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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 01, 1917
Page
2
Newberg Graphic issue published February 1 1917 notes its address and contact details. The page begins with a brief line about Col Sam White and his steer, indicating a local interest item likely a feature or anecdote.
Letter to W W Langer describes a legislative delegation tour of C A C and the University of Oregon. The writer expresses strong favorable impressions of facilities and programs observed at both institutions.
A California fruit farmer in a wine district writes of trading his farm for an Oregon farm to relocate his son to a state. He says he is inclined to yield to temptation to drink where he is, a notable admission reflecting family and personal struggles.
The Graphic announces M. S. Shrock will continue as county agricultural agent for another year. Residents who questioned his value at the budget meeting are urged to allow him to provide assistance and give him a fair trial.
The Portland Live Stock Reporter advises first time or second trial entrants to choose a hog breed. Uniformity matters to buyers, as a carload of well developed, even, fattened hogs sells better than mixed lard bacon loads. High pork is here to stay, with profitable farming at about eight dollars if done scientifically.
The writer argues state legislatures should act to ban cigarette smoking in films. He notes movies show smokers in heroic roles and that children imitate what they see, claiming removing smoking scenes would curb the rising youth smoking habit and is a logical policy for lawmakers.
A call to united action to curb youth smoking as a nationwide trend threatens to pull boys into the army of cigarette users. Emphasizes collective effort, education, and vigilance to stem this rising habit.
A Newberg reader urges against military training in public schools arguing it worsens discipline curbs individuality and excludes girls. The Journal editorial backs physical education via industrial training and calls for a universal industrial army to use drill for productive purposes.
The article describes Ise and Kashima shrines as central to Shinto worship, noting ages from 3,000 years for Yamada and 660 B C for Kashima. It explains Shinto sanctuaries as miya or yashiro, their oblong unpainted wooden halls, steep roofs, ghostly aging, and ritual bells signaling prayers to ancestors.
A Philadelphia Record tip suggests washing hands in warm water, rubbing in cocoa butter, then soaking briefly in ice cold water to close pores and stimulate new tissue growth. dry and repeat as needed.
A Kansas City Journal piece presents a humorous exchange among dental professionals about dealing with grouchy customers. The quip highlights patient reactions and the humorous image of customers showing their teeth in a dental chair.
A husband explains his absence by admiring his wife after a test dance. He says she looked so beautiful that he was lost in admiration. The exchange ends with the wife asking where he has been and him offering a simple explanation.
A fragment hints at romantic intrigue around an aviator and a fashionable figure, with characters Miss Gunbusta and Mise De Btyle-Toes cited in a lively, modern tone. The wording resembles gossip or serialized romance notes from a newspaper page.
In rural China locals fear riverbank specters that drown unsuspecting visitors. If hauntings rise, a ceremony exorcises them by decapitating a white horse on the site. The head is buried in the spot, marked by a stone tablet in an earthenware jar.
Albert, a very young boy, explores piano pedals by feeling the heat and cold under the keyboard. His older sister studies the soft and loud pedals, while his mother questions his curious method leading to a humorous reply from Albert.
A London Spectator correspondent reports a history class question about Bishop Odo's misfortune. A pupil answers he went blind, and demands for explanation lead to the retort that the book says so. The quoted sentence notes Odo was deprived of his sight.
An eighteenth century execution description notes the wheel as the general death penalty. The condemned were bound to a large wheel and bones broken with a heavy iron bar, an act applauded by the crowd for its dexterous brutality.
A compact collection quotes famous figures with stark remarks on gin prompts change and land. Notable names include Eli Whitney Charles Dickens Barnum Noah Webster and Christopher Columbus in a terse captioned snippet.
The article notes Babylonian ingenuity in bridge making beginning around 2200 B.C. with a 660 foot brick arch across the Euphrates, followed by a wooden bridge on stone piers under Queen Nitocris, chained piers and poured lead, and a river alteration to study foundations. Herodotus mentions Uridzse, while other ancient bridges remain uncertain.
Dr Caroline Matthews recalls buying a Serb peasant bag by clever bargaining using a cigarette case and handshake ritual. The tale contrasts her purchase with a Paris hospital anecdote of Empress Eugenie comforting a dying patient who mistakes her for a sister.
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