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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1919
Page
4
A Newberg Graphic excerpt reflects on Willamette Valley blossoms and a wartime tobacco controversy. Clarence E. Woods argues against the Tobacco Trusts' campaign to supply soldiers with cigarettes, detailing perceived propaganda and health risks. He cites his background as a former mayor and explosives inspector.
Daniel C. Roper and deputy B C Keith publish a plan to shift prohibition losses into industrial alcohol use. They cite a $1.0 billion liquor revenue gap and propose expanding grain alcohol production for paints chemicals perfumes and fuels while preserving tax on industrial alcohol and diverting breweries to non beverage industries to recover revenue. They note U S production potential far exceeds prewar levels with policy support.
Public interest rises over proposed bonding of Jitneys to be voted on at next Monday’s city council meeting. The measure stems from a Portland Newberg company and may burden local Jitney drivers. The column notes springtime poetry and a reader's verses.
The text urges Oregon farmers to grow sorghum for molasses, arguing it adapts as well as corn and yields higher quality syrup than market brands. It notes current local shortages of eastern-sourced syrups and criticizes state exports of money, including automobiles, as a loss to the local economy.
The piece discusses post prohibition shifts in American fiction you must adapt scenes once centered on saloons and drink. It questions how crime centers and bold western villains will be portrayed without liquor and whether literature can rise to a higher plane.
The article explains how the Tobacco Trust manipulated government wartime funds and public sentiment. It contrasts the claim of aiding soldiers with cigarettes given under charity drives, arguing the practice served private interests rather than genuine support for troops.
Dialogue between Miss Cayenne and a man about marriage and travel. She dismisses suitors who stay near, preferring a partner who travels far beyond Baltimore.
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