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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1897
Page
2
Newberg Oregon details show a weekly Friday morning delivery by LIfUTD LVVERY FRIDAY MORNING with a post office notice about a second class seller at the Newberg post office. The item is dated Friday August 20 1897.
In a rare market shift, corn prices rise as riac influences wheat gains. Reports indicate a new blow at Brranism in Nebraska affects regional grain markets and producer sentiment.
Describes nature aiding McKinley era goals with abundant acorns in Willamette Valley, noting oak trees burdened by heavy seed production and acorns as good log feed.
The text notes Nebraska has reduced mortgaged indebtedness by 28 million since McKinley took office. It claims William Jennings Bryan’s predictions of national calamity if his 16 to 1 policy were enacted are being contradicted by state actions.
A New York Tribune quote notes the world and his wife may head for the Clondyke gold field next spring. It remarks that William Jennings Bryan missed a chance last fall to spur wholesale emigration and suggests few silverites would remain to vote. The piece treats the opportunity as rare and advantageous for the decisive leader who acts.
Indiana resident sent to the capital for tobacco seed ends up cultivating a crop of mull en instead. He laments mismanagement of the agricultural department and recalls boys in rural areas urged to fight weed patches in pastures and lanes.
Mr J G Eckman arrives home after seven weeks in Kansas with his father in law Judge L A Linnvill of Osborn. They report Kansas with good wheat crops and prosperity. The Kaneus people are praised, but the note adds a dig at populism as providence tilts.
A French correspondent to the California Fruit Grower notes the 1897 French prune yield will be about 25 million pounds, not much higher than last season. Prices may deter trade with the United States, with French counts and francs cited. Weather and other unknowns reduced bloom, but growers expect more large fruit to partly offset lower quantity, though the overall prospect remains not brilliant.
The Oregonian notes total global wheat supplies on August 1 1897 show 63 540 000 bushels available for immediate distribution in the US and Canada plus exports and European stocks, well below past four year averages. It cites a very large US crop but warns many countries will have short yields and prices may rise prompting substitution to cheaper foods. The piece frames a favorable market for US wheat growers with fair prices likely next year as production cycles recover.
The San Francisco Chronicle warns readers about Klondike fever advising to read the real risks. It notes high claims costs, scarce water, and the need to locate a creak then thaw gravel near bedrock to test for gold. If luck fails, workers may be needed under alien labor laws.
The writer travels by train and steamer from Seattle to New Whatcom, describing a feverish Klondike rush atmosphere around Crondyke mines, bustling wharfs, a booming Fairhaven and Patr Haven, and a large saw mill with 200 workers. He visits the Dorr Hadley law firm, notes Lake Whatcom, and reflects on U.S. foreign affairs with a calm see-saw tone.
The advertisement claims many skin diseases including ringworm eczema and scrofula are caused by impure blood. Wilbore Blood Purifier is presented as the best medicine for these complaints priced at £1 per bottle and sold by all Druggists.
C. C. Smith, the photographer, is arranging to be away for the summer and urges patrons to call at once for baby pictures. Negatives accompany the photographs, with negatives sold for 10 cents each.
A collage of testimonial snippets and jokes promoting patent medicines and salves. Includes claims of cures for kidney disease and piles, references to De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve, S. B. Cough Cure, Wilbur’s Cough Cure, and Chamberlain’s Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Also features light humor about Adam and Eve and a burglar, plus general warnings about consumption and bronchitis.
The Southern Pacific railroad will sell round trip tickets at a single fare across its lines during Oregon State Fair week to boost attendance and encourage travel to the fair.
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