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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 16, 1891
Page
3
Readable fragments note names and roles such as President Vice President and Cashier with partial references to Morris and D. Ge Honght. Mentions a concert or organization and practical training context but lacks coherent facts or dates.
Local items describe Billy Woods confined to bed during the week and a string of town happenings. People discuss the Academy gym frame, a new catalog from Cooper Co Newberg Nursery, fruit trees purchases, and bears seen with J T Smith funding an exhibition. Preaching at Presbyterian church, shops, real estate moves, taxes due, and revival activities are noted alongside weather, wood cutting, and upcoming steamboat petitions.
Three week meetings led by Rev J H Douglas at Friends church continued beyond the expected close as strong interest prompted extra services. The awakening is described as unprecedented for Newberg and enhancing the towns moral reputation as prayers go with Douglas to future fields.
Local firm announces liquidation style sale of men’s, women’s and children’s footwear, rubbers and leather goods from a Washington merchant. Goods bought fresh from wholesalers last September were seized after the merchant failed in October, then sold at private bids. stock of over seven hundred items to be sold without reserve for thirty days at the New Brick Bank Building.
At a Friends meeting last Sunday evening a large attendance formed a Christian Endeavor society promising a large, prosperous group. One hundred twenty eight charter members were named. Committees for six months were appointed and a collection was taken to buy supplies. Officers include Elmer Armstrong president Lola Fishburn vice president Libbie Morris secretary and C J Edwards cor secretary.
Annual statement shows receipts totaling 502.67 and expenditures itemized for town services. Items include marshal fees, recorder fees, room rents, sidewalk and crossing work, lumber and printing, attorney fees, and tax collection costs.
The Mennington air ship, by E J Pennington of Mt Carmel Illinois, captivates readers as a new invention. A company with 20 million capital forms to build its factories and machinery. The craft uses buoyancy screw vacuum aero sail parachute and a bird like tail with wings that act as chutes for gradual descent.
A brief public notice states medicines including The Japanese Oil Dr Swans Liver and Kidney Cure and the National Specific for Malaria were left with Mrs Mary Hobson on Pips Street opposite the Newberg house and Mrs Hardwick at the Bakery on Main Street Newberg. Applications may be left at Dundee post office for D W Martin agent for Oregon Itindee Oregon.
At C F Moore Co drug store the California Positive and Negative Electric Cough Core is pitched as free from opiates among 1857 cough syrups. It is promoted for coughs colds croup and is claimed to cure catarrh with the sole preparation of the California Electric Liniment for neuralgia rheumatism and pain.
A truckload after truck load of seeds passed a Portland street this Saturday and was traced to D. M. Ferry & Co. Detroit. Northwestern agent F. L. Posson & Son, 209 Second Street, have already sold over three car loads of vegetable seeds this season. The seeds are touted as very best quality and offered at low prices to sustain their large trade.
Tomorrow at 2 p.m. the WC TOU holds its regular meeting. Superintendents should prepare reports as only two more meetings precede the annual meeting on the third Saturday in March. Written reports of all work done in the past year are required.
A historical overview contrasts working women’s prospects in New York Paris and London. It notes low pay long hours and poor living conditions for factory and seamstress workers while calling for reform through education and cooperative efforts led by women. It highlights efforts in Northampton Massachusetts to support art and morale among the poor.
Property offers 160 acres divided into sixteen 10 acre parcels five miles from Newberg on the Portland road near Smovkville. About sixty acres cleared with high level terrain and good spring water. Panoramic Willamette Valley views and Cascade Range peaks. Priced from 30 per acre with easy terms: four down and balance over 1 2 3 or 4 years at 7 percent. Jesse Lonson.
Graves Pros start a cabinet shop one block west of Jones' hell offering first class work with updated machinery. They repair and rework old furniture at low prices and invite customers to call Graves Bros in Newberg Oregon.
Through tickets and service yarns including Europe are available at any ticket office of this company.
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