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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1914
Page
4
Weather this week brings splendid hay making and a good crop across Oregon. Travelers report excellent hay and wheat fields while many enjoy open tent camping outdoors enhancing a real living Fourth.
The piece mocks men who wed a second wife before settling first wife’s funeral costs, noting such men lose favor with undertakers. It also advises guardians to prepare for possible future mischief by stocking plaster and soothing syrup for children.
Mc Minnville resident W. J. Stater drove through Newbery Monday without glancing at the Graphic office. The note suggests he may be engaged in a task to court a potential buyer, marking an unusually focused day.
The article warns that gambling wine or lewd women threaten a man’s livelihood and that combining them accelerates ruin. It notes no need to travel to New York for examples, as incidents abound locally.
Jim Hill backs a Newberg to Portland Reo Truck Service as a feeder for the Oregon Electric and North Bank railroads. He aims to build branch electric lines in the area once feasible.
In Newberg and Springbrook busy days include berry picking and hay harvest. Cannery operations face fears of short supply but now report full demand and more work than can be handled.
City health officers urge prohibition of shared towels in Portland hotels. The case recalls a hotel owner who replied to a guest complaint about towel condition with the remark that seventy one other guests had used the same towel and he was the first to complain.
A Graphic reader writes with pleasure and emotion about last week’s appearance of the old time song The Old Musician and His Harp. She describes in fanciful terms envisioning the old guitarist and his instrument.
Readable line notes a memory of two young girls singing on a summer evening in an Illinois home while an aunt played accompaniment. The brief fragment evokes a domestic moment with family voices and shared music.
The article praises Willamette Valley summers noting healthier complexions for cannery and berry field workers. It emphasizes fresh air and outdoor labor as beneficial to workers, contrasting with cosmetic improvements.
Portland holds the largest tributary territory solely dependent on it for commerce in the United States with the Columbia basin over 250,000 square miles. The Willamette Valley and smaller valleys are rapidly settled, with vast undeveloped resources implying Portland's rise to a major Pacific coast city.
A McMinnville Chautauqua representative traveled to Newberg last week to promote the Ellison-White program. He heard Newberg was a dead effort at the county seat, yet spent a half day here and found the town appealing. He urged charity toward McMinnville residents and rejected broad criticisms of local neighbors.
An initiative petition seeks to extend terms for county clerks recorders treasurers sheriffs surveyors and coroners from two to four years. The measure aims to reward efficiency with longer terms and provides a way to retire ineffective officials.
The Portland Chamber of Commerce acted as a channel for liquor dealers to sway Oregon voters by holding a straw poll on statewide prohibition. Of 585 ballots cast from 860 members, 111 were for prohibition, 470 against, and four blank. The November statewide vote remains for the general public.
The Myrtle Point Enterprise notes locals miss news due to reluctance to disclose personal matters. It highlights how newspaper men chase stories and recalls blunt openness about visits, engagements, or entertaining guests.
A humorous local notice invites Uncle Si to Newberg to consult White the real estate man, visit Evans Studio for portraits, deposit wool proceeds at the United States Bank, and enjoy the Fourth with local shops. The letter cites Dr Rankin and Mr Bales Electric Show shop and mentions the Farmers' Free Stable rest room.
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