The Old Groceryman Says Quality Elevates Service
A veteran grocer argues that investing in high quality stationery packaging and presentation builds a premium image. He contrasts saving money on cheap supplies with the pride of a first class store and urges staff to value proper formatting and customer care to deter price competition. The tale ends with a quip about old values and the grocery trade.
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Ree Fulkerson
Tadhrteer
Tommy
Nant
Illustrated Japan lecture at the high school
A February 24 Tuesday evening lecture on Japan will feature seventy two colored stereoptical views loaned by the Keystone View Co. The show supports the school’s new educational set and stereopticon with an 8 o clock start and 15 cent admission.
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Japan
Keystone View Co
City council approves contracts and sideshows street light moves
At Monday night session Mayor Colcord and council members approve contracts for city engineer P A Lockwood and city attorney C A Chapin for one year. Commissions are set for C B Wilson and a claim by Mr Pike is approved. A light move shifts Center and Hancock to River and Sheridan. Delinquent water notices and a Grant street hearing are scheduled. Tickets for an opera show go on sale at the theatre.
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Colcord
Smith
James
Morris
Craw
Williams
C. B. Wilson
Pike
Twelfth Street
L. M. Smith
Electricai City
Grant Street
Sherman
Recorder
Terror of the Jungle at Star Theatre This Week
The Star Theatre screens two reels of Selig animal pictures praised as educational by James S. McOnade, with two reels of comedy and music by Prof. J. B. Hunt. Admission is 5 and 10 cents.
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Star Theatre
James S. McOnade
The
Moving Picture World
J. B. Hunt
Newberg High to Host Lincoln Friday Basketball Game
Newberg High School will host Lincoln High on the home floor Friday evening. Miss Rosine Vreeland, state school health inspector, visited Monday and addressed the assembly on infectious diseases. Tuesday Professor Arant spoke on tuberculosis and its prevention. The Family Affair will be
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Newberg
Lincoln High
Rosine Vreeland
Arant
Freshmen and Sophomores Valentine Party at Wood-Mar
Report notes a Valentine party in Wood-Mar music room with chaperones Prof. Marshall and Miss Enworthy. Also covered are a 28 to 23 basketball defeat, a chapel talk by Mrs. Louisa P. Round, and Tri-State convention activities in Vancouver with plans for games at Forest Grove and McMinnville. The State Prohibition contest will be held in Newberg April 10 for the first time in twelve years.
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Music Room
Wood-Marall
Marshall
Missenworthy
Louisa P. Round
Vancouver
Washington
Jouvey
Forest Grove
Oh Tha
McMinnville
P. C
The
Newberg
Bachelor Proposes Change in Box Socials
A district 93 box social at the schoolhouse raised about 26 dollars for a clock painting of a house and library books. B A Snider suggests the event be restructured with gentlemen supplying boxes and ladies bidding and buying, after which the ladies keep the boxes as mementos.
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B. A. Snider
New Fruit Inspector Appointed in Yamhill County
E C Chandler of Sheridan was named county fruit inspector for Yamhill replacing W G Allan of Dundee who declined the appointment. Chandler a graduate of the Oregon Agricultural College has worked on his father A B Chandlers farm near Sheridan. He plans a vigorous campaign to clean up infected orchards and to prosecute violators of horticultural laws. News Reporter.
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E. C. Chandler
Sheridan
Yamhill County
W. G. Allan
Dundee
Chandler
Oregon Agricultural College
A. B. Chandler
Springbrook Literary Society Presents The Girl from the Triangle Ranch
The Springbrook Literary Society staged The Girl from the Triangle Ranch at the school auditorium last Saturday. The tale of border tensions with Mexicans kept audiences engaged with several near tragedies, and door receipts of 22.50 were donated to fund new curtains and stage equipment.
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Springbrook Literary
Triangle L Ranch
G A R Benefit to Show Gettysburg Battle at Baker Theatre
A G A R benefit will screen the five reel battle of Gettysburg at the Baker theatre on Thursday afternoon and night. Proceeds go to the Yamhill County Encampment expenses for this year in Newberg, with the event expected to draw large crowds.
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Gettysburg
Baker Theatre
G. A. R. Post
Yamhill County
Newberg
Why the Dial Points to 8 18
The article explains most clocks display 8 18 on many watch dials in memory of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. It notes W B Washburn received news in New York and ordered the dial to show the exact minute of Lincoln's fatal shot, 8 18, a convention kept to this day.
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W. B. Washburn
New City
Abraham Lincoln
New York
Governor orders bonfire of gambling gear in Baker
The Coquille Sentinel reports Governor West demanding a large bonfire at Baker using seized gambling paraphernalia from a Copperfield cleanup. The article recalls prior Kansas incidents where carloads of beer wine and whiskey were smashed before the county courthouse as gutters overflowed with booze and bystanders reclaimed some with cups.
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Governor West
Baker
Copperfield
Kansas
Court House
W C T U Holds Christian Citizenship Program
The W C T U meeting at Mrs Jefferies home drew a good crowd. Miss Langworthy spoke on Christian Citizenship, delivering an engaging and informative program. The next gathering at Mrs Johnsons 415 Hancock St is set for Tuesday February 24 at 2 30 p m with a Frances Willard memorial program and refreshments.
Buy reputable branded goods for wise shopping advice
An unsigned local pitch urges buyers to insist on known genuine brands and reputable manufacturers. It extols Larkin Prince Home Co as a trustworthy seller carrying reputable lines and emphasizes paying for quality to avoid later regret. It humorously references an old stork figure and famous brands like John Deere and Spalding.
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Berkshire
Larkin-Prince
Cline
Stork
Newberg
Spalding
John Deere
Old Si
Larkin-Prince Home. Co
Marriage Licenses It Follows for Freeman Miller Pair Recalled
Mattie Freeman aged 20 and Harold H. Miller aged 25 are issued a marriage license. Orpha V. M. Anderson aged 21 and Robert I. Allen aged 22 are also licensed to wed.
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Mattie Freeman
Harold H. Miller
Orpha V. M. Anderson
Robert I. Allen
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Oregon
Cort A
L. Samuel
Ane
Opera Rille
NEW Fruit Inspector
Springbrook Literary Society
G. A. R. Benefit
W.C.T. U
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