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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1897
Page
2
The Newberg Graphic dated Friday November 5 1897 appears as a second class matter at the Newberg Oregon post office. The masthead lists Ef U Woopwargp Bprror and Pusursuer as possibly staff or publishers.
The Graphic reports its plant has moved from old quarters to a new post office building for easier public access. The move limits time for harvesting news but promises quicker, better service once the shipshape operation resumes. Readers are urged to drop by and leave their name and subscription price.
Paul Danahan succeeds his father as editor of the New Yor Sun and is said to be well qualified for the position. Tammany carried the election in Greater New York, and Republicans erred by not nominating Low.
Frank P. Baum is named sub-editor of The Regular the official organ of God's Regular Army in Portland. The veteran journalist, once quiet, is said to be rising in prominence as a local Regular reader notes Capt Baum is beginning to holler in spite of the devil.
M. M. Bannister, father of the Dayton Herald and former Centralia News owner, returns from California and buys out the Centralia News after several years away.
A November Ladies’ Home Journal piece by George Ludington Weed recounts the Whitman party of 1836, two women among five travelers crossing the Rockies to Oregon in seven months. It notes Dr. Whitman and Mrs Spaulding as brides, their wedding at Angelica before the Oregon journey, and cites inscriptions honoring Whitman and the pair.
A Pendleton Oregonian column argues tariffs raise rail costs as American rails sell in Japan at 20 dollars a ton while U S railroads pay as much as 27.50 pounds per ton. It recalls past prices from 1900 to 190, notes wages and protective tariffs, and questions American enterprise if prices drop abroad without lowering domestic wages.
A Statesman remark notes a strategy to push prices high or low as needed to maintain full employment, arguing market manipulation to stabilize labor demand.
A letter argues for integrating manual training into public schools to reflect that most children will work with their hands. It suggests simple, locally financed programs for grounds care, sewing, and basic tools, with broader adoption in graded schools and minimal time loss, aiming to raise work dignity and national prosperity.
A farmer counts 1800 bushels sold to numerous dealers, most paying later or not at all. Bank balance dwindles as scattered debts mount, but a dream reveals the wheat was never sold. The tale ends with a moral about prompt payment and editor’s pay.
The passage extols the printing press as a force transforming society by giving rise to presidents and poets, shaping markets and minds, bolstering churches and lawyers, educating the poor, curbing royal power, and enabling reform across history. It notes its wide influence on public life and social order.
A fragmented quote criticizes a editor for trying to please everyone while noting the editor is a fool for attempting universal opinion. The line mentions "erla and diva" and hints at public dissatisfaction with editorial choices.
A mixed county page reports Joe Dowd the Indian arrested for Jia's killing being arraigned and acquitted with feeding costs debated. Other items include a Sherman woman’s corrosive tablets attempt, a water wheel project, crop notes, a spelling crusade plan, storm damage skylight work, a broken arm, a Dayton Herald founder's return, a child’s broken arm, a fire in a barn with no insurance, and speculation about a barn fire start possibly from a sleeping lamp.
The article lists natural and artificial causes. Natural causes include Gresham's law, falling silver value from abundant supplies and better extraction, rising gold production, and declining metallic money use in favor of credit systems. Gold is favored as superior for state and wartime needs.
The article analyzes why bimetallism fails under a widespread gold standard. It cites gold and silver as paper substitutes, improves cross-border communication, and stabilizes gold labor value. It lists artificial obstacles such as gold standard adoption and creditor loan terms, arguing these factors undermine bimetallic concepts internationally.
A collage of patent medicine claims and remedies notes doctors and druggists promoting Wilbur’s Blood Purifier and Cough Care, De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve, and other tonics. It mentions tax scenes in Mexico, Japanese tea advertising, and a fox experiment alongside general health tips and colonial-era branding.
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