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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1892
Page
2
A poem by Eugene Guard warns that summer sickness thrives in rubbish in alleys, inviting fevers and death. It laments neglect by health officers and press efforts while undertakers and physicians profit from the grim harvest.
Reports from eastern Oregon indicate a strong wheat harvest outlook while Lane County circuits court sees 110 cases this term including ten divorces. Sandy Olds is noted as ready for business at the Play Land as F H Fiaca plans a new daily in Salem, Hillsboro.
The column discusses butter prices at Burren creamery in Portland and potential expansion for butter producers, plus a Tar vote by Umatilla Indians and possible citizen status before the next election. It notes Tony Northers shifting Portland Dispatch to a morning paper, critiques a Sheridan Courier profile of a drunkard, mentions a new cracker combine, and hints at Salem candidate Givonan Mensecer seeking district judge.
A long page note discusses a Chicago Tribune compiled 1891 murder report with 5 000 killings in the United States and causes such as jealousy and resisting arrest. It urges church action at the ballot box to combat liquor’s harm and cites Jeremiah and Sheridan WCTU appeals.
In 1892 a leap year brings an extra day and the editor of the Rockville Tribune humorously laments women’s supposed right to propose. He notes men owe women for past neglect and urges Rockville beauties to seize the day by proposing, mocking secret societies and beastly princes, and inviting the editor to witness a wedding frenzy.
The Seminary youth attended the Teacher's Institute in Newberg, returning with praise for the event. J.T. Hoskins of Newberg visited Dayton, boosting a candidate for county clerk with a strong grip and presence. Warry Watkins preached creation, the bell rang, and the crowd dispersed before the creation of man, with plans to repeat next Sunday. Dayton merchants discuss daily steamers to Portland, likely favoring the enterprise. A field scene shows a farmer's plowing challenged by temperamental horses, illustrating a comic miscue between man and animal. Leyes
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