Letter from former Newberg lad praising Illinois corn country
A letter to the Graphic from J. A. Kramien assistant secretary of the Blooming ton Y M C A class of 1904 recalls warm weather in Bloomington Illinois and the rich corn belt. He notes nearby Deer Park Starved Rock and the Illinois river where Indians suffered and recalls Adlai E. Stevenson and Congressmen Sterling and Fitz Henry as YMCA members. He recounts visiting Lincoln's grave in Springfield and the relics preserved there.
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Graphic Office
J. A. Kramsen
Bloomington
Illinois
Pacific College
Chicago
Oregon
Deer Park
Starved Rock
Illinois River
Pontaic
Adlai E. Stevenson
Grover Cleveland
Y.M.C.A
Congressman Sterling
Fitz Henry
Springfield
Lincoln Park
Lincoln
J. A. Kramien
Excelsior Motorcycles Showrooms at Newberg Auto Garage
Excelsior Motorcycles dominate the display at Newberg Auto Garage with a full lineup praised as world beaters on every line showcasing performance and style for riders seeking top value and reliability.
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Excelsior
Newberg Auto Garage
Newberg Plans Street Improvement on College Street
The City Council of Newberg Oregon proposes grading curbs drainage and five inch gravel bitulithic paving on College Street between Second and Sixth Streets. The project costs an estimated 8850, to be assessed to abutting properties. A July 22, 1913 hearing will consider objections.
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City of
Newberg
Yamhill County
Oregon
College Street
Second Street
Sixth Street
Recorder of
City of Newberg
State of
Real estate transfers listed in Yamhill county records
Transfers show multiple parties including Mrs S Axness and Kendall heirs, Daniel W Bass, Rose Benedict, Mary A Carson, N C Christenson, Jesse Edwards, Wm Newton Miller, W F Newville, Ellen D Todd, and the United States. Properties cover 1500 acres in Yamhill County, with prices ranging from 1 to 1500 dollars and various plats in Newberg and McMinnville areas. Each entry notes tract sizes, locations such as sections and townships, and transfer amounts or consideration.
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Daniel W Bass
Newton Miller
Rose Benedict
Carrie Pratt
James Scott
Mary A Carson
Robert L Carson
John Lowry
Isaac Peet
N C Christenson
Groshen
Everest
Newberg
Jesse Edwards
Wfto TL
Celina Cummings
Edward
Edwards
F Newville
Josephine Stephens
James Johnson
Ilein
Ellen D
JE Todd
Jh& Zilla
Nelson
Saylors
McMinnville
United States
Andrew B Hammond Et al
Yamhill Co
Walter W Athey
Ne & Se
Property Transfers Noted in McMinnville Records
Record shows transfers including AL Ford Warren to Chase L Kilgore of lots 5 and 6 in Dunk Park add McMinnville and Fred Werth and wife to Sienna Oldenberg with a 59.09 acre parcel in John J Hash dlcintp area plus a $10 consideration noted.
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AL Ford Warren
Chase& Lillian L
Kilgore
McMinnville
Fred Werth
Marriage Licenses Granted for Various Couples
A list of marriage licenses shows Bessie N. Smith aged 16 wed James David Isham 22. Aubrey C. Isham 21 with Archie O. Smith 22. Ada A. Fairbanks 20 with Robert H. Hopkins 24. Vindetta Wallen 21 to Alva Raymond Heater 27. Eleanor Cormack 28 to B F Bixby 28. Myrtle Reed 19 to Clyde Tilden 24. Ellen E. Duren 16 to Ora O. Hughes 29.
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Bessie N. Smith
James David Isham
Aubrey C. Isham
Archie O. Smith
Ada A. Fairbanks
Robert H. Hopkins
Vindetta Wallen
Alva Raymond Heater
Eleanor Cormack
B. F. Bixby
Myrtle Reed
Clyde Tilden
Ellen E. Duren
Ora O. Hughes
Lure of the Arctic and Crocker Land Promise
Robert E Peary argues that a vast Arctic landmass remains west of Banks Island and Grant Land not far north of Point Barrow potentially linking Crocker Land to broader unknown territories. He recalls July 1906 views from Cape Thomas Hubbard and envisions Crocker Land as a base for westward exploration amid uncertain borders of the Arctic archipelago and open sea.
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Pole
Greenland
Arctic Archipelago
Arctic
Banks Island
Prince Patrick Island
Grant Land
Point Barrow
America
Thomas Hubbard
Crocker Land
Banks Isl
Atone Weld
Bering Strait
Robert E. Peary
American Museum Journal
Laws Without Teeth Explain Disk Cutting Action
A fragmented description explains how a smooth steel disk spinning at high speed cuts soft steel. The text hints at microscopic observations and corroborating views, noting that the material upon which it acts behaves in a certain manner under impact.
Friction Heat Creates Narrow Contact Burn on Disk
A description notes that high heat is confined to the contact point where a thin gash forms as a revolving disk meets a surface. The disk’s large area prevents overall temperature rise, with contact area continually shifting while friction concentrates on a small region.
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Y Evening Post
An Offending Egg and a Wrathful Patron
A senior customer loudly orders a waiter to remove an egg and to wring its neck, erupting in a display of anger at the table by the window in a National Food Magazine vignette.
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National Food Magazine
Remark Attributed to Stonewall Jackson on Wounding
The Southern Bivouac cites a wartime council remark by Stonewall Jackson reacting to news that a Major was wounded. Jackson reportedly exclaims that if true the injury must have been caused by an accidental discharge of his duty.
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Stonewall Jackson
Jackson
Roar of the City Echoes in Quiet Suburban Night
A resident recalling the New York Sun quote explains moving from a noisy apartment to a quiet house. He opened the back door to glimpse his yard and heard a deep throbbing hum that reminded him a big city is alive even in quiet streets.
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New York Sun
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W. W. Hollingsworth & Son
W. W. Nelson
Axness
H & Ada
Kendall
G W Roberts
Newberg Wood Yard
Dawson House
West Hancock St
E. P. Hamilton
Oregon Agricultural College
DaTaLocur
H. M. Tawnant
Corvailis
Vito
Cash
United States National Bank Bank
Newberg Mfg. and Construction Co
North Main St
Sheet Metal Works
First Street
F. H. Griffith
Oregonian
Thephic
Graphic
M. H. Pinney
Newberg, Ore
E. H. Woodward
Newberg, Oregon
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