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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1919
Page
4
The issue appears to be a local weekly or daily paper printed in Newberg Oregon with a date of Thursday May 15 1919. It lists sections including a graphic building office and residence and mentions a semi-class mail rate of 2.00 dollars per year in advance.
The Kiowa County Kansas region shifts from hardship to record wheat output with 170000 acres at an expected 20 bushels per acre, yielding about 3.4 million bushels and a per capita income near 1500 dollars. The piece recalls William Allen White and the famous What’s the Matter with Kansas editorial, and mentions local business ventures in Forest Grove by Qmar Fendall and kin.
A veteran reminiscence traces a 1369 migration from Polk County Oregon to the Montana Territory. It follows wagons and stock across the Willamette, Cascades, Walla Walla, and Spokane routes, through Missoula and Bitter Root to Fort Owen and St Ignatius mission, noting early roads, settlements, and frontier life.
A fragment notes Germ any slow wake to wartime realities and looming peace talks as the public realises war consequences. It mentions a German national accused of crime tied to an auto load of contraband, now sobered before recounting recent events.
A Newberg resident campaigns against several large bond propositions on the June 3 ballot. He specifically opposes the state aid bill for soldiers sailors and marines arguing relief is a national government issue and should be voted down.
The Flathead Indian area is described as a pristine region in the Rockies known as the garden spot of Montana. Twelve pioneer families settled there, forming the core of a lineage that transformed the valley into a lasting homestead.
Man grows closer to controlling seasons using light electricity and stored heat. Early trials in Essex England show treated wheat germinating in five days and maturing in 12 weeks versus 18 weeks. Additional methods include electric currents over crops and artificial lighting speeding growth and flowering times.
The text traces armor development from practical wargear evolving with battlefield needs to a sixteenth century shift toward decorative use. It notes nobles clung to armor as status while captains opposed it and mentions the rise of bulletproofing and increasing armor weight. It also compares armor sizes, suggesting modern averages exceed medieval ones despite large examples from Henry VIII and Anthony of Burgundy.
The late Henry J. Duveen built a premier stamp collection over under thirty years. He bought stamps to spark his son Geoffrey's interest, then kept expanding until it ranked among the top four globally. J Pierpont Morgan reportedly sought to buy it. Duveen stored the treasures in a specially prepared New York hotel room, paying ten dollars a day and employing a dedicated secretary.
James E Grieve of Prospect Jackson county Ore reports a rock formation on his land that floats. He says floating rock is common nearby and speculates it may derive from Crater Lake’s old eruptions. The pumice like chunks drift on nearby ponds as Crater Lake region becomes more accessible.
The notice invites readers to subscribe to the Graphic and home news editions. It prompts interested residents to secure regular delivery and stay informed on local and home front affairs.
A British prisoner near St Quentin in March reports German surgeons operating without anesthetics due to shortages. A Canadian major shows a field medical cart stocked with morphine and chloroform, highlighting scarce supplies contrasted with German officers' abundance.
A wife and husband seek peace in a life centered on a room of kindness. The piece notes a giant, Captain Bates, who wore a four pound watch once gifted by Queen Victoria. Bates stood 7 feet 4 inches, weighed 380 pounds, born in eastern Kentucky, and served in Gen. John Morgan’s Confederate cavalry.
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