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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1897
Page
2
Newberg Graphic reports E Hl Woopwanp Eprron and Pra Janes notices and a note on woeful post office status. Ex police chief S B Parrish dies after three weeks illness in Portland. Silver coinage for year totals 21 203 701 dollars. Berlin market sells 5000 barrels of American apples amid German interest.
A Cherokee Indian uses the Keely cure and a friend predicts backers will support it to defeat the whiskey sold by Indian agency and Kaneas drug stores.
An exchange notes hypocrisy as churchgoers sing about greeting in heaven yet avoid speaking on the street. It asks whether these people truly know one another and, if so, where.
The Baaat travelers through the Willamette valley view ripening grain promising an excellent yield and orchards loaded with fruit. Nature appears to be preparing Oregon for the visitors as the era of Endeavor arrives.
The St. Louis Globe Democrat notes that North Carolina's experiment using convict labor for road building costs less per day than keeping prisoners idle and is said to improve their health.
B S Payne reports from Oregon that April's adverse conditions gave way to ideal April weather, May was warm and dry, and June brought ideal conditions. The prospects for all crops look unusually good with a great crop year in sight.
A Canadian reporter questions whether it matters if Mr. Bryan wears silk night shirts, noting the money he earns from the silver campaign could pay for any attire. The remark raises debate over personal attire versus political finance.
The Brownaville Times notes lawmakers fear an extra session to redeem pledges while Southern Illinois Press Association mandates using the title Dr for physicians in retaliation against a medical association. Ohio doctors challenge proprietary medicines as publishers threaten to name attending physicians in death notices.
In the August issue Mrs. A S Potter writes on Creole influence in St Louis a lively piece on social life. Jennie Drake’s New York types analyzes shopping women. Dr Grace Peckham Murray continues her health and beauty talk emphasizing exercises for women. This issue targets its female readership.
Carey Martin of the secretary of state’s office cites Oregon provisional legislature actions from June 22, 18H and December 12, 1845 establishing marriage age rules and authorizing ministers and justices to perform ceremonies. The Graphic notes Crawford’s and Kip’s Journals published under Prof. F G Young at the University of Oregon as sources.
The Medorem Crawford Journal recounts his 1842 voyage from New York to the Willamette valley. It documents early Yamhill county settlement and provides a diary record from his departure in spring to arrival in autumn. The journal is praised as interesting and worth preservation.
The Oregon City Enterprise notes country gatherings show educated well dressed people replacing the old hayseed image. It argues improved homes, access to newspapers and clubs, and broader social culture turn rural communities into equal peers of towns. This shift may curb farm desertions by boosting status and happiness.
The piece argues miners seek fair days pay while coal operators blame low business on the economy. It notes widespread sympathy for strikers who curb trades, but warns against provoking a broader labor conflict as tariffs and prosperity loom. It recalls past railroad and railway disputes as cautions.
At a Chicago meeting a leader in an agitation urges self help and reform. He argues nature provides abundance for every creature and mountains of wealth exist before the eyes of suffering people, asking why they do not assist themselves.
The text denounces a new doctrine empowering the idle and violent to seize stored wealth. It argues industry and prudent saving built national riches, including crops, merchandise, bank deposits, building loans, and life insurance funds, and warns that abandoning thrift leads to violence and societal decline. It references a Chicago agitator and contrasts humane progress with brute force.
An 19th or early 20th century advertisement claims skin diseases such as ring worm eczema pimples and scrofula are caused by impure blood and promotes Wilbur’s Blood Purifier as the best remedy priced at $1.00 per bottle available from druggists.
Lafayette residents report band boys gaining new uniforms while many locals crowd the area with family news. A new Hopewell post office between Amity and Wheatland is approved after persistent efforts led by Congressman Tongue.
A collage of odd notices and brief anecdotes announces Last Chance photography by C C Smith for summer portraits with negatives included. Various product pitches and jokes appear, including De Witt s Witch Hazel Salve endorsements and a local wheat harvest note.
An 19th century advertises Om of Gladness as a pleasant palatable remedy free of oily taste that can be taken internally or applied externally. It promises to remove pain from human flesh if properly applied and claims to be a panacea for all ills. Sold by price Weeats and all druggists.
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