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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 26, 1917
Page
2
The Newberg Graphic lists H Woodward as Editor and Publisher and notes Thursday publication from the Graphic Building at 0 First Street with office and residence phone numbers. The paper is entered at the Newberg Oregon post office as second class matter.
The item notes gardens and crops would benefit from a soaking rain but rain is unlikely this late in the season. It also comments on corn prices and argues substituting corn pone for wheat bread offers little gain at current prices.
The article notes the U S average is one car per 29 people. Iowa leads with one per 11, California one per 12, Nebraska and South Dakota one per 13, Arkansas 1 per 116. It also mentions mulberries left by H A Dimon and contrasts Oregon forests with fruit bearing trees in Ohio and Mississippi valley states.
A copy of the first issue of The Ship Builder and Marine News from Portland editors Claude L. Simpson and M. H. David arrives for review. The note highlights the ship building industry’s strong momentum and potential for substantial growth in the near future.
A Graphic editor remarks on blushing when driving with a neighbor’s daughter, fearing misperception. He notes the girl believes her attire fashionable while criticizing mothers for teaching modesty and proper clothing to young women.
Ernest Mcleod Curry of Sherwood objects to a Graphic article claiming Canada and Australia exceed the United States in population and commerce. He cites a misreading of an American Review of Reviews piece titled Coming Problems of the Pacific and requests clarification.
Graphic reader warns of the dangerous effects of the picture play The Birth of a Nation and cites an Oregon Journal editorial from last week.
The Journal cites the Birth of a Nation as fueling race hatred and mob law amid East St. Louis violence. It notes the film’s influence on public sentiment and warns against theater propaganda. The piece also covers 1917 Dutch butter cheese and egg exports to Germany and U S efforts to curb food shipments through neutral routes.
An editorial from the Hillsboro Independent notes the NEA favoring simplified spelling but predicts most readers and businesses will stick to traditional spellings. It argues spelling is not simple and people resist being seen as different, citing examples from newspapers and everyday letters.
President Wilson’s embargo on feeding Germany via neutral traders prompts Dutch protests while the United States pledges aid if Dutch exports are shielded. Dutch records show their government urges self reliance, insisting Dutch supplies stay at home for hungry citizens.
Chas Ramsey returns from Alberta country while Frank and Mrs Johnson plan to move to Newberg for work with Chase and Linton Gravel Co. J A George visits from Portland to see Sylvan Strait home. W A Wells and daughter from Astoria stay with sister Dora Moore for summer. The Boys Athletic Club hosted a pleasant gathering at Wallace Smith's home with games music and five gallons of ice cream.
A practical article defining calory as a heat unit and linking calories to food fuel for the body. It lists examples of calories in common foods, estimates daily needs for a 154 pound man, and notes protein requirements and variability in protein types.
The giant Goliath of Gath who taunted Israel for forty days is said to have stood six cubits and a span tall. If a cubit is twenty one inches the figure becomes ten and a half feet, slain by David according to I Samuel chapter seventeen.
A historical portrait of the Peter and Paul Fortress in Petrograd known as Russia's Bastile. The article recalls imprisonments and torture from dynastic and revolutionary eras, including Alexis, Catherine II, Karakozoff, and Kropotkin, noting strict confinement and rare exceptions for scholars.
The phrase sublime porte denotes the government of the Turkish empire. It originates from the gateway of Constantinople's outer court where justice was believed to be administered.
The piece of lead, less than an ounce, cost the world immense money and lives, triggering World War I after a Serb youth shot Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The Detroit Free Press argues this tiny projectile should teach restraint and peace, serving as a silent monument to the cost of war.
The Detroit Free Press notes fogs and especially ocean fogs provide essential moisture for California bean fields. While rain is sporadic and fields are dry farmed, fogs furnish the right degree of moisture that supports crop growth and serves as a valuable natural fertilizer.
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