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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1911
Page
2
Dallas visitors and Newberg residents mingle at church events and family gatherings. W. C. T. U. holds meetings, medal contests, and basket meals. several residents plan or enjoy trips to Portland and Salem. Numerous property transfers, purchases, and orchard activities are listed for Newberg and nearby towns.
Mrs W J Gordon, Miss Anna L Christopher, and Miss Rose I Young visited Dundee at Chautauqua. George Ryan returned from a coast trip. Mr and Mrs Wm Wilson and Mr and Mrs George Wilson came back Saturday from a week at Pacific City. George Waggoner made a business trip to Portland. Mr and Mrs Booker and Herald returned from Chautauqua outing. Mrs M F Spencer and family are two weeks camping at Otterbrook. Mrs Cyrene Palmer will build a new home in Dundee. Miss Albina Page Merle McElvoy and Miss Kirkwood from Portland were guests.
The Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company ordered Western Electric equipment for a 90 mile Portland to The Dalles circuit. Telephone now surpasses telegraph on over 48,000 miles of railroad track in the U.S., with many trunk lines using the system. A Railway Superintendents of Telegraph meeting in Boston saw telephones replacing telegraph for train movements as imminent.
Transfers include McMinnville parcels to Jesse F Clifford and Frank L Carter, Stewart and Hanna lands to C M Hariburt and Henry Ritzen, Willamina lots in Renshaw addition to Carey, Dayton Oaks Fruit Farm lots to G Co burn, and Wheatland lots sold to Mollie Brookman. Total values range from 10 to 86000 dollars with multiple tract descriptions and county-road extract.
By Wm. F. Fenton a brisk verse urges starting hay harvest at dawn. It blends work and play as it declares hay weather a five day spell, calling readers to cut and cure the hay without delay.
In a tale from the Saturday Evening Post a discouraged drug clerk meets a pushy partner who envisions a grand drugstore with marble fountains and mahogany counters. The plan foresees a century of dominance within a quarter mile of rivals. The piece ends with a comic exchange over a song used to draw crowds at a theater.
Mrs Blinks warns her husband John that her bank may be in trouble after a check for 25 dollars is returned with No funds. Blinks dismisses the concern, calling it one of the strongest financial institutions in the country. The exchange appears in Harper's.
A mother discovers her son’s bathing suit among items he took while tempting fate at a swim with peers. He admits he planned to swim despite being forbidden and feared giving in to temptation. The tale contrasts anticipation of failure with readiness to confess.
A humorous dialogue from Woman's Journal jokes about a husband overwhelmed by too many original ideas. The wife notes his mind is a mass of bruises due to mental overexertion and overwork.
In a dialogue from Harper's Weekly quoted in The Vernacular, Jorrocks chides Stipson for a note due last Friday. Jorrocks admits paying the bill as indorser while Stipson says he discounted it long ago, showing a casual attitude toward the debt.
A damaged OCR fragment recalls a girl forced into an unwanted match by her parents. It notes the moment the bride is asked to consent and the simple reply showing she dislikes the union, mentioning the host of the matter in a Tit-Bits context.
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