Newberg Graphic Post Office Filing Note
An entry notes the Newberg Oregon post office as second class matter. The line appears as part of the newspaper’s masthead logistics.
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Newberg
Oregon
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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1920
Page
4
Cabinet makers weigh in as Harding nears decision
In a 1920 newspaper note readers learn cabinet makers discuss potential appointees for President Harding. The item hints the country hopes he selects the biggest and brainiest men for key positions and promises his future say on the matter.
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Harding
Portland Stock Show Opens This Saturday
The Portland stock show will open Saturday. Last year’s event filled new buildings with fine stock, leaving a strong impression on visitors, and organizers expect an even larger display of blooded stock this year.
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Portland
Harbor revival urged to boost Portland water shipping
The writer recalls Seattle docks praised as the best in the United States and urges Portland to push its Port of Portland plan. He argues the state needs a revival of water shipping interests and calls for unified effort to improve harbor facilities.
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Seattle
United States
Portland
Debated War Tax Plan for Universal Military Training
The piece argues about rising war taxes into billions and examines supporters of universal military training to back munition manufacturers and Germany's influence. It questions whether the public will accept adding millions more for the program.
Fernwood Notes On Sick List Visits And Plans
Owen Baker suffers from pneumonia while Wendall Boyes returns to activity. Mrs. Irving and Mrs. Harry Baker leave health struggles to visit relatives in Grand Ronde Amity and Wasco. Mrs. Hobson visits Cora Jones in Fernwood with plans to stay. Wm Boyes and Pearl expected from Corvallis to see Wesley Boyes. Fernwood club met last Thursday to map winter plans.
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Wendall Boyes
Mrs. Irving
Grand Ronde
Harry Baker
H. Ross
Ethel
Amity
Judy
Hobson
Wasco
Cora Jones
Wm. Boyes
Miss Pearl
Corvallis
Wesley Boyes
Fernwood Club
Second Chances In Life Do Not Define Our Fate
A Montreal Family Herald reflection notes that many claim a desire for a second life to correct past errors yet few truly treat second chances as easier. The piece argues life is full of opportunities to improve, though a second chance may be harder to recognize yet remains possible for every person.
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Montreal Family Herald
New Members Added to the Club and Weekend Visit
Several new members were admitted to the club. Mias Reta Bristow was a visitor at the W. A. Parrish home Saturday night and Sunday. Her parents Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Bristow and other children spent Sunday there as well.
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Mias Reta Bistow
W. A. Parrish
R. A. Bristow
Immortal Songs: Homeric Poems Through Ages
A historical note traces the Homeric poems from oral roots after Troy's fall through Lycurgus and Pisistratus shaping them in Greece, to Aristotle and Aristophanes refining the editions. It highlights Homer as a moral teacher influencing Thucydides and notable scholars.
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Troy
Menelaus
Lacedemon
David
Lycurgus
Greece
Pisistratus
Hipparcus
Alexander the Great
Aristotle
Aratus
Aristarchus
Samos
Aristophanes
Alexandria
Homer
Thucydides
Detroit News
Needn't Worry About That Talk at the First Party
A young man asks an elderly friend what to discuss with his female companion. The wit replies that the focus should be on her beauty, and if she is not beautiful she will accept his word.
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Shell
Money Wizard John Law and the Paris Bubble Collapse
A historical overview of John Law, a Scotsman who shaped early 18th century finance in France. He founded a private bank, launched paper currency that eclipsed minted money, created the Company of the West to develop Louisiana, and built a wealth frenzy before enemies toppled him. He fled France and died impoverished.
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Paris
Louis XIV
Duke of Orleans
Boston
John Law
Law
West
Louisiana
New Orleans
Trae
Europe
Low
France
Flowers Hide Great Guns at Gibraltar Fortifications
The article notes the rock of Gibraltar with walls and batteries shielded by acacia blossoms. It describes 100 ton guns and modern fortifications on the north west sides, with a British town of about 25,000 inhabitants per the 1911 census, all under strict military regulations.
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Rock of Gibraltar
Ahere
Gambetta Portrait Recalled Amid Exaggerated Boor Image
The piece cites Daudet’s overblown memory of Gambetta describing a dining room scene where the great French statesman allegedly boisterously dominates the table, enrages the crowd with noisy laughter, and lashes out with comic excess before leaving without substance.
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Daudet
Gambetta
Deudet
Student’s Bookcase from Discarded Piano Stool
An easy student bookcase is built with four 20 by 10 by two thirds inch boards. End slats attach to the shelves with seven inch middle gaps. A long screw from a discarded plane stool fixes to the underside of the lowest shelf and the unit is mounted to the piano stool for a revolving bookcase.
Kiss Cure Then and Now Across Generations
A dated reflection on how mothers and husbands soothe injuries with kisses, likening it to ancient sorcery. The piece notes modern skepticism in a myth-filled era and suggests children doubt the healing power of a kiss on a bruised knee.
Queer Trades Spur Global Observation on Tooth Etaining
A historical note discusses diverse customs including the tooth etainer trade in parts of Asia where blackened teeth are seen as beauty marks. The practitioner uses brushes and coloring agents, visiting customers regularly in a process likened to shoe blacking.
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Asia
Squalid Porto Rican Port City Ponce Described
A colonial-era portrait of Ponce on Porto Rico’s south coast depicts a crowded dusty plain city with street cars to Ponce Playa, aggressive mosquitoes, and a perilous hotel dining scene. Puerta de Tierra is shown as a sprawling shantytown with tin shacks and bayward rails, where barefoot babies cry for milk.
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Ponce
Porto Rico
Havela
Ponce Playa
Barry A. Franck
Puerta de Tierra
Few Escaped Tax Gatherer
The Bulgarian bachelor faced annual taxes for remaining single, while 17th and 18th century Britons paid heavily for marriage and fatherhood. Between 1695 and 1708 a man over 25 who stayed single owed £12 10s (£62.50) for a duke, yielding about £1,000 weekly.
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Duke
Benedict
Charcoal Boy and Donkey Haul Through Charleston Streets
In Charleston the chimney sweeps sing as tiny faces appear at the top of the chimney. A black charcoal boy drives a small donkey and cart through the street with the refrain Char coal. The scene is described in vivid, somber tones.
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Charleston
Charleston News and Courier
Oldest Confection in the World
The piece notes licorice is largely consumed in Spain where juice is mixed with starch to prevent melting in heat. The licorice plant, a three foot shrub, grows wild near water and flourishes along the Tigris and Euphrates banks, suggesting licorice may be among the oldest confections traced to ancient civilizations.
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Spain
Tigris
Euphrates
Valley of the
Armenian tongue roots traced to Priam and Hector
Ernest Hartwich notes that the Armenian language descends from the speech of ancient heroes. He links the Armenians to the Homeric Thrace and the transformation through Byzantine rule. Erzerum, capital of historic Armenia, retains the name Rome and was founded in 415 by Theodosius the elder emperor, who called it Theodosiopolis.
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Priam
Hector
Thrace
Erzerum
Armenia
Rome
Theodosalus
Sebastos
Theodosiopolis
Ernest Hartwits
Asia Magazine
Anonymous Letter Triggers Marriage Confession Plot
A wife fears her anonymous note to her husband and battles whether to confess. She cannot read the letter, but insists the truth must come out before marriage. The scene centers on guilt, trust, and the pressure to reveal past deeds.
Not a Matter of Relief in a Music Program Exchange
An enthusiast quotes music as a universal law while Mr. Cum'rox notes programs show the universal language is hard to spell and pronounce like others. The exchange highlights language and music as shared human experiences.
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Mr. Cum‘rox
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Newberg Iron Works
Newberg, Oregon
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