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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1914
Page
4
The record lists editor and publisher Woodwar and contact lines for the Newberg Graphic, including office and residence phone references and a Thursday morning publication note.
Oregon City Courier editor M. J. Brown travels to the Hiwachan Islands and writes vivid letters about sights. The era notes widespread automobile thefts but finds no publisher accused. it quips that boys are honest and prefer walking for exercise.
It warns parents against leaving small children in vehicles in front of the post office. The note stresses horses may panic and bolt, endangering children, and urges readers not to do this.
V. P. Fiske announces lease of the Polk County Itemizer to M. L. Boyd and J. E. Brown with option to buy and vows no change in leadership. He says he will retire to rest in peace, having recently become Dallas postmaster, and hopes for a steady government salary in retirement.
The article notes Luther Burbank's Loganberry development expanding Willamette Valley fruit offerings. Falls City producer Pugh buys all local Loganberries at three cents per pound and has received a San Francisco order for three carloads. It also covers IWW rhetoric in Portland and tax-exemption debates in Oregon, citing Sitcond and the Eugene Register-Guard.
They found a ready market for the beverage and returned this season with a much larger order. A prospect of further orders exists, and additional machinery was recently installed at the Pugh plant.
Oregon voters face another U Ren measure as the persistent reformist initiative producer keeps pushing new proposals. The text hints at ongoing ballot pressure and repeated attempts to shape state policy through direct popular votes.
A historical account of the Texas Navy from the 1830s discusses the Invincible, Liberty, Brutus, and Independence, their engagements with Mexico, and the loss of most ships near Galveston. It notes Captain Tampico, Secretary Thomas F. McKinney, and Sam Houston’s transport by the Liberty amid a sparsely funded treasury and a failed U.S. stance after San Jacinto.
A fragment discusses the misbelief of a Spanish emerald mine and how Peruvian loot, seized by conquerors, popularized fine old Spanish emeralds. It notes their status in Europe and how the phrase endures as a mark of premier quality.
Birmingham Herald notes two actors Tree and Barrett presented Hamlet in London. A wit quips Tree is funny yet not vulgar while Barrett is vulgar yet not funny. The column includes jokes about Gaddersley and a street dignity misimpression. Additional quips reference likeness photographs in costumes and Mr Nuakade’s car purchase.
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