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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 09, 1894
Page
2
A Oswego iron works plant has shut down with no clear restart date, threatening the town's economy as the industry sustains the local population. The O N G is noted to sporadically appear at church, amid broader political talk on Oregon's free list until June and various editorial jabs from regional papers.
The Salem jail rumored to be built of boards at 45 cost prompts talk of selling the institution to the capital. Oregon faces a June state election and debates over women voting. Three women and 350 men are in the state penitentiary at Salem. A McMinnville postal postmaster appointment boosts local pride. A drunken man named Jack Harkness was killed by a cart in McMinnville. Calls grow for cutting county and state salaries ahead of the next legislature.
The author replies to Epiron offering a resume of views on orchard cultivation. He notes publication delays from October meeting of the State Horticultural Society and discusses the upcoming cultivation season and the risks of overcultivation versus neglect in young orchards.
In western Oregon damp winters keep soils moist and late-season cultivation damages trees by delaying dormancy. Excessive weeding and thorough cultivation hasten sap floods, inviting winter-kill. Curl leaf on peaches and related diseases stem from low temperatures and moist air, worsened by weak trees. Proper, moderate cultivation linked to irrigation concepts preserves moisture and tree vigor. End note discusses distrust and unity among workers, urging verified motives and open communication, Newberg Oregon February 5, 1894.
The author urges reflection on community conditions and shared skeletons in the closet. He cautions against ignoring deeper social currents beneath outward church, college, and school appearances and calls for confronting issues to purify the community.
A local column urges practical improvements for waste water drainage, sidewalk repairs, fence sturdying, and yard care. It promotes cultivating shade trees and fruit trees, pruning hedges, and tidying lawns to prevent neighbor disputes and create a more orderly town environment.
The inspector advises residents to add simple 2 foot high posts for pots, avoid trees on small lawns, and use whitewash if paint is unaffordable. He urges personal inspection of others’ places to learn and improve, promising the town will look better by June. He signs off with a pledge to return.
A moral exhortation on the mother’s role from infancy to adulthood. Emphasizes balanced motherhood, education, modest living, and steady guidance to prevent wrecked families. Encourages mothers to work with children, avoid overwork, and seek health, education, and spiritual strength.
The piece argues many mothers lack awareness of parental responsibilities as children seek their own paths. It urges vigilance to shield youths from wickedness, noting fathers’ absence and mothers’ silence as dangers. The advisory cites Hoeonavious tuition talks and stresses role models in daily life and avoiding all appearance of evil.
Flow OCR reports in Yamhill County that a resident near St Joe lost a new suit of clothes allegedly taken by Robert Kinzer. A warrant for Kinzer’s arrest was issued after he had worked for Ford for six weeks. The sheriff pursues him as the case unfolds with further unclear details.
Reports from Portland to Rays Landing cover arrests over a pistol theft involving Rahab's daughter and bond failures. Dayton log crews prepare Charley Spaulding's John Crawford place logs, while a suspected death near the state reform school is questioned as identity of Frank McKinstry. Also included are curiosities about Uncle George Perkins, Gloria Mundi apples history, field trial hopefuls, and a claim of a French Sardine in Yawhill river.
Frank Vestal is back in school while Jennie Scott was absent Monday and Tuesday. Edgar and Dell Hampton missed Tuesday for their sister’s wedding. Dora Cummins’ sister from Tualatin visited. Mr. and Mrs. Charles and Mrs. Johnson attended chapel Tuesday morning. Grip list updates include Prof. Lewis, Walter Edwards, and Melvin David. Freshmen organize as Inter. Manknine. Rose Hampton and Elmer Dixon wed near Dundee on February 6. Hampton is a former student with hearty congratulations.
Mrs Townsend and Mrs Harford led a monthly meeting for temperance work at the church last Saturday. A literary program was carved out successfully the same night. Mrs Trafford gave a gospel temperance lecture Sunday night and urged serious consideration of her thoughts. Fannie Letter attended services Sunday and spoke earnestly.
An attentive audience heard a talk on Alaska and native life with photographs at a Pansy band meeting. W F M members met at 2 PM and local residents organized a vocal music class Thursday night. Ralph Heacock received a small tea for mischief, wandered, and was found by neighbors before returning home.
The Olegon State Weather Service notes January values at Staincarpox Oregon. Elevation 400 feet. Mean temperature 9. Departure from normal plus 2. Maximum 55 on the 14th, minimum 21 on the 5th. Precipitation 1.72 inches, greatest 1.73 inches on the 13th. Snow depth unmelted, 0. Prevailing wind direction and number of clear or cloudy days listed. Record began April 1901. January has been deficient prior to this month. Observer Epacxp Roninsos.
The Poultry Keeper promotes itself as a leading poultry authority with sixteenth pages monthly at fifty cents a year. Farm and Fireside is a bi monthly sixteen page paper at fifty cents annually. New subscribers receive fifty World’s Fair photograph views for a year and sample copies by sending one cent for back numbers. Ackroydes Tus Pourruy Keeren Co Parkesburg Pa.
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