Newberg Graphic Delivers Late 1899 News In Briefs
A compact clipping notes global affairs from 1899 including France and Zola, Spain and tobacco, Cuba and Havana, Dewey and New York, and Porto Rico currency. It mentions Gen. Gomez honored in Havana, Lawton reports Filipino shots at Las Pinas, Dreyfus back pay, and Roosevelt at Las Vegas reunion. It also covers mint standards, coin weighing, and refining processes with scientific detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawton
Las Pinas
Senator Funk Reports on Philadelphia Mint Coin Weighing
Senator Funk of Spirit Lake Iowa explains the assay commission process in Philadelphia each February. The commission tests coin fineness weight under strict standards, with chemical experts melting samples and weighing teams comparing coins to standard weights to maintain American coin quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
Albert Gallatin
London
Philadelphia
Senator Funk
Spirit Lake Lowa Beacon
Uncle Sam
Husaya
Minut
Philaelphia
Denles
The Hague arbitration drive led by American delegation
The American delegation pursued practical aims at The Hague, pushing for arbitration as a substitute for war. European delegates arrived wary, while Sir Julian Pauncefote aligned with the Americans, and Germany indicated willingness to back any joint action with England. The March of the conference hinged on American resolve and frank diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hague
the Hague
United States
America
Julian Pauncefote
Dritch
Germany
Unites States
England
American Monthly Review of Reviews
Secret intelligence work in wartime powers and practices
The article discusses government use of secret agencies to obtain abroad information during the Spanish American War. It notes US agents in Madrid and other cities versed in cipher dispatches routed through Paris and London, with similar Spanish networks. It remarks on established European practices and the need for prepared covert operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tines
United States
Spain
Camara
Philippines
Suez Canal
Madrid
Paris
Berlin
London
Washington
West Indies
Capitala
Cautionary notes on spy networks and lime tests in farming
The article discusses secret diplomatic services and the trade in intelligence across European capitals, criticizing militarism and detailing public interest in soil lime tests. It cites experiments from the Oregon Station, explains how to test soil acidity with red litmus, and notes lime and gypsum as soil amendments. It also advertises DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve and various home remedies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Paris
Berlin
Chemical Department
Oregon Experiment Station
Corvallia
Willamette Valley
Cough Remedy Promises Grippe Prevention Claims
The note asserts la gripp dangers include pneumonia but claims Chamberlain's Cough Remedy prevents pneumonia if used promptly. It states thousands have used it with no pneumonia cases and claims faster grippe cure than other treatments. For sale by C F Moore & Co druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Moore & Co
Chamberlain
C.F. Moore & Co
Drvigg
Kodol
E. C. DeWitt & Co
Chicago
Woman Recovers Strength After Using Dr Pierce Remedies
Mrs Mattie Scrugus of Allen's Creek Amherst County Virginia reports severe pain back and head and near collapse. She credits Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Golden Medical Discovery Pleasant Pellets for relief and renewed strength enabling her to perform all housework for a nine member family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Scrugus
Allen's Creek
Amherst Co
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Newberg Graphic
Seus
H. WeGpwarp
Newberg
Oregon
Mostorial Attentiou
Globe Democrat
Loubet
Zola
Fitzsimmons
Aguinaldo
Tom Paul
John Bull
Gen. Gomez
Havana
Dreyfus
Devil's Teland
Draes
New York
Dewey
Kansas City
Queen Victoria
Joe Leiter
Porto Rico
Gien
Davis
Hawaii
New Republic
Pingree
Alger
Russia
Louisville
Rough Riders
Las Vegas
Col. Roosevelt
San Juan
Ann Arbor
Secret Service
Thomas Rhoads
Centerfield, CO
DeWitt
C.¥. Moore & Co
de Witt
Simmer
The
Ladies’ Home Journal
J. L. Heath
Herbert
San Francisco
Lia Ten Tod. W. Gardner
Idaville
Ind
CLR
Smith's
John T. Knight
Seattle
Colby
Wash
Judge Bird
Dayton
LaPayette
North Yamill
Amity
West Chehalem
Sheridan Eyelista
Elsia Wright
Peite
Pierce
Hudson Bros
Salem
Newberg Clothing House
Cent’s
China
Charley
Atlas Mills
Land of the Living
Admiral Dewey
Murat Halstead
Dominics Company
Drd
Caxton Bidge
CTIVE
Y Murat Halstead
War Department
General Meritt
Honolulu
Hong Kong
Manila
Lrop
F. T. Barber
Sec'y Star Insurance
Bank of Newberg
WN. E. Britt
J. C. Colcord
B.C. Miles
J. & Colcord
EB T, Woodward
N. E. Britt
Ladd & Tilton
Portland
Nations Park Bank
Nelson & Reed
A. P. Oliver
Newberg, Or
J.B. Lewis CO
J. B. Lewis
Boston
Wass. Lewis
J.C. Porter
John A. Beck
Watchmaker
Indiana
Morrison St
Portland, OR
E. C. Ward & Co. Lst
Treet
New-York Weekly Tribune
the Graphic
Columbia
Hartford
C. F. Johnson
Wilson
JOS. Wilson
Pickett
Post Omce
IAX
W.P. Heacock
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