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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1908
Page
4
The Newberg Graphic urges readers to clear arrears on subscriptions after a post office rule. it stresses civic pride and urges a "cleaning up" day before grass grows, highlighting mayoral action and community effort for an attractive town.
A writer questions how travelers judge towns by station surroundings and compares Yamhill county towns to California. The piece notes Newberg station areas look dingy, while California towns show cooperation between citizens and railroads with tidy grounds and avoided rubbish.
At an executive committee meeting in Chicago a large fund was pledged to fight Sunday closing and the prohibition movement. The text argues such efforts widen support for ending the saloon system and calls for expanding the fund.
A proposed increase in saloon license fees in Salem drew strong opposition from saloon men who frightened the city council. The passage suggests Salem’s slow response to reform and implies the city remains in a long complacent state on the saloon issue.
The town of Aurora with three hundred inhabitants approves closing one saloon this year to reduce outlets. Citizens may have to walk a block between drinks, a hardship for some, as reform meets local resistance.
An injunction notes a shift in wording from Look out for number one to Statement No. 1. The change reflects stricter clarity in political matters and formal documentation across Oregon.
Statement No 1 was rejected at the Republican convention in McMinnville on Wednesday by a vote of 175 to 25.
The Oregon supreme court upholds a ten hour workday for women in stores shops and factories claiming relief for workers. The piece questions the impact on young women doing housework and imagines daily routines from dawn to dusk, ending with a hopeful note that some day real rest may come.
For the month ending February 28 Spring Brook public school reports 41 students enrolled with 756 attendance days and 61 absences. The 15 students with perfect punctuality were Roy Shires Lisle Hubbard Ina Wallen Sewell Newhouse Paul Mills Louise Henriot Marks Mills Maggie Burke Clifford Wallen Mary Mills Lester Gamm Wendell Wotan Willard Mills Goldie Gamm and Lewis Justice. Principal R. W. Swink and Assistant Masev Rush.
Births include a ten pound boy born Feb 28 to Mr and Mrs W A Coverdale. Mare loss reported by Mrs A J Gill. C J Mendenhall plans coastal move. Ethel Gill wed Cal Hutchens Mar 1 at bride’s parents home. Next Sat Mar 7 Pleasant View school house hosts clerk election and wood bid session. Literary society meets at school house next Fri. M H Pinney’s saw mill nearing completion. W F Hazenberg visited the city this week. Graphic and Oregonian $2.25, Graphic and Journal $2.
The article stresses that delicate watch parts must stay clean and lubricated to prevent wear and loss of accuracy. It says grit and gum accumulate, causing pivot grinding, and recommends a professional cleaning every eighteen months to disassemble, clean, reassemble, and regulate the movement for perfect performance.
O H Cone deceased filed a final account in Yambill County Oregon. The county court of Yambill is set to hear March 2 1908 at 10:00 a.m. The administrator and heirs are notified to appear in McMinnville to show cause why the account should not be settled and the estate finally settled.
Newberg Transfer Co announces a Spring Truck to handle pianos and musical instruments with care. The firm offers drag work, furniture moves, baggage delivery to the depot, and garden plowing. Orders may be left at Hortons office or by phone at Bell 343 or Mutual 248.
New telephone directories printed and available. Stromberg Carlson telephones offered for sale with installments. Also stock shares available and extra parts for sale. S. J. Madson, Mutual phone 18 3.
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