New Telephone Long Distance Rates Announced for 1919
The Newberg Telegraph reports nationwide toll rate reform effective January 21 1919 detailing station to station and person to person options with specific city pairs including Newberg Portland Salem Sheridan Eugene Oregon City and others plus night rates and local surcharges.
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Newberg Telephone Company
United States
Newberg
Portland
Salem
Sheridan
Eugene
Oregon City
McMinnville
LaFayette
Amity
Carleton
Sherwood
A Singer in No Man's Land Crossing No Man's Land
Three women cross No Man's Land into enemy territory after four years of occupation. They move in single file along a shell scarred, muddy road jammed with cannons, taking only brief steps at a time. The ordeal spans thirty six hours from start to finish.
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No Man’s Land
Limestone boosts hay yield in limed fields says USDA study
The U S Department of Agriculture reports a comparison where limed land produced 4 200 pounds of hay on one acre and 2 160 pounds on an un limed acre. another grower using one ton of lime per acre yielded 6 324 pounds on limed land and 2 904 pounds on un limed land, a 2 420 pound advantage for limestone.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
Foothill Farmer's View on Retirement and Change
A retired Foothill farmer recalls selling 60 cent wheat and $5 hogs to fund retirement. Now living in town, he pays 40 cents for liver and bacon and $6 for flour while observing farming’s fading prospects. He notes modern costs and jokes that old profit schemes won’t return as younger generations run the ranch.
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Honolulu
John
Mary
Big Crop Yields Highlight 1918 Oregon and Broome County Output
A survey notes Broome County New York used 8000 tons of limestone up 3000 from the prior year due to soil treatment. Oregon crops show record values with apples over 6 million, total fruit 20.2 million, vegetables 36.1 million, salmon 7 million and dairy 33.9 million amid a dry year.
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Oregon
Pacific
For Sale Items and Ads From Newberg Area
For Sale prune trees shade trees strawberry plants and shrubbery. Newbery Seed Co. 711 Helstein. Plus a bull at Portland road east of Newberg $1.50 cash in advance Walter Wilson. Breeding Mammoth Bronze Gobbler hatched May 1 weight 25 pounds or better. Phone Red 90. For Sale or Rent 2 1/2 acres good house barn orchard city water running water outside city limits northeast Newberg. Phone White 145.
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Newbery Feed & Seed Co
Helstein
Portland Road
Newberg
Walter Wilson
White
Buyer seeks stock and tools for cash lease at Portland farm
A buyer offers $1200 to $2400 for stock and farm tools. He will rent the place and pay cash in advance for stock and lease. Contact Ralph Ackley at 306 Corbett Ridge, Portland, Oregon. 16-16.
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Ralph Ackley
Corbett Ridg
Portland
Oregon
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