Newberg Graphic February 1 1912 price in advance
The Newberg Graphic dated February 1 1912 notes a yearly advance price of 1.50 dollars. The brief item reflects the publication's subscription terms and pricing.
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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1912
Page
4
The Newberg Graphic dated February 1 1912 notes a yearly advance price of 1.50 dollars. The brief item reflects the publication's subscription terms and pricing.
A special thirty day inducement from the Graphic offers new subscribers a free year of the Oregon Agriculturist with paid in advance subscriptions. The combined two papers cost $1.50, the price of one, and the offer ends in thirty days.
Citizen Parker plans a Jackson Club in Newberg next week and predicts Wilson will win the Democratic nomination for president though he prefers Harmon of Ohio. A mild 1912 auto buying fever runs in Newberg with January gone, expected to grow with spring.
Joseph Fels offers to replace several packages of his soap with single tax literature sent to this office in larger quantities than it can absorb. A trial on the office towel will be conducted and results reported.
The text notes Taft gaining public esteem daily with reference to war horses now having a leg over the traces, implying growing confidence or popularity among supporters. The fragment hints at rising stature in contemporary opinion.
The Graphic announces a joint deal with the daily Oregonian offering both papers for the price of one. Readers are urged to look up details elsewhere in the issue and prepare to subscribe for access to both publications.
The Graphic warns that pullets and unusual eggs will be treated as contraband of war and confiscated if brought to the office. The notice signals the season about to begin and eggs of odd sizes will be reported.
Close to forty measures are already booked with the Secretary of State for the next election. The public can still present grievances before the vote. Ballots require a sheet the size of a horse blanket to list candidates and initiative and referendum measures. The state covers printing costs.
Big backers of railroads monitor the money market as an outline for extensive Oregon railroad building in 1912 is published. The piece suggests presidential year may not trigger the usual money scares and business tightening seen in past campaigns, easing fear in the business world. The public hopes finance experts have correctly diagnosed the situation.
A Seattle man has twenty thousand dollars tied up in a Newberg canning plant that sits idle. The facility is described as up to date and first class, yet no one benefits as it remains unused year after year. The writer urges efforts to spark activity for the coming season.
The piece argues that many youths falter in school and on city streets due to lax evening behavior. It urges every household to enforce a clear curfew to protect children and hold parents responsible for guiding their offspring.
A letter advocates paving First Street during rail work, proposing a bonding plan funded by yearly payments. It urges a property-owner meeting to form a committee to study costs and methods, noting cash payment is unlikely but bonds could ease the burden. It also discusses aging biology and arterial health in a separate essay note.
The Graphic urges property owners to choose the best long lasting pavement on First Street rather than the cheapest option. It questions Attorney Fenton's view that rails area would require a cheaper street surface and argues for upfront investment to avoid frequent repairs.
A Portland court case appears unlikely to finalize the spelling of Wilde’s name, with observers noting the trial may end before the final e is decided.
A fragment notes Carlyle attempting to shame the purse and promote English virtue and respectability, implying a moral critique or social agenda within Carlyle's effort.
The passage discusses a critic who mocked fashionable ease and praised duty over pleasure. It contrasts the notion of a life devoted to self indulgence with the belief that work is humane, citing a blunted yet sharp critique of the so called refined upper classes.
Harvey Worthington Loomis studied music abroad but after a two week voyage to France he became homesick. He booked passage back to America and, upon returning to Brooklyn, explained to his sister that he forgot his toothbrush.
Willie asks a question during a visit as his grandmother visits. He notes lines of kinship and responds with a firm, humorous remark about being on the wrong side in a gentle domestic vignette from Everybody's Magazine.
The piece notes the conspicuous wealth of Chinese funerals with lavish rites. Heirs reject simple burials as a slight to family gods and status. Pallbearers number forty two or more, and spirit chairs are carried for the dead Croesus in the future life.
In a London Answerer note, Theo complains to her husband that he is unkind and never gives jewels. He responds with a fateful line about beauty and value as she leans in for a kiss after days apart.
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