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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1899
Page
2
A quirky literary note from Indian Spolls Journal in Newberg Oregon. The piece wryly surveys spring antics with lines about robins, a biking girl, and a farmer. It blends humor and pastoral images in a playful regional vignette.
A local note announces that the sweet girl graduate will be having her day through late June. The event details, dates, and officials are not fully provided in the readable text.
In a lighthearted column the writer notes the embalmed beef inquiry has wrapped up before hotter weather. a playful remark about a cyclone record race with "old Mizoorv" gaining on Kansas in recent years.
The text notes a nationwide push by Fourth of July committees after Dewey and suggests Oregon's season brevity could require postponing Independence Day celebrations to September. It reflects humorous political and civic commentary from a newspaper page.
The note questions a prior moisture discrepancy and asks where Col Funston learned to swim noting Kansas norms about boys bathing. It implies curiosity about training and regional attitudes toward water use and bathing practices.
J Wheelock Marsh the Forest Grove postmaster has assumed control of the Hatchet plant which he sold to Austin Craig four years ago when appointed postmaster.
An Illinois town reports a man bought another man’s wife for three dollars and a hat, while in Oregon a common local custom is cited where men pay far more to divorce or remove wives.
A new law in South Carolina requires the county where a lynching occurs to pay relatives of the victim 2000. The provision could strain county budgets and risk increasing payouts in racial violence cases.
A Columbus police judge sentenced two boys to four months of Sunday school. The timing coincides with the opening of fishing season, making the sentence more notable to local residents.
A horse once sold for $50 now commands about $100. The animal remains spirited and mounts easily, keeping pace with bicycles and the trolley, illustrating rising demand and resilient vitality.
The note combines a biblical phrase about eagles gathering with a distorted line about a jug and detection by red nosed topera figures. It lacks coherent event or identifiable entities to summarize as a news item.
A. J. Apperson of McMinnville is appointed receiver of the Sitka Alaska land office. He is a lifelong Republican and during the last campaign supported the gold standard movement without strings. The Graphic expresses gladness at his appointment.
The piece cites Emerson on civilization measured by people and morals, notes parents across the nation fund college for their children, and mentions Dewey dining at a hundred dollar a plate event in New York. It questions whether such spending reflects entitlement to influence or trial.
Advertisers should renew reader contact after dropouts by frequent smaller ads rather than long gaps with big notices. Carter's Monthly Magazine, published in Chicago and edited by Opie Read, shows rapid progress in popular favor though readers miss new pieces from Read the author of The Jackline and My Young Master.
Fragmentary note from a 19th century press page mentions F.5 Hanling of the Telephone Register and a delegate appointment for the National Editorial Association meeting in Poriland on July 5. Charles Emory Smith, Postmaster General, is referenced regarding a May article in the Cas Tropolitan.
A member of General MacArthur's brigade writes from Manila about a late night picket exchange with a near enemy unit. The Chinese soldiers say their army must fight or face punishment from officers and have had no food for days. He shares giving hard tack and witnessing the enemy cry.
A charity appeal notes a boy lacking a home has found a good family after an earlier notice. The piece argues many families seek well behaved youths for board and schooling, urging society to place every suitable child in a fitting home, calling children the best crop we produce.
A Danish dairy report finds rusty cans in use at canneries taint milk with iron fumes and a tallowy taste. Tests show half full rusty cans worsen the odor and flavor while full cans lessen the effect. A Copenhagen milkman reports similar trouble, suggesting widespread spoilage from rusty containers.
A Chicago Tribune reminiscence recalls a young reporter's encounter in a bookstore with a man named McGill who hinted at writing against a gua franchise. The exchange foreshadows how the city editor dismissed outsider ideas, citing heavy internal submissions.
A Chicago wallpaper dealer McGill allegedly blue-penciled an interview, implying it was fake. A month later, the narrator recounts a moment in a local room when Jansen & McClurg’s staff’s grovelling led to a revealing truth and a warm remark from the old man about his luck with staff getting in.
Excerpts from a letter by Mrs Christine Bedell at First Reserve Hospital Manila describe the first battle day, hundreds of wounded, and nurse work praised by surgeons. She notes front-line exposure, fires near the city, and limited fire department response while detailing long shifts, patient suffering, and ongoing morale amid 400 wounded and 132 killed.
Fragmentary note discusses the idea that restraint and patience form the foundation of marriage, warning that insubstantial or flawed ideas cannot support a lasting union. The text hints at moral or social expectations shaping married life.
Miss Killen Otey of Bedford City Virginia reports three years of female weakness with left side pain fainting and back trouble ending after using Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery. She praises improved health and offers Dr Pierce's Medical Adviser free with a penny stamp request.
A 1900s style reflection on friendship and marriage argues that joint courage to face faults and considerate response to others builds a lasting union. The piece urges seeking sunlit moments in each character to avoid storms, linking happiness to mutual growth and self restraint in marriage.
C B Smith advertises as agent for Dr King’s New Discovery claiming it treats consumption coughs bronchitis asthma and throat and lung complaints. Free trial bottles offered at the drug store with price guarantees and refunds. Dayton’s George Dorsey noted county commissioner visiting town saying farmers may have little to kick about this spring.
Ex-Mayor Chrisman recalls age and travels to Oregon while noting frost nips on peaches and quinces but predicting good fruit this season. Local notices praise bank actions and a new flouring mill fund, and ads promote DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve and DeWitt's Little Early Risers for liver issues.
Several trustworthy persons are needed to manage our business in their counties. Office work at home with a straight salary of $000 yearly and definite expenses. Monthly $75. References. Enclose self addressed stamped envelope. Herbert E. Hess, President Dept M Chicago.
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