This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 15 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1910
Page
4
A Newberg Oregon editor who fights prohibition is blamed for circulating silly scandalous stories. He says the proper remedy is to purify the saloons while the devil is chuckling at the absurdities in town.
Editor Martin of the Telephone Register warns the public about looming political danger as Daniel’s shiver in the knees is cited. The Salem Journal boasts on brewery beer sales to dry counties, while Amity Standard notes the dry counties fight to close supply. Oregon remains dry in 1910.
The piece condemns bill boards as a nuisance and urges residents to back Pacific College through word of mouth and quiet support. It asks locals to promote the college, point interested youths to contacts, and highlight forthcoming improvements to boost attendance and benefit Newberg.
The Graphic receives notice from the Railroad Commission of Oregon announcing a cut in express rates in the state. Readout shows old and new rates between Newberg and listed points in cents per 100 pounds, illustrating the extent and impact of the change.
An annual apple show is set for Portland in November with broad state representation to begin a new tradition. Oregon plans a Naval Reserve organization to match the militia, with ex navy and others forming a temporary group in Portland. Dairyman experts like Professor Bernhard Boeggild will visit July 18 to advise Oregon producers. Preliminary plans for a September livestock show at the Country Club grounds progress, with Labor Day opening drawing regional interest.
A London Lancet report recounts a missionary’s examination after a fall. A Chinese doctor applied ice cooling, neck therapies, chest pours, and strenuous wraps, then cold-water dousing and suffocating cloth pressure. Despite excruciating pain, the therapies purportedly reset injuries and allowed seven days later travel.
The Silver Lake Leader notes growing talk of a wedding as locals observe frequent buggy rides and several home visits between drives, suggesting a surprise engagement ahead. The item hints at a couple involved without naming them.
A terse exchange shows a housewife asking about chopping wood for dinner while Plodding Pete replies he is a Pinchot man, hinting at a regional or political identity without further context.
Cecil J. Hoskins as administrator of Cyrus E. Wedkimn Geneneea files final account in Yamhill County Court Oregon. Court sets September 2 1910 at 10 a.m. in McMinnville Court House for final settlement and distribution. Interested parties must appear to present objections or claims.
A promotion offers readers a one year subscription to The Graphic and the Weekly Oregonian for 2.25 dollars total. The deal combines two historic Seattle and Portland publications for a discounted annual rate.
In Tit Bits a quip about a cat with twenty lives ends with a macabre joke. A Chicago News humor item describes a comically tiny flat where a stork delivers a baby boy and the maid jokes about economizing space by trimming houseplants and trimming the dog's tail. Local wits reflect on cramped living.
An old eastern legend recounts how the god Vishvakarma created woman from a mixture of elements after exhausting all male material. The tale shows the complexities of companionship as the man pleads for relief yet laments cannot live with or without her.
A man recaps a tale from Youth's Companion about chasing a thief who stole his wardrobe. A native policeman detains him and a Filipino judge dismisses the case, saying the clothes stay until the thief could identify them if he returns.
A popular young minister faced disagreement from commentators after he asserted certain points as true. An elderly woman left the service, then handed him a basket of Virginia yams, saying she heard him claim commentators disagree with him.
A naturalist extols seaweeds noting giants of the ocean. The North Sea hosts a species reaching thirty to forty feet as a cordlike stalk. The vast Macrocystis can extend up to 1,500 feet. Tropical varieties reach twenty five to thirty feet with trunks as thick as a man's thigh.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.