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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1897
Page
2
Sewberg postentry notes a graphic page with city scuffles and odd quotes. Chicago reputation remarks and crisis reports fill the issue. A quip about marriage and a joke about a balloon tied to carrier pigeons trail as light notes.
The report states Cleveland wished to serve the deaf community and would not object to a U S Senate election from New Jersey.
A sharp remark compares delaying advertising to a man chasing his tail. It notes motion without progress, warning that waiting for prosperity hinders effective strategy. The analogy frames business growth as active, timely promotion rather than delayed effort.
The piece argues that while the bicycle may be dismissed as a fad, the general use of the modern wheel is here to stay, signaling a lasting technological shift beyond a temporary trend.
With winter ending the Klondike country looks for warmth as Mrs. Mary Ellen Lease announces a spring arrival to the region.
Report notes fall wheat acreage will be large and a new wheat crop sold at good prices should help Oregon farmers recover. Strong planting intentions plus favorable markets point to renewed activity and potential gains for producers statewide.
A Washington city ordinance requires bicyclists to ride erect and imposes a fine for violations. The playful rant suggests lawmakers visiting the capital should also adopt stiffer spinal standards, hinting at broader political critique.
The annual Thanks giving event on Newberg fair grounds October 13 to 15 is called off due to unexpected difficulties. Local news notes rising gold fever and citizens seeking wealth in mountain districts while Kaluma resident Peter Carson survives a yellow jacket sting after a dramatic dinner incident.
A New York Tribune notice says Japan will abandon English steel rails on its imperial railway in favor of heavier American rails, the Pennsylvania standard. This move signals Japan's industrial savvy and could shift Far East trade relations if properly encouraged.
The court states it has no further jurisdiction over the defendant. The law applies to all cases with exceptions for murder treason and highway robbery under the specified framework.
The author of the ballad Mr Johnson Turn Me Loose was jailed in New York City for disturbing the peace outside a theater that denied him a pass. He defended his song as catchy and his fame as fleeting while fellow prisoners whistled the tune.
The Roseburg Review denounces commission men as liars and plunderers who stole a large share of Oregon fruit crops. It cites Riddle Corvallis Albany Eugene and other towns reporting growers receiving nothing and Karl Fruit Company pressing for freight costs. It argues state law should prohibit such firms and blames the commission measure for risky shipments east.
The text argues that extreme fortunes arise from some but not all. It counters the idea that wealth concentrates uncontrollably, noting many fortunes come from personal effort while others dissipate wealth across generations. It highlights death and dispersed ownership as forces reducing concentrated wealth and predicts fewer new fortunes in coming years.
The Oregonian argues that scattered fortunes among the Goulds and Rockefellers are not a danger to character but notes the real threat to the nation lies in rising corruption within legislatures at city, state, and national levels, describing it as a cancer undermining the body polity.
Commissioner Dose explains that prune rot is caused by Monilia fructigena and urges orchardists to spray with lime and blue vitriol in fall and Bordeaux mixtures during growth. He cites past neglect, praises proper spraying, and stresses preventive fungicide use to protect the Italian prune industry in Oregon.
The Oregonian laments renewed bacon imports to the Pacific coast as rail shipments once sent hogs east for higher profits. High freight and distant competition from Missouri valley hogs keep local pork unprofitable, with wheat prices forcing tough margins for turning grain into meat.
The excerpt discusses efficient hog farming across Oregon and Washington, highlighting diet optimization like alfalfa skim milk and waste fruit to improve meat quality and supply home markets with hams and bacon. It critiques current attention to better methods and hints at broader agricultural efficiency.
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