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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1919
Page
8
Sergeant Lester A. Forkner, Evacuation Hospital No 49, AEF, Coblenz, Germany, writes about missing his mother and vowing to write more letters. He recalls her prayers and knitting, and reflects on doing his best to answer her calls from the front.
Women seek relief from hot kitchens by using kerosene stoves. Pearl Oil from Standard Oil offers a cooler, cleaner alternative to coal or wood, lighting instantly, burning clean with no odor and refined to remove impurities. Available in gallon cans or bulk at a saving.
A frantic wartime dispatch describes Russia’s starving cities Moscow and Petrograd plunged into darkness with no coal or wood as thousands die and Red Cross aid stalls. The bleak scene contrasts with earlier gaiety as refugees recount hardships and a cauldron of war shocks the public. Meanwhile local classifieds list items for sale and notices from Oregon towns.
Mies Eva Zenzen came home last week for a visit with her parents.
An Oregon community report recalls farm life with talk of a missing cow named Yamhill and a Sunday misfortune. It notes haying near completion and harvest threshing ahead, reflecting on the old days when thirty men and many horses farmed the crops while neighbor women helped with meals.
Geo Cornwall, contractor in charge of grading the highway between Newberg and McMinnville, purchased a new Moon automobile from F M Shuck Auto Sales Co in Newberg Oregon. The article notes Hembstitching offers fine work on all materials and hair goods.
160 acre Valley Farm includes a good barn and fair house, 100 acres in crop, 25 acres timber, balance stump pasture. Most could be cultivated. water in, pasture, cold house water. Priced at 17 600 with option of taking a smaller cash valued farm. White & Company 703 First Street. 1t
A city notice warns that a 1 32 inch leak under 80 pounds pressure wastes 10 800 gallons monthly costing 2 70, and a 1 16 inch leak wastes four times as much costing 10 80. Sprinkling hours are 6 to 6. A recorder Rebecca W H Smith urges prompt repairs to conserve water. Hay for sale Cali Blue 97.
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