Newberg Graphic August 14 1891 Oregon issues and opinions
The issue notes local happenings in Newberg and Portland scenes. Mentions Prof Joughn Swarm in Portland for Stanford entrance exams, Fruita and Flowers August edition, and Kansas crop reports. Discusses World illustration of Newberg, absence of breweries, local politics, Oregon Pacific railroad pay dispute, and a Sunnyside shoe factory turned tenement. Also covers tar and feathers incident, Maine politics, and Woodburn saloon debate.
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Joughn Swarm
Portland
Leland Stanford, Jr., University, of California
Oregon river navigation faces low water delays and boat moves
The Capital Journal notes Oregon has no senatorial bid yet and discusses Willamette River traffic. With the river at low stage navigation is nearly suspended until fall rains. The Three Sisters reaches Salem, Elwood is being repaired for return, Capt Wond maintains triweekly Salem Dayton trips, Altona Latona run on regular schedules, and Willamette boats hope for year round service once upriver improvements arrive. Newberg remains served from Portland as snags and sandbars persist.
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Three Sisters
Oregon Pacific
Salem
Elwood
Wond
Dayton
Oregon City
Altona
Latona
Uncle Sam
Willamette
Oregon City Enterprise
Samuel
Newberg
Portland
Giants of Washington Forests Attract World Fair Interest
Western Washington reports describe enormous firs from nine to fourteen feet in diameter and 300 to 400 feet tall found by Sumas City explorers Mr. H L Soule and Mr. J M Saar with cedar trunks five feet thick and 120 feet long. A perfect fourteen‑foot spruce was located, evidence that Washington’s timber will lure eastern buyers and boost regional markets.
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Washington
IL. Soule
J. M. Saar
Sumas City
Aberdeen Herald
The Farmer and the Reading Habit of a Neighbor
A rural narrator vents about agrarian papers, claiming they are luxury reading for the wealthy while he and neighbor Squire Halford struggle with farming. He recalls Halford's trials with ditching, phosphates, and experiments that harmed land, yet notes Halford remains persistent despite hardships and bad habits.
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Squire Halford
Providence
Farmer's clash with modern methods and luck in harvest tale
A farmer recalls rival Squire Halford who prospered with new machinery while lamenting past misfortunes. He criticizes agricultural magazines and praises old ways, noting weather, pests, and opportunistic luck shaping farming life and fortune.
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Halford
Squire Halford
Providence
Wiioer
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