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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1918
Page
7
A cluttered price sheet from a local butter retailer lists assorted staples with per unit prices. Items include Vietory Bread, rolled oats, rice, sugar, beans, potatoes, onions, canned vegetables, evaporated milk, cheese, lard and pork cuts, ham, round steak, hens, and fresh fish along with assorted bulk and packaged forms.
The city water commission on Monday accepted the new two million gallon reservoir from Contractor Dennis and turned on the water Tuesday. The project is reported satisfactory with $300 saved on the city engineer’s estimate.
The Telephone Register compiled county soldier data noting 9 killed 9 wounded 9 died from sickness and accident 3 missing. The paper seeks any other lists for comparison to complete totals and invites information. Current total casualties in the list amount to thirty.
Walter S. Fender sourced kaffir corn seed from Texas and planted it at College Side. Exhibits at the Restroom testify to splendid results, with Fender noting earlier planting might have yielded even better. He believes this corn will fare well in the Willamette Valley and make good chicken feed.
Capt L O Hopfield was summoned from Camp Millis by news of Mrs Hopfield’s death and reached McMinnville Monday evening with Wm Houck driving from Portland. He will stay several days to handle affairs before resuming duty, with volunteers to oversee his insurance business and Houck acting in his absence. The captain deeply appreciates the neighborly support.
A British aviator recounts a German 17 inch shell passing hundreds of yards from his plane over France. He describes the air blast as the shell roared by at 6 000 feet and the machine being buffeted and jolted, then recovering as the shock wave lingered.
Bloomington pastor Dr Edgar De Witt Jones recalls a family moment as his ten year old son asks for a German flag from his Europe tour collection The boy and his sister Dorothy burn the flag in the yard then bury the ashes in a cigar box illustrating wartime sentiment and childish curiosity.
Wm J Spillman longtime chief of the Bureau of Farm Management Washington DC has been hired by the Philadelphia Farm Journal as associate editor at 5000 a year He will also write books on farm subjects Spillman is J C Coopers brother He moved west in 1890 and taught at Monmouth and later at Pullman WA in agricultural research work in wheat
The article explains ancient sea salt production by solar evaporation on hot flat coasts. Basins along Cadiz Bay collect seawater, salts crystallize as water evaporates, edible salt is separated, impurities drain, and drying heaps form though some impurities remain.
The Arizona Republic mocks Jas plan to hatch an ostrich egg as a war mascot saying incubation in Arizona climate is unlikely and growth would be slow. It notes even a hatched bird could not influence the war effort before victory. suggests a simpler mascot choice.
A north sider notes less driving as prices rise. The other observes rising costs make leisure car trips impractical, preferring porch rocking chair comfort. He claims reduced wear, longer car life, and fewer maintenance concerns. Indianapolis News.
In London a Worcester Mass. youth writes a simple letter with news and pride. He has saved his pay to surprise his father by painting the old house and asks for cost details so he can send the money without revealing who pays. The note is tucked into a broader wartime Outlook item mentioning a missing aviator on a train.
The United States Navy uses knock down portable houses donated by the American Red Cross to build a 250 bed base hospital on an old Irish estate. The facility operates with a staff of 123 naval personnel and attendants and maintains its own vegetable garden dairy and poultry farm.
In a wartime convoy near the Thames the Cephalonia fights a fire caused by TNT aboard its holds. The quick actions of the crew, especially the captain Sammy, back the ship seaward to confine the blaze and prevent spreading to nearby vessels or the port.
In 1780 Dublin bootblacks formed a large notable group. They used lampblack and eggs as polish applied with a three legged stool a blunt knife a painter's brush and an old wig. Gentlemen left boots on a stool and received a quick scrape wipe and black finish amid strong egg odor.
William Stevens McNutt recalls duckboard play aboard Corduroy Road boards that kept feet out of mud. He notes the crude setup, slips of rounded strips, and the sight of planes wobbling above trench lines, adding a personal memory of humor amid war.
A renowned American relief activist visits a hospital as a military car arrives. She notices wounded waiting ambulance crew, tears of gratitude fill her eyes, and a young soldier says his duty has made his life meaningful, words echoing pride.
Vaudeville draft men en route to Camp Kearny decorated railroad cars with mottoes and inscriptions. One car eluded capture at the camp, still bearing the phrase This is the bunch that's going to make the kaiser whistle the Star Spengied Banasi. Job printing available at the Graphic office.
The document presents a Reserve District 12 financial report for United States National Bank of Oregon, detailing assets and liabilities including reserves, securities, deposits, and capital. It lists items such as Liberty Bonds, government securities, bank deposits, demand deposits, time deposits, and notes on taxes and loans, with signatures of bank officers and a notary.
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