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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1889
Page
1
A wide panorama of reports from across the United States and abroad. Notes on floods and losses, political events, crime and trials, weather, industry and transport, plus cultural and social items involving notable individuals and institutions.
The Pacific Coast page surveys fires at Vancouver W T and Sacramento jail, wheat shipments, desertion and crime, town development in Spokane Falls and Vancouver, and regional concerns from Los Angeles to Moscow. It notes a drought of honey, kennel shows, a new university, a dent in dog tax repeal, and agricultural tips about wheat, crops, and dairy industries.
Market reports show provisions firm and fruits abundant in Portland with cheap produce but drought fears east of the Cascades. Salmon packs lag, while Alaska cannery profits rise. prices for meats, dairy, grains, and vegetables vary across regions. Also included are brief society items and cultural notes from New York and Washington.
A collage of snappy excerpts from periodicals features puns about romance, politics, and social manners. Jokes touch on fashion, marriage, professionalism, and travel, with sharp asides and light satire from various magazines and papers.
A survey of intricate pieces including violet lace motifs with diamond dew drops on rings and pins, enamel daisies with diamond centers, a Russian Eastertide scene on a silver hand mirror, Resurrection scenes on a prayer book, and novel animal and floral designs in pins, brooches, and paper weights.
A portly gentleman at an art show is approached by a young painter who notes the man’s lively interest in pictures. The man replies he is not a painter but a patent medicine manufacturer, revealing a humorous misunderstanding captured by the Marchant Traveler.
The piece argues that while Beethoven and the piano reveal a refined music, a deeper unwritten harmony exists in nature itself. It claims that true listening requires only a soul, not instruments or skill, to hear the evolving themes in wind, sea, trees, birds, and all surroundings.
A Chicago Herald item recounts sea shark lore shared among sailors and officers. Stories include a monster shark swallowing a wheel, a knife edge rescue from a sinking ship, and a dramatic near-miss as crew jabs at fish to regain propulsion in Honolulu harbor.
A ladies paper suggests slicing onions and placing them in the room to neutralize the odor of fresh paint, then recommends adding another vat of paint to finish the task.
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