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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1919
Page
4
The Newberg Graphic dated May 2 1919 notes the active candidate's personal appeal reducing voter apathy before the election. It cites President Wilson urging Congress to demobilize military forces and lift the ban on wine and beer production for democracy, urging Woodrow to heed public sentiment.
A subscriber notes the June 2 election in Oregon will be among the most important in state history. He observes general elections have shown little interest during his residence, and suggests many voters do not realize the date is less than fifteen days away.
A historic claim, echoed by a leading newspaper, states that yearly U S cut flower expenditure exceeds bread spending. Local greenhouses report strong demand this spring, with both houses buying from outside sellers and one funeral sale reaching about $40.
The Oregon Voter suggests Fred Lockley of the Journal for membership on the Child Welfare Board or the Child Labor Commission. Described as physically strong and active, Lockley is praised as a capable manager and supportive with children, blending decency with drive and broad peaceable leadership.
Julius H. Barnes told the St Louis Chamber of Commerce that U S wheat growers receive an average $2.06 a bushel under a two year stabilized basis while foreign governments guarantee higher prices. France Spain Italy Holland Norway Portugal and Brazil are cited with various guaranteed rates to argue against sacrificing American producers for cheap world wheat.
Farmers face a shortened seeding season as dry soil reduces field work time. Moisture shortages later in spring further compress planting windows, but tractors allow near full use of workable ground and help overcome these obstacles.
A Newberg reader protests property owners removing shade trees on street parkings. The Graphic supports shade tree planting, noting Berkeley offers tax incentives and decades old oaks protected along new streets. Planting trees and shrubs enhances homes and can boost resale interest nationwide.
A long-standing advocate for children, Lockley is praised for his varied roles including editor and special writer for a journal and wartime volunteer. The piece lauds his leadership with the Big Brother organization aiding Juvenile Court wards and urges appointing him first for a forthcoming post.
A New York Sun item describes a well bought by a woman who spots two fourteen year old girls in a shop dressing room. The elder powders, the younger preens, and gossip turns to mood and punishment as the crowd observes. A Lima hotel project is announced by United Hotels with a $2,000,000 reinforced concrete hotel to be built amid cross-border cooperation.
The piece cites Julius Caesar driving the Teutons from Flanders and pursuing them to the Rhine. It notes a ten day bridge construction and a Roman occupation lasting about four centuries, drawing a parallel with modern Allied occupation anxiously awaited in the present.
The narrative recalls time flotillas of galleys along the Rhine and an occupation army directing Germans to build bridges aqueducts and castles. Ruins of these works survive in the Moselle valley while Romans granted Germans a liberal policy after levying 40,000,000 sesterces.
The article argues that walking to work prevents headaches and keeps women physically fit better than tonics. It notes walking is practical for those living within reasonable distance and suggests avoiding streetcars when possible.
In Little Marie's home a Sunday service discussion weighs the wet and dry sides. Marie whispers to her mother asking if she can have another drink now that the country is dry, and receives a quiet but firm refusal.
Censorship rules in the occupied Rhineland relax allowing limited personal calls within cities and five trunk lines from occupied territory into Germany. In Coblens a German may call Berlin under army censorship, limited to essential business to reduce Rhine-Ornear contact disruption.
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