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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1896
Page
2
The paper notes political moves with Jerre Simpson and Jonathan Bourne Jr among figures, Mitch ell backing McKinley and Hobart, and Mary Ellen Lease possibly moving to the ministry. It also discusses Oregon wheat harvests as the poorest in 44 years and a farmer’s tale of half-planting yielding forty bushels per acre versus twenty.
Members discussed shifting focus from sightseeing to business sessions at future gatherings. The group recalled transport by Bailey Gatzert with Senator George W. McBride aboard and noted lively regatta events in Astoria including life-saving demonstrations and a log raft showing.
A colossal raft of 2 200 piling stretched five miles, ten feet above water, with over fifty tons of chain used to lash it. A steam tug towed the raft as a Frisco steamer waited to haul it down. The report tours Astoria, Flavel, Gearhart Park, the Kinney cannery, and rail progress reaching the city, plus observations on local industry, weather, and labor amid hard times in Northern California and Oregon.
The Ocean Wave recounts Haystack Rock located just under three quarters of a mile from Cape Kiawanda. The 330 foot high formation, resembling a haystack, hosts seabirds and wild grasses and is accessible by boat and a steep zigzag ascent aided by ropes or ladders. A calm day visit is noted as a coast standout activity.
County reporter notes a Portland suburb fire destroying a $2000 home with $500 insurance, hints at improving county road work, rising wheat yields across Yamhill, and mining setbacks. Mentions visitors, local lore, proverbs, and a joke from the Indianapolis Journal.
Letter writer touts cold pack fruit preservation with no heat or seal claiming it keeps fruit fresh and cheap. He says he sold directions to over 120 families for a dollar and offers samples for eighteen two cent stamps. Also contains unrelated notices about Oregon peak climbers and medical remedy testimonials.
Advert says Wilbur's Blood Purifier cures skin diseases like ring worm eczema and blotches, price one dollar per bottle and sold by druggists. Also notes olive oil remedy for creaking soles and reports a brief honeymoon prison wedding ending in Sing Sing sentence.
A two story nine room house with a good barn and well on the corner of Third and Center streets in Newberg is offered for sale at a great bargain. OO FP. Wiserow Springbrook Cr.
Parishioners seek divine weather guidance for favorable wheat yields as farmers adjust prayers to crops. The item notes faith practices influencing agricultural hopes and connects to rural community routines and crop planning.
A garbled past three month notice extolls selling washing machines at home. It claims easy money for any respectable person, with women and men urged to join the venture and contact the Mount City Die Washer Co for details and promised success.
A collage of health ads touts De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve as pile cure and skin healer, DeWitt's Little Early Risers for stomach troubles, and DeWitt's Coke and Cholera Cure. Also promotes cayenne for ants, photos offered by Smith, and a note on tidal waves in Japan. Includes a Portland Oregon letter and New Jersey stump speeches about bicycles.
A Grants Pass shopper reports using S. B. Cough Care from San Francisco to treat three children with croup and praises it as a perfect remedy. The note, carried by a local druggist, also mentions vinegar and salt as a cleaner for polished iron and copper and gives simple instructions for use.
A pleasant preparation claimed to be free of oily taste may ease pain when applied or taken internally and priced by druggists. Tendered borax is touted as useful for the home, softening hard water and making dish water gentler on hands.
A faded notice from Mira Frice of Mt. Lavaie Missouri markets an elegant plated hook spoon by mail. Prospective buyers are asked to send ten-cent stamps to receive a sample spoon and spread word to friends.
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