Newberg Graphic records second class mail status
Newberg Oregon newspaper enters second class mailing as an official post office matter.
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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 08, 1910
Page
4
Newberg Oregon newspaper enters second class mailing as an official post office matter.
The paper offers the first seventy five subscribers who pay up arrears and prepay a year a pair of eight inch tension shears with a five year guarantee, plus ten cents for mail delivery. Southern Pacific adds a Portland Eugene special train cutting 100 miles to four hours, giving Eugene seven and a half hours in Portland, while Newberg riders take about five hours in the city.
The passage notes pretty shop window displays and Independence supplying long feet for thirst parlors. It urges focusing on small purchases for children when making Christmas gift lists and discourages reading the President's message in full.
The text advises that a valued friend does not require costly presents to avoid embarrassment, suggesting thoughtful simplicity over expensive spending during holidays. It emphasizes choosing meaningful gestures over showy expenditure and maintaining dignity in giving among friends.
Charles E. Hicks sells the Independence Enterprise to Henry E. Browne who has been connected with the Silverton Appeal. Hicks plans to enter the real estate business in Independence to pursue wealth.
If Champ Clark hopes to win Tafts favor with apples he should send a box from Oregon rather than Missouri fruit. Taft has tasted the real thing on his visit and knows what quality fruit truly is.
Those interested in the sheep business should note the Mid-Winter Sheep Show opening in Portland on January 4. The day before, January 3, the thirteenth annual convention of the Oregon Wool Growers Association will be held in Portland. The conventions are described as both interesting and profitable for attendees.
The Graphic acknowledges a Washington letter informing of a Navy League nomination but asks to be excused due to presumed heavy duties.
The article urges an early start to evaluating candidates for the city election. It stresses sound business administration as essential if a sewer system is planned next season, and notes The Graphic has no candidates but seeks the most capable people to fill offices.
The visitor from Neelorg finds Newberg larger and busier than Eastern Oregon cities. The noise and bustle cause the man to die of nervous prostration, according to local accounts.
The editorial argues against early pledges to push statewide prohibition in two years. It cites uncertain conditions, enforces that past efforts failed to win broad support, and warns that a campaign now would be ill timed and hard to enforce in Portland and other cities.
The article notes that guessing contests and similar games of chance are prohibited, describing government actions following the end of the Louisiana Lottery and the crackdown on promoters seeking pennies through voting contests raffles and mail advertising. It hints at further regulatory developments to come.
The Detroit publication faced postal restrictions over a ring contest advertised by Bay Music House at 29 Grand River Avenue East. Officials ruled the scheme a lottery and blocked ad placement in mail editions while allowing city editions to continue. The contest asked readers to guess Mr Bayley's exact age at a set hour and day.
Subscribe now at this office to the Evening Telegram for 3 50, good until January 1 1912. The Telegram and the Graphic together are offered for 4 50 for the same period. Secure a good daily and your home paper at a nominal price. act quickly, offer limited.
An Outing magazine excerpt traces football from ancient Greece and Rome to Britain, noting games like harpastum and the supposed skull ball tale in Chester. It cites rulers attempting bans in 1365 and 1388, and describes football's deep roots and enduring appeal.
A humorous exchange between two children about a father walking from New York to Boston sparked a small dispute. One boy claimed his father could walk endlessly, the other joked about fatigue prompting a brief quarrel. The remark originated in the Sunday Herald.
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