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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 11, 1904
Page
4
The Newberg Graphic notes Newberg’s growth through wind or weather and reports on local option liquor vote discussions, Portland influence on congress races, and a rising rural telephone network expanding across the valley. It urges fair coverage and civic duty in the campaign.
The Dalles Chronicle argues Mr. Hermann remains earnest for Oregon, filling Tongue’s unexpired term and deserving a new two year mandate. It cites Hermann’s proven success on river and harbor appropriations and warns against replacing him to test his capability.
A Washington correspondent notes anxiety over obsolete clerks and proposes pensioning them off at sixty funded by a dedicated fund. The idea aims to ease government staffing while providing support to long-serving employees.
The speaker criticizes current officeholders who prefer to spend earnings and borrow at five percent monthly then rely on government support in old age. He contends they claim taxpayer backing after long, high salary work, praising Congress as generous to retirees.
The Milton Eagle laments a rider on the Lewis and Clark appropriation bill forcing Sunday closure of the exposition. It notes most Oregonians oppose this objection and praises those who defend Sunday closing as a sacred principle.
McMinnville March 7 1904 letter invites each locality to join a county exhibit run by a county board with one member from each area. A meeting is set at McMinnville City Hall March 15 to organize and arrange staff literature and attendants with help from the Lewis and Clark Woman's Club and local citizens.
Yamhill county exhibit features noted by J C Murrow and Max Omer with LaFayette items. Town updates include illnesses, property sales on Piety Hill to R C Henry, and remodeling near the depot. Residents Hills return from the east preferring Oregon rain to Kansas blizzards. A Mr Robbins from the Columbia buys the local gin mill business and moves into Mrs Edson’s north Lafayette property.
For sale eight and one third lots with fruit including peaches pears plums apples cherries grapes and other small fruit. A six room house good barn outbuildings and a top buggy. Bargain must be sold. Mrs. E. M. Hopson Newberg Oregon.
Ad claims DeWitt’s little early risers are safe for children and cure biliousness. It asserts perfect safety, no gripe or sickness, and that users prefer them to all other pills. The copy ends with a proverb about fate and place in the world.
The Chicago firm E. C. DeWitt & Co. produced the original genuine witch hazel salve for cuts burns and eczema. Counterfeits exist some dangerous while others are worthless. Purchasers should look for the E. C. DeWitt & Co. name on the box and a cure is assured. Sold by F. H. Caldwell & Co.
Prices for shingles drop with Spaulding Logging Co. Extra Star A. Star earns about 1.80 per unit as standard shingles trade at 1.25 and 1/12-tf.
The Newberg Meat Market advertises free delivery and a full range of fresh meats including bacon and lard. They emphasize in house buying to offer the best meats the valley affords and sign as Stanley and Bonn of Newberg Meat Co. A testimonial extols One Minute Cough Cure curing a severe lung cough and pneumonia risk claimed by Mrs. Gertrude E. Fenner of Marion Indiana. Sold by F. H. Caldwell & Co.
Porter and Larkin advertise new soft hat blocks, showcasing updated styles and materials for the season. The notice highlights comfort, durability, and fashion appeal for customers seeking modern headwear options.
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