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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1918
Page
4
The Newberg Graphic is issued every Thursday morning from Graphic Building on First Street. Office and residence phone numbers are listed as White 35 and Blue 67. It is entered at the Newberg Oregon post office as second class matter.
The American Museum of Natural History plans a Friday luncheon in New York with Hoover invited. The Internal Revenue Service clarifies taxes cannot be paid with Liberty Loan Bonds. cash is required by law. Predictions say returning soldiers will dominate the upcoming office seekers, attracting many older candidates.
Growers in Newberg invited businessmen to lunch at the cannery last Saturday. After second helpings, there was plenty left to sustain a Belgian contingent for a month, but officials say no current food supply alarm exists in the area.
Revival meetings in Newberg proceed calmly with strong attendance. Mr. Troy leads solo work and the choir, offering inspiring music, while Mr. Reid delivers clear forceful sermons. The Friends church faces crowd pressure as interest remains high.
The speaker argues that most circulars mailed to newspapers should be cut by about nine tenths to save paper and allow staff to work more daylight hours. Currently much material is sent out, most of which is discarded as waste, taking time to review and sort.
The excerpt notes Abraham Lincoln praising William Knox's poem titled O Why Should the Spirit of Mortal Be Proud, calling it a gem in verse and a noted favorite of the era. The source frames the poem as a cherished relic from Civil War sentiments.
A front page Graphic feature presents Lincoln alongside a portrait and urges readers to read and reread the essay, treasuring the memory and contemplating the spirit of mortal pride. The piece underscores the enduring relevance of Lincoln's image and words.
A Hoosier soldier is reported to have broken into a German prison, adding to the tally of places trodden by Indians in history. The event stands as a notable wartime breakout amidst the conflict.
A letter argues that buying from mail order houses may harm local stores and community progress. It praises home town merchants as service providers who invest in the community and deserve fair profits, warning that withholding trade weakens local business and development.
A public notice humorously seeks an old woman willing to talk for free to promote newspaper advertising. The piece urges merchants to advertise locally, cites the Oregon Voter and endorses C. C. Chapman for legislative candidacy, highlighting strong local journalism.
A fragment notes weak support among Oregon counties for legislative candidates led by C. C. Chapman. The piece observes few incumbents or contenders have entered the race and questions who will seek nominations.
James Orpheus Spencer died February fifth at Otterbrook his boyhood home aged sixty seven after illness from angina pectoris. He moved to the country three years ago to live with his sister and improved his apple orchard before passing. Cremation in Portland followed a simple service led by Rev George Greer. his ashes will return to Otterbrook for family burial. He was an 1852 pioneer, son of Rev John Spencer, and had resided in Oregon.
The text notes the late Mr Spencer spent most of his life as a salmon cannery manager at Port Townsend Washington and later directed a Can nery for Cook Bros at Clifton Oregon for about 25 years He then entered fuel shingle and insurance work with James T McCabe of Portland He is survived by sister Mrs Geo H Greer and brothers Wm W Spencer of Tigard and Theodore W Spencer of Portland.
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