Newberg Graphic January 9 1908 Thursday edition
Historic Oregon newspaper front shows ad lineups and pricing with editors EH Woodward and W C Woodward listed. Executive masthead confirms weekly Thursday publication and annual subscription at $1.50.
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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1908
Page
4
Historic Oregon newspaper front shows ad lineups and pricing with editors EH Woodward and W C Woodward listed. Executive masthead confirms weekly Thursday publication and annual subscription at $1.50.
The piece defends paid newspaper notices as essential to supporting local ads and projects in Newberg Oregon. It argues advertising funds help sustain shops, plants, and civic efforts while praising Newberg’s industrial openings and farming community as fueling growth and opportunity. It also notes historical politics and convention-site factors.
An Eugene Guard editorial extols becoming a manufacturing center as the path to revival. It argues that a town gains life as workshops and steam whistles replace dull monotony, turning deserted streets into busy thoroughfares and drawing workers and activity into the community.
The McMinnville group continues heavy demands on Newberg including a mayoral ally, saloon bans, labor for their mechanics, and management for their electric plant. They may seek city corporation in the next census period.
Station Agent James reports December sales up on passengers by 297.48 dollars and freight by 887.15 dollars versus last year, totaling an 1184.63 dollar increase, a sign of higher business at the Southern Pacific. Pass this up to Harriman.
The article notes a McMinnville boy stubbing a toe and falling during a Newberg basketball game and another displaying facial scratches. The remark questions whether such conduct is acceptable in the sport.
Denver will host a national convention for the Democratic Party for the first time on July 7 to nominate a presidential candidate. The Republican gathering in Chicago on June 16 marks the eleventh national convention held there since 1856, with Chicago emerging as a center after Baltimore and Cincinnati hosting earlier events.
A letter urges every county school to attend the fair and deliver a grand exhibit. The author seeks support and prizes of any amount, expressing appreciation and a aim for a better, broader county fair.
Angora goat raisers prepare for their annual Dallas show January 15 16 and 17 featuring sheep and hogs. The event promotes Polk county as a blooded livestock hub and Dallas as a center of the Angora industry in the United States with national standing from the American Angora Goat Breeders Association.
The note outlines plans to start this week on assembling the prize list for the upcoming annual school fair. It calls for about three times as many prizes as last year to reflect greater scale and interest.
The administrator of the estate of John Mackenzie, deceased, has filed his final account in the county court. A hearing is set for the next Monday at 10 o clock to show cause why the final settlement should not be approved. All interested parties must appear or be forever barred from challenging the settlement. Don G. Mackenzie is the administrator, with Clarence Butt as attorney.
The county court of Yamhill County Oregon appoints G C as administrator with the will annexed of the estate of Hans Christenson deceased. Creditors are warned to present their claims with proper proof by a stated deadline at First National Bank in Newberg Oregon. January 9 1908.
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