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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1890
Page
1
Advertising bill indicates rates and payment terms with a focus on line-based charges. It states a monthly collection and references imerrted terminology. The fragment implies a small, local notice on classified advertising rates.
A fragment lists early government posts with names such as Venjanio Harrison as President and Windom as Secretary of the Interior. It includes several cabinet and state roles, then shifts to a Newberg city reference with various officials’ names.
Presbyterias Church holds services at Jones Hall on the second and fourth Sundays monthly at 8 p.m. Rev William Travis of Lafayette preaches. Sabbath school Sunday at 3 p.m. Friends Church offers services Sunday 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. and Thursday 10 p.m. Sabbath school 10 a.m. Monthly meeting 10 a.m. on the last Saturday. quarterly meetings on the second Saturday and Sunday in February May August and November. Evangelical Church conducts services on first and third Sundays at 10 a.m. and second and fourth Sundays at 7 p.m. Sabbath school Sundays at 1 p.m. Union Church holds a union service at Newberg Schoolhouse every Sunday at 11 a.m. Sabbath school Sundays at 10 a.m.
Daily and weekend religious and youth activities listed. Devotional services every Sunday evening invite young men to attend. C F holds sessions Saturdays above Moore's Drug Store. Y W C T A meets on the second Saturday monthly. G A R meets free on the third Thursday evening. WW C T U holds a business meeting on the third annual afternoon each month.
A long listing of local businesses and services along Main Street and nearby avenues appears, detailing offices, shops, hotels, schools, livery, millinery, groceries, furniture, and other establishments with owners or managers named. The text also includes a poem fragment and excerpts discussing leadership, study of mankind, and Arab dominance in Africa.
In Yenowine's News Louise Phillips presents a whimsical autumn scene where a stubborn leaf taunts a venerable oak. The oak laments aging timber and distant travels while the leaf insists on independence and change as fall winds rise.
A dramatic extract from Sierra Leone describes a man struggling in four feet of water as a huge alligator drags him under. Despite attempts to intervene, the predator overpowers the victim and drags him beneath the river surface.
Bailey invites the judge to a gathering with plans for a chess session and a request to wear new trousers for the occasion.
Medical notes from the era describe cocaine poisoning with a mild form featuring facial paralysis and recovery, and severer cases with hours to days of symptoms. The piece also reports on a layperson’s surplus coin calculations, detailing gold weights, wall dimensions, and a long silver cart procession.
The New York Tel claims a German remedy for diphtheria uses equal parts tar and turpentine heated to release fumes. Inhalation allegedly loosens membrane in the throat and coughs up the matter, with the illness then passing.
EK C Hore reports Lake Tanganyika as a vast drainage basin of about 600 miles north to south and 80 miles wide with no outlet until recent times. The lake rose to the barrier in 1874, then fell eighteen feet by 1888 as outflow to the Congo began to dominate, while surrounding tribes including Gallas Zulus and cannibal dwarfs inhabit shores and fear the lake.
An article from Worcester emphasizes mental training over sheer physical effort. It contrasts the hardworking American with the thrifty Yankee who uses calculation and invention to ease labor, urging workers to cultivate the mind to pair with the body for more skillful, valuable service.
A Washington man owned a valuable setter that refused to be sold. The dog roamed downtown at night, was chained, escaped, and vanished after being left unsupervised. The tale ends with the lesson to trade a pricey dog for several cheaper ones.
Canadian John Hazel died after an inquest found his death was caused by consuming grape skins. Investigators noted his habit led to poor digestion and weight loss. The report cites expert findings and presses the conclusion of death by this unusual habit.
A terse reflection notes that public discourse dwells on evils while good deeds go unremarked as a normal expectation in daily life.
The article argues that American houses surpass European dwellings in comfort and modernity. It highlights advanced plumbing, heating, lighting, and electrical systems in U S homes versus European practices. It asserts even modest American homes offer superior convenience and sanitary design.
A European traveler in Madagascar thirsts as natives reveal a palm like tree that yields cool water from a pierced root. The leaves drink rain and purify it, producing a ready source of water described as the traveler's tree by a missionary pamphlet.
A Maine hunting tale recounts Harry Harding and friend Steve T. Harding tracking a buck in Gouldsboro. Harding, armed with a muzzle loader, shoots the buck which collapses, but the deer drags Harding across hummocks, nearly unbuttons him before his companion helps dispatch the animal. The story appears in Forest and Stream.
A Cincinnati Enquirer note recalls a gambler from Vine Street who touched a dwarf with a large hump for luck. The hunchback claimed the gambler saw him and demanded a return touch after the win, adding a tenner to the tale.
An article cites a Toronto Globe report on Dr. McKinnon of the Mirisco Industrial School in Canada and a detailed weekly food cost for 108 boys. It lists staples and rough per day expenditures, noting the total excludes preparation and supervision costs and claims sustenance is inexpensive.
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