20 Nov 1891
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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 20, 1891
Page
1
A compiled list of church services for Presbyterian, Friends, Evangelical and Baptist congregations. Includes service times, Sabbath schools, and quarterly or monthly meetings with recurring dates and locations.
Devotional services every Sunday evening urged for young men to attend. Christian fellowship sessions meet Saturdays over Moore's Drug Store. Women’s groups hold monthly meetings on the second Saturday evenings or third Thursday evenings, with one business meeting on the third Saturday afternoon.
Eastern and Southern Pacific lines list departure and arrival times for Shasta and Overland routes to Portland, Salem Albany and other stops. References include connections via Woodburn Mt Angel Silverton West Belo Brownsville Coburg Corvallis McMinnville and dining car service on the Ogden route.
Advertisement outlines accommodation for second class passengers on all trains, through tickets from 154 Fleet Street via J B Kirkland at Vicksburg, and notes arrivals and departures at Grand Central Station and Portland Willamette Valley routes. Includes schedules to Oswego, Sheridan, Monmouth, and connections to Bellwood and Milwaukie with through fares and agent contacts.
The piece advocates shooting canvasbacks only as they fly over, condemns blind shooting and expressively condemns risky methods. It discusses ducks’ high flight, use of blinds, and dogs chasing birds, noting safety and ethical concerns. The article is from the Pacific Coast section and mentions related regional notes and disputes.
Paraguay will participate in the exposition along with Barbadoes French Guinea Ceylon and Corea. Idaho seeks 10000 equine feet for minerals display. Wisconsin builds a 50 by 90 feet three story Queen Anne structure costing about 20000. Edison requests 35000 feet for electric displays and promises groundbreaking exhibits.
A New Haven tobacco dealer says cigarettes are selling poorly to Yale students. The report notes wider concerns about tobacco use and cites the dealer's view amid other national items.
Chicago resident Mia Carse gains attention for a talent in fundraising. She dedicates about three hours daily to solicitations, often striking when targets have just dined. Reports note she helped raise the bulk of nearly $1,000,000 for the Temperance Temple project in Chicago.
Graphite and mica are now widely used as dry lubricants for bearings where oils and grease are objectionable or fire risk exists. Graphite in various forms and mica in pulverized form have shown uniform success on different machines. Self lubricating bearings with graphite or mica fillings have achieved complete satisfaction.
A brief note describes Mr De Salti focusing on the sea in simple terms. It mentions he does not own the boat but has a friend who owns a cat boat.
A new Harris School of Science opens in Japan with an elaborate ceremony funded by Mr. Harris. The piece notes 487 schools in Irkutsk, Siberia and various educational remarks including compulsory religious instruction in Prussia, Yale president on women’s admission, Harvard building dates, and a mass eye and hair color survey of Prussian schoolchildren.
Full text proclaims Thursday as a day of thanksgiving and notes unsettled Puyallup Indian Reservation issues Tacoma development pressures and stalled commission recommendations. It laments lost tribal rights sales and urges remembrance of civil and religious liberty while praising national prosperity.
Readable fragments show varied prices across multiple items including fruit vegetables dairy and meats. Notable entries include Walla Walla and Oregon origin goods with per unit and per ton or per barrel rates, plus many regional product headings and units.
A fragmented trade report lists wool prices by region, weights, and grades with hues of English terms and barter notes. The narrative shifts to a travel quip about a merchant traveler recalling Paris and language barriers in a European tour.
A fragment from a church fair scene shows a young woman fortune teller and a traveling man arguing about a future. He claims he will hit the road tomorrow seeking a stove policy, signaling plans to depart soon.
Li Woh, a New York Chinese merchant, was seized by masked bandits in a village near Heon Son mountains after arriving with wealth and finery. The captors demanded 9,000 in American dollars within three days or Li Woh’s wife would lose her husband. After a tense night and a thwarted escape, neighbors rescued him and two bandits were banished for life. Li Woh now vows to dress humbly and distrusts his former circle.
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