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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1896
Page
2
Friday morning issue notes a ten mill tax tune for the congregation and records E D Elwood third ward councilman ordering his paper stopped. Vick's Floral Guide for 1896 praised as a neat catalog from a popular seed house. mentions distraught coins and local publication details.
The Chicago Tribune discusses whether Mr. Bayard ever apologized for English sparrow treatment in the U S. It notes April 9 as the date for a democratic state convention and Portland as the site. The body cites 243 members and mentions taxes in Portland and Newberg amid international war rumors.
The Portland poultry show excites Oregon breeders with Newberg teams returning resolved to win more premiums. Madison Square Garden rents reach 1000 per day during the annual event. G A Graves plans to move Valley Times to Amity to fill Blade’s vacancy. A Chicago bicycle exhibition reports 370 factories represented with regional tallies.
A reader quotes remarks on urban real estate and a ten mill city tax, noting tax burdens and a wish for honest government. The Red Cross funding issue for Armenian relief faces Sultanate restrictions in Turkey, with calls for stronger action. The Graphic hints at subscription scrutiny and neighbors sharing newspapers as the town debates markets and poultry trade prospects.
The Junction City Times reports a patent poultry car with 128 compartments eight stories high, carrying 4000 birds. It traveled to Eugene and was loaded with chickens ducks turkeys and geese destined for San Francisco.
The marshal and recorder accuse the Graphic of a personal grievance, but the piece says Newberg property owners cannot afford $600 a year for services. If work cannot be done for less, the cheaper option should be pursued.
The state legislature overstepped proper bounds with winter appropriations causing higher taxes. Officials urge residents to curb home expenditures and ease the tax burden. Reports hint at improving business in some lines to the east. Benjamin Pritchard of Noblesville Indiana recently married his ninth wife.
McMinnville will levy a 3 mill city tax for the year with allocations to water fund 1 mill street fund 1 mill and general fund 1 mill to support municipal services.
The article surveys 25 years of global industrial change driven by Germany and the United States surpassing Britain in iron and cotton, with German shipyards, British spindle decline, and rising output in India China and Japan. It notes Kyoto exhibitions showing European and American adoption of foreign techniques and a range of products from textiles to chemicals.
The Youth's Companion notes that Japan produces a wide range of goods from instruments to textiles with advanced machinery and low labor costs. It argues patents are not protected abroad, Japanese artisans copy designs, and prices in Kyoto are strikingly low. It warns European and American manufacturers must face this blend of ingenuity, quality, and cheap production.
Pacific Rural Press reports a California debate on prune tree pruning. Expert advocate Mr Randers favors a single central stem with six evenly spaced branches, opposing annual shearing and top-heavy heads. Central stem pruning is urged to prevent overbearing and improve tree symmetry and fruit load.
A reader letter from a Newberg property owner argues against a tax hike from 5 to 10 mills, urging strict economy and retrenchment in city governance. The piece warns against unneeded burdens and praises prudent municipal spending amid statewide concerns for fiscal restraint. It also notes Oregon’s Yellow Globe Danver onion prize won by J. D. Saunders of Eagle Valley with a $100 award from a seedsman in Philadelphia.
Valley Transcript notes the city tax levy of 8 mills with allocations for Water fund 1 mill, Street fund 1 mill, General fund 4 mills, plus 2 mills for school and 14 mills for county and state, totaling 21 mills within city limits. Fremont resident C B Reynolds offers to paint scenery and frescoes for the New Science Hall. The column also reports on poultry anecdotes, convict labor debate, and agricultural notes from Rural Northwest and American Fancier.
A garbled 19th century notice enumerates warranty deeds and quit claims in Yamhill county with names such as Samuel E Rhiester Edwin Norton G A Pleith John W Fletcher and others. It records dates in January 1806 to 1896, tract and lot numbers, acreages and locations, plus a state deed and a tax deed. The page also advertises title abstracts by Rhodea Rhodes and positions for travelers for The Dominion Company and a local feed store promotion.
Three thoroughbred Jersey males are offered with one seven-eighths Jersey heifer, fresh. Also listed are thoroughbred Poland China pigs with entries for J ML Sau Aeervenvy.
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