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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1893
Page
2
The Oregon State Fair faces criticism for prioritizing horse racing over agriculture. Exhibits in stock and fruit fell, while racing ads dominated programs. Authors blame management shifts, limited competition, and funding choices, noting moss shipments hint at new industry potential.
The Rural Northwest laments the slim exhibits at the recent Oregon State Fair noting the two years ago fair was superior to last year's and that faster progress was seen two years prior. It questions the fair's role as an agricultural showcase and urges improvement.
Oregon boasts largest apples as 16 inch circumference specimens sent to the world’s fair. Emil Schaum of The Dalles reports a 11 to 15 inch range on Mood River varieties. Secretary Sargent urges growers to supply bigger fruit, predicting Oregon may exhibit cantaloupe sized apples before the fair ends.
Oregon moss industry shifts toward steel making with a Salem plant promising to aid shipper logistics. A Fresno company has ordered a large Oregon moss invoice to clip for transport. Upon arrival of the moss, packing and shipment plans begin.
The U S Department of Agriculture division of vegetable pathology confirms that insects transmit the blight organism to blossoms, causing flower and twig death. Cross fertilization by insects appears essential for fruit set, with trials in Brockport New York and later Virginia New York and New Jersey supporting that many common pear and apple varieties cannot fertilize themselves without foreign pollen.
Yamhill County Reporter notes John R. Rulso sent a basket of plums including Willamette seedling. Breidenstein plans to move to Whiteson and foresees rail and industry growth via Astoria to Portland and Junction. Butter weights questioned as boycotts considered. Lou Andrews of Carlton jailed in Portland for horse theft. Wright recovers his horse. Courthouse quiet after court adjournment.
The record sturgeon captured in the Columbia at Astoria on Tuesday weighed 755 pounds with a 151 pound head and an 11 foot length. After dressing the fish yielded 427 pounds and was cut into 71 pound portions for shipment to Portland to be frozen. River fisheries this year run poorly with four firms producing 24 tons daily vs 30 tons last fall.
Senator Mitchell of Oregon and Representative Binger Hermann discuss pronunciation and language drift as they sample words like keneon for quinine and place names such as Tillamook and Wallowa. Hermann, educated in Maryland, moved west young and has seen many terms Anglicized. He recently complained of general fatigue reflecting a Washington mood.
In a Washington Past item, Mr Herman laments malaria symptoms in the senate chamber and seeks medical advice. Mr Mitchell expresses sympathy and suggests consulting a doctor and taking a course of quinine, noting his own trials with quinine ineffectiveness.
The article surveys several proposed origins for the term Yankee. Theories include Jakia from Dateh colonists, Gordon’s Cambridge cant word Yankee, Aubry’s Cherokee cankee meaning coward, and Hockewelder’s account of native mispronunciation of Anglais yielding Yankee.
The text is an OCR corrupted advertisement for a Daily Capital Journal offering low-cost daily newspaper service, claiming full telegraph news coverage and independence, urging prepaid subscriptions and value compared with higher priced papers.
A sample offer promises a Daily Newspaper for a month for one cent. It claims broad coverage from the state to the world and urges support for independent journalism against high priced monopolies. Norris Brokuens, editors and proprietors, Salem Oregon.
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