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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 12, 1911
Page
4
The Newberg Graphic weekly issue details editor and publisher E H Wood and the Graphic Building address at 600 First Street. It notes publication Thursday mornings and a yearly subscription price of $1.50 in advance as of October 12, 1911.
A Pacific Northwest town history piece argues Newberg's Sunday closing and moral stance attracted families and a refined community. It notes founders favored rest, schools, and a strict town image, prompting a referendum on Sunday closures scheduled for Thursday October 27.
The piece argues that the model license law fails to curb illegal saloon activity and criticizes Portland editors for defending licensing. It cites a Portland case, a four hundred license limit, and a family tragedy as evidence that licensing does not stop drinking harm.
The article argues that past growth strategies benefited Newberg and should guide future policy. It contends neighboring towns older than Newberg prospered by similar courses and asserts public support will sustain the council’s actions.
The Graphic joins The Oregonian and The Journal in challenging Home Rule backers and asking where municipal authority is. They say the so called model license law is a miserable failure and accuse supporters of giving the system a black eye.
Dr Woods Hutchinson reports in Hampton's that growth extends beyond age twenty five and can continue slowly to thirty eight or even forty. He notes older adults remain capable of growth through healthy living and active interests, redefining old age as less rapid aging and ongoing changes.
The page mixes brief anecdotes including a city girl asking why a hostess’ father travels to town each day to earn money, a child’s view of a captain as head of the house and a compass, and a note on beavers relocating with a Polish count observing their dam building as they recreate village life on a forested Rhone estate.
The text recounts Anthony Trollope's difficult start in life in London living on £90 a year. He faced debt, discontent with work, and social pressures including overbearing visits from family and romance. His superiors doubted his abilities as he drifted toward dismissal.
A fragment describes class distinctions among Chinese people and East Indians with a focus on servitude. It claims a Chinese farmer employs a servant as lord and master, detailing a pig market transport scene where weights and labor balance a wheeled cage, all while the farmer smokes.
A London Tit-Bits tale describes a boy resisting his father on the stairs. After a tense clash of wills the parent carries him to his room. Silence follows until the child softly asks if the tantrum is over and if he may come down.
A fragment shows Meandering Mike musing on providing a chance to watch a man endure a full meal without fault finding. A tired-looking lad is invited to enter and observe, amid a brief exchange about opportunity and perception.
A barber and customer joke about baldness in a brief dialogue. The barber asks about their hair loss and the customer offers a promise to reveal the reason. The exchange hinges on a lighthearted explanation for baldness.
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