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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1907
Page
8
Franklin recalls ideas at a club meeting to unite books into a shared library. He describes forming a subscription library with fifty subscribers at forty shillings and ten shillings yearly, later expanding to a charter and one hundred members. The library, a North American pioneer, boosted literacy and civic virtue among tradespeople and farmers, influencing colonial defense of liberty.
A political club at a major Eastern university staged a primaries trial to glimpse real politics. Members describe mixed experiences from door knocking to vote suppression tactics, with one youth recounting how he targeted voters and ignored others. The piece argues that both youth effort and indifference fuel corruption and misgovernment.
A collage of classified notices from Oregon includes requests and offers for ditching and well digging by W A Bales in Newberg for exchange with buff leghorn male birds, Rhode Island Red pullets for sale by J W Painton in Bell, and Fox Terrier puppies from Christopher and Young Arleta. Nash and Finley advertise ghostly earnings for ad writers with a $100 to $400 monthly range and Brains to Rent at 600 Dekum Blq Portland.
All parties owing us are requested to settle either by cash or bankable note before January 1 1908. Hopson Bros.
Enos Exuis announces readiness to install septic tanks using the latest approved techniques. The note emphasizes updated methods and preparedness for immediate work.
Classified listing by J. W. Barcroft near Newberg offers a pair of well matched young horses two fine cows with one fresh soon eight shoots six months old eight pigs ten weeks old Bell phone Farmer's 438.
Prospective buyers request a collaborative home renovation approach inviting the seller to partner on installing bath fixtures and related improvements as part of a flexible deal. This plea emphasizes shared decision making and budget alignment.
Umbrella shop invites customers to repair or replace their umbrellas. Offers full service repairs and recovering, and highlights the city’s largest line of umbrellas with competitive prices.
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