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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1890
Page
2
A garbled March issue reflects Oregon politics with hints of Multnomah county committees, state conventions, and Pennoyer as governor choice. It laments print limits for manuscripts, urges local industry like stoneware, and comments on migration, advertising, and rural resilience amid an eclectic village chronicle.
Alaska missionaries Elwood Weesner and wife arrived last Saturday from Dory Island and plan to work among local Indians. They stay with Vestal family while Everett Weesner attends Rcwny. Weesners intend to raise funds to build a salmon canning factory and support their mission, while Mrs. Weesner stays withVestals for up to three months.
The article traces the growth of Webster’s Unabridged from a small book to a multi volume reference. It notes 1900 additions with pictorial illustrations and a list of new works, followed by a larger revised edition with more content. It then mentions a Biographical Dictionary of nearly 19 000 names and a Gazetteer of the World with over 25 000 titles.
The First Presbyterian Church of Newborns was organized March 18 1990 with Rev A J Brown W 8 Host of Portland Elder Bird of La Payetta and Rev W A Willison assisting. Brown preached from 2 Corinthians and Eph 5 29 to a large attentive audience. The new church started with fifteen members and promising prospects.
The account describes harsh conditions in Alaska with references to fuel, travel, and labor. It notes the scarcity of white men, the presence of native workforces, and women tending homes and tasks. The writer laments rough terrain, snow, wood gathering, and the demanding winter economy.
Presbyterian services led by Rev W A Willison will include membership inquiries and Lord's Supper, with evening sermon at 7 p.m. Newberg hotels praised for travel needs as sixteen passengers arrive from various towns. Albert Roan arrives seeking contracts with Vietnamese workers for land along the river. Warnings of high water affecting traffic. livestock shipments noted and local business activity described.
The Newberg WLC T U held a Friday parlor session on Sabbath observance and an annual meeting. The group adopted a full nominating slate for department superintendents, elected officers including President Mrs A M Woodward, and scheduled the next gathering for April.
The work is widely recommended by 38 State Superintendents of Schools and leading college presidents. It dominates school book publishing with Webster as the base, boasting hundreds more words and engravings than rival dictionaries.
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