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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 04, 1912
Page
4
At the start of 1912 the Newberg Graphic urges readers to reread lines from the Baltimore American about driving away gloom with kindness and worth. The piece notes the value of good deeds and mentions that resolutions to quit swearing often do not last long.
Old Sol ushers in the year with a bright crisp day and a note urging locals to support Newberg's thriving poultry industry by attending the poultry show as a booster for the asset.
During the current cold period the mercury dipped to four to six degrees below freezing on one or two mornings, reflecting unusually cold conditions for the area.
The Angoria Association hosts a goat show in Dallas this week with billy goats taking the field in a lively exhibition. The Polk County event draws attendees and highlights the species as part of regional agricultural activities.
Teddy remains in the public eye as friends keep his name in circulation as a potential presidential contender, with no signs of offense from him.
Minnesota residents picnicked at the hall on Monday as temperatures dropped about fifteen degrees. The note adds that the annual harvest gathering is better timed for warmer periods.
District Forecaster E A Beals reports a rainfall deficiency of 5.78 inches since September 1. The note adds that the wail will be heard and the deficit will be made up later.
Two Sheridan preachers recently debated from their pulpits and in the local paper, each firing broadsides as the devil and prejudice are mocked, reflecting a heated public dispute in the town.
More than a dozen new fonts of job type and a good quantity of brass rule have recently been added to the Graphic job printing department to better serve patrons. New material put into the hands of first class printers insures satisfactory job work the kind the Graphic turns out.
In Oregon the news field sees rapid editor turnover and many veterans depart. References to Hendricks, Hofer, Nutting, Dellinger, Gratke show a core few resisting shakeups at the Statesman, Capital Journal, Albany Democrat, Astorian, and Astoria Budget.
The text notes a shift from sparse game mentions to full daily coverage in large papers during winter. It argues baseball now leads as the national pastime and keeps readers seeking abundant information.
C D Minton visiting editor from Oregon Agriculturist chats at the Graphic office. He recalls McGuffey Third Reader from 1866 with titles like The Spider and the Fly and Tit for Tat. He notes McGuffey now runs a fruit business in Hood River and reflects on school-book editor roles and country journalism.
A preacher discusses the role of the newspaper in community life praising county papers for covering local matters and promoting sermons. The article shifts to a science note from Harper's Weekly about Jupiter's Great Red Spot, its size, movement, and implications for planetary geology and the appearance of Earth from space.
W G Gilstrap longtime editor of the Eugene Register retires after years at the paper. The Gilstrap brothers built up the publication into a major Oregon paper outside Portland and the editor is praised for making it a standout exchange. The office expresses regret and wishes him success in future ventures.
The article notes that earthquakes often cluster with general patterns showing higher activity in winter and semi annual waves in some regions. It observes that myths attribute relationships between quakes but provides no satisfactory explanation for the periodic activity.
New York Post notes myths of a catfish or other beasts beneath Japan causing tremors. It contrasts superstition with science claiming the planet has a restless half hour shake, suggesting ongoing global movement despite legends.
A basic rain gauge uses a twelve inch funnel feeding a bottle with a graduated glass to measure rainfall. An example shows two and three tenths fluid ounces collected in a day, equating to four cubic inches, yielding rainfall of one third of an inch with a twelve inch funnel area.
A New York Press note reports a striking experiment on high explosives. Freshly plucked flower leaves placed between two steel plates were captured as impressions by the downward recoil when dynamite cartridges exploded on the upper plate, preserving delicate leaf ribs.
A witty exchange centers on beauty and age between a woman and a man. The reply, “At your age,” echoes a familiar jest, while the woman’s father is noted as a millionaire, underscoring social nuance.
The chickaree or red squirrel mainly feeds on spruce seeds. It selects tall trees with dense or leaning branches to drop cone laden twigs, dispatching them rapidly. Cones may lodge and be re-sent, with squirrels handling the distribution before pealing scales to nibble seeds.
The text explains phrases like every man Jack as corruptions from archaic everich or every chone and outlines origins. It cites Tobias Hobson a Cambridge livery stable owner who ran horses in strict rotation and links P and Q in the old alehouse score to pints and quarts.
The remark quotes a shooter warning not to let the score run long and notes "Point blank" as the white center of a target, derived from the French blanc.
Des Moines anecdote recalls a crowded street car where men defer to women. A businessman offers his seat to a young woman who thanks him and says she is a jeweler. He replies I set jewels and later marries her, per Cosmopolitan Magazine.
The Designer describes a stout ticking pocket tucked under a pillow with an opening at the end. It holds small items like handkerchiefs and cards to ease the sickroom, preventing litter and bringing comfort to the confined patient.
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