Newberg Graphic Admitted as Second Class Matter
The Newberg Graphic is entered at the Newberg Oregon post office as second class matter, securing local postal designation.
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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1912
Page
4
The Newberg Graphic is entered at the Newberg Oregon post office as second class matter, securing local postal designation.
The 1912 annual Red Cross seal sale begins as funds aid anti tuberculosis work. Portland candidate Pat McArthur seeks the house speaker post after four productive years.
If you are interested in maintaining a lyceum course in Newberg it will be a very practical way to demonstrate it by purchasing a ticket for the second number to be given Thursday night December 5.
Grant B. Dimick a Republican and W S U Ren a Bourne disciple and single taxer announce their bids for governor. Both are Oregon City men. The two year horizon leaves time for events to unfold before the election as political currents stir.
The Southern Pacific slows electrification of the Yamhill branch yet provides better coaches on the Newberg to Portland run. Four passenger trains daily each way improve contact with the city, making communication with Portland easy.
W S Wharton president of the First National Bank pledges to pay actual expenses for five young people from farming homes to attend Farmers Week at O A C. Dr James Withycombe will give six lectures on agricultural opportunities and dairy topics while Dean Calvin and Dean Rexel outline food health, bread making, farm business methods, and household finance.
Visionary notes on wood growth via sunshine and soil enrichment claim forests could sevenfold growth with Day method. Claims that this could end fuel shortages and reduce coal fears as government and industry back intensive cultivation.
A Portland citizen considers starting a goose farm in Newberg amid cautious local sentiment. The letter references regional tones and hints at potential community reactions within the McMinnville area.
A hospital aboard the ship Parismina relies on a powerful wireless station to guide improvised field surgery for a miner with a severed foot. Dr. Carter and Captain Mader coordinate with island telegraphs to control bleeding, prevent infection, and monitor the patient as the vessel sails 420 miles to safety.
In a small western England town the Bris tol Mirror notes mayor Goodman, a valued citizen, accepts a fourth term reluctantly after an anxious selection. Admirer Mr Jones expresses regret at the burden of continued duties and laments the difficulty of finding a better successor.
The text claims an ancient project by Emperor Chin Ize Wang around 214 B C and describes the wall as 1250 miles long with a width of fifteen feet and height of twenty feet. It says bricks and granite were used in a clayless, barren region with fifty thousand workers.
A joke exchanges a bride and bridegroom banter after a bridal tour. The bride notes men need eight hours and women ten, then jokes that the husband must rise early to have the maid and breakfast ready before she wakes. The caption reflects light London humor.
A historical piece explains fuses as safety valves in electrical systems, noting a basic fuse burns out to cut current. It describes a newer aluminum oxide insulating layer approach that can auto limit at 400 volts, forming a ground diverting system used on high voltage lines, while household wiring still relies on traditional fuses. It also mentions fuses protecting against lightning entering buildings through feed wires.
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