Shoes and ruler prices noted in brief legal notice
A short OCR fragment records shoe pricing at 700 and a ruler at 750. Specifics like dates, places, or entities are unclear.
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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1892
Page
1
A short OCR fragment records shoe pricing at 700 and a ruler at 750. Specifics like dates, places, or entities are unclear.
The readable column notes a Newberg graphic piece tied to a teleinstruction project. It outlines a local publication effort and mentions community editors and distribution plans. The item emphasizes attribution to local media figures and ongoing collaboration.
The document lists multiple church services and schedules. It covers weekly Sunday prayers, Sabbath school, and Sunday services at various churches and locations with times such as 10 AM 6 AM and evening sessions. It also notes monthly and quarterly meetings, devotions, and youth gatherings, plus official directory roles like mayor and marshal.
Portland and Willamette Valley Railway announce through tickets from Portland to eastern states via first street office. Second class sleeping car attached. agents J C Kierland and officials list departure times from the Central station. Local routes include Newberg Sheridan and Milwaukie with ferries connecting rain lines.
A mosaic of voices and quotes references life laws by Ella Wheeler Wilcox notes and a pistol sighting observation. It mentions Selma Alabama artesian wells with dual water tubes one cold and one warm with sulphur content.
In the Pacific Coast section a report describes two Indians abducting a white girl in Arizona while other items note Reno Salvation Army praise, labor organizing by Sacramento dressmakers, and various regional economic and crime updates across states.
The piece argues Education of the Rising Generation for Useful Employments as a key need. It notes Ohio Wesleyan Universitys winter term setting record enrollment, Princeton Theological Seminary wealth from a Stuart bequest, and a first female Alabama medical exam candidate. It lists Michigan plans for a music school and large statewide school-age attendance in Massachusetts, plus broader state and city trends in numbers of schools, teachers, and pupils over decades. It ends stressing the gap between employers needing skilled workers and laborers seeking steady pay.
A collage of short notes on public figures and events. Ferdinand Ward’s imprisonment ends soon with no return to Wall Street rumored. Mentions include Phillips Brooke, Bourke Cochran’s Washington home, Justice Bradley’s vacancy, George Shiras Jr, Sir John Gorst, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Jean Ingelow, Simon Newcomb, the Khedive of Egypt, Abbas, the Comtesse d Ean, Henry Clay anecdotes, and a nod to Edmonds.
A large coal syndicate is said to be formed in New York with plans to place output under a joint board of control. This would replace current state agencies and end competing arrangements.
Washington reports outline efforts to compromise mineral land questions along the Northern Pacific. Congress faces votes on land openings and a possible indemnity swap, while officials note moves to review foreman rights and finance a new survey line for a Pacific cable.
A collection of international briefings notes events from Europe and beyond. Reports include epidemics and stock disease in Altona, floods in Spain, German finance moves, English physicians on the Duke of Clarence’s death, and political shifts in Germany and Italy. Mentioned entities include Prince George, Queen Victoria, Chancellor Caprivi, Colonel Humbert, Chief Samory, and the Paris and Berlin markets.
A dense list of producing fruit, grain, hay, and livestock prices from Walla Walla, Oregon, and nearby markets. Entries include oats per bushel, barley and bran feed costs, creamery products, poultry prices, onions and cabbage per unit, potatoes and various fruits with box and barrel rates, and regional citrus and berries prices.
A garbled price sheet lists various staples and groceries with inconsistent spellings and figures. Items include coffee, beans, butter, sugar, fruits, vegetables, fish, dairy, and meats with prices per pound, per case, per barrel, or per dozen, reflecting a late 19th or early 20th century market.
A fragmented price catalogue lists items such as coal, steel, charcoal, roofing, coke plates, rosin, tar, pitch and turpentine with unit prices per pound, box or barrel. Several entries show prices in dollars per unit and per container, reflecting a broad trade inventory.
Market update lists hides and wool categories with price ranges by quality and weight. Regions include Willamette Valley and Eastern Oregon with specifics for prime green and damaged hides, pelts, and tallow priced per pound.
Listings show various meat items with prices per pound and brands. Items include Morrox-Live dressed 4'gc, Hoas-Live 6'gc dressed, Veat-5 ke per pound, Swokno Mkars-Eastern ham 11 12c, and W'y li'ge smoked bacon 11% per pound. Oregon 1'o 12'ye per ponna appears as an pricing line.
A fragmented trade listing shows various burlap bag sizes and weights including 4-oz 40-inch, 12-02 45-inch, 60-inch and 16-oz options. Mentions wheat bags, Calcutta warehouse code 22226, and prices stated as net cash.
Seventeen members of the Port Jervis Lodge of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers have served on the Erie railroad for 25 to 35 years. The group lists H L Curlough and S A Ronk as the oldest in continuous service, with Benjamin Hoffner first engineer in 1848 and still active at 70.
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