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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1913
Page
4
Representatives of the Anti Saloon League say a state wide effort to repeal the Home Rule bill will be launched immediately. The piece notes the coming clash with the so called Home Ruin faction and predicts scrutiny of their allies.
The Globe Democrat notes Kansans tire of biting peach stones collar buttons and damaged film while they tackle a move to regulate ingredients of mince pies. The piece portrays Kansans as resourceful under stress facing a mixed proposition.
Old Woodburn Independent notes that local businessmen once hoped new venues would raise revenues but now doubt the plan. The piece suggests Woodburn may restart saloon activity after a public vote.
President J. H. Young of the Hill lines including the Oregon Electric returned from the East after conferring with top officials. He says line maps will be prepared at once to show plans for this season and hopes for the proposed extension receive favorable mention, though the outlook for work this season is not flattering.
The Graphic surveys the ongoing clash between Southern Pacific and Oregon Electric over electrification to Newberg Oregon. It notes stalled progress rumors of Elk Rock tunneling and possible pooling while Spokane style delays rattle investors and locals.
The Graphic lauds William Jennings Bryan and wife for a state dinner without wine, arguing hospitality rests on the heart not the drink. The Oregonian urges adherence to custom, while the Washington dispatches note global receptivity to the act. The piece frames Bryan as ahead of his era, challenging traditional banquets.
Good house with a large barn and a well with an engine for pumping. Lots of fruit trees. Rent cheap or accept work in exchange. Call 19a5. -H.L. Amoth.
Scrap iron and brass accepted for cash at Newberg Iron Works. Bring your metal to convert likely value into money.
A county clerk filed final naturalization papers for Peter Zurcher, a Phillips resident born August 11 1856 in Wason Switzerland. He arrived in New York in May 1884 and later settled in Washington county with a large family, attaching fifteen children to the petition.
The Hillsboro Independent reports a man born in 1891 with a oldest child born May 26, 1892 and the fifteenth child born June 6, 1912. All children remain at home except the eldest, indicating a large, still resident family.
The item notes that both publications cost one year subscriptions at two dollars and twenty five cents, each valued at 2.25. The notice lists two newspaper titles with identical annual rates.
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