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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1920
Page
4
The July 29 1920 Newberg Graphic reports fine weather aiding grain ripening. It notes no call for a Johnson family reunion after Jack returned from Mexico and mentions editor and publication details.
Editorial notes are truncated this week due to Chautauqua events and the bulky linotype machine causing delays in the composing room. The column previews upcoming features and reflects a lighter, hurried production pace.
It seems Lipton, a seasoned sportsman, could not capture the cup this time yet he played the game as a hero.
The rising fatal accidents at railroad crossings push toward converting crossings to overhead or below track structures, signaling a long-term shift in rail safety.
Regional shock across the state as the jail break ends in the murder of Sheriff Til Taylor. Taylor’s murder sparks calls for swift capture of suspects and full accountability.
Capper's Weekly notes Detroit sugar at 32 cents per pound while Canada offers 16 cents. The item invites explanation of the price difference and market factors behind the disparity.
Los Angeles boosters say frequent tremblers push tourists and others to seek safer pastures as bank deposits drain away, though any shake-up could still bring first page newspaper attention.
Anecdotes of geniuses across centuries showing child prodigies in literature and learning. Mentions include Tasso in Italy before nine, Louis de Bourbon at eight, Pascal's early treatises, John Stuart Mill and Ruskin as children. Notes Trilby’s later fame and revival alongside Du Maurier.
George Du Maurier was a versatile artist and writer born in Paris on March 6 1834 and died in 1896. He trained in Paris and Holland before joining the Punch staff in London where he worked for 36 years and became renowned as a master of caricature illustration and literary talents. He was the son of a naturalized Englishman who fled France during the Reign of Terror. His life was described as ideally happy with a loving family and a promising career in the arts.
The American Forestry Magazine notes fox squirrels defend themselves aggressively when cornered and can deter small dogs. It also reports War Department air service patrols in three months logged 745 flights over 92 606 miles with six routes covering high value national forests and 9 million acres surveyed.
Former President Taft owns a walking stick said to be 250000 years old. Professor W S Foster of Spokane found a peat bed stump in the Alberta glacial drift near Old Man River valley. Geologists estimated the stump at a quarter of a million years, and Spokane residents later had a cane fashioned from the wand as a gift for Taft.
A London Answers note surveys the Lord's day observances act and bans on Sunday trade. It highlights exemptions for farmers surgeons cab drivers and Jews while noting enforcement requires consent from officials and magistrates. The piece ends by quoting sellers’ loud horn advertisements and rival marketing tactics.
A Philadelphia Press piece argues canaries suffer from constant noise in captivity. It notes motorboats, airplanes, autos, and trains as examples of ear-splitting sounds stressing the bird and calls for consideration by anti cruelty groups.
Manchester Guardian notes an error in a Westminister Palace fresco showing the Mayflower with a Union Jack, pointing out the Union Jack dates to 1800 while the Mayflower sailed in 1620. The piece critiques art’s link to spiritual and ethical growth in music and society.
A prison chaplain newly assigned to duties congratulates a large prison chapel audience. Another chaplain, noted for blunt speech, presents a typewritten address delivered in a southern federal prison last Sunday. He recalls performing last rites for a person who sat in the same congregation weeks earlier, now executed.
A Los Angeles Times piece extols the owl as a crucial natural pest controller. It notes owls hunt at dusk and dawn, have keen night vision, and provide immense agricultural value by reducing harmful rodent populations.
The article recalls the old gleaning practice in England where windmills faded and bells mark gleaning times. In some parishes near London the harvest bell sounds at 9 am and 5 pm to signal start and end of gleaning and each gleaner family pays a penny to the bell ringer.
The puffin is described as a small sturdy bird under a foot tall with a strong beak. It digs burrows up to four feet deep for nests, making capturing it a difficult task due to sharp bites and claws. The species persists on remote rookeries where other birds have vanished.
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