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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Feb 23, 1911
Page
4
The Gervais Star urges a crossing over the Willamette River from lower Marion to Yamhill or, if That is unavailable at Butteville, to consider Newberg. The editorial calls for action and public discussion on a new bridge project.
N. J. Levinson, longtime editor and reporter of the Sunday Oregonian, has severed ties with the paper and purchased the Fresno California Herald. A Hoosier by birth from Shelbyville Indiana, he has spent twenty five years at the Oregonian in roles from reporter to editor of the Sunday edition.
The piece argues private and public matters should avoid court fights to save money. It warns Newberg's growing indebtedness may burden property owners and urges the city council to weigh decisions before engaging in further litigation.
Saturday notes critique Oregon editors during election time and the biennial session. It claims editors travel to Salem for secretaryships or minor posts, earning four dollars a day for forty days with possible extra pay. The piece accuses papers of prioritizing ads and boilerplate content over real local news, calling this lingering mess of editorial enterprise in Oregon.
A Polk County Observer item mocks a law punishing domestic strife by forcing wives to wear ten year out of style attire. The piece, written by the paper's old bachelor editor, satirically debates alternatives to the ancient ducking stool.
Two acts backed by State Superintendent Alderman reform Oregon education. County boards in districts above 60 districts appoint four members plus ex officio chair. meetings begin in June to divide districts into supervisory zones. Certificates awarded by state department, normal school grads get elementary and junior high licenses without exams. college grads obtain high school licenses. County certificates abolished. state exams govern all licensing. five year state certificates available. State certificate holders may teach anywhere in state and, by agreement, anywhere in the U.S.
The passage recalls Galileo’s birth anniversary and his creation of the first telescope. It describes his awe at seeing a dark night transformed by celestial wonders, with stars and planets expanding before him and compares his thrill to Columbus discovering a new world.
Oregon senator Bowerman uses his Senate influence as political leverage after a gubernatorial defeat. The Hillsboro Argus says his actions harm his future prospects and criticize his alignment with Dr Steiner amid state care costs and decent patient outcomes. public reaction frames him as a disgraced figure.
The San Francisco Panama fair seeks a name for its amusement street as other fairs have done. The Examiner lists options like The Golden Way and The Tow Path while noting Albany’s interest in the Golden Way and a sarcastic Grafters Street suggestion.
The piece compares the jay and the crow as nest robbers with distinct methods. The jay is depicted as bold and prideful, robbing nests in daylight with derisive laughter and a flaunting manner. It contrasts this brutal feasting with a calmer, sorrowful tone that follows the birds’ desolate aftermath.
Forest and Stream describes the crow as a nocturnal hunter that stalks a nest at dawn or dusk. It surveys from a distance then approaches, studying the owner and possible alarms before a rapid, decisive raid. After feeding, the bird departs, cawing from a treetop to signal success.
A woman planning her first overseas trip seeks medical advice to avoid seasickness. One doctor says eat heartily, another says refrain from eating, and a third notes both are right depending on preference or weakness.
Michael Dugan a journeyman plumber hired by the Hightower mansion repairs a gas leak in the drawing room. The butler warns about polished floors as Dugan replies he will wear spikes in his shoes.
In a quiet exchange a woman questions John about rumors she overheard her mother raise. John denies spreading plans to propose while promising to curb talk with the mother.
The Independent recounts Oliver Wendell Holmes as an exacting disciplinarian who silenced a rowdy medical student audience by revealing messy spitball plates collected by a janitor for a costly demonstration. He then lectured on college honor, faculty toil, and professional ideals, restoring order with tempered authority and sharp wit.
Japanese mechanics are praised as capable workers with many carpenters equaling cabinetmakers and stonecutters who could be mistaken for scalp workers, reflecting high skill and craftsmanship.
A political candidate storms the editorial room to denounce local coverage calling it false while the editor retorts that publishing the truth could reveal more. The exchange centers on accusations of misinformation and the paper's defense of its reporting. ORRIS ROOT.
A description of iris cultivation for orris root in the Val d Arno region between Saltino and Pian di Sco. It covers farming, harvesting, drying, and hand peeling by peasant families, noting that fresh iris feet fetch about 20 centimes per kilo and dried root later sells for wholesale at far higher price.
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