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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1890
Page
2
Fragmented timetable notes show trains or coaches between Portland and nearby towns including Newberg and Dundee with various arrival and departure times. Reference names appear for agents and agents’ offices, indicating travel info and connections at a mid turnover point in the era.
A medical office operated by F W Carman M D now covers the intersection of First and Maine in Nowberg Oregon.
Property listing in Newberg Oregon offers 80 acres of cultivable land 12 miles from Portland near the P W V rollrowl. Price 25 dollars per acre with half down and balance due in three years. Good level land suitable for cultivation with flexible terms.
A Newberg Oregon weekly note discusses a horticultural society for fruit growers to share experience and improve conditions. It also covers road district supervision, wood and fuel concerns, water supply, convict reports, and remarks on women convicts and ballot access, with local commentary on roads and travel in the valley.
The Ontario County Fair directors favor abandoning horse race features after this year noting gambling and betting crowd out agrarian exhibits. They call for focusing on farm products and warn against turning the fair into a side show of the track.
Long critique by Plowhan on farm waste and misused resources. Leaks include disorganized tool storage and delayed repairs, poor stock upkeep funded by whiskey and tobacco, cheap help used while owners gossip or vote. The piece argues such habits keep farmers perpetually in debt during hard times.
Publishers of a popular magazine announce a contest offering $200 for expenses plus prizes for the largest word list formed from the letters in British North America. Additional awards include Silver Tea Sets China Dinner Sets and more with a Sealskin Jacket grand prize for a lady and a Shetland Pony for a child delivered in Canada or the United States.
An ad proclaims a remedy named California Positive Electric Linment from Sollby & Moore & Co that supposedly cures taentarrh and many other conditions. It directs readers to obtain it from the firm and promises relief for various complaints.
A Eugene Register item jokes about a large forefoot print in a Fairmount quarry attributed to Adam and Eve and humorously notes a honeymoon locale. The Journal lampoons tourism and stall practices while the Oregonian reports a Liverpool genteman buying the Garden of Gethsemane to curb relic hunters rather than profit from pilgrims.
The Union Pacific reportedly pressures for Oregon Pacific Skiver boats or new ships before building a Salem wharf. The Up river fleet faces wear, with the Modoc as the lone suitable vessel, risking limited Salem service. Rumors persist of UP buying Oregon Pacific railroad. Col. T. B. Hoge, Oregon Pacific receiver, traveled to New York.
The article announces Mrs. O Denness near Gates Linn County as the oldest native Oregonian, formerly Sallie Olinger, a longtime Linn Lane and Marion county educator. It notes her parents arrived in 1843 during early pioneer days and mentions a nearby physician in Southern Oregon.
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