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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1920
Page
4
The November 18, 1920 Newberg Graphic notes early press for Thanksgiving, warns about firearms, suggests gravel on Main street to curb hazards, and comments on rail vs auto fatality coverage. It mentions Simon Benson and his resignation as a local item.
State Highway commission faced criticism as supporters recalled how Mr. Benson helped secure Newberg’s place on one of the first paved highway sections leaving Portland.
At a Tuesday banquet at the Imperial hotel S. M. Calkins stressed the poor condition of many Newberg streets and called for unity on a plan for street improvements and town beautification.
The piece argues that heavy truck drivers ignore private property rights by driving over footpath cement, noting the high cost of cement work and the risk of crushing such walks. It calls for ending indiscriminate driving over private property.
On December 2 Newberg plans a city council measures vote including a key measure to provide better firefighting gear. The piece argues for a chemically equipped engine on an auto truck to cut response time and quench incipient blazes.
Dr Frank Crane argues that mass appeal rests on ignorance not understanding. He notes 3000 attendees hear little, while 2900 glow to slogans such as Old Glory and Liberty, praising plain speech over complex argument and warning that jargon binds society.
The Louisville Courier Journal reports a graduating class of 400 held a beauty contest. A witty line notes one girl received two votes, highlighting the lighthearted tone of the piece.
A New York Times feature promotes retiring early in the Marquesas Islands, offering a $1000 starter, two hours of work daily to fish and gather fruit, then endless tropical leisure. It notes 4,300 residents in 1900, 3,800 sq miles of islands, French rule, Taiohal on Nukawa, and a climate described as ideal with sunsets and bulbul birds.
The Place de la Concorde in Paris showcases works by renowned French sculptors including Bouchardon Pigalle and Coustou. It features the equestrian statue of Louis XV, the Horses of Marly, the Renommee horses, and anchors its central obelisk of Rameses, brought to Paris in 1838.
The Westminster Gazette notes removal of a stained glass scene titled the Pedlar and his Dog due to the dog’s incongruity in a church window. It cites a Carlisle case where Chancellor Prescott refused a faculty for a Westmorland church window because the design included a dog.
Describes ecclesiastical uses of dogs in Lord Brownlow's private chapel at Ash bridge. A stained glass window shows Tobias and Sara with a dog on the bed, another panel depicts Job mocked by three men, one holding a chained dog.
The article explains how longitude is measured from Greenwich in the UK and US systems, with east and west designations until they meet at 180 degrees in the Pacific. It notes Asia lies in east longitude and the US in west, and that Orient and Occident refer to East and West. It also mentions alternative prime meridians used by Germany from Berlin, France from Paris, and Spain from Madrid.
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