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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1921
Page
4
The Newberg Graphic notes President Harding formed a strong cabinet after months of political maneuvering. It credits Tad Hoover a former Newberg lad with securing a cabinet post, saying Hoover proved too influential to be sidelined by politicians.
A commentator notes murder rates appear to climb in Oregon following the people’s vote to restore hanging. Citing the state’s small population, the author argues the record seems notably poor and alarming.
The public service commissioners grant a telephone rate increase to the Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company and the decision meets strong approval across the state with broad public support.
The long delayed fair weather has arrived and farmers and horticulturists are making the most of it. Cooler air helps hold the blooming season back, delaying peak growth.
Postal notices from the tax collecting department depress recipients as many face higher bills this year. An average rise near forty percent over last year unsettles residents, with one Newberg taxpayer reporting a 250 percent surge on his card.
The article recalls Pacific College as the institution that provided basic education for a youth who would become a noted member of President Harding's cabinet. It argues the college has grown into a better equipped school and deserves strong local support.
The text lists George Washington and John Adams among others, noting Washington as farmer planter and surveyor, Adams a lawyer, Jefferson and Madison lawyers, Monroe a soldier who studied law, John Quincy Adams a lawyer and professor, Jackson a lawyer, Van Buren a lawyer, Harrison a soldier and territorial governor, Tyler a lawyer, Polk a lawyer, Taylor a soldier, Fillmore a weaver teacher and lawyer, Pierce a soldier and lawyer, and Buchanan.
The passage lists U S leaders and their professions, noting many were lawyers and soldiers. It highlights Warren G Harding as the first president from the newspaper fraternity, marking a historic shift in the nation's leadership pathway.
Edict compels museum visitors to pay to see famed artworks including Venus de Milo and the Mona Lisa. All galleries in Paris are pooled into a single admission system, applying to the Louvre and Luxembourg collections and other sites.
Swedish lumbermen study rafting timber from British Columbia to Europe. Rafanutes, large square timber rafts, have previously been towed from Sweden to Great Britain. London based Ocean Rafanute Syndicate sent William Olsson to investigate adapting the method to BC timber exports. Olsson sees potential for much larger rafts than Baltic shipments. BC rafts could hold 15 to 20 million feet, with individual structures carrying 4 to 5 million feet.
In 1871 Baron Rothschild advised buying French rentes before a market rebound. He noted bonds were cheap as Paris faced bloodshed. By 1894 these bonds rose to 105 and were seen as a conservative, solid investment.
The piece cites Maturin M. Ballou’s 19th century account noting Victoria’s giant mountain ash trees as the tallest in the known world, reaching 400 feet plus with 50 to 60 foot girths. It describes a Melbourne to Salg a Gippsland trip revealing these forest giants and striking scenery east of the city.
The Detroit News recalls Judge William Henry Maule a famed English bench member who halted testimony as jurors yawning and sentenced a guilty prisoner to one day imprisonment that had to be yesterday, a quip on common sense and legal form.
The piece recalls Venice as a historic gateway for central European trade with the Near East, noting the Rialto as a busy merchant meeting place. It describes Venice’s famed canals, its harbour crowded with ships, and its status as a once mighty commercial center now faded yet still renowned for beauty and the arts.
The article explains how joss sticks used in Buddhist ceremonies are made by select craftspeople. A bamboo stem is rolled in a mixture of 14 odoriferous drugs, notably aconite to guard against rodent damage and camphor to ensure steady burning.
In Concord Massachusetts a liveryman kept horses for trips and rented Duke by the hour. The owner retires rich by noting Duke shows motion without clear progress. Duke can trot five minutes under a tree while the liveryman profits by the hourly rate.
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