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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 27, 1896
Page
2
The issue reports on Martin Shuck’s death at 92, county road improvements, and political divides in the Republican and Democratic parties over money standards. It notes Willamette river rise, fruit crop prospects in Oregon, and English debt trends. Prohibition convention lists candidates and delegates with a platform focused on liquor control.
The article notes how near the national party conventions are with few clues on the presidential pick. It recalls four years earlier when Harrison Maine and McKinley were likely Republican choices and Cleveland's Democratic nomination was foregone, reached just before the party meetings.
The two parties face no clear frontrunner as multiple favorite son candidates vie for delegates. Republicans list Allison McKinley Morton Reed with others like Harrison previously in consideration, while Democrats include Cleveland Carlie, Whitney, Matthews, Morrison, Olney, and Pattison as potential picks. Decisions hinge on geography policy stances and ballot dynamics.
A long, scattered passage estimates how Oregon with 16 000 square miles could hold multiple states by area and population, positing placements for New York Pennsylvania Maryland and others with figures suggesting room for Vermont and even Rhode Island. It also notes a death in Newberg Oregon, recounting life events and surviving relatives.
The 1896 county court circular to road supervisors urges gravel use across Oregon roads. It calls for wide culverts and minimal plowing, warns against dumping rubbish, and requires eight hours of labor, oath certification, and timely bridge repairs. Officials are urged to inspect bridges and report delinquent workers.
A Cor nish miner Henry Semmens reports a rich mineral lode near McMinnville Oregon promising gold silver nickel and copper with a potential vast acreage. Locators including H Semmens and partners shadowed land offices to secure claims while disputes and excitement grow over fraud fears and prospective assays.
The item notes Little Black Bear trading thirty horses for a bicycle. It mentions DeWitt's Little Early Risers pills and Witch Hazel Salve as cures, plus remarks on a Bank of England mustache ban and a Milwaukee Goal Government Club plan. Also promotes A. T. Hill ads and a cough cure priced at 50 cents.
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