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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1918
Page
4
The brief shows the Newberg Graphic publishing details with office and residence phone numbers and a classification notice indicating a periodical from Newberg Oregon. It identifies the graphic building address and Thursday morning publication cadence.
The Daily News Dispatch reports ongoing upheaval in Russia as a backdrop to a notice that statements will soon be mailed to subscribers in arrears. Prompt renewals are appreciated to support the paper’s continued publication.
A stiff north east breeze over Chehalem Mountain has brought the coldest moderate weather of the winter, dipping to the freezing point over the past two or three days.
Washington warns that the United States would retaliate if German prisoners are tortured to reveal secrets but questions whether revenge on enemy captives would serve justice or change German tactics. Public sentiment argues against brutal retaliation and toward restraint.
The Nation notes no secretary of the treasury has ever reached the presidency. It traces past attempts by Crawford, Sherman, and Chase, detailing nomination struggles and outcomes, while cautioning against assuming these precedents affect the 1920 campaign.
A notice predicts fashionably full beards as barley and oat bread rations are enforced, signaling a shift in social norms. The article frames the measure as a public routine implying broader wartime austerity.
The note questions wartime food policy for meatless and wheatless days while government allows millions of bushels to flow to distillers and brewers for alcohol production. It asks whether this is consistent and invites Brown of the Corvallis Courier to respond.
A housewife criticizes Washington leaders for ignoring pleas to curb grain waste wasted in whiskey and beer making. The piece notes women are not expected to know all administration details in a large nation.
In a Salem Statesman excerpt the Aurora Observer labels Judge Bushey as a lasting obstruction in Marion County. It questions his retirement plan to a farm and mocks his salary of 1800 dollars, calling it proof of mossbackism after ten years of what it terms crawfish progress.
Rural Weekly hails 1917 as the year for county agents and funds. Yamhill County, after two years of successful work, now regresses as the county court ignores requests from over six hundred petitioners for continued county agent services.
A new county buyer, described as a big hearted man, purchased a rent ed farm's stock after both the seller's wife died and the farm sold. He refused to withdraw, paid the agreed price, and now seeks a location for the outfit as the community, acting as agents, aids his search.
A New York Sun wordplay item notes the phrase Will to endure from Kaiser era rhetoric. The exchange mocks German resilience by contrasting phrases about endurance and will, reflecting wartime mood.
Ambrose Barcroft reports cutting wood on his island farm while William Hyde escapes a log accident with a ducking. Steamer Grahammonn names new master Captain Clyde Raabe, with Capt. Rivers moving his house boat to Newberg. Hardwood rafts head toward New Era Oregon City and Portland as locks near busy operation. Clamshell digger for Chase & Linton moves to Butteville to gravel banks. Saw mill temporarily shut after crank coupling break, now repaired. Silo plant busy storing stock for spring trade after receiving Spaulding Salem mill staves. Gray Eagle brings logs for C K Spaulding Co as log supply climbs. A 30,000-foot raft breaks on a pier collision. logs recovered up to Molalla except 3,000 feet.
A girl notes the father’s lack of appreciation as she recounts sending 3,000 kisses for Christmas and receiving only a ten dollar check in return, revealing a strained family moment.
Second Lieutenant James B. Bedingfield of Camp Lewis married Miss Elsie Kinley of Bandon after the ceremony at the Kinley home. The groom briefly forgot to sign as husband when registering, then added wife to the entry before heading to Camp Lewis. The couple met while teaching on the Coquille River and married after an earlier romance.
J A Kersey, Civil War veteran born 1844 in New Trenton Indiana, died suddenly of valvular heart disease at home in Fernwood. Funeral held at W W Hollingsworth Co chapel with Rev B L Hicks. widow Julia Baxter Kersey and son James Andrew survive. Andrew returned from Oregon City to manage the farm.
The Daily Press urges national unity and public service in wartime, stressing that capable men must step into public roles for democracy. It notes L. J. Simpson seeks Republican nomination for governor, praised for business experience and public spirit across Oregon.
A paid advertisement titled Sit on for Governor promotes political engagement at the Pittock Block in Portland. The ad urges residents to support a gubernatorial candidate through attendance and advocacy.
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