31 Jul 1891
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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1891
Page
1
OCR text shows scattered medical claims and product mentions from San Francisco in the 1889 1890 period. Phrases reference rheumatism cures, bottles, and deliveries with partial dates and names, but the readable portions are fragmentary and uncertain.
Church notices list service times for several denominations including a VOKs parish and a Presbyterian church with regular Sunday and Wednesday meetings. Evangelical church announces a regular third Sunday service and Sabbath school each Sunday. Youth group and devotional sessions appear, with event dates scattered and a women’s auxiliary meeting noted.
Railway notice detailing connections from Portland to California and beyond. Includes stations, through cars, sleeper service, and via Grand Central and Willamette Valley lines. Lists departure times, fares, and contact details for ticketing and reservations.
Pacific Coast notices include The Charleston ordered to sail to Honolulu. Spokane plans a brewery with 10,000 capital. Colorado River break pours water into the desert. Tacoma cable cars soon. Los Angeles directory lists 70 names. San Francisco and San Diego crime, mining, and railway updates.
The Register and Receiver of Public Lands at Lewiston Montana open mineral applications for the abandoned Fort Mellinnis reservation and apply the same terms as other public lands. Advices note a 0.58 cent per kilogram levy on Peruvian lard and new metric marking rules for shipped goods. The State Department tracks the Eastport fishermen case and details from the U S consul in Canada may prompt steps with Great Britain. Delegates to the Vienna congress report on imperial postal union changes including Australian colonies joining, new international postal cards, lower registry fees, larger packages, and anti counterfeit measures.
German military circles show strong interest in the new explosive called cerasit, tested at Presburg with results claiming twice the force of dynamite and a safe, detonation free explosion. The substance promises use in firearms and has drawn attention at the Prague and Presburg tests.
Eastern items report McGlynn’s probable return to service. The note mentions the Sub Treasury scheme, German capital seeking U.S. investments, a Hamlin monument in Bangor, and a Philadelphia hall statue savings. Several items cover politics, finance, and territorial changes, with multiple named figures and places cited.
A collage of short notes references varied figures from US law to European royalty. Olive Woohanan of St Louis is singled as the only female US Marshal. Queen Victoria governs a vast population. Chamberlain, Mrs. Logan, and Baron de Gondoruts appear in passing, with links to theatres, libraries, and global affairs.
Robert Howe was arrested in New York and charged with a $10,000 diamond robbery from February. Walter Weresford and Cicere Anderon were implicated in saloon violence. Anderon killed Dennis Ryan before killing himself. Dennis Jolneon shot two policemen while resisting arrest at a Kentucky saloon. A large crowd destroyed a saloon in Greenfield Vermont after a court sentencing. Mason Mornly and the county treasurer received five years in prison. Rev Henry F Sutherland faced a mail decency charge. Mason Bradfield was found guilty of notoriety in Los Angeles for the Dye killing amid insanity claims.
Reported actions include Russia boosting navy to 22 ships and grain imports work, cholera and plague in Mecca, Italy women and Ireland's plan campaign, Prussia gender imbalance, and Baron Hirsch holdings. Also notes Pope, British reforms, and AustroGerman trade debates amid global unrest.
Wholesale trade remains active in Portland with steady interior demand for groceries and strong local demand for fruit. Peaches and tropical fruit are in good supply and blackberries arrive more freely. eggs receipts rise slightly as wool and wheat markets show little change.
A butcher ad lists meats and prices including dressed beef at 3 percent, dressed mutton at 8 percent, ham from Oregon at 10 to 12 percent, breakfast sausages at 12 13e, and various other varieties priced per pound or per unit, indicating a regional meat market lineup.
Value ranges for dry hides and selected pelts across weight classes and quality grades. Prices show per pound rates for wool and pelts, tallow and shearings, with geographic references to Willamette Valley and Eastern Oregon and notes on conditions and shrinkage.
An American surgeon touring Europe observed peasant wounds heal after being licked by dogs and hypothesized a strong healing power in canines. He opened a canine hospital in Switzerland, using breeds to treat ailments, a practice that could spread among visitors to Europe and beyond.
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