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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1897
Page
2
The Newberg Graphic notes that populist papers concede unusual prosperity under McKinley. A Portland lumber shipment for Vladivostok Russia China railway uses railroad ties. The revival of business activity raises log prices amid uncertain European demand.
D. C. Emery notes in his paper this week that the plant is sold and readers bid farewell. The facility moves to Moro in Sherman county to start a new sheet. A silver state seal replaces a gold one in Kensal reflecting political sentiment.
Report states 1133 people died in India from stake bites during the previous year and only about half the fatalities were reported. An exchange proposes boosting commercial ties with Kentucky USB.A. as part of this context.
The National Tribune argues that annexing Hawaii would require a larger navy for protection, while not annexing it would still necessitate a stronger fleet to counter the power that could seize Hawaii. The remark highlights naval strategy debates of the era.
The piece notes Yamhill County adding to the state penitentiary counts at the recent circuit court term and comments on local prosperity driven by farming. It also covers Klondike gold fever, Southern California climate affecting horses, Indiana school law with truancy enforcement, Topeka festival praise, and political jabs at Simpson Bryan and Peffer in a Republican era critique.
A Philadelphia scientist claims nitro glycerine and permanganate of potash offer immediate relief for rattlesnake bites and that whiskey cures have been debunked. Despite potential new cures, many still cling to the traditional antidote as the public clings to familiar folklore.
The Oregon senator rejected claims of dictating or advising Marion county or county ticket names. He said no one in the state contacted him about personnel for local or legislative races and he would not bind legislators to support a future re election. He urged elections based on ability and public service, not bargaining for favors.
Secretary Wilson predicts sugar beet experiments will boost U S beet sugar output with potential to support twenty new factories next year. He cites current results as promising, aims to keep sugar production at home, and notes substantial savings by reducing imports.
A fragment from a diary sketches Klondike life and mining at the Yukon during Sept including staked claims, gold quartz carried to Hyena Hank's, a moose bear fight, and humorous observations on ice, biscuits, and air ships as the writer pursues fortune in Alaska. It details scenes from Klondike, Nativity of gold dust, and the writer’s humorous, first-person experiences.
A reading lists playful autumn diversions for Hawloween night with apple tests a ring in flour and nut fortunes. Readers see toss games with candles and water and test love futures by fire and hearth while a public speaker promotes One Minute Cough Care.
An array of items from patent medicines to local building notes. Advertisements tout De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve as a cure for piles and skin troubles, while One Minute Cough Cure tops cold threats. Local reporting mentions the Jacobson block brickwork, a new flag staff, and the Mammoth Bee hive in Kentucky as notable curiosities.
A historical note explains bronchitis as lung lining inflammation with coughing and breathing difficulty and promotes Wilbur's Cough Cure by druggists. It also recounts a Pennsylvanian town name tale where five farmers Anderson enberg Taylor Cram Henderson each wanted the town named for them and a compromise used the first letters of each name.
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