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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1916
Page
2
The Newberg Graphic's masthead shows it published every Thursday from the Graphic Building at 600 First Street Newberg Oregon with office and residence phones and postal classification. A note mentions a 41 year old man dying at his Santa Rosa home and references The Call of the Wild.
A letter complains that country correspondents skip naming the exact aircraft when mentioning neighbors taking a flying trip to another section, suggesting including the specific make would add interest and clarity to the report.
Obituary notes the death of Emperor Francis Joseph at age 86 and reflects on how future wars might have been avoided. The piece mentions local politics with Hon. Wm. Galloway defeated for re election by George H Bingham of Salem and hints at a petition for another post.
Portland report claims Elk Rock Willamette island lost as a pleasure resort after a clubhouse fire. however, few trees were injured and the island remains largely intact.
The W R C ladies hosted a large dinner with meats vegetables salads pies and many cakes. The piece mentions testimonials from Ira K Vantress William Clemmens and Dr J E Hall of Portland and notes speculation about republican tickets for the next national campaign and the uncertain horizon of presidential candidates.
At a Yamhill County Poultry Association meeting in the United States National Bank parlors on Tuesday afternoon, the show was scheduled for December 18 to 22. A corn show in connection with the poultry event was discussed and favorably considered amid growing interest in corn growing nationwide.
A meeting will be held next Tuesday to give the poultry and corn show further consideration. The report notes ongoing discussions about the combined exhibit and its future plans.
In anticipation of a long drought in Oregon beginning midwinter during the Willamette Valley wet season the Wells Fargo dispensary across the street has seen an unusually high number of package handouts lately.
With campaigns settled, Oregon politics quiets. Locally attention shifts to the upcoming municipal election and prospective mayoral candidates. The writer notes renewed interest in home government as a safeguard against default, which leads to mismanagement.
A short poem contrasts November and October with personified moods. The speaker notes October’s lingering beauty and the soft, delaying hour. Emma N. Carleton from New Albany Indiana is credited.
Fred Harrison visits home after long work in Eastern Oregon. Ezra Agee hosts a pleasant evening for friends and Teddy Johnson’s birthday. Agnes Vanderbeck and Albert Versteeg wed at the bride’s home with Rev. Father Naughton officiating. The couple plans a short Portland trip and then resides at the groom’s farm in West Chehalem. A Ye old time program and social are set for December 2 at the schoolhouse.
The text traces the evolution of book indexing from Cicero and Seneca to early tables of contents, notes, and the gradual shift to alphabetical indexes after printing. It notes that universal adoption came in the sixteenth century with Polydore Vergil’s Angliae Historiae in 1546.
The article notes the authenticity of Napoleon I’s last will and testament is beyond doubt, while questioning a related document likely forged late in the 18th century by August Kotzebue. It mentions a clause similar to Austingilda’s harsh instruction and a 10 000 franc legacy to Cantillon, a Paris trial suspect.
A Richmond Times-Dispatch item notes a dialogue about ancestors and misdeeds with police, implying a cautionary family history. The second snippet shows a rich merchant quelling a son-in-law by threatening a changed will to cut his daughter off, illustrating household tensions and inheritance issues.
A fragmented collage notes sayings on male and female conduct, marriage duty, and social expectations from various papers. It cites Napoleon quotes about rising above valley life, urges listening, and contrasts husband and wife duties with brief remarks from The Times Dispatch Topeka Capital Baltimore American.
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