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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1916
Page
2
An oration arraigns the violence of warfare, contrasting marching ranks and battlefield carnage with the suffering of soldiers and civilians. The author laments greed and hierarchy driving conflict and pleads for mercy toward the living.
C W Bradshaw offered a pig prize to the writer under 20 who showed war’s evils. Only one entry was submitted, reflecting the contest’s limited participation.
A speaker argues against war citing widespread destruction in Europe, civilian hardship, and prisoners’ mistreatment. He notes food loss in Belgium, soldiers’ exposure, gas warfare, ship sinkings, and the need to replace lost ships, concluding that war is cruel and unjust.
Anna Fowler transfers 2.235 acres to Ed Billich in Levi Hagey district with $1. J D Gordon and wife transfer to AM Dunlap in Edwards addition lots 9 10 11 12 Bik 37 Newberg 810. Wm H Hitchen and wife transfer to John S Rankin block 6 Church add Newberg for $1. H A Howard and wife transfer to Geo Mall tract 4 Rearrangement Hobsons Fruit Land Sub for $560. Daniel H Kopp and wife transfer 20 acres to Erica G Johnson M Hall and Francis King in 13er3w for $3000. Daniel H Kopp and wife transfer 20 acres to Murray H Benton M Hall and Francis King dict 3e8r3w for $1. C J Leavitt and wife transfer to MJ Conrad west of tract 9 Deskins Subd for $10. Joseph Mattey and wife transfer 0.5 acre tract 12 Mattys Orchard to WL Brown for $1500. Zimri Mills and wife transfer 12 acres Sol Heater dict 3a r 2 w to Ernest E Taylor and wife for $3000. John S Rankin and wife transfer tract 6 Church add Newberg to Wm Hi Hitches and wife for $1.
The article discusses the origin of steel, noting that adding carbon to iron creates steel. It highlights Sir Robert Hadfield's experiments with nickel and cobalt alloys and carbon behavior, showing how heating or hammering can drive carbon out as graphite. It frames this irregularity as key to modern manufacture.
The Acoma Indians occupy a cliffside village atop a rock about 300 feet high. Tourists occasionally climb to view the site and photographs are discouraged. To offset this intrusion the Acoma now charges two dollars per day for camera use. The village overlooks miles of gray plains with mesas and buttes in the sun.
Margaret E. Sangster Jr notes in Christian Herald that visitors ride the elevator past many state stones and a blurred Cherokee Nation stone, lamenting how white society has not favored its Indian brother and his dying race. The piece contrasts ascent by stairs with the ease of riding and reflects on memory and land.
Authorities differ on how to classify races. Cu vier proposes three groups: Pritchard cites seven or eight, while Pickering lists eight. The Caucasian European or white category is discussed as part of the debate.
The famed Stradivarius instrument, highly valued among violins, was dedicated by Antonio Stradivari to the Earl of Northumberland in gratitude for favors, becoming a notable historical gift and symbol of prestige.
Fragmentary note from the Wishinnioston Star reports a cook named Jam in a questionable condition after drinking. The entry gives no clear names, dates, or locations beyond the brief phrase.
Jewel expert George F. Kunz challenges the belief that pearls fade with illness or death. He cites the Thiers necklace as healthy and urges that dull luster is due to worn or poor pearls, not a curse of death. The Louvre confirms the pearls remained in vigorous condition.
A London Telegraph anecdote recalls Harbord’s peculiar household scene with a servant named Johanna. She explains sweeping dust created tea-leaf mess, leading to muddy tea leaves dumped into a barrel by the door and spread across the carpet as the missus instructed.
A cryptic remark on evaluating a man’s potential with language that likens him to a marriageable match. The fragment hints at social judgment and gendered expectations in early commentary.
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