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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1906
Page
4
Seismic waves again unsettle San Francisco residents as Ruef and his gang face new pressure while Heney maintains steady control. The Newberg Graphic notes the local reaction and editorials echoed across multiple newspapers.
A Woodruff report notes the town has ninety residents and only one general store with fifteen saloons. The mayor city council and city marshal are all saloon keepers. Saloons stay open day and night seven days a week.
Oregon City paper lists petitioners urging the court to grant a saloon license to Annie Corrigan for a Barton location. The poem referenced is not confirming if the Annie is the spring poet, but asserts she should run the saloon as decently as men and perhaps better than gin shops.
E. H. Flagg, veteran Oregon newspaper man, buys the Review and the Register of Rainier and discontinues the Register to focus on the Review. Patrons who enjoyed the two papers’ competition may regret the change, but one paper can cover the field better.
The article argues that the traditional sixty foot road width is excessive and that a moderate grade with good gravelling suffices. It notes that allowing fifteen to twenty feet on each side to grow weeds and ugly sprouts adds no utility or beauty to the public highway, suggesting a narrower, better maintained alternative.
Judge Burnett issued a decisive ruling striking at the saloon interests in Coos County. The decision dampens hopes to defeat local option laws by charter changes and may prompt appeals, though some believe the saloon men avoid further Supreme Court action.
A Portland visitor recalls a passerby claiming Council Crest was named for a historic council with Multnomah. The anecdote suggests the site as a meeting point for Lewis and Clark and local tribes, though the origin is questioned in the text.
A Portland gentleman explores Lewis and Clark history, tracing the country’s tributary link and offering reflections on early exploration and regional memory.
In Dundee, N. C. Maris of the Rural Spirit and others toured Thomas Prince’s walnut orchard. Trees are in fine condition with rapid growth, some up ten feet in two years. The writer notes Southern California may reach bearing earlier, but Oregon growers will compete in future markets.
A large part of the Pacific Northwest population moves from place to place buying homes, staying a few months, selling them, and moving on to new El dorado. The pattern disrupts traditional Sunday dress and old settler picnic life but also spurs land improvement, better fences, and higher farm property values as successive owners invest and build.
The Springfield News calls for a law banning the barbaric practice of viewing caskets at funerals in churches. It argues the custom panders to ghoulish curiosity and wounds the living, urging ministers and undertakers to end the exhibition with public support.
J C Porter Co receives by express a batch of ladies coats in up to date styles direct from the manufacturer. The stock showcases current patterns and fashion trends for immediate sale.
The Gazelle advertises an exclusive franchise offering good bargains on ladies skirts. Aimed at shoppers seeking value, the notice highlights limited availability and the retailer’s name as a selling point.
The Bristow Funeral Parlor announces a complete line of caskets and burial robes available to families day or night. Two phones are listed for contact and service.
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