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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1912
Page
4
Newberg Graphic issued by J H Woodward editor and publisher on Thursday January 25 1912 from Graphic Building 600 First Street Newberg Oregon. Annual subscription is 1 50 in advance.
Graphic offers new subscribers a free year of the Oregon Agriculturist with advance payment. The two papers cost $1.50, equal to one year. The deal lasts thirty days. Weather note: bitter cold east of the Rockies with no real wind shift yet reported.
The Iowa senator Albert B. Cummins has announced his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination. He is described as a good man but not strong enough to sidetrack Taft at this moment.
Comment notes no county willing to back a recall of the state tax budget which has nearly doubled from last year in every instance observed. The remarks imply broad opposition to reducing a statewide levy.
The article notes improved train service for baseball fans allowing departures at 1 PM and returns at 7 20 PM after game days, enhancing travel during the season.
The Youths Companion notes that weekly papers printing on Thursdays will have five publication days in February this year. This has not occurred since 1872 and will not happen again until 1940.
A local Newberg resident mistrusts the annual Jubilee Singers visiting the city. The man recalls a childhood boxing loss to a darkey boy and blames the entire African race for that humiliation.
The piece discusses dreams of a single well equipped electric line to Portland finally becoming reality by the end of 1912. It reflects cautious optimism about railroad promises being fulfilled after years of hope.
The article notes a bias in selecting new spring millinery favoring homely appearances to hide faces, mirroring last year’s practice. It warns men about cost discussion with fathers due to lingering pneumonia fears in wintry air.
Southern Pacific earmarks funds for Oregon line improvements. Newberg is to benefit after years of waiting. Readers urge Superintendent Campbell to deliver on schedule with a free hand, while noting concerns about conduct on motor cars and rough behavior from intoxicated passengers.
McMinnville papers report Timothy Brownhill, former newspaper man, back from Nevada where he sold fruit lands. He promoted Yamhill county trust lands as superior to Nevada desert, persuading residents to exchange for rich local soil.
A Portland city councilman introduces an ordinance to raise penalties for carrying concealed weapons from a $10 to $200 fine and five to ninety days in jail. The piece argues lax enforcement undermines laws, notes gun rights debates, and urges a permanent reform to curb the growing danger.
A Newberg prophet predicts the city will reach 5 000 residents soon and 30 000 in ten years. The Yamhill Record criticizes the forecast as puffed up and overly optimistic, noting that optimistic estimates risk labeling Newberg in the foolish column. The paper expresses hope for growth but distrusts sensational projections.
The writer notes the Wil lamette valley has enjoyed unusually mild winter conditions with temperatures not dropping below ten to twelve degrees below freezing, contrasting with colder areas elsewhere.
The piece argues Congress should fund a monumental Lincoln statue in Washington over a costly Lincoln Highway road plan. It urges a grand national monument in the capital, funded by states and localities, with Maryland Pennsylvania and DC maintaining the road and honoring Lincoln with a landmark of lasting prominence.
A reflective essay contrasts age respect with youth profanity and recounts Josephine's lavish jewel obsession. It notes Napoleon's frustrations over her extravagant spending, including a half million francs spent on gems and the designers who crafted lavish hair and dress styles.
The speaker laments growing disrespect for sacred things and the elderly, warning that if half a century mirrors the past, the nation by 1960 will have suffered greater erosion of reverence and regard for age.
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