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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1891
Page
2
Fragments from the Newberg Oregon paper dated November 13 1891 cover railroad and freight rates to Portland and Newberg schedules, city news from Salem and Portland, national temperance speeches, Governor McKinley gifts, local crime notes, and editorials on jack knife energy and the value of farmers to the economy.
A piece warns against cruelty to a deranged man frenzied by mock fights and recalls the duty to treat the mentally ill with humanity. It then covers John Hall of Douglas county praising prune and peach potential, noting profits from dried prunes, shipping costs, and plans to connect with eastern buyers to cut middlemen and boost profits.
A fragmentary account notes that Willamette Valley Indians dwindled from once numerous tribes to fewer than a hundred. Descriptions cover stature, physiques, Chinook features, head flattening, nose slitting, tattooing, and women’s adornments, with comparisons to Chinook and Mongolian traits and notes on customs and attire.
Lewis and Clark describe Willamette Valley Indians dwelling patterns. They note cedar bark clothing for women, wood and bark houses, seasonal relocation, farming of corn beans and squash, salmon fishing and fish drying methods, use of the Wapato, canoes carved from single logs, and a chiefly governed society with hereditary or wealth-based leaders. Slavery and alcohol usage are mentioned, along with war-era tools and weapons.
The excerpt describes wooden swords used by tribes, armor of elk skin, and war practices avoiding bloodshed. It notes principal diseases like consumption and fevers, and describes sweat baths, medicine men, and treatments including divination, singing, and physical therapies. It mentions punishments for failed healers.
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