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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1910
Page
4
A Newberg Oregon post office class matter is drawing attention from local officials. Residents await clarification on status and potential impacts on services.
Nat Goodwin, famed actor, faces a divorce action from his fourth wife. The claimant accuses him of marital misconduct and seeks a dissolution of their marriage. Proceedings outline the grounds and expected timelines.
In a contest for the location of the new branch hospital for the insane Pendleton defeats Baker and Union. The report notes a shortage of state institutions to go around and implies continuing debate over placement.
The Newberg district shows a lead in school enumeration over Hillsboro and Forest Grove, with McMinnville and Dallas following but lagging, signaling shifts in regional educational counts.
TheGraphic argues against expanding executive pardon power arguing capital punishment is not a solution to homicide and offers no commendation for such a move. The piece questions the efficacy of capital punishment as a crime deterrent.
The Amity Standard notes competition intensifies as McMinnville Newberg and other towns contest census rankings. Newberg responds with a heightened stance while McMinnville gains a leading position in Yamhill County amid ongoing disputes.
The Director of the Census reports Dallas at 2124, while observers claim enumerators sent 2375. The Graphic notes Newberg figures are withheld but predicts many towns will be disappointed when the official results are released. Figures are stubborn and rarely lie, say critics.
Mississippi Supreme Court rules that a person may refuse business capriciously but may not push others to do so to protect another’s trade. A lumber company fired workers who ignored a ban on patronizing a rival merchant, ruling damages to the affected storekeeper. Similar Minnesota ruling cites a man who opened a rival shop after a petty grievance as committing a wanton wrong.
The Eugene Guard comments on two supreme court decisions that condemn aggressive conduct as a form of unlawful force. The editor argues that traditional notions of competition and laissez faire are being reassessed, labeling such conduct as moral highway robbery and noting the deeper implications for law and society.
The Chicago American urges support for local newspapers against large dailies. It argues only local papers know community needs, protect interests, and shape public opinion. Citizens should subscribe to both papers if possible, or at least choose the local one to support justice and public spirit.
A visitor from high society enters Tolstoy's space and exchanges formal greetings. The sage regards her with calm attention, then makes a quiet remark about her sleeve, suggesting removing some cloth could form a dress for a young girl.
Percy notices a worsening limp and asks neighbors about his ailment. A janitor jokes about gout while Percy contemplates his swollen foot. He seeks a physician who prescribes relief, while pondering whether the issue is chronic.
A bushman in Australia uses a self devised friction method to start a fire. He selects two pieces of light wood about a foot long from cork or black fig trees and places one piece on the fire while feeding with leaves to create ignition.
A biting label is aimed at sellers who short weigh and skimp on portions. The passage describes traders who use tricks to cheat customers, leaving rice grains clinging to the bottom of bowls and using deception to profit. It condemns their behavior as mean and dishonest.
The article explains pin money as a wife allowance for luxury in old days cited from London peddlers. It recalls a five century old rhyme sung in the streets describing ten rows penny and a potata line, illustrating the value of small purses.
A Brooklyn woman testifies to the bank clerk that her occupation is keeping house and refuses the label None. She loudly insists on recording her family duties as her true occupation, threatening to move her funds elsewhere. The exchange ends with the clerk noting the line’s tension and the woman’s demand for accuracy.
In the Latin Quarter a prank among ux Arts students creates a painters duel. Two newcomers sit on tall stools facing each other with brushes charged in blue and carmine. They smear each other as spectators cheer. After a playful clash the rivals shake hands, wash off, and depart laughing, the piece ending as a harmless mock duel.
A city gentleman attends a lighthearted outing where finance skill and shooting are up for debate. The host notes the birds seem unusually fleet this year while a spectator teases that the same bird keeps avoiding the bag, insisting it follows the man for safety.
A fragment describes a piano practice on the third floor and a lunatic blowing a horn through an air shaft. A character hears the sounds, while another insists he is not deaf and plays the trombone. The passage appears from Chicago News.
An Irish foreman at a western factory faced trouble with a Swedish employee over study duties. He discharged him but could not bear to refuse a letter of recommendation. The letter stated that the man had worked for one week and the foreman was satisfied.
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