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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1896
Page
4
The article notes that lessons from hardship guide careful business actions and remedies for tight times. It extols St Jacobs Oil as the cheapest and surest remedy for sprains and bruises in work settings. It mentions large asbestos deposits found in the Ferria range Carbon county Wyoming.
A missionary letter to the American Evangelical League describes the flag tearing incident in a Armenian village and the looting of Mrs Gleason and Mrs Seeleve’s house in Constantinople. It cites a police officer Hassan Chavush captured with Armenians’ support and claims no action yet by authorities.
Three armed highwaymen entered the Home Brewing Company office in St Louis at 3 pm and robbed cashier Robert Haverkamp of 400 then looted drawers for 500 to 800 more. They bound all present for about ten minutes and warned them not to shout as police were telephoned. Descriptions were poor and they fled toward the river after boarding a North Broadway car.
Mrs E E Liddy of Portland arrests a thief caught half inside an open window at her home on December 7. She pursues, restrains him, and hands him to Officer Nivolwi after a call to police. The alert resident chased the suspect up the street and back to the doorway.
A pitched street battle in Angel's Camp California pitting two officers against Robert Hinman the Roseburg jailbreaker ends with Hinman fleeing into darkness after firing on pursuers. Officers exhaust ammo and a posse searches collapses into night with no capture. Also reports claim Chaplain Blaine and daughter burned in Fort Ringgold Texas fire with Blaine escaping.
A quirky note claims San Francisco roasting costs exceed those in China or Japan yet improves tea quality. The message says the higher cost is covered from profits and profits are earned by sacrifice. It ends with an exclamation and a personal sign off.
Market notes from Portland list prices for Portland market items including fives for Portland Salem Cascadia Layton Benton county and White Lily with grains soybeans and oats. bundled figures show per bushel per ton per crate and per dozen for fruits vegetables and meats. Names like Oregon California New Orleans and Japan appear among commodities, with prices for creamery products poultry and nuts and various shipping terms referenced.
Market notes show varied livestock pricing with Beef-Gross and Morrow-Gross listings. Beef products include dressed beef at several cents per pound and sheep and mutton values noted, while Veat-Net and iogs-Gross entries suggest mixed weights and quality tiers with per pound or per hundredweight figures.
A dense list of market prices for vegetables fruits and dairy from San Francisco markets. Includes peppers cucumbers tomatoes bay produce strawberries raspberries cranberries lemons limes pineapples and dates with per sack per box per crate and per pound figures. Mentions raisins and exotic items with scattered quantities and pricing for regional crops. Prices appear in cents dollars and pounds for multiple regional farm products.
A long excerpt discusses moonshining dangers and a court case in the South. It recounts a Tennessee rail car incident with a deputy and twelve moonshiners, a judge’s mercy, a convict’s furlough request, and a mountain code of keeping promises. It weaves in humorous notes and outside references including ads and anecdotes.
Germany tried bold speed experiments on the Berlin to Gorlitz line. The best run reached 65.75 miles per hour, twelve miles faster than the Berlin Hamburg express at 77.0 miles per hour, completed in three and a half hours. Ordinary German express trains run about 48.5 mph.
Advertises Paine's celery compound as the superior remedy for debility nervous weakness and run-down health. Claims permanent cures and cites Mrs Lydia M Hayden of Marion Indiana as an example improving from 115 to 124 pounds after two months. Encourages women to take the remedy under similar circumstances.
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