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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1912
Page
4
The Newberg Graphic notes the weather phenomenon as a silver thaw, with sleet coating trees and power lines in Portland. The edition dated Thursday January 11, 1912, mentions the term and describes the cold condition affecting the area.
Snow reaches four feet in Hood River and six feet in surrounding farmlands, underscoring that the area has more to boast than apples. The heavy fall signals significant winter conditions affecting local roads and farming practicalities.
A Washington session of the Democratic National Committee reveals continued friction with Republicans over unity. The meeting highlights lingering disagreements on strategy and leadership within the party.
Eastern Oregon and Washington endure four to seven feet of snow as mountains and plains lie blanketed. If a warm rain and Chinook wind arrive the Columbia River region may see increased activity and movement related to the thaw and spring conditions.
A Roseburg resident traveling in San Francisco encountered a con game. At a station a so called mine owner introduced him to a saloon where he lost $80 in a coin matching scheme. A diamond ring was offered as loan security but stolen by bunco men who fled.
The Youth's Companion reports two Greek men in Chicago signed a lease for a space eight feet square to polish shoes at three thousand three hundred dollars a year. One is twenty one, who arrived five years ago and has policed shoes since. He recently bought land for seven thousand five hundred dollars and built a two story brick house costing three thousand five hundred. The note contrasts immigrant success with complaints of lack of chance.
L R Alderman told teachers in Portland that Oregon leads the union in percentage of attendance and that Oregon youths show the highest college enrollment. Supporters say studies confirm Oregon as top in college attendance rates among states.
A McMinnville paper argues for abolishing all state schools and colleges and directing funds solely to public schools. The Eugene Guard recalls claims that Oregon’s great men hailed from Yamhill County, noting counterviews and lingering disagreement in the region.
The Oregonian argues Taft’s international peace policy would yield major material gains by curbing military expenditure. It notes waste from armies diverts world resources, cites conflicts in Persia Tripoli and China, and urges a Franco American British arbitration bloc to make peace normal and free civilization to tackle social problems.
Boston author Dr Albert Marion Hyde releases a fresh set of don ts for young men as part of a Christmas celebration. The guidance criticizes speaking ill of elders, overvaluing flashy appearances, and pursuing quick wealth.
The Amity Standard calls for good clean places of amusement as essential to town growth and value. It urges inviting wholesome entertainments and blocking cheap vulgar traveling groups to keep youth from seeking harmful options.
Real estate ad listing acreage tracts of 3 to 5 acres adjacent to Newberg. Offers include small cash payments with time on the balance. Contact J T Everest for details.
The Anti-Saloon League letters clergymen and others in Oregon to unite for four aims: curb interstate liquor shipments, amend the state constitution to prevent wet cities in dry counties, elect pro enforcement legislatures, and ensure law enforcement. The group plans candidate outreach to gauge stance on liquor, aims to repeal Home Rule, and seeks petitions to power a statewide prohibition stance.
H. A. Dalzell Y M C A secretary visited the college on Tuesday. Walter Wilson was absent due to his wife’s illness. Mrs C A Gass of Victoria B C visits her daughter Kathleen. Miss Beck spent Christmas with Wilmington Ohio friends in Hood River. Domestic Science class grows under Miss Jones. Orpheus Glee Club to perform Friday the nineteenth. A fifteen member scientific debating class organized with future performances. Miss Ethel Jones from Southland Arkansas joins the faculty. Three new students enter the Academy: Georgia Buell Lloyd Edwards Ralph Butt. Rev S Adelbert Wood led chapel with the message apart from me ye can do nothing. Miss Vera Seeley to sing in evangelistic services at Dilley and will miss about two weeks.
Truffles, a peculiar genus of fungi, are cryptogamic and subterranean with depths from two inches to two feet. They lack root stem or leaf and vary in color from light brown to black. Globular or ovoid, they range from pecan nut to duck egg in size and are noted for a watery skin. Their exact growth method remains unknown.
Harper's Weekly reports researchers testing four American ant species find possible sound perception. It remains unclear if hearing or touch mediates responses, though some ants appear to sense sound direction while others show no disturbance to shrill noises.
The Niagara flow varies from 62 million to 104 million gallons per minute while Victoria Falls in South Africa runs as low as about 5 million gallons per minute. Niagara has a mean drop of 160 feet versus Victoria’s 380 feet. Thus minimum Niagara flow equals about 3 million horsepower, while August Victoria flow equates to about 580 thousand horsepower. November Victoria flow may drop to 2.5 million gpm, giving only about one tenth of Niagara’s minimum horsepower. The maximum Victoria flow is not stated.
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