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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1908
Page
3
In a light exchange, characters discuss indoor baseball as a pastime and its potential to forge national heroes. The scene includes playful mishearings and witty repartee amid the lively, idle chatter. A shady ad touts a nerve restorer offering a free $2 trial bottle.
A recipe proclaims a quick cure for colds using one ounce compound syrup of sarsaparilla one ounce toris com and a half pint of whiskey mixed and shaken. Doses of a tablespoonful every four hours are claimed to cure an acute cold in 24 hours. Ingredients said to be available at any drug store.
A lawyer probes grounds for divorce as a man explains his income cannot meet his wife’s standards of comfort. The exchange centers on incompatibility and financial strain as the basis for separation.
A Roosevelt commission seeks to make rural homes more attractive to keep young people on farms. The piece contrasts city apartments with permanent country homes and urges water systems, windmills, heat, and sanitary modernizations as affordable upgrades. It also notes rising farm prices and farmer prosperity, with cautions on rising costs of goods.
An article urging dairy farmers to consider trucks or cars to ease labor and protect their stables. It stresses the value of a conveniently built barn track, noting any dairyman can benefit from lighter labor and easier management.
A wooden feeding truck with a simple iron handle at each end is described for use in a cow feeding alley. The 2 foot wide, 20 inch deep, 44 foot long track can be built by any skilled blacksmith and supports silage transfer from silo to mangers, reducing labor for distant feedings.
Grasses are widespread across temperate regions and beyond. They thrive where soil freezes for part of the year and even where frost never occurs. Mountain snow lines host hardy pens that bloom briefly each year, pushing against eternal snow.
The article presents sample remedies for hog mange including Cregsote with lard, and Sulphur with lard, plus turpentine and sulphur mix. It notes Centraea as another claimed effective remedy.
To eradicate quack grass also called Johnson grass prepare now by late fall plowing. Plow shallowly to expose roots to frost, then harrow in spring to remove remaining roots, and finally plant potatoes or corn with thorough cultivation.
The United States had about 7,000,000 farms with total farm product value of 7.112 billion dollars in 1907. The average per farm was about 1,058 dollars, representing gross farm output whether consumed on the farm or sold.
A collection of domestic tips on farming and home management followed by a chronological list of historical events from 1519 to 1907. The notes urge careful feeding, storage, and safety practices while listing milestones such as Cortez in Cholula, the Erie Canal completion, and Roosevelt’s travel.
Minneapolis eyes a million dollar gas plant to cut gas price to 80 cents per thousand. Land Commissioner Dokken predicts 5000 acres sold in Meade County this fall. Creamery butter output climbs to 87,044,817 pounds in 1907. Charles W. Morse faces a jury for illegal banking tied to Bank of North America failure. Minnesota Grain Bureau reports 28,705 cars inspected in September, almost double last year, with Sept 20 peak at 1,200 cars, crediting good roads, early grain movement, and high prices.
The piece urges individuals to embrace originality over copying others. It cites Beecher imitators and literary depictions by O Henry to warn that imitation leads to failure. It contrasts a sleeping man’s power with a sleeping woman’s perceived difference, urging authentic self-reliance.
A Washington Star account describes a judge using a tale about a house-hunter and a boy to illustrate how conflicting evidence can be judged. The boy notes that beliefs may be more or less probable than advertised, highlighting belief versus evidence in decision making.
A brief: Adam Zawfox asks what he'd do with a million plunks and Job Starky taunts about a Turkish bath prescription and threatening violence if refused. The dialogue mirrors rustic slang and humor from a prior era.
A dialogue unfolds as a young man slips an engagement ring on Milly. He asks if she has told her mother, but Milly reveals her mother knew of the engagement six months earlier, adding a note of secrecy and family familiarity.
Mrs Pneuritch orders a garage roof replacement after an architect notes the hip roof is out of style. Peter is told to remove the old roof and install a different kind, prompting discussion of architectural fashion.
Effie, daughter of a pastor, asks if God guides his writing. The reverend confirms but she questions why much of the manuscript is scratched out, prompting a humorous exchange about inspiration and editing.
Ed Wareham Long questions a suspicious housewife about an old pair of pants. He notes details on a scrap of cardboard and promises to return in six months with a similar request, leaving the scene in the afternoon.
A sharply worded exchange questions women's capacity to manage money and asks how much currency circulates in the country. One speaker quips that nearly all money is in circulation except what she receives.
In a Washington Star exchange, Farmer Corntessel admits claiming no use for a man while admitting efforts to send him to the Legislature to give him a platform to demonstrate his usefulness.
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