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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 18, 1899
Page
2
The Newberg Oregon weekly notes good weather for sowing turnip seed and tough on grain in shocks. A returning soldier can easily garner an audience, and interest in the Philippines grows. G A R committee clears H Clay Evans of improper conduct accusations toward veterans.
The exposition will showcase a war museum with trophies relics and edrios from the Philippines gathered by Oregon volunteers. The display will be a unique Northwest attraction as part of the fair running September 28 to October 28 with reduced railroad and steamboat rates.
The text notes Salmon P. Chase a noted statesman and jurist left a self written will unable to be probated due to illegibility and improper witnessing. It cites similar issues with Wm. H. Tilden and Charles OConnor wills, illustrating the old adage that a man who trusts his lawyer may have a fool for a client.
The Oregon Agricultural College should provide state funds to cover farmers institutes expenses. The article notes Utah allocates $1500 annually for its institutes, suggesting Oregon could follow suit to expand outreach and support from the agricultural college.
The World argues that the Dreyfus case reveals a judge acting as prosecutor, reflecting a Latin system where the state arranges guilt and the judge prevents escape from punishment. It contrasts this with Anglo-Saxon courts and comments on both systems' strengths and flaws.
Congressman Tongue delivered an eloquent address in McMinnville last Saturday for the return of Yambill volunteers. He praised the service members yet urged sober reflection and urged intelligent self sacrificing citizenship, arguing government failure stems from negligence not corruption and urging educated men to engage in practical governance.
Migs White recounts a California vacation aboard a large ocean liner. The writer notes the novelty of boarding the ship, the organized arrival routine, and the crowded accommodations as passengers settle into their three day voyage. The account blends impressions of sea travel with humorous observations about crowded berths and on shore activity.
The account recalls a Portland group leaving at night aboard the Columbia with Jewish passengers noted on the wharf. They reach Astoria, face crowds at breakfast, watch fishing craft and whales, attend a social program on board, and later visit San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. The trip includes music by Mr. Webber and Miss Lockhart, a fire drill, a Kodak crowd, and vivid notes on San Francisco’s hills, parks, and streetcar system.
An anecdotal travelogue recounts a journey from Portland to San Francisco with extreme heat and dust in the Mojave. Los Angeles appears as a desert-adjacent city with large crowds, notably many women, and playful observations about regional stereotypes. A medical ad notes DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve curing itching piles after twenty years of ailment.
A son of Wm. Manning of Newberg writes from Manila detailing the insurgent assault on American lines near Manila. He describes intense fighting, shifting allyship, and Filipino treachery as Spaniards are long opposed, with references to church fortifications and attacks on medical personnel.
An 1840s style advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Pellets claiming to cure consumption by renewing nutritive power and purging blood poisons. It cites a Fallek Depot Virginia man, J T Cardwell, who reports relief from cold, indigestion, and fatigue after use, praising renewed vigor and nerve force.
An assortment of old notices and ads mentioning Bucklen’s Arnica Salve for ulcers from a Civil War injury in Newark Michigan, One Minute Cough Cure for a Texas school principal, Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, and Dr King’s New Life Pills. Also notes Dayton Herald items on Alaska, Klondike health, and a touring mill was shipped via steamer Modoc with a 36,000 pound load.
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