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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1892
Page
2
Local column from Newberg Oregon includes social notes on residents, a Thanksgiving week stance against saloons, retirements from woolen mills, and upcoming moves of ministers. Mentions Boise as Oregon delegate, Port land Keely Institute setup, Oregon City river locks rate changes, and a highwaywide rail slide on Union Pacific near Bonneville with rescue measures.
The article notes two opposing schools on pruning beyond the basics. One argues for thorough cutting and shaping to keep trees productive, while the other urges minimal interference and letting nature take its course. The debate centers on how aggressively to prune during the growing season.
The article urges annual pruning of fruit trees to remove weak growth and thin crowded branches so every leaf receives light. It argues healthy trees yield better fruit, with all leaves well exposed, and notes pruning is essential in forestry culture for first class timber.
A frontier cornbread letter recalls a father who managed two farms in England style, renting land at five pounds an acre and buying manure guano and lime. Six cows on six acres yield milk butter and veal totaling 195 pounds 2s Id in nine months, while grass and sheep improve feed efficiency.
A new peach disease named Rosette has been identified by Dr. Smith during yellows investigations. It affects Georgia and Kansas, causes early bud development, a bunched growth look, and rapid tree death within a year. It also appears in native and introduced plums. Remedies unknown. researchers pursue diagnosis and control while culling remains the only safe option.
Ol Kacmanges Jot Crawford of Portland and Mr Alexander of Dayton depart for Scotland with likely extensions to Germany England and Switzerland for about three months Reporter J W Hobha and family return from a four month east trip mainly Indiana with Tennessee and North Carolina visits The note also mentions non candidacy of Henry and Jade Galloway's withdrawal from post office aspirants amid Cleveland election chatter
The piece discusses political expectations as Cleveland’s majority grows, predicting Republican losses after March 4 and Democratic hopes of consolidating power. It also recounts a Yamhill river ford accident where two men, new arrivals, nearly drowned after their wagon and team were swept away in rising water.
The Capital Journal of Salem Oregon announces weekly editorials on upcoming legislation and reforms. It pledges independence and full public reporting, offering a four month special at 50 cents to readers.
The Toledo Blade announces its wide circulation and weekly features including stories and puzzles. Editor Robinson Locke will soon send illustrated letters from Japan, starting February or March, promising readers value beyond the subscription price. Readers are invited to request specimen copies and agents’ terms.
Flvn Osborn is on the sick list for a few days. Two new students this week Walter and Herbert Stratton. Several students living at a finance will eat Thanksgiving turkey with home folks. Visitors have been more numerous lately. A mattress was added to the boys gymnasium. This will give some of the smaller boys more courage. Some trash has been removed from the campus. There is still room for the goal work. What has become of the football. Some interesting meetings have been told in one of the close rooms. Some things will not bear.
The Rural Northwest, started in Portland just over a year ago, is praised as the top agricultural paper in the Pacific Northwest. It features horticulture reports, dairy papers, livestock and poultry coverage, and popular departments like Home Circle and Among the Farmers. A 16 page, bi monthly issue costs one dollar annually with premium offers for new and paying subscribers.
Notice is given that the executors of the last will and testament of Christenson deceased have filed in the County Court of Yamhill County Oregon their final account of administration. A hearing will be held at the courthouse in McMinnville on the specified date to consider the account and any objections.
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