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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1907
Page
6
Hector O Rourke receives a thousand pound check from Julia after a public argument with the widow. Dobroski plots a deadly poisoning scheme with Wroblewskoff and Bernstein to manipulate a Warsaw uprising. The coffee poison fails, but the ruse triggers a chase and a dramatic Vienna wedding note.
In Chapter XXVI the doctor and Zeno quietly carry a sleeping man from the room, secure him in a wicker wing with iron clamps, drape a cloak over his face, and prepare to move him to a carriage. The escape proceeds with stealth as they encounter a brief delay for medicaments.
A long narrative recounts the West Indiaman King George wrecked in 1789 off Cuba, with all aboard lost, then drifting 10,000 miles for years. Reports say British ships hunted it, battles with a slaving dhow occurred, and multiple wrecks followed as the ship haunted seafarers on a ghostly voyage.
The college adds four agricultural specialists. James Withycombe remains director of the meat station and now leads animal husbandry. H. L. Scudder from Kansas joins to lead field crops and farm machinery studies. James Dryden is hired to head poultry husbandry, aiming to grow Oregon’s poultry industry with new methods and research.
The Salem state fair showcased the state’s diverse products with strong county displays. The Agricultural College exhibit stood out as educational, Eastern Oregon’s exhibit prominently featured livestock resources, and the draft horses, dairy cattle, beef, swine, and sheep received commendations. The poultry section was well used, though farm machinery was notably scarce.
The Willamette Valley is praised for fertility and climate yet critics say current farming underutilizes labor and crop yields. They argue decades of soil decline from wheat and grain farming and call for more clover and alfalfa to restore soil health and regional prestige.
In the Yakima region sheep raising faces decline due to conditions over the past decade. Kittitas County once a major part of the Yakima Valley flock industry shows reduced activity and smaller flocks as grazing ranges shrink and ranchers scale back operations.
The county sheep industry faces major cuts as government range elimination reduces available land by up to 26 percent. Grower J. C. Lloyd notes shipments to Eastern markets drop from about 200 000 head five years ago to 26 000 this year, while coast shipments cap near 50 000. Demand shifts toward mutton with rising prices making the business more profitable.
The first Oregon Irrigation Congress met in Grants Pass on September 10 and 11. At session end an organization was formed with Dr Withycombe as president and CW Mallett of Yale as vice president. C B Blanchard was named secretary and the group aimed to merge irrigation and forestry groups to common benefit.
The Department of Agriculture reports on September 1 that the apple crop nationwide remains poor. Average condition 34.7 percent with Pacific states near 70 percent Oregon 70 Washington 88 Kansas 2 Missouri 9 among the lowest. Washington is highlighted as a favorable apple country directing attention to the territory.
The contract has been let for the construction of a significant barn at Oregon Agricultural College. It is described as one of the most complete barns at any college and will greatly aid livestock and dairy work.
Farmers propose using chickens to consume surplus grain and increase egg shipments to markets by express or team, addressing the freight car shortage with poultry logistics.
A witty exchange about devotion and marriage ends with the wife noting she cannot imagine another woman who would have him. The husband admits he might remarry if he loses her, revealing a sly social joke on devotion and remarriage.
The Washington Star quotes Uncle Eben saying a real philosopher always finds joy in jumping and notes a man with a wooden leg once found rheumatism relief through the extra room it provided for his limbs.
A Philadelphia Press snippet quotes Mr Timmid declaring he will speak with the girl's father soon. The girl suggests he obtain accident insurance in her favor as a sign of true love.
Conan Doyle informs Sherlock Holmes of his upcoming marriage. Holmes accepts as best man, while Holmes absentmindedly injects a drug into his arm.
A Philadelphia Bulletin fragment recounts a worker admitted in a debate. The exchange features a passerby insisting the wolf preys on the rich, while another character counters with a remark about reading unscrupulous literature.
Dialogue excerpt shows a couple arguing over who will have their way. Wife asserts compromise only when aims align, while husband insists on guiding the outcome. The exchange highlights negotiation dynamics in domestic conflict with terse humor.
The Yonkers Statesman quotes the Observer of Events and Things noting a boy going to a circus with his father should not have to crawl under the tent. The remark contrasts youthful travel with parental guidance at public events.
The passage offers home remedies and self care advice including sleeping with one pillow, feet elevated, hot water baths with baking soda for blood pressure concerns, Vaseline application after drying, explanations of ptomaine poison and improper cooking, and eye care through hot and cold baths. It also suggests massages and observing the optic nerve pathway for nervous system health.
Skeletons unearthed in a gravel pit along the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul extension in western South Dakota near Oacoma on Missouri River show about fifty individuals buried upright or seated. Most are small in stature, with one giant about seven feet tall found beside copper and bone implements and an eight inch copper idol.
An old chronicle recalls a courteous yet pointed exchange between the Emperor of China and the Mikado of Japan. It notes Japan's firm reply to a demand for submission, ending with a sharp retort about the sun setting in the west.
A Birmingham Advance item quotes a teacher asking students to define an impression. A replying small pupil explains it as a dent in a soft spot, illustrating a simple classroom exchange.
Long before jiu jitsu gained fame a metropolitan preacher writes in the Homiletic Review that a minister should learn to eject a disorderly man from the room but better to purge evil thoughts from the heart.
In a Washington Star snippet, two girls discuss a peer’s eagerness to enter the surf and call her bathing edit unflattering, reflecting lively local chatter about seaside manners and appearance.
Fragmented text from the Houston Post hints at a dated item about a mechanical issue or ad copy. The readable phrases offer no clear event, date, or proper names beyond general commentary, making a concise card difficult.
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