Newberg Graphic Satirical Notes on Local Figures
The May 10 1917 issue from Newberg Oregon mentions Ed Carey of Lafayette elected director of the Jersey Cattle Club at a New York meeting. It jokes about farmers telephones and vaudeville bets on Judge Wm Galloway newly appointed appraiser under the Farm Loan Act. It cites David Lloyd George as a great war leader and recalls David Starr Jordan praising Herbert Hoover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yamhill County
New York
Ed. Carey
LaFayette
Jersey Cattle Club
Galloway
Wm. Galloway
Coquille Sentinel
David Lloyd-George
David Starr Jordan
Newberg
Herbert C. Hoover
Lake County Tribune Launches In Fleetwood
L. B. Charles and Son, once residents of Newberg, start the Lake County Tribune at Fleetwood on Strahorn's railroad line. The six column folio two pages home print aims to be a money maker for The Graphic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Charles & Son
Newberg
Lake County Tribune
Fleetwood
Strahorn
Graphic
Road bond bill urged for motorists benefit
An editorial argues that every automobile owner has direct interest in the road bond bill. It says voting for the measure ensures funds paid by owners are spent on road construction, with motorists having much to gain and nothing to lose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Register
Macadam roads draw fire in editorials and railway study
The Eugene Register questions macadam road building citing Rex-Tigard and Milwaukie to Oregon City as failing to endure heavy traffic. The piece contrasts road upkeep costs with trucks and autos and argues for urban planning that avoids wasteful paving how-to.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene
Rex-Tigard
Milwaukie
Oregon City
Road upgradings face high upkeep costs without durable surfacing
The speaker argues mobile travel demand makes any road improvement wasteful unless it is hard surfaced. Other methods fail long term as maintenance costs exceed initial savings, and durability tests favor hard surface work despite higher upfront expense.
Industrial Leaders Training Echoes Carlyle Utterance
The Youths' Companion recalls Thomas Carlyle's critique of 19th century industry praising economic freedom. It notes an era that celebrated employer hiring power and the evolving thoughts on labor and industry.
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Thomas Carlyle
Bloomless Bees and Fruit Tree Hopes in Valley News
The article notes fruit trees in bloom but a lack of bees leaves pollination uncertain. It covers local visits by Thornville residents Mr. and Mrs. D S Foster in California praise for Bellevue country scenery, a May party for bride Katherine Romig hosted by Miss Ethel Morris, and a detailed update on Newbery Graphic and Oregon Palmer period offers. It also mentions prune tree treatment research by G F Mornette and a Vancouver grower suing a Portland firm over a carbolinium product that damaged trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
R. M. Caldwell and
Family
Bellevue
Columbia Highway
Woman’s Relief Corps
Mesdames Bartholomew, Byers, Wood, Farnshell
Oliver
Huntington
Vincent
Bankson
Dodge
Millard
Pearson
Mr. Oliver
Mr. Millard
Ethel Morris
Katherine Romig
Katherine Parker
G. F. Mornette
W. W. Silver
Vancouver
Washington
Portland
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Newberg Graphic
Graphic Building
First Street
Oregon
Carlyle
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Prentices
Roundhouse
Larkin-Prince Hardware Co
D.S. Foster
Thornville, Ohio
Newbery Graphic
Orlegon Palmer
San Francisco
Woolworth
Hicks
Mississippi Valley
Samuel Hicks
Trheaes
Baird
Summer Voices
Baird’s Famous Grocery Department
Baird’s
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