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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 19, 1917
Page
2
The Newberg Graphic announces publication every Thursday morning and lists the Graphic Building at No 0 First Street as the office, with a residence line marked Blue Eetered at the post office in Newberg Oregon and indicates second class matter status.
A July 19 1917 front page urges Newberg workers to join berry and cherry harvests to support national production. It stresses the rock pile industry and IW W recruited crews as essential work for the country.
In a letter to the News-Reporter residents urge the city to expand the water supply from the eastern pumping plant and improve parkway and street maintenance. They note July heat demands and criticize shade-tree removals, urging better fronting and a robust water system for July and August consumption.
The Carleton Sentinel notes Newberg's concern over a Chautauqua while reporting Newberg locals enjoyed the season with six days of programs. It announces a contract with the Ellison White Bureau for a next season and invites neighborly cheer a year hence.
The writer notes unprecedented requests from nearly every government branch for gratis publicity in newspapers. Editors receive appeals daily and some staffers are well paid to solicit space without payment. A large portion is discarded as waste, with a metaphorical waste basket near the desk for the influx.
Backers in Dallas and McMinnville favor a cautious approach to a sale, adopting a take it easy plan while awaiting clearer terms and arrangements. The article notes supporters emphasize steady progression and diplomatic negotiations over haste.
In Dallas and McMinnville shortages pressed to 250 and 600 dollars respectively, but Newberg’s committee ran an active newspaper campaign. All obligations were met with cash remaining in the treasury as Superintendent Stone noted broad local backing for the Chau tauqua.
The American Review of Reviews contemplates Pacific powers United States Canada Australia Australasia China and Japan. It notes Canada and Australia outsize the U S in population and commerce, Japan's booming trade, and the uncertainty of future alignments depending on disputes and national interests.
The article explains that the earth's crust is not solid but delicately balanced. It notes small causes like rivers carrying sand and gravel can slowly alter coastlines, with sinking along the North Sea, British Channel, Gulf of Mexico, and eastern U.S. coast. It links this subsidence to earthquakes and volcanic activity.
Practical domestic hints cover cleaning tricks for wood and aluminum and tips to save ice in the refrigerator. Also advice on dress alteration, lemon water tooth rinse, pockets for little girls, and saving candle ends for quick lighting.
S. W. Staley and family enjoyed a pleasant trip to Newport. Mrs. Mary Hodges with George Lila and Robert traveled to Portland to see Elmer Hodges. Elmer has joined the division of medical corps to aid wounded soldiers. The W C T U held its annual election at Mrs. K L Tangen's home with thirteen ladies present. Mrs. De Fahncoe was named president, Mrs. Tangen vice president, Mrs. Frank Smith secretary, and Mrs. Nina Ramsay treasurer.
The Greyhound is the oldest domesticated dog with traces in sculptures and frescoes dating back thirteen centuries before Christ. A British Museum group of greyhounds is over 2,000 years old, and Egyptian hunting scenes also show greyhound types. Greyhounds have been favored in England since Canute. licenses to keep them cost $6 in 1853, nearly three times the tax on other dogs.
A Brown animal reel and a small oak splinter were sent to Dean Buckland at Westminster. The unsigned note explains the sender chipped the splinter from the coronation chair long ago and asks for the fragment to be returned to its rightful place as conscience troubles him.
The bridegroom in Mexico faces high costs to provide a trousseau and satisfy customs. Country youths in Mexico City are seen buying finery for their chosen brides, measuring garments, and presenting amusing sights during the purchase.
The secretary bird earns its name from head tufts resembling pens behind a clerk's ear. It has long legs and wide wings for high ascent, builds a strong tree nest, and lives there yearly feeding on small animals and tiny snakes.
A George Washington quote extols prudent friendship, urging courtesy to all but intimacy with few. True friendship requires slow growth and endurance through adversity before earning the title.
A widow named Mme Talamantes, after witnessing her husband and two sons executed by Colonel Chiapas, rose as an avenger. She raised a rebel force, captured Chiapas at Agua Prieta, and forced him to dig his grave, commanding her troops to execute him. The report, drawn from the London Family Herald, contrasts this dramatic episode with notes on Scottish quaich relics.
A Paris issued guide from 1628 urges restraint in public yawning and listening, advising readers not to groan while yawning and to sit still rather than wiggle. It also discourages fidgeting with fleas in others’ presence and calls for discreet remedies.
The metal platinum derives its name from the Rio Plata near where it was first found, with the origin attributed to its discovery in the region.
The article notes a metal resembling silver found across South America including Colombia, with Humboldt introducing the first specimen to Prussia a large nugget weighing 1085 grains. It is mainly discovered in the Rat Mountains. The London Chronicle describes its close silver-like appearance and distribution.
The Visigothic king Alaric was buried about 1500 years ago by his soldiers in the Busento river bed in southern Italy. They diverted the river to a new channel, buried him and his treasure, then returned the waters. Prisoners dug the grave and were killed so the Romans would not discover it.
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