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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1892
Page
4
A public dispute centers on Royal Baking Powder and a claimed interview with Dr. Benjamin F. Drew, Minnesota state chemist, who allegedly testified before a legislative committee about baking powders. The piece questions the accuracy of the company's claims and its tactics to sway public opinion.
The letter disputes a Royal Baking Powder Company claim, stating Dr. Charles W. Drew is the state chemist and analyst, not Benjamin F. Drew. It notes Drew warned ammonia in baking powders should be labeled and would not recommend or use ammonia-containing powders.
A garbled notice mocks counterfeit goods and urges the public to beware imitators of genuine article brands. It cites Frank Cheney and a claim about a tepid claim while promoting Atjoook's Pompoe Piaernn as a remedy. The Quiser House Portland Oregon is named as a top hotel in a closing promotion.
An advertisement extols August Flower as a remedy for dyspepsia and stomach liver issues. It cites a 20 year growth from a small town to a major nationwide plant. G. G. Green, Sole Manufacturer, Woodbury New Jersey, endorses its effectiveness.
Hincok and editor Joseph Hare praise Tin City in the center of a tin belt near Rapid City. They describe dumps containing enough tin to supply the United States for five years, veins eight feet thick dipping east, mines tested to 240 feet, with some averages near 7.4 percent tin and overall around 1 percent. Capital is largely from New York and English investors.
In Belfast lough fishermen found a large seagull dead, tethered by a string of cordage attached to a paper kite above it. The bird struggled to break free while the kite powered its motion, then drowned as the line dragged it into the sea.
A New York Sun report outlines a clever automatic machine that forms, fills, weighs, wraps, and seals packages in large scale operations. It uses a sequence of forming brakes folders gummers and feeders to continuously wrap paper sacks around products then seal them.
The article explains how perique tobacco leaves are split and stacked into alternating halves, twisted into torquets, pressed in boxes, and aged for six months to a year. It notes a slow fermentation during aging that imparts the unique aroma and flavor, with historical production around 10 000 carrettes per year before 1800.
A lengthy critique of Sinhalese inheritance rules shows how fractional shares in fields and gardens breed disputes and crime. The piece cites a complex example from Emerson Tenant and a Heritage lawsuit scene, then discusses a proposed alum and ammonia labeling bill affecting baking powders and food safety nationwide.
Queen Victoria keeps a private Osborne garden with a Tudor playhouse built by the future king and his brother, a tree memorial grove, and childhood artifacts. The area honors royal weddings, princes, and emblems while a Prussian branch grows nearby, and a Swiss chalet museum preserves royal history.
The article describes Venus as the fairest star shining like a young moon during September evenings. It notes she appears soon after sunset and can be seen at noon by those who know where to look, with visibility reduced by southern declination. It mentions greatest eastern elongation on the 234d and maximum brilliancy near later dates as she retraces toward the sun.
The seaside town of Old Orchard Beach sees a busy season selling sweet grass a fragrant green thatch along the sea wall. A youth reportedly sold thirty five dollars worth to hotel guests this season while others fill orders from across the country, described by the Exchange as a thriving business driven by scent and scarcity.
A Newburyport woman hailed as exceptionally forgetful left one sleeping child in a horse car on a Plumbland visit and walked half a mile before realizing the loss. The item also mentions Old Vetter Michael climbing a 132 foot Saar-Alben church spire, Lord Randolph Churchill as a heavy cigarette user, cranberry crop projections, Captain Tillman’s South Carolina farm holdings, Daniel Webster relics in New York, and a bronchial remedy sold for 25 cents.
An old advertisement extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for nervousness indigestion and stomach discomfort. It claims to improve bile secretion aid digestion and relieve various ailments including malaria grippe rheumatism and neuralgia. The copy touts long usage and broad health claims aimed at the dyspeptic and those lacking vitality.
Portland based Mitchell & Lewis Co and Staver & Walker consolidate to create Mitchell-Lewis & Staver Co with unlimited capital and a comprehensive line of wagons farm machinery and vehicles. Branches planned in Seattle Spokane Walla Walla Colfax La Grande and other Northwest points with aim to outdistance rivals.
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