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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1907
Page
4
Entered as second class matter at the Newberg Oregon post office. Sued every Thursday morning Woodward W C Woodward Battersend Publishers. Thursday March 31 1907. Grass is now green enough and of sufficient growth to begin to make the cows smile. Yet a wind shift to the north reminds us winter still lingers in spring.
E B Piper, managing editor of the Oregonian and judge of the contest, comments on Miss Romig’s oration published in this issue. His Sunday Oregonian remarks are noted as worthy of notice in the Graphic.
Since the low passenger rates began on the first of the month, homeseekers are reported to be pouring into Oregon at about a thousand per day. The state's present population is small given its area and resources, yet this growth offers a strong opportunity for newcomers.
A warning to Oregon real estate men urges a friendly approach to home seekers. It condemns harsh tactics that drive customers away and risk bringing the industry into disrepute, noting such attitudes push buyers toward competitors.
Pacific College relies on tuition and donations from devoted friends with modest salaries for faculty. Yet it boasts a strong record in oratorical contests, winning four medals in fourteen competitions against seven other institutions, some funded by state treasury resources.
A freshman woman won the state intercollegiate oratorical contest at McMinnville, besting seven contestants including several seasoned male rivals. The Oregonian notes there was no sex factor, only a well chosen theme and clear, simple development.
The Oregonian lauds Miss Romig for delivering the best college orator contest essay on child labor. It praises her knowledge, ease of expression, and human interest, noting others could match her quality with a living, definite theme and thorough study.
Rev Chas Baldwin led services at the schoolhouse Sunday. Mr and Mrs H Palmer were ill but improving. J C Wills is reported on Mrs Andrews at the Ridgways home slowly improving. Gladys Paulsen celebrated her tenth birthday with friends at her home. Marguerite Johnson hosted seven birthday guests for a pleasant afternoon. Some thought they heard wedding bells but it was a mistake.
School report shows 39 pupils enrolled, 713 days attended, 67 days absent, and tardy count zero. Students neither absent nor tardy include Stella Hubbard Lisle Hubbard Eva Hadley Paul Lewis Jennie Burke Delle Hillard Maggie Burke Lester Gumm Mary Mills Frank Burke Esther Wotan Alfred Hobson. R W Swink principal Mabel Rus assistant. Names appear for a marriage notice: Sarah M Martin 66 to John W Covert 62. Mabel A Comic 19 to Roy H Wassam 21.
A. W. Macy reflects on dignity, nature, silence, counsel, and virtue. He comments on minding one’s own business, inner self, home as life’s center, and the dangers of overreaching inferences. He cites Holmes on wealth and family dynamics across generations.
A lengthy record of real estate transfers showing multiple transactions in McMinnville Willamina Dayton and Dundee Orchard Homes. Names include Christina Peterson Hans Peterson Henry Petit Jennie Larkin Harry Littlefield J M Atkinson F C Craven Augusta Lierman James Buckley Oscar Lierman Eliza Hutchens Soren Paterson Christopher Burch Leroy Graves Albert Reinholz Gotthardt Werth Rachel Franklin Chas Saunders W R Haynes and others. Monies range from $1000 to $6800 with parcels in sec townships and various additions. A testimonial for Ballard's Snow Liniment appears at the end dated March 24 1902.
Henry Croll Jr of Beaverton Michigan Hardware advertises a remedy sold by C F Moore during travel in Suffolk Virginia. The text notes the product is scarce on steam ships or cars and urges purchase while available locally.
A man says his temper stays calm toward his wife because his taxes have increased. He frames the tax hike as the reason for his restraint and avoids anger at home.
In Ava Missouri Mrs S Ruppee praises Dr King s New Discovery after her son suffered severe lung trouble. A druggist testimonial notes the product saved his life with a guaranteed cough and cold remedy priced with a trial bottle offered free.
Warns against letting a cold run its course toward pneumonia and promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a prompt cure. States remedy combats acute throat and lung troubles and is sold by C. F. Moore.
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