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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1896
Page
2
Newberg Graphic notes possible Populist alignments with Democrats in the 1896 race. It cites Sen Aerge W McBride returning from Washington supporting McKinley. It reports Oregon weather, a St Louis bi metallic convention, and local business moves including H W Ross buying Echo Leader and plans for farming focus.
Ex president Harrison gains reputation as a writer after being invited to contribute a series of articles to a London magazine with freedom to choose topics and set his price. The report notes Turks butcher Armenians, killing thousands, urging Christian nations to act.
The article urges Congress to fund Willamette River improvement to enable year round navigation. It argues the river’s low water current improves transport cost and public benefit, urging new Congressmen and Senators to prioritize the project.
The writing argues making the river navigable year round would let farmers realize a higher percentage of profit than rail transport. It calls for measures and a reasonable appropriation from the coming Congress to achieve this greatly desired object.
The Rural Northwest argues against giving away common garden seeds by the federal government. It notes most seeds are poor quality, not true to name, and packages are too small to matter. The editorial suggests targeted seed programs for farmers could aid experiments and benefit commerce.
The Rural Northwest argues the Board of Regents must appoint a president with deep agricultural education experience. It warns a capable public figure for Congress may not suit campus leadership and stresses immediate familiarity with agricultural education as essential.
The New York Sun argues for women's suffrage with a plain reason tied to their work and recent changes in voting. It notes earlier limits when ballots were small and now extended, urging enfranchisement as a way to align with real patterns and economies.
Hon. Binger Hermann receives thanks for a second edition of the eleventh census abstract. The revision covers all topics in twenty five quarto volumes a three volume compendium royal octavo and a statistical atlas. It is an essential reference for any office.
A match race is set for Saturday at Irvington Park in Portland. John F. Staver of Stearns' bicycle racing team will race against Frank Frazer's pacer Chehalis, renowned for a mile under 2.10. Portland's top rider Staver draws strong local interest in this horse versus man event.
The text urges Maurice F E Bain of The Three Sisters to move his plant to Oregon City to oppose the Enterprise. Meserve praises Oregon City’s paper and claims locals are not fair in inviting a competing plant when space is limited.
Wheelmen petition prompts talk of local rules banning promiscuous cans glaze and other refuse in streets. Such ordinances would uphold decorum and protect wheelmen interests in towns.
The time when hoop poles and pumpkins were Indiana’s staples has passed. Indiana now claims Gen. Lew Wallace as the nation’s best paid prose writer and James Whitcomb Riley as the top paid poet.
A notice notes a man died in California from heat and the scarce use of water. The remark laments that even the forty-niners would be shocked to hear Californians drinking water and seeking escoes amid the drought and high temperatures.
After a few months in the newspaper business W M Cook has sold the Monmouth Monitor to J G Callison who assumes successorship under the new management.
The report notes tropical conditions and the breaking of the longest-standing age record for the town’s oldest inhabitant. No formal celebration is planned.
The Oregon Agricultural at Portland enters its second year as a bright farmer and fruit grower paper. It notes an invitation to send delegates to a second international congress for child protection in Genoa in September. A Western paper recalls a local death attributed to long term vice, a misprint that still paints such ends. The reporter awaits President Cleveland’s stance on the Chicago platform and Bryan’s nomination, a hot topic for resale.
The Indianapolis Journal notes that elected men, from laborers to magnates, share a common devotion to home life. It argues that honesty and family devotion shape public virtue, and praises William Jennings Bryan for his domestic life despite political differences.
The notice touts Wilbur's Blood Purifier for ring worm eczema and other skin ailments at $1.00 a bottle. It also reports Emma Nebon of Susanville found after seven days missing during July Fourth, miraculously safe. A testimonial from Eli Hill praises DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for twenty five years of piles.
The Yamhill County court appoints C E Branson as deputy surveyor under County Surveyor Maloney. The item notes other local matters including land development by N E Kegg a six room cottage on Fifth street, and various community updates from the region.
The Corvallia Times notes a No 10 wheat variety from the Oregon Agricultural College showing early maturity and resilience to bad weather. Anecdotes report quick relief from bowel troubles with Chamberlain's remedies and strong endorsements for DeWitt's Colic and Cholera Cure, with local druggists selling various tonics and cough cures.
For sale a 40 acre farm six miles from Newberg with half in cultivation and good water. Price 600 dollars. For particulars inquire at Graphic office, 11 Laf.
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