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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1899
Page
4
An elderly voice recalls past pleasures and fashions while a modern couple faces social expectations and romantic tension. Christmas morning reveals a bracelet message and a fiancé’s secret, changing Lilla Sprague’s mood and plans.
The Boston Watchman notes New Year's Day as a conventional turning point shared across Christendom. It emphasizes the day's blend of delight and pathos as people review the past and feel time counting another notch on the stick of life.
A brief poetic note inviting cheer for the New Year. The writer expresses hope for a richer year filled with love and joy, wishing the reader happiness and progress as the century advances.
Lilla confronts her mother after Randolph Watts runs away again. She plans to write him and pieces together a bracelet watch and miniature gift, while Mrs. Sprague and cousins move through Christmas errands. The scene shifts to Sucher and Mrs. Sprague amid holiday preparations and secrets.
A playful verse notes how children eagerly await Santa Claus while their mothers scold them less for mischief. The piece calls the children the sweetest in town and contrasts their anticipation with parental reminders as Christmas nears.
The message urges self improvement to benefit others. It advises controlling temper, avoiding hastiness, and speaking kindly. By becoming more pleasant and supportive, one may become a source of joy and blessings to those around them.
A quirky verse imagines Santa Clace asking for a gift from Ronda in a playful Christmas rhyme. It hints at giving a bag over receiving nothing, with boxing slang like pugilist implied in the chatter.
R G Dun and Co reports nohesitation in trade as year end approaches. Demand for cars railway equipment and shipping rises while foreign trade expands. Wheat and corn show declines in Western receipts, exports rise in Atlantic and Pacific. failures remain lower than last year.
Pacific Coast Trade lists new onions at 1.00 to 1.25 per sack and potatoes at 16 to 20 per sack. Other items include beets, turnips, carrots, cauliflower, cabbage, peaches, apples, pears, prunes, watermelons, butter, eggs, cheese, poultry, hay, corn, barley, flour, and assorted feeds with varied prices across categories.
The O R and N and Oregon Short Line add buffet smoking and library cars to Portland Chicago through trains with dining service and new chair care day coaches and sleepers. Colorado scenery and climate touted as health and pleasure appeal on the Denver and Rio Grande line with weekly excursions and extensive information available from agents.
A dense list of market prices covers Wheat, Flour, Choice and Gray cereals, Barley, Millataffa Pran, hay, butter, eggs, cheese, poultry, beef, pork, vegetables, wool, mohair, and various crops. Regional quotes span Walla Walla valley, Oregon, and San Francisco markets with unit prices per bushel, ton, or dozen.
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