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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1901
Page
2
Newberg Oregon weekly edition notes a satirical column on a two island system for anarchists, remarks on General Miles and Beldey inquiry, and reflects Maine Christmas tree trade boosting profits while Oregon faces tree surplus. The paper lists editor names and notes holiday market trends.
Ex Governor Hogg of Texas travels to London to organize a large English syndicate in which he will be a major stockholder. He aims to freeze out small Texas oil firms and gain controlling stakes in the Beaumont fields. The article accuses him of betraying his stated principles.
The country does not sympathize with Historian Maclay after losing his job in the Brooklyn navy yard. Public opinion frames him as a tool of the anti Bedley naval clique and questions the cliques sense of responsibility in the affair. The nation feels little use for Maclay and even less for the fellow who aided his persecution of the Admiral.
Among various new groups a Chicago club plans an education campaign against excessive sleep. Each member pledges to sleep only four hours in every twenty four. The stunt seems a temporary novelty with a parodic echo of thrift yet hints at possible overreach as the movement risks becoming alarmingly popular.
An eastern paper notes that while many books rise and fade quickly, the Bible remains popular. Authors labored centuries to write it, and today about eighteen thousand copies are printed daily, keeping it a steady presence on center tables beyond seasonal trends.
The Indianapolis Journal notes the shift from punitive to reform efforts for youth in danger. Truant schools compulsory education reforms and curfew laws reflect a growing child-saving movement aimed at removing exposed children from crime-tempting environments and guiding them during formative years. Massachusetts appears as a historical reference in this discussion.
The article traces the spread of compulsory education from the pre Civil War era through the late 19th century. It notes adoption by Michigan and several other states between 1870 and 1890 and mentions Indiana joining later. It emphasizes education as a state duty and frames it as part of broader child rescue efforts amid rising crime.
The New York Tribune reprint extols Crater Lake as a premier Oregon treasure. It details its volcanic origin, dramatic 1000 foot escarpments, and depth near 2000 feet, with noted accessibility barriers and potential as a national park.
Solemn funeral rites for Brooklynite Mr Black last week were disrupted by an extraordinary event involving mechanical musical devices. A secret house mechanism reportedly triggered a guttering string of notes as guests entered, producing an eerie, unro wabl occurr.
Nov 15 1901 Alaska dispatch from Kaak Vittaan reports new buildings including a salmon cannery and church frame setbacks from a damaging wind while Harlan Smith and natives work on the church. Trading cargo from Seattle arrives as residents prepare for Thanksgiving services and shared meals. Deer hunting noted on trips to Ft Wrangel.
A Columbia Herald sermon laments aging youth culture and loosening parental authority. It contrasts grown Adon with legal majority and warns that neglecting kin ties erodes family life, urging reverence to parents as key to good homes and orderly society.
A large turnip on display at Lamberson's web store on Front Street in Portland claims to be the largest ever grown, with a 45 inch circumference and 21 inch diameter. Promoters tout compounds like Acker'n Elixer as superior health preparations and advertise a cure claim for blood and skin diseases.
In Buffalo New York druggist S B Twoxse touts Acker's English Remedy for coughs colds bronchitis asthma pleurisy and consumption with a money back guarantee. He cites A H Gilbert who was unable to lie down for three years yet slept and ate after three bottles and was cured. Sold nationwide with a refundable policy upon unsatisfaction.
A Tennessee man recalls his wife’s near collapse from consumption and credits Dr King’s New Discovery with saving her life. The ad touts cures for coughs colds bronchitis asthma and lung diseases and promotes sale at C F Moore Co drugstore.
A donkey falls into a deep hole and begs a passing fox for help. The fox advises summoning an elephant, but the donkey believes calling for help will exhaust him. He starves to death while the fox observes the cautionary moral about effort and advertisement.
Fragmentary notice of parcel transfers and grants including multiple names such as Miller Ward Rogers Clemens Hunter Conlee Jackson Ladd Hosking MeM Rowland Hendricks Gutbrod and Putnam across Newberg and Chehalem areas with various parcel sizes and sections referenced in terse listings.
Abraham Hare, a Bellville Ohio druggist, says Electric Bitters are the best selling bitter he has handled in 20 years. He credits the tonic with curing stomach and liver disorders and boosting overall health, priced 50 cents at C Moore & Co, druggists.
A Wisconsin woman faced a dire stomach illness described as yellow jaundice from gallstones. Her doctor warned only surgery could save her, but she reportedly recovered after using a home remedy sold by C. F. Moore & Co. The ad claims dramatic relief for dyspepsia appetite loss and liver issues at 50 cents with a guarantee.
The County Court of Yamhill County Oregon appoints Clarence Butt as administrator with the will annexed of the estate of James Madison faced with claims to be presented to the undersigned within the specified period at the office of Clarence Butt in Neberg Oregon. The notice is dated November 24 by Semon J. Madson attorney for the estate.
McMinnville Oregon week ending December 24 1901 reports transfers including Aw Mort Co to C D Comstock and Ust O CRR Co 100.92 acres in Oregon gifts and other fragmented deeds among individuals such as W Johneon Wim Peeks TJ Geidley and Mu Margna with the details partially garbled in the Abetract Co listing.
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