Newberg Graphic Dated Thursday January 26 1917
An Astoria man sues a police officer for 1000 damages claiming the officer killed his dog. Local reports note sale bills for dogs may be obtained nearby. The arriving Southern Pacific log train brings work and grocery payments. A 70 year old Methodist minister travels to Vancouver Washington to seek a marriage license.
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Ae Astoria
Newberg
Southern Pacific
Oregon
Vancouver
Wash
Bachelors Miss PTA Feed Misses Makers Amid County Guests
The report notes bachelors who failed to attend the Parent Teacher Association feed at Odd Fellows hall last Saturday. It praises the county wide turnout of homemaking hopefuls and compares seasonal signs with local remarks about spring.
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Parent‘Teacher Association
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Rural route dispute over St Paul postoffice fate
The Woodburn Independent argues against abolishing the St Paul postoffice and turning it into a suburb. It defends local enterprise and calls for mail delivery pushed by a rural route petition from residents near Newberg who would gain earlier doorstep delivery.
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St. Paul
Postoffice
Woodburn
Newberg
Y M C A Prominence in Colleges Cited by Barometer
A Barometer note from O A C highlights growing Y M C A influence in college life. Guy Hobgood, 1915 graduate and former sprint star, is cited as a strong believer in student participation in Y M C A activities.
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Guy Hobgood
YMCA Training Credited as Key Asset by Former Athlete
A former athlete, now county agricultural agent in Wyoming, writes that YMCA training while in college shaped his life and success. He states college students who dismiss YMCA work risk failure and credits his athletic reputation to the life taught by the YMCA and similar groups.
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Hobgood
Wyoming
Huffman
What Is A Party according to Governor Frazier
The Minneapolis Tribune argues that North Dakota politics are still party driven. It notes Frazier’s inaugural call to end party labels in state elections while the agrarian movement forms a new party replacing the old ones.
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Frazier
North Dakota
Farmers’ Party
Minneapolis Tribune
A Good Measure for Public Convenience and Necessity
The Oregon Railroad Commission should extend its power as a public interest measure. It argues that protective regulation reduces piracy and competition costs for taxpayers. The piece cites Wisconsin California Illinois and other states adopting limits on competition in utility services while ensuring reliable rates and service.
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Oregon Railroad Commission
Wisconsin
California
Illinois
Community Notes From Dundee and Nearby Towns
Social visits unfold across Seattle Portland Spokane and Newberg. Local clubs hold W C T U and Dundee Woman's Club events with a fourteen year review, a free entertainment program, and thanks to contributors from Newberg Dayton and McMinnville.
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Dundee Woman's Club
H. F. Cutting
Newberg
Dayton
McMinnville
Policy Promotes Investment in Large California Power Firms
A Pacific Coast Manufacturer editorial argues that the service policy discourages unwarranted competition and will spur capital investment in big power enterprises in California and foster similar undertakings in Oregon.
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California
Oregon
Pacific Coast
The Church Schedule and Climate Food Musings
The note outlines Sunday services at the Baptist Church with morning worship under the theme The Church Past Present and Future and evening preaching on The Elation of Religion and Life. A Savings Fund meeting is set for Friday night February 2 and members are urged to attend. An aside compares animal versus plant foods in arctic tropical and temperate regions, noting dietary roles across climates.
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May Smith
Sarah Minchin
Edith Minchin
Evangeline Martin
Moore
R. W
Arctic
Tropics
Temperate
Bright Outlook on College Attendance
An athletic sophomore boasts of a large influx of new students this year, claiming many weigh at least 180 pounds, in a quoted item from the Birmingham Age Herald.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Witty Exchange Sparks Lodger Banter in Boston Transcript
In the Boston Transcript a humorous exchange plays on room and board as a lodger jokes about having a room and often being bored by fellow tenants. The quip reflects light social humor from the era.
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Boston Transcript
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Whitesi
Cowlitz
Mr. Frog
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Seattle
Miss Sally Beck
Roy Eddens
L. J. Eddens
Wm. Riefenberg
Portland
Otterbrook
E. S. Greer
Spokane
F. Stanford Moore
Gill
Geo. A. Dearborn
Newton Bailey
Dundee Woman’s Club
Community Hall
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Marr
Amity
Dundee
Galop
Inter State
Dundee Band
Woman’s Club
Grace Jackmas
S. P. Timberlake
Fred Hess
Chas. Parrett
Newbery Steam Laundry Company
Baird
Coats
Lowroys—The
Sergey Boptine
Sit
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McMinnville ‘Egan
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