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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1913
Page
3
A playful sentence presents tricky spellings including un and paired phrases. Readers are invited to test friends on spelling each word correctly and to spot puzzling words from a spelling book.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt notes a speaker urging vigilance toward a teacher, while another person replies he watches the clock, illustrating a minor social exchange about attention and time.
Desert Land Board order says distribution system construction hinges on 95 percent area signed for water in Crook county first unit. Senator Chamberlain urges reparations to Colombia over Sete losses and supports excluding Orientals. Portland anglers push statewide association uniting red and gun clubs to aid sports interests and egg distribution against cannery interests.
A fragment from Porter and 60s Cash Store lists heavy outings by yard and per yard prices for 28 inch and 36 inch percales and assorted table linen in white. The line shows deal terms and visible textiles, indicating a mid century retail listing.
Shoes and winter wear promoted with large selection and savings. Sweaters priced from 00c to 87.00 and ladies suits offered in a small closeout line. Porter's Grocery is highlighted as a venue for money saving purchases.
General Francisco Villa outlines a campaign to sweep northern Mexico from Sonora to Tamaulipas within two weeks and merge with Carranza at Guadalajara. The united rebel forces would then push toward Mexico City, capturing Chihuahua City en route and spreading constitutionalist authority southward.
Yeggs dynamited the Myrtle Point Bank iron safe on the second floor and carried away about $12,000 in currency and gold. The heist occurred early morning, likely shortly after 2 am, after access through the attorneys’ office above the bank was gained, and was discovered when the bank opened for business.
The union of 1500 to 2000 commercial chauffeurs votes to strike. Police use orders to disperse crowds while 250 sworn business reserves, armed and housed in Tomlinson Hall, assist under Indiana National Guard command. Four months of labor unrest follows leadership shakeups and prior streetcar riots.
Salem Oregon officials report the state tax levy will be the largest in history. The total assessed valuation is 954,282,374 dollars, up 49,270,695 from last year, yet the levy rises to at least 6 mills from 1.46 mills previously.
A four masted schooner went ashore off Grays Harbor near Aberdeen Washington as a furious sea drove her onto the beach. Five crew members survived by clinging to the rigging after hours of peril while the ship broke apart.
Federal troops abandon Chihuahua City amid weeks of siege, allowing rebels led by General Francisco Villa to prepare occupation. Advices from Villa report the withdrawal as the starvation crisis ends the federal hold on the city.
Washington opens the sixty third Congress with the regular session starting as fiscal and legislative aims are set. President Wilson urges currency reform and direct primaries while planning antitrust and trust investigations and a broad storage regulation bill.
Brief roundup from Oregon newspapers notes the fifth annual exhibition in session in Portland and the Oregon Woolgrowers association meeting set for December 10. Also mentions new Tillamook district schoolhouse funded by bonds and Polk County School Officers forming, meeting December 20 in Oregon.
The Ivers & Pond Piano Co announces the Style 705, a refined new model praised at the Richmond convention. It features a rich tone, even scale, and responsive action and is showcased as one of the finest pianos from the factory. Call to inspect and request the new catalogue.
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