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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 16, 1894
Page
2
A reflective meditation questions personal identity and moral responsibility asking how heredity shapes the self and whether one can be truly independent. The piece contrasts virtue and inherited traits with the idea of individual origin and agency.
A jumble of political chatter mentions possible Republican candidates for governor including Dexxy and Apperson with Tom Thompson in Oregon City and Portland. Local life items note Rev Laurie Frason at 85, hymn origins in Boston 1832, and a court acquittal for C C Micacock over libel. Reports of severe winter weather disrupt trains and cause damage across Kansas Nebraska Oklahoma and Cherokee Strip.
Commentary urges a Yarhill county road convention with papers on highway methods to engage the public and foster interest. The Mexican pension roll lists 15,215 survivors 7,282 widows and 3,000 plus cases. many Confederate veterans are included. A fruit growers meeting at McMinnville aims to form a county organization to support Chehalem valley’s fruit reputation.
The Capital Journal laments a man who keeps horses out in a snow storm while he enjoys warmth indoors. It argues true humanity requires selfless care for the animals that serve mankind under an All-wise providence.
A farmer describes a kerosene emulsion recipe to kill vermin and pests. The method uses hard soap dissolved in water, mixed into kerosene, and diluted with hot water for application. The writer notes a tree sprayer as an effective delivery, enabling large area coverage at low cost.
A Lyons subscriber in Linn County urges road improvements and economy by cutting county and state officer salaries about a third. He argues funds could be redirected from pensions and commissions to road work, and even proposes reallocating military spending to improve infrastructure. The letter ends urging Governor Gallagher to start reform.
A fragment from Mea Davis in Indiana discusses dairy farming as central to household comfort and lifestyle. It argues farms should produce dairy in amounts linked to family needs and profit, though the text is garbled and unfinished.
The article argues the dairy should be modest in scale yet well managed to benefit the farmer's family. It stresses a wife must oversee cleanliness, proper milk handling, precise cream separation, and butter making at the right temperature to ensure quality and reward. It praises careful, industrious dairy work as essential to ideal farming and family happiness.
Dr F C Heath of Indianapolis notes Krest as a key element in eye care and stresses prevention through wind dust and smoke protection personal habits diet and proper lighting. He warns against poor posture reading on moving trains and unfit spectacles, linking eye strain to choroiditis glaucoma and cataract with cataract surgery offering relief after long darkness.
A field of child development cautions parents against overtaxing a child's brain with early schooling. The piece argues for outdoor play and rest to prevent long term harm from premature precocity, noting many children suffer shortened lives due to pride in rapid learning.
The piece condemns a father who forces his frail daughter to speak and perform a “piece” warning mothers and fathers against early mental labor for children. It argues children should not have mental tasks before age six, stressing physical development over rapid brain work.
A guidance piece on female beauty stressing inner spirit and outer care. It recommends hot facial steam baths, gentle rubbing, olive oil massage, and warm then cold washes, warns against harsh cosmetics, and notes that moisture air and sunshine bestow fine complexions, citing Irish Scottish and German women as examples.
The Cincinnati Tribune records sharp, disparaging remarks about a bride and wedding party as guests critique dress, money, brains, and social status. Amid chatter the ceremony begins and ends with mixed scorn and relief.
J T Bryer deputy county clerk recovered sixty dollars lost in a recent incident. The purse was found on his desk at the courthouse with no explanation of how it arrived. Suspicion falls on a sleepwalking thief or remorseful culprit. A north McMinnville house was entered and only newspapers were stolen.
The text notes a pile of tables at the house of Sick Story causing concern over a loss to Mr. Story and other creditors from items once in the Palace restaurant. Story loaned $200. fixtures were bid in at $25 when the stock was sold last week, per Oregon City Enterprise. Oregon will start sourcing vegetables from California after winter of buying eggs and butter from Iowa and Kansas. Statenman urges home industry support.
Rev Elwood Scott led Monday chapel exercises as trustees met for the quarterly session. Visitors included Ollie Hobson and Misa Mina Cox with Mr C V Allen. Edith Graves to teach in Bratecher district this spring. Misa Berta Kirk and Grant Sleater visited Wednesday afternoon. Milkmaid convention drew several students with a pleasant evening and plenty of fun.
Ed Williams buys land from Mr Grover and intends to build a house at West Chembalem. Lyman Brisbine, ill for some time, travels to Astoria to consult Kinney doctors. Mr Suiter leaves for the East. his son in law John Christenson manages the farm. An appropriate program will be held at West Chebalem hill school on Washingtons birthday. Pony.
An advertisement promotes The Poultry Keeper as a leading poultry authority with sixte en large pages monthly. It pledges combined subscriptions with Farm and Fireside, plus World’s Fair photo views for new subscribers at fifty cents, and offers back numbers and sample copies. The notice also mentions stamp collection interests and a 250 acre farm near Newberg seeking inquiries.
A fragment describes a country boarding house yard with a rooster and an exchange about a spring chicken. The proprietor warns guests to beware as he saves for them, while a resigned speaker reflects on years of feeding into the arrangement.
A brief newspaper note announces a daily issue available for a single coot per day and twenty-five cents monthly, reflecting a quirky historic pricing line.
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