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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1891
Page
2
Passenger and freight rates to all points available from Company B Frissell, agent in Newberg. Listed times include Newberg to Portland departures in the morning and evening with connections and local stops at Mortland Ar Newberg Ar Portland times throughout the day.
In a Newberg Oregon issue from June 15 1891 editors note Tacoma fights Sunday closing of fa coons. Marion county grand jury clears McMahan of the Wood burn Independent. Sailor news includes fiery Japanese arriving in Portland on the steamship Zambesi. A remark on tea drink preference in land permission talks follows. Mention of tobacco affecting nerves and 1000 pounds requested by the state insane asylum board for inmate use. A horticulture chief for the world’s fair is anticipated later this century, with wire pulling noted as valued.
The piece urges continued use of fruit shows to promote the valley, notes California influence on bureau leadership, and announces a new monthly horticultural journal edited by KE R Lake in Verthind. It argues for strong local support to advance education and fruit industry while preserving public interest in fairs and exhibitions.
The Oregon School Journal takes the place of the Compendium at Roseburg. It is proper that there should be a state school paper, and the Journal should prosper if teachers in the district recognize its importance and support its success.
The article argues that recent gambling case developments threaten the Prince of Wales' succession while asserting the monarch’s influence is comparable to past sovereigns. It contends liberal monarchy would breed corruption and cites Dom Pedro’s Brazil as a cautionary parallel.
The piece ridicules a northern exploration venture led by Lieutenant Penny who, with his wife and a dozen men, plans a Greenland summer and winter. It contrasts romantic scientific aims with harsh realities and hints at possible government rewards for failure. It also laments protective laws harming fruit growers while birds escape accountability.
A public critique denounces a group formed to teach foreign creeds under Catholic guidance in English speaking lands. It argues one language and one doctrine of liberty, warning that permitting foreign customs endangers national values and labels such teaching as treason.
An overwhelming Portland victory for a nonpartisan ticket is hailed as a fresh start for city government. The piece argues reforms will curb corrupt police and firemen influence, calling for an end to bossism and urging state unity with Oregon’s capital city. The Newberg Guardian criticizes Northwest funeral directors’ price gouging and a regional trust that fixes prices, predicting local competition will emerge as forbearance ends.
The article argues that annual fairs boost fruit land investment and valley advertising, noting small exhibit costs yield widespread benefit. It urges keeping a two to three day fair this fall for social ties and community acquainting as newcomers arrive and opportunities thin.
An eastern visitor condemns the capital city for Sabbath desecration praising its status as a center of flowers churches and fruit while urging stronger condemnation of Sunday baseball and similar pastimes in the future.
An exchange describes California’s Bidwell orchard in Butte County as covering 1500 acres. General John Bidwell, early pioneer linked with Sutter and Fremont, owns vast peach, plum, and pear plantings with notable varieties. The 200 acre vineyard yields 57,218 White Muscat vines among others while three packing houses and sun curing support large-scale fruit canning and sun drying operations employing hundreds.
The text explains how healthy, well matured fruit stores best and longest, requiring sound growth, proper season, and careful handling. It discusses soil, climate, and timing to prevent decay, with guidance on sweet potatoes stored in cool, frost-free cellars after full maturity to maintain quality.
The text argues against late planting and improper storage, stressing proper harvest timing, cooling to dormancy, and a stable cool, dark, slightly damp environment to prevent ripening and decay. It cites Jaure I in Rainy, Ky, from American Garden.
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