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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1902
Page
2
An Eastern Oregon wrongful hanging case is discussed, arguing capital punishment should not rely on circumstantial evidence. The piece urges road improvement via wide tire wagons, noting farmers increasingly adopt them for better load hauling and reduced road damage. It suggests rebates and laws to promote wide tires.
The report notes fifty cents per hop box, averaging two to two and a half dollars daily for pickers including families, with prosperity drawing workers and visitors to Oregon. It contrasts hopeful locals with critics who travel and denigrate the state, ending with a quotation about wishing power to ease others’ woes.
The article recounts Cres cous, a colt once awkward and plain in appearance, saved from death after a paddock lapse. Owner George H Ketcham of Toledo, ill with health, faced loss when the colt injured itself. recovery followed by Cres cous becoming a famed 2:02 pace horse, as described by trainer John Mc Cartney in a summer sports survey.
The Oregon Press Association held sessions at Newport Friday and Saturday with a large turnout of state newspaper men. Judge M. L. Pipes presented a leading paper on law, the Lewis and Clark Fair of 1905 drew interest, and Arthur C. Conkling was reelected president with a strong committee slate. The meeting will move to Salem next year.
The New York World recalls Hanna's Olio Chautauqua call for the Golden Rule to curb strikes. It compares employer and worker perspectives on hardship, urges mutual understanding, and cites Newberg Water Works rules restricting irrigation and lawn use. Also reports local property transfers, marriage licenses, and a revival meeting anecdote.
The report describes repeated mischief in the district including urging a horse along, damage to a buggy, and breaking windows at No. 8 school house destroying the organ. It notes this is the third time the school has been broken into with furniture destroyed, suggesting a local grudge.
A dental piece extols Electric Bitters for indigestion and stomach illness once untreatable, claiming it renews liver and kidney function. It also mentions a Pacific Northwest resources pamphlet from O R and N Co and Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a top tumor and pain cure.
A reader from Broughton reports relief from bronchitis and asthma after using Dr King's New Discovery for consumption. The testimony says both the patient and his wife found the remedy highly effective for throat and lung trouble. Trial bottles offered free at Caldwell & Co. A separate note mentions a stolen hearse and buggy later found with the driver missing.
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