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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1921
Page
4
The Newberg Graphic announces its weekly Thursday edition with office location at Graphic Building 600 First Street Newberg Oregon. It states a price of $2.00 per year in advance and notes postal matter classification as second class. The date printed is Thursday March 3 1921.
In a letter to Representative Longworth of Ohio, President-elect Harding asks not to be exempt from income tax on the president’s salary. He supports paying taxes to set an example, noting $75,000 a year salary plus $25,000 for travel, and recalls Washington’s era and Congress fixing $25,000 salary.
The Belzoni Banner denounces the Vicksburg Herald's plan to award three touring cars for subscriptions, arguing contests force unwanted long subscriptions and harm the paper’s value. It criticizes pressurizing readers for prizes and urges readers to subscribe only if they value the paper.
Friday will mark a presidential transition in Washington as Wilson steps down and Harding begins his administration. Public opinion favors a strong cabinet free of presidential strings, signaling a radical shift desired by voters under the new Memocratic government.
A copy of the Chebassis Washington Bee was mailed to the Graphic with an editorial note accusing the local paving job as poor workmanship. The incident highlights community commentary on municipal road work.
Observations point to the need for careful workmanship in paving projects. Worth noting is the Warren Construction Co and past results in Newberg nine years ago which gave splendid outcomes, fueling reasonable expectations for the current contract.
Hood River Glacier warns that distrust between retailers and patrons harms the town. It urges citizens to address grievances directly, rebuild confidence, and support local merchants to preserve community spirit and economic vitality.
Col Elliston P Masters recounts a Fort Sheridan tea story about a guest in Paris charged 350 francs for twelve dinners he did not eat. The proprietor claims the extra cost covers an insult to the guest, sparking laughter and disbelief.
Louis Bert rand in L Illustrations says North Africa including Morocco and Algeria holds immense Latin antiquity. He notes many French visitors overlook the region as a spectacle and argues ruins from Volubilis to Gigbi form a vast open museum awaiting excavation.
A survey highlights that three main dialects are spoken in New York daily, with a notable Cockney echo and unique pronunciations for words like curse and bird. The piece discusses origins across neighborhoods and hints at evolving regional language shaped by the melting pot.
Roy Chapman Andrews notes the Eastern Tombs blend nature and design, with each mausoleum mirroring its occupant. Chien Lung's tomb embodies refined artistry while the empress dowager's palace shows lavish, forceful grandeur destined to age differently.
A young author submits a manuscript proposing a marriage tale where a husband tires of his wife after a year of close life, both confess their weariness, and reveal mutual fatigue. The reviewer notes this is not a new fact in life, citing B. W. Howe's Monthly.
Aviation draws much attention in Canada with reports that bellum gas from Alberta and western regions could power lighter-than-air flying machines. Motor Life notes enough gas exists to supply the British empire for years, needing only 10 percent more weight-supporting capacity than hydrogen to be equally effective.
Official statistics show French sugar consumption dropped to one eighth of prewar levels as wartime scarcity shaped lifelong habits. Big chocolate makers shift nine tenths of output to the United States and South America, making France a less profitable market.
The Philippines yields two rare fruits, the durian and the mangosteen. Durian is a large, custard cheese flavored fruit with a shiny shell on a tall elm like tree, described by Wal lace as a remarkable explorer. Mangosteen is praised for its exquisite flavor though its liquid cannot be shipped to abroad.
The American Bible Society circulated 3 752 309 volumes in 1919 with operations nonstop year round. It notes seven volumes issued every minute and highlights wartime output from 1914 to 1919 averaging 11 volumes per minute.
India has two major iron works, Bengali Iron and Steel at Kulti producing 100000 tons of pig iron monthly and Tata Iron and Steel at Sakehi near Calcutta with 20000 tons monthly. Much pig iron is refined locally into rails and structural shapes while new furnaces under construction will triple Tata’s capacity, still leaving most of India's iron and steel needs unmet.
The United States Forest Products Laboratory sees veneer log cores and clippings as valuable sources for high grade paper pulp. Red gum, yellow poplar, cottonwood, birch, tupelo, basswood and beech wastes could supply pulp stock, with several veneer yards near existing pulp mills and potential for a centralized mill if volumes stay strong.
The Oregon State Chamber of Commerce aims to populate 4,000,000 acres of currently unproductive land within three years by bringing 1,000 families to utilize water and land. The move would create about 200,000 new residents and generate roughly $1,000,000 in annual family expenditures, with broader wealth from new settlers. The effort positions land settlement as a key development strategy for the state.
Analysis shows Oregon has 16,000,000 acres of tillable land left idle. If planted at the ten year average yield of 21.9 bushels per acre, output would reach 360,400,000 bushels valued at about 1,061,200,000 dollars at 3 dollars per bushel. A population goal to double farmers could double wheat output, adding 20,400,000 bushels valued at 61,200,000 dollars.
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