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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1896
Page
2
The Newberg Graphic notes Kate Field’s Honolulu death and local election results in Yamhill county. It mentions populists bi metalists and Jonathan Bourne Jr carrying the election, Republicans electing John K Wright and Henry Morris, and tor nado vs fire loss statistics. It comments on post office ambitions and rural grazing freedoms.
The Pittsburg convention nominated Joshua P. Levering for president and Hale Johnson for vice president. The silver issue split the delegates with the free silver plank defeated 436 to 300 and threats of a bolt from the free silver faction.
The article explains how delegates are allocated by electoral votes and state representation, noting total delegates around nine hundred eighteen with two thirds needed for nomination in some cases. It covers Democratic precedents, potential rule changes, and the role of the national committee in shaping conventions amid currency and silver disputes.
The Youth's Companion discusses how credentials committees lack time for full inquiries and biases influence outcomes. It notes fractional votes for contested delegates in past Democratic and Republican conventions, examples of half, one sixth, and five sixths allocations, and the erosion of the unit rule as individual delegate action gains footing since 1880.
The fruit crop is damaged by April frosts and cool rain, with pruning and prune trees hardest hit. Peaches, apricots and pears suffer. apples and cherries vary by locality. Strawberries ripen rapidly with raspberries, blackberries and gooseberries abundant. rain may end unsettled weather before week’s end.
Property transfers list multiple deeds and parcels in Yamhill County Oregon, with names such as Frischkorn, McCaskey, Disbro, Slade, and Crawford, among others, reflecting land chains and town plots. The item includes a note on state Sunday School convention in Portland with travel details and delegate credentials.
The National Matte Smelter offers a simple two to eighty ton per day method to mat and concentrate pyritic ores without lead ore or external fuel. It uses the ore's sulfur as fuel, requires a crusher and a small blast fan, and yields about 90 percent slag, 8 percent matte, and 2 percent base bullion.
A furnace model reduces sulphur in concentrates or crude ores at a nominal cost to produce a matte of merchantable quality. It removes the flaming top issue by shrinking free sulphur, enabling use of drier higher grade ores and better overall furnace control. Printed setup and operation directions with pricing are available by application. National Oxeano Repueries Co. St. Louis Mo. USA.
A condensed 1896 column discusses spousal kindness and patience with a nod to Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for home health. It then extols the bicycle as crucial for women's empowerment and practical mobility, noting fashion and independence gains.
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