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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1897
Page
4
An Orange Judd Farmer essay urges teaching boys early to think and plan on the farm. Start at age 6 to 12 with ground to farm, stock raising, and gradual management duties. Emphasize patience and self‑reliance so a son can eventually run the farm when needed.
Poor hay makes poor feed and cutting timing plus curing method affect quality. Kill noxious weeds by cutting to the ground as soon as they appear. There is demand for well matured medium animals in thrift. Avoid stunted calves and feed profits depend on proper early growth. Maintain cultivation until crops are made. Excess cultivation carries little risk.
A Charleston News and Courier piece lists at least twenty two wildlife species within a 15 to 20 mile circle around City Hall noting profitable hides for several species and rare visitors like the common harbor seal. It also discusses expanding to state limits with eight to ten more species and mentions beaver wolf and panther rare sightings. The excerpt then shifts to Japanese courtesy influencing funerals and a quoted exchange about crying at a funeral. It ends with a note on the Oxford Dictionary first five letters S to Z yielding 681 204 male words and counts of current obsolete and alien words amid Dr Murray’s lexical project.
A bracelet worn by the Queen, a gift from the Prince Consort in early marriage, holds the Prince of Wales as a baby in a medallion. Each birth alters the miniature, preserving the prior child. Now the Duke of York’s daughter smiles from the token, mirroring her grandfather’s younger days.
Gray horses live longest and wet weather favors long life while long roan horses are nearly as enduring. Cream colored horses show less staying power in summer heat. Days average longer for some breeds. black teeth imply strength. The text notes few girls under twenty are polite.
The weekly market letter notes dull trading and steady tones with July options. It reports high quality spring wheat in the Northwest and strong winter wheat crops across the Southwest. Proctor Taylor sees Oklahoma yielding 20 to 25 million bushels of wheat. Minnesota and the Dakotas could reach about 200 million bushels, with total U S wheat near 576 million. Prices for wheat, oats, barley, millstuffs, hay, butter, cheese, poultry, potatoes, onions, hops, wool, and meat are listed, alongside notes on regional markets and occasional curiosities.
A promotional appeal urges women to consult Mrs. Mary Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts for treatment of female weaknesses. The ad claims exclusive understanding by women, promises confidential screening, and asserts that many have been helped by her advice without expecting payment.
W F Patrick reports in the New York Engineering and Mining Journal on a 25 horsepower gasoline hoisting engine at the Southern Eureka mine in Utah. It hoists 1100 pounds from 275 feet in 45 seconds with 0.7 gallons of gasoline per hour, minimal cooling water, electric and torch igniters, and a self starter requiring little attention after starting. One operator can manage hoisting and dumping via nearby levers.
An article extols a Hercules Gas Engine Works hoisting engine built for mines in the western U S and Mexico. It notes the gasoline tank outside the engine room lowers explosion risk and claims fuel savings, with machines produced from two to two hundred horsepower and widely used in western states.
Within weeks a German toy maker large orders for Turkish and Greek soldiers for next Christmas flood in forcing an inability to fill more orders this year. Other toy makers grade uniforms games and pictures and produce Turco Greek war specialties. Textile industries also shift to Turkish and Greek designs in large quantities.
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