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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1896
Page
2
Newberg Oregon early issue notes teacher salaries by gender with men earning 45.16 and women 57.42 per month. The paper jokes about Americans focusing on turkey over Turkey in Asia for two weeks. It mentions railroading as a business and public works measure.
A report that Cuban insurgent leader Maceo was killed in a treacherous Spanish plot could hurt Spain’s Cuba interests. The column notes election bets, four states passing the million mark, and editorial quips on Japan and wheat prices. It also recalls Scarface Charley’s Modoc history and nascent Portland newspaper chatter.
The Pacifhe Baptist reports the American Anti-Saloon League formed in Washington DC in December 1805 aiming to unify temperance forces, keep the saloon out of politics, and treat it as a moral issue with no partisan ties. It cites a broader public interest in moral reform.
The article explains a league effort to place the question of alcoholic sales on city county and state ballots. It argues for continued prohibition where a majority votes for it and repeal where a majority favors prohibition, applying laws to all political divisions. The movement seeks unity and a fair, merit based challenge to the saloon.
The Emporia Gazette reprints a caustic Kansas idea of populism and parodies a Kansas City World story claiming Kansas will secede from the Union. It lampoons abolishing debt, paying mortgages in metals, and mobilizes support for radical change led by figures like Jerry Simpson and William Jennings Bryan.
The article argues that foreign fruit thrives not only due to tariff gaps but because it is packaged more attractively. It calls for better U.S. packing by skilled workers, notes Americans’ rising esthetic standards, and warns against letting foreigners outshine domestic fruit in the market.
Diners report dynamite cartridges found with juvenile students at Cook school not harming anyone. a separate Meadow Lake accident saw a bridge collapse as a heavy turbine load toppled, a boat sank, and two men escaped unharmed after jumping overboard. Jasper L. Hewitt plans to study dentistry in Portland. Ducks reportedly plentiful on Dayton prairie despite being wary. medical notes warn about bronchitis versus consumption and promote Witbve's Cough Cure. Dutch tax collection humor and a cash trolley anecdote close the item.
An advertisement extols the Oregon Statesman as a fearless, economy-advancing paper for the legislature month with a special three month 25 cent offer. It also promotes various medical cures, jokes, and short notices unrelated to the main offer, including druggist sales and humorous quips.
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