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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1916
Page
4
In Newberg Oregon on July 6 1916 a summer celebration drew a large crowd despite rain. The parade featured local G A R and W A C units marching and a large float, with warm weather and white dresses noted.
Francis J. Heney of California declares he cannot return to the Republican party with Theodore Roosevelt and will support President Wilson. Oregon readers doubt Heney’s Republican credentials as the issue shapes party loyalties. The piece also critiques touring Mexico as a tourist trap near San Diego and its perceived danger to visitors.
The Graphic notes a claim about a New York event involving a reportedly wealthy woman and her burial shroud. It references Newberg readers and suggests the subject’s vast wealth without detailing specifics.
Newberg shares blame as fires hit the region. Mic heton’s sawmill fell three weeks ago valued at 10 000 dollars. Banks reports a 100 000 dollar loss from a Washington sawmill fire. Coquille in Coos county suffered a 10 000 dollar loss when a large creamery burned. Verily, them that has must lose.
Kingston neighbors recall a mother's confident claim that her son Charles E. Hughes would become president. The speechful forecast is cited as a hopeful sign for the Republican camp amid rising speculation about the judge's political ascent.
Ladies of the Woman's Relief Corps presented a beautiful flag to Newberg for display in the council chamber. Mrs Minnie Byers delivered the presentation speech and Mayor Bedwards accepted the flag on behalf of the city, promising to keep it as an inspirational emblem.
Real estate promoters from Oregon Washington and Idaho plan a Portland convention on July 17 18 19 with prize speech making featured on the closing morning.
The Graphic nominates W. E. White to represent Newberg at the event. A speaker will be judged by audience response, with the top performer winning a prize. The discussion touches on political figures and large earnings by Henry Ford.
Weather lore in the Willamette Valley suggests 66 of 71 Julys have been clear since 1847 with only light showers or storms on a few dates. Portland Dun picnic attendees and the Association of Woman's Clubs of Yamhill County held events in Dundee and Powmunity Hall featuring toasts, musical numbers, and talks.
Government receives an application from Appalachian mountaineers to purchase all black birch bark in a National Forest region. Bark used to make sweet birch oil, a wintergreen substitute, with regional industry notes including Oregon wood consumption and historic timber uses.
Dr and Mrs Tucker with three Portland friends observed the Fourth at Miss Sally Beck s home. Mr and Mrs E B Greer enjoyed a Portland weekend. Almost all of Dundee and Red Hills joined the county in Newberg for Independence Day festivities. Mrs Clark Noble and Mrs John continued hosting or participating in local observances.
Property transfers list numerous lots and parcels including 31.66 acres in Newton Griff and 12 108-160 acres in various deeds. Names include Jean Bauer, J Robert Cannon, Claude Darnell, Wm Bell, John Deedon, Roy Terry, Leslie Fortune, Henry Haveman, Delight Gage Duer, Hannah Imus, Ivy Yeackle, Henry Kinzel, John Braun. Values show 10 to 4000 dollars with several small parcels.
A fragmented legal notice records multiple real estate transfers noting grantors and grantees. Names such as Geo R Priest and W BR Neely appear alongside small parcel descriptions and monetary values like 12372 and 25 dollars.
A new recruit is placed on guard over a cannon but soon abandons his post and goes to a nearby tavern where he drinks heavily and boasts he cannot defend the cannon if enemies advance. The tale continues with brief notes on paper making and a humorous church anecdote about an elder delivering a halting sermon.
A thoughtful woman questions the social system as a bandit roams freely while a conscientious citizen dodges jury duty, highlighting public skepticism about justice and fairness in society. The remark reflects concern over unequal accountability and legal outcomes.
The Medical Record highlights Dr. John Hall Shakespeare’s son in law as influential in the dramatist’s medical and philosophical interests. Dr. Lindley argues Shakespeare’s works reveal modern medical thought and sympathy for disease, with lines in Romeo and Juliet and Pericles cited as evidence. Thackeray and Hastings are briefly discussed in relation to Oxford canvassing and public speaking.
The open sea beyond national coasts remains high seas under equal access. Inland seas and estuaries are excluded from the three mile rule, with maritime states’ jurisdiction ending at their coasts.
The article discusses western Asia on Roman era maps with Byzantium at Constantinople and Chalcedon across the Bosporus, Troy vanishing after the Persian era, and notes a notable Argentinian natural bridge across Rio Mendoza misattributed to the Incas. It also traces the origin of the insult blackguard to lowly kitchen staff accompanying a great household.
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