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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1899
Page
2
The issue notes grain is ready for harvest with a promising yield and spring sown grain looking well. Hon James Wilson secretary of agriculture visits the Willamette valley. The Oregonian is criticized for its attacks on McKinley.
A farmer named Pague misses a week of crop work and is replaced by a boy in the office who lets the weather slip. Warm conditions prevail for a day or two as the situation impacts farm duties and planning.
The North Yambill Record misreads Graphic support as Bryan seeks renomination. The article suggests Bryan will be weaker as a candidate in 1900 than in 1906.
Sam Jones, after delivering a lecture at Gladstone Park, indicated that attacking the public school system was not the most popular topic for a lecturer in Oregon and thus omitted the subject from his Ashland talk.
The article argues McKinley faces immense duties in his early presidency, more than any since Lincoln. It notes Lincoln endured harsher denouncement, yet his memory now ranks just below Washington among the people, and asserts history will elevate McKinley as a great president too.
In a July Forum closing, W H Conn alll, a colored college president, argues the race issue in the South will persist and the Negro faces limited prospects. He warns education or wealth cannot resolve it and suggests surrender of racial pride, absorption by whites, or deportation as possible outcomes for races, not individuals.
A discussion tracing how village employment shrinks as factories and railroads centralize work in larger towns. It notes how skilled craftsman roles vanish when factories offer cheaper goods and distant markets absorb labor, with examples from bakers and meat dealers shifting to urban suppliers.
The Indianapolis Journal notes a shift from home and village produced goods to large city factories with labor saving machines. Carriage shops in villages disappear while repair shops linger. It blames aversion to hard labor and poor schooling for loafing and urges better village land and electric rail links to connect villages with cities and attract urban residents to rural homes.
A humorous column claims the melanolestes picipes or kissing bug has invaded seaside resorts and Atlantic City to kiss people including actresses. It defends the bug, jokes about public interest, and notes cautious claims about men being kissed, ending with a quaint Baltimore Sun reference.
The author argues the U S entry in the Philippines was forced by events and imperial rivals. Criticism targets pacifist pressure and calls for defending national honor, warning against yielding territory without struggle and blaming Otis for defending the ground.
The Louisville Courier-Journal condemns political opposition to the war and criticizes critics who favor pacifist stances. It argues that antiwar voices aid perceived savagery and supports continued conquest of the Philippines and Pacific influence.
An advertisement describes Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption and claims a Plainfield woman improved after six bottles. The notice also markets Electric Bitters as a cure for female ailments and general weakness with guaranteed results at C E Smith’s drugstore.
A compilation from Vamhill County Abstract Co for the week ending July 1 1899 lists numerous property transfers including parcels in Newberg Sheridan Amity and surrounding areas. Entries note buyers and sellers such as James A Shipley Walter L Cook and Mary E Paige with parcels under various lot and block identifiers and references to Masonic Cemetery and the Orchard Association. The column also mentions marriage licenses and local advertisements for remedies and road improvements along with brief notes on agriculture and public works.
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