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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1901
Page
2
The Newberg Graphic announces weekly Friday issue with subscription price $1.50 yearly, $1 in advance, urging advance payments for discount. It notes Oregon Supreme Court confirms primary election law, hints at reform and voter-driven politics. A health official proposes a ban on skirts sweeping sidewalks to curb contagion, sparking debate on fashion and public health.
The November elections highlight class mobility as a Bridgeport man long employed as a stoker becomes mayor. He pledges to serve all citizens, cut public expenses, and spend taxpayers money as his own. The piece notes cabinet chairs passing from presidents to successors and describes Cortelyou purchasing McKinley era chair after formal condemnation.
The excerpt rails against a Portland killer who murdered a youth last week, calling him vile and conscienceless. It also notes a New York prisoner who, after Sing Sing, shuns touch yet avoids hostility, showing a starkly different post prison demeanor.
The new president endorses expanding free rural mail delivery toward the long held goal of granting door to door service. Superintendent Machen, head of the system since establishment, predicts universal home delivery for farmers within years and warns against removing benefits from regions that have gained access.
The text notes strong opposition to ending free rural mall delivery and claims about four million people already benefiting from the service.
A Philadelphia driven analysis notes reformers gain in Philadelphia while New York’s reform effort lags. The piece contrasts party loyalties, Irish-American voting trends, and the political divide between Tammany and Quayism with claims of bias in national issues.
The Salem fruit growers met last Saturday to organize a fruit-growers union aimed at helping growers cooperate to grow and market fruit more profitably. Hon. E L Smith of Hood River and other officials attended, pledging support and emphasizing the benefits of organization for local horticulturists and onions. The question remains, when will he be needed to aid this effort.
New York Tribune cautions that hunting season brings heightened risk and inhumanity. It notes smokeless powder extends bullet range increasing danger, explains inexperienced hunters mistake brown coats for game, and offers a grim satirical “receipt” for harming others.
A wandering man seeks whiskey in a dry Maine town. A doctor suggests using a snake bite as an antidote to obtain a prescription. The man finds the cave full of snakes but discovers their bites are booked for six months ahead in a humorous old yarn.
A broad coalition of Utah Christian denominations urges Congress to amend the U.S. Constitution to ban plural marriages nationwide. The Interdenominational Council of Women for Christian and Patriotic Service cites church leaders living with polygamous households and prominent Mormon clerics taking new plural wives as evidence. They appeal to readers across Oregon to support a constitutional measure making polygamy a crime in all states and territories.
An advertisement proclaims Acker's Elixir a superior cure for all blood and skin diseases. It claims wide acceptance and offers bottles at fifty cents with a guarantee, distributed by C. F. Moore & Co. druggists.
The piece argues presence over price, urging that gifts should not cost the giver too much and must endure beyond a single season. It suggests thoughtful words and practical trifles as the best presents, keeping the giver in the recipient’s mind through simple, meaningful tokens.
An entry promotes the 1902 Compassos calendar lithographed in twelve colors and gold. The note mentions The Youth’s Companion at 195 Columbus Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts.
A weekly record for the week ending November 26, 1901 reports numerous property transfers in Yamhill County Oregon including parcels in McMinnville Newberg Olaf sedge areas and Oak Park with figures cited from 145 to 5500 dollars. It also lists two marriage licenses: Jennie Parrish to Harold Allison and Mollie E Bones to C Mindinger.
Rainy season rescues harvests as crops near completion and fall sowing winds down. The town notes hunters use wagons to reach Dayton game and Cal Conlee survives a burglar scare thanks to a sleeping dog. Gheng buys Byers place and plans improvements while Prince shifts prune shipments toward 80 carloads. Dan dee nimrods push goose prices up. a Dayton market visit notes 16 geese shot. Bucklin's Arnica Salve praised for eczema and skin ills. Yourselves Companion highlights weekly features and promotions for 1902 volume and subscription offers.
From Coopersville Michigan comes a claim of a pleasant tasting liquid that aids sleep for bad coughs and promises future cure. Mrs Aimelberger says Dr Kings New Discovery has been used by three generations for coughs colds and consumption. Available in bottles for 60 cents and 1 at C F Moore & Co drugstore.
Guardian of Leroy Smith Carl B Smith Sean Smith and Mabel L Smith minors will auction their undivided quarter shares in described land in Yamhill County Oregon. County Court authorized sale December hearing at McMinnville Court House with bids starting at cash on day of sale.
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