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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1890
Page
1
A fragmentary reflection on life and memory from an elderly judge, linking a pickpocket tale to a broader moral about living in the present. The dialogue notes the discouragements of a profession and the weight of past events on happiness.
The Pacific Coast reports that work will resume on the Astoria and South Coast Railway and that yard and jetty projects at Yequina Bay are active. Ground is broken in Sacramento for a new Federal building while Portland lumber transport car theory gains traction and Union Pacific pledges relief. In the southwest, Southern New Mexico residents threaten action amid ongoing conflicts with renegades and Indian raids.
A page of Western and international items reports Iowa weather prophet James Jones predicting a long cold snowy winter. Other items include famine relief appeals for Ireland, Chicago banana distribution, and various European and Pacific developments with figures, places, and entities.
Portland market reports steady wheat and flour quotes with cargo demand languishing. Prices listed for Valley and Walla Walla wheats, various produce items, dairy, poultry, nuts, and other staples across regional markets reflect firming trends in some lines and muted activity overall.
The market reports firm tones across fruits vegetables and meats. Prices shown include plums pears and peaches per dozen or per pound, with assorted berries and tropicals listed alongside canned goods and fish. Beef, mutton, veal, and ham ranges noted with live and dressed weights.
Hicks and Wicks discuss writing for the paper and magazines. Wicks reveals he sent dialect pieces to multiple periodicals, all accepting and paying checks, though he jokes he will be dead when published. The banter highlights persistence and irony in literary pursuits.
Seedy man confronts a housewife at her doorway claiming to be the new minister. The scene shifts to family chatter as an uncle explains he changes his name directory listings monthly and that he moves about. A rhubarb sherbet recipe is also noted with steps and lemon peel.
An essay explains how symbols migrate across nations and religions. It argues symbols survive beyond origin, vary in form, and carry shared meanings guiding religious and social life. Cross-cultural parallels show same figures appearing in distant traditions and adaptations shaping philosophy and law.
A Civil War era tale from near Marietta Georgia recounts a cracker guiding an ox cart five miles from town. The driver asks why the wheels are not greased and the reply jokes about the ox not minding squeaks and a prior Yankee buying grease that proved slick but left them with cake.
A brief dialogue from Terre Haute features Mrs Wickwire urging Mr Wickwire to go first and wait on the other shore while he comments he has never traveled without waiting at least thirty minutes.
An aging engineer recalls his dog Slide who never missed a trip on the Lake Shore line and even pulled the whistle cord. During a fierce Chicago arrival, Slide’s instincts warned of danger as a train rushed past, sparing the crew from disaster.
The article notes the Egyptian lotus adapting to New Jersey winters by shifting roots below frost line and later returning to surface roots in spring. It also mentions microscopic moving plants whose nature—animal or plant—remains debated, suggesting life in both forms is identical and raising questions about spirit and intelligence.
A fragmentary OCR snippet shows a teacher asking for a noun, Willie answering with examples like organ grinder. The text hints a Chicago furniture maker noting a shift from mahogany oak and walnut to metal and chamber suit, but the garbled lines limit full meaning.
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