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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1919
Page
3
The verse honors Woodrow Wilson as U S A leader praising peace child welfare and rail strike handling. It lauds his stance during Mexican border tensions and calls for national unity while acknowledging political disagreement and prosperity under his administration. Millie Brouillette Whitten is named as author.
A letter from Miss M B Riddle traces Annie Laurie to Jean Riddell, wife of Sir Robert Laurie of Maxwelton, noting her beauty and marriage to Mr Gurgesson while Mr Douglas, the English poet, wrote the song. It recalls visitors to Maxwelton and Craigdorroch seeking the tale.
Proclamations fixing wheat prices during and after World War I redraw market mechanics. The Grain Corporation raises the 1918 price to 2.26 while forecasts show 1919 output around 1.11 billion bushels from 76.3 million acres. Officials debate tariffs and import bans to shield domestic markets as production surges and costs rise for urban consumers.
A New York medical journal outlines the Spanish influenza origin as a pneumonic plague with roots in Harbin Manchuria and suggests it appeared in the German army and spread to Spain. It notes case fatality, lack of proven prevention, and that war and crowded conditions aid transmission.
Practical kitchen and cleaning tips from milk infused rice to lighter mashed potatoes. Slices of potato remove stains from raincoats and peppermint cleans polished surfaces. Steel wool cleans aluminum. A pillowcase sleeve prevents dough sticking. Fry fish skin up to keep meat intact. Avoid covering fish or liver to prevent toughness. Boiling eggs for digestion: 3.5 minutes in boiling water or cool water then brief return to boil.
A curious observation notes that the sturdy oak bears small acorns while pumpkin vines produce heavy fruit. It claims the pumpkin vine can climb and support hanging fruits to maturity, even when each fruit weighs 108 pounds.
The passage notes that Rome’s military dispatches led to early public news, and by 1666 Venice published the first official news sheets handwritten and displayed in public spaces. Readers paid a gazetta to view them, giving rise to the term newspaper.
Property deals show numerous transfers in Newberg including John Bain and wf to unknown parties for 40 acres, Bank of Sherwood to J E Aubrey across blocks 43 Edward's add, and multiple deeds involving names like George W Epley, G H Behrens, Rose G Thief, Niel Williams, and W S Green. Amounts range from 10 to 15000 dollars with dates implied by deed tages.
Remarkable claims about a new concrete mixture could transform shipbuilding if true. Proponents say vessels would be one fifth lighter than wood yet more durable than steel, with potential use as a ship covering for existing concrete hulls. The Emergency Fleet Corporation is reportedly interested, though ingredients are not disclosed.
The article notes the economic valuation of a life, citing M Barriol as listing individual country capital values and totals. It lists the US 4100 dollars and other nations 4140 Germany 3380 France 2900 Russia 2020 Austria Hungary 2020, with a combined loss of 15 684 000 lives and wounded.
Beesie asks why Bert won t turn over a new leaf and Bert replies he will start an entire new ledger signaling a humorous business minded resolution for the New Year.
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