch in The National Magazine August details Admiral Dewey’s early years in Vermont. It notes his natural command instincts shown through leadership plays, his gentle nature, the death of his mother when he was five, and his sister Mary as his favored companion. A tale of Hannibal crossing the Alps is recounted as Dewey and his sister reenacted the feat on a hill behind the State House.
The article discusses horse breeding and export demand, praising home stock for cavalry use. It cites John Gilmer Speed on future growth, notes foreign buyers’ interest, and asserts the need for quality to build wealth and markets. It references local farm machinery, Oregon history, and various advertisements embedded in the periodical.
The ad claims the product tones nourishes and rebuilds the entire system aiding those with nervous exhaustion and bodily weakness. It includes a customer letter praising relief from back and hip pain and fatigue after using the medicines and an offer for Dr Pierce’s Common Sense Medical Adviser with a mail order request.
Wells Cooper writes that he will probably not return with the volunteers, as he has in prospect a lucrative position in San Francisco. Reporter.
In a testimonial from Hannibal Missouri J FE Lilly recalls illness from typhoid and pneumonia eased by Dr King’s New Discovery. The ad proclaims it a universal lung remedy with 50 cent and 1.00 sizes and free trial at C E Smith’s Drug Store. Other items note cattle trade and local notices from Sheridan Oregon.
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