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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1899
Page
2
E B Weowwann reports on post office misspelling Oregon weather impacts on fruit trees. Youths gaining local notoriety with charcoal skills, compare Oregon to Davenport. Dewey rejects political ambitions citing naval career as more fitting for leadership.
The passage mocks attempts to frame Aguin aldo as a modern Washington with a cherry tree and hatchet story. It notes that his bargain with the Spaniards does not align with the enduring record of Washington.
A Illinois legislator proposes creating an inebriate asylum funded by a state saloon tax, arguing saloons cause vice and should support their victims. The piece also notes interest in Hanna Payne shipping bill, road improvements, and mixed fruit-crop reports after a cold snap.
The Northwest will host the National Editorial Association in July in Portland Oregon after a persuasive bid. Delegates praise Portland's enterprise and the event will span three days with tours to the Upper Willamette Valley Astoria Clatsop Beach Oregon City and potential Alaska trips.
President McKinley appoints Samuel J. Barrows, Massachusetts Congressman, to lead the Library of Congress. Reported preferred candidate Herbert Putnam could not be hired due to salary constraints. Barrows brings scholarly taste, editorial experience, tact, and public service knowledge.
The legislature enacted a law requiring twelve months of state residence after July 1 to obtain a legal divorce, replacing a three month rule. The change aims to reduce the divorce colony drawn by wealthy outsiders and its economic impact on larger towns.
The measure targets additives in milk and butter amid opposition from chemists and preservative manufacturers. It shifts public focus to protecting foods from adulteration and calls for investigations to be reported to the next Legislature. A proposed livestock commission was blocked, with the Governor reportedly opposing a commission and favoring state agencies.
The Supreme Court of Illinois sustains the Attorney General's decree ending the Pullman Palace Car Company's special status. The decree divorces the company from all but car building, selling churches schools hotels arcade market house public library and 2 000 brick residences. The brick works and streets will come under Chicago city control with priority for current employee homeowners.
The Chicago Board of Education plans a scientific test of physical strength on a thousand elementary students to determine their fatigue period. Pupils will be weighed measured and examined for physical condition while a specialized instrument called the ergo graph assesses muscle strength and endurance.
A fragment speaks of Generals Wilkinson and Burr as traitors with Wilkinson accused of lying and being a scoundrel. It notes he was suspended for a year though his utterance proved true. The verse then shifts to a playful taunt about Phyllis whose singing frightens beasts and could drive a German band to flight. Phyllis is labeled a burro.
The piece laments personal attacks on past presidents and urges a renewed respect for the presidential office. It argues that hostile rhetoric at home harms international esteem as the nation enters diplomacy abroad and questions whether foreign states will respect a nation that mud-slings its leaders.
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