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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1903
Page
4
The snippet shows the Newberg Graphic with editors and publisher credits, noting H. Woodward as editor and publisher and W. C. Woodward as associate editor, and indicates the paper is issued every Friday morning in Oregon.
The article notes Newberg securing a free switch and a large sawmill and urges pursuing more public enterprises. It cites a Boston man claiming to burn water, jokes about Oregon climate, and praises abundant harvests, fall weather, and Providence gifts. It predicts a population of about twenty five hundred in three years.
Governor Chamberlain issues a call for a special legislative session on December 21 to enact remedial tax legislation. He schedules the session to pressure lawmakers to choose between passing measures and their Christmas plans at home.
The Eugene Register notes Oregon holds more robust elderly residents than any state and questions if stronger proof of the climate’s healthfulness can be produced. It argues nature lingers in Oregon after death and that perpetual life in the state mirrors this vitality.
The traffic question in Oregon draws broad interest as Lane County stalls Booth Kelly Company operations. The shutdown has left about a thousand workers unemployed and cut a payroll over eighty thousand dollars monthly, with similar conditions reported elsewhere.
R H Kennedy writes in The Pacific Monthly December guide to Pacific Northwest trees. He combines study and practical lumbering knowledge to help readers identify species with clear, usable descriptions and tips.
The author explains differences among Pines Firs Hemlocks and Cedars and their subdivisions clearly helping readers recognize family groups and individuals. Twenty illustrations enhance value and will fascinate nature lovers with the region’s matchless trees.
Community leaders press for an electric railway linking Newberg with Portland to boost growth and overcome slow services from the Southern Pacific. They call for broad town cooperation, rapid planning, and public support to attract better transportation and open country access.
The piece laments a Saturday morning death of a diligent youth, sole supporter of an aged grandmother, contrasting his loss with the presence of idle youths. It ponders life’s fragility and the unanswerable mystery of why some die young while others drift.
The passage notes a proposed great religious convention in Jerusalem next spring. It frames Jerusalem as the cradle of faiths and recalls its storied history of Christian and Moslem struggles, imagining how the city would host the gathering and reflect the era's spirit.
Fragment suggests many people strive toward an end, with some nearing accomplishment while others have begun the effort. No concrete names, dates, or places are provided.
The piece argues that capital must practice the law it preaches by fair labor standards and just wages. It contends labor should push for fair play and a fair division of profits and insists organizations avoid monopoly power to deny others the rights they claim.
Jane Adams denounces child labor saying sweatshop garments pauperize consumers. She argues paying a living wage is essential and that wearing underpaid garments makes shoppers debtor to the workers and the broader community.
Astronomers announce the Star of Bethlehem will reappear in 1910 or 1911 guiding the wise men to the birthplace of the Savior. Josephus notes the star, now linked to Halley's Comet in popular lore, appearing twenty three times since his era. The Oregon delegation in Washington pushes Lewis and Clark Centennial legislation before Congress, praising Oregon's representation in the effort.
A runaway bicycle injures J. B. Orner at Franklin Grove NL and causes a chronic leg ulcer for four years. Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures the sore and skin eruptions. Available for 25c at F. H. Caldwell & Co's Drug Store.
A Boerne Texas resident lauds DeWitts Little Early Risers as unequalled liver pills that give strength and energy without purging. Thousands use them for biliousness torpid liver jaundice sick headache constipation and other ailments. Sold by F. H. Caldwell & Co.
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