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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1909
Page
4
Newberg Graphic notes Rural Spirit editor M D Wisdom died last Thursday. The Willamina Times launches under editor J A Hart, aiming to expand Yamhill journalism. The paper invites support for the new venture as it enters the field.
The Smith family will dominate the A Y P program on Thursday of next week with prizes awarded to various members. Newberg presents the original John Smith who is confident of earning a medal if he competes.
S A Clarke a pioneer of Oregon and long time publisher of the Willamette Farmer was buried in Salem last Sunday. He was an enthusiastic horticulturist and a forceful writer in his prime.
The Graphic asks for the sender’s name to publish letters but notes the public may never learn it. If the contributor provides identification, the article may be printed. otherwise it will be discarded.
Mr and Mrs Blanchard and kin join Mr and Mrs George Bush and Mr Haley with three wagons to the coast last Sunday. Ladies aid ends meeting until hoppicking. Miss F Calkins short town stay. B Davis from Portland visiting. Grain yields said to be good with Prosser wheat at 42% bushels per acre and oats at 62 per acre.
E S Greer returns from Tacoma and M Ethelyn Adams visits Mrs E H McCornack. Mrs Mary Hess spends a month in Carlton. Mr and Mrs William Wilson shop in Portland. K D Hatch and H B Powell attend McMinnville game. Clyde Reagan couple welcomed a daughter. Elizabeth Hatch returns from Gearhart. W H Hill to begin hop picking September 1 for two weeks or more with Livengood aiding from Red Hills. S C Schoter, stock raiser from Mulvane Kansas, visits Hill home. H B Powell’s new Dundee home nearing completion post prune harvest. W H Meyer supplies wood for winter ahead of harvest. Mrs Walter Pratt suffers blood poisoning in thumb.
Hoard's Dairyman urges improved farmer education to raise productive knowledge across the nation. The piece contrasts the old farmer with the receptive younger generation and foresees a thousandfold knowledge rise in twenty five years, stressing soil fertility and scientific farming practices. It ends with satirical quips on amateurism and energy costs.
A Dundee fruit growers group hosted Agricultural College professors on Monday. They expressed favorable impressions of the soil trees and climate. A new neighbor mentioned J P Powell close second in extermination work, noting differences with the cat capture.
Geo Ferrell a young preacher from Lents will conduct Sunday services at the church with Sunday School at 10 am. All are invited to attend. Mrs Poling and her sons returned home Monday after visiting Mrs W R Carter. Harold Weaver joined them for the big show in Portland.
Recorded real estate transfers list including Addie James transferring to Mary F Nixon 160 acres, Jane Lyman to E A Sessions on 431% acres, and multiple acred parcels in McMinnville and Newberg. Transactions involve Presbyterians, Lyman, Garrison, Phillips, Nixon, and other residents with prices ranging from $1 to $30,000.
A reflective piece argues that figures never lie is a misleading claim. It contends a man may confess one fault to mask many more, revealing how honesty can be selective and strategic in personal disclosures.
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