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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1898
Page
4
An advertisement touts Saint Jacobs Oil as a cure for rheumatism neuralgia lumbago sciatica sprains bruises and general stiffness. A humorous vignette follows with Mrs Newcombe contrasting an obituary in a Pittston paper to her husband Herbert prompting commentary on unequal blessings.
A troubled curate with a nervous temperament makes awkward compliments to the bishop during a clergy gathering. A senior curate rebukes him on the ride home, calling him a donkey and urging restraint as others laugh at the exchange.
A collage of ads and notes mentions Pure Tea, a monster sewing machine in Leeds, Jesse Moore Whiskey, Laxative Bromo Quinine, snow weight facts, wind mills and machinery by John Poole of Portland, Oregon, life expectancy figures in India vs Britain, Piso’s Cure, and a New York Journal joke. It also previews Collier’s Weekly November 5 with the Kaiser's Holy Land tour and a Roman drill, plus an Ohio iron-mill slag product.
A modest four room home hosts Thanksgiving as Unc Ras recounts a South rooted feast. A opossum dish with sweet potatoes, music and dance follow the meal, then a family tale of mountain life and a fiddle and banjo encore.
A farmer named Parmer Bolton reflects on gratitude in a contemplative interview with his wife. He questions formal expressions of thanks and the necessity of planning and presenting acknowledgment to a higher authority.
The narrator recalls a Thanksgiving without mother at the farm and travels to a big hotel for a lavish meal. Brother John arranges the gathering, but the absence of home weighs on them. The speaker exudes etiquette talk while paying for a feast far beyond their usual fare.
The pumpkin, borrowed from Indigenous sources and refined by New England ingenuity, became a lasting keeper and staple for pies and sauces. Its availability late in the year ensures a traditional Thanksgiving presence and no need for apologies for the pumpkin pie.
The message celebrates Thanksgiving as a distinctly American day set in familiar surroundings and urges appreciation and sharing of the holiday. It emphasizes opportunity and reason to enjoy many such happy days together.
A double exchange reveals a humorous superstition about picking up cranberries near the kitchen door. The first turkey cautions cheerfulness while the second notes that repeated cranberry collection oddly softens their temperament.
Articles weigh the Nicaragua canal's potential impact on world trade and U.S. costs. Estimates show possible toll revenues, wheat and lumber savings, and U.S. control implications. The piece also notes drought effects in California, salmon packing declines, and various industrial updates in the Pacific Northwest.
Northweet Jottings reports Ashland peachgrowers netting about 30000 this season and Almata Washington receiving over 120000 sacks of grain. It notes Goose Lake Indians buying flour, many Indian wagons, and Spokane displaying a 1400 pound coal piece from Roslyn mine. Golden BC firm hiring 150 men for winter wood work. lumber camps see 25 percent wage rise and logs priced up. Cathlamet logging closed after 2,000,000 feet. Lamont shingle mill near Wolse r Whatcom county to add a 20000 feet daily lumber line.
This excerpt recounts menstrual discomfort and endorses Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with patient testimony from Miss Jenxie R Mies of Leon Wis. It notes many women suffer and cites a letter advising readers to seek Mrs Pinkham's free guidance. It closes with a historic mention of a 92 mile canal connecting the Mediterranean with the Red Sea dating to 600 BCE.
The piece promotes St Jacobs Oil as a remedy for neuralgia and nerve strengthening. It adds a sensational note about large scale exports from China, claiming 450 000 pounds worth of human hair exported annually from male laborers, paupers, and deceased individuals.
The drive aims to raise three million dollars to fund a battleship project while promoting Lipstetter’s Stomach Fitters as a remedy for stomach liver and bowel disorders.
Rochdale, an ancient town in England, is noted for its many places of worship. It has 145 churches, with 50 belonging to the Church of England and 95 to Nonconformists.
The November issue marks the start of the redesigned Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly. It features a colored cover and a new editorial leadership by Mrs. Frank Leslie, with price reduced to ten cents and annual subscription at one dollar.
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