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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1918
Page
4
The October 17, 1918 Newberg Graphic notes heavy rain improving plow and sow conditions for fall grain. It humorously remarks on a Mississippi soldier with a size 17 shoe and jokes about sending him to help defeat the Kaiser.
The current issue of Youth's Companion features a full front page advertisement, leaving only space for the publication name. This striking layout highlights the high cost of living era and the magazine's advertising reach to its readers despite budget concerns.
The text notes that three presidents in succession Roosevelt Taft and Wilson did not smoke and uses the point to remind boys that grown men may avoid smoking.
Readers sending Christmas boxes to soldiers in France are reminded to mail before November 15. Full mailing details appear elsewhere in this issue of the Graphic.
Consumers doubt but expect strict compliance as new ruling limits dairy cream to no more than 20 percent butter fat amid butter shortages.
A Newberg note compares wood values past and present noting that a cord once failed to cover a year's $1.50 Graphic subscription, while current prices could pay for three years at $2.00 per year.
The German press reacts to Wilson's answer to Max Weil, condemning four years of German barbarism in their war of conquest and expressing scandal at American response.
A former Newberg resident noted for heavy drinking recently visited his hometown with his family in a new car. He is employed at a Columbia River shipyard and has no immediate financial worries.
The Corona Type Writer Co struggles to catch up as orders exceed supply by over 15,000, yet the firm spends $5,000 per issue on advertising in the Saturday Evening Post and other outlets, showing strong faith in a growing future.
The South Bend Washington Journal suggests planting memorial trees to honor local soldiers who died in service. The Oregonian calls it a responsive idea while noting other memorials may still fit, with marble shafts and bronze tablets as options. The piece quotes Bacon on the garden as a human joy and urges perpetual care for war groves as reminders of sacrifice.
The text discusses Arbor Day observance aligned with Memorial Day ideals, praising tree planting as a service to future generations. It notes Pacific county plans to reserve planting locations and species, urging pleasing, thriving choices while allowing local variation. It also reflects on tax law debates, indicating broad opposition and acceptance, and the necessity to obey the law once enacted.
The Youths Companion warns that the wartime tax bill will be complex and delayed before its effects are known. An estimated eight billion dollars in annual taxes implies roughly eighty dollars per person, with exemptions for incomes under one thousand dollars. The burden favors the rich and corporations, but a graduated system must avoid overreach. even the poor should contribute some, while borrowing will fund much of the revenue.
George Skeels leads a 600 foot log dump trestle project for C K Spaulding Co with James Wintermute and John Cation aiding. A 76 000 foot log boom was moved by the Leon to Doernbecher mill, while Ella tested Portland to Dayton travel. River work faces questions of profitability as Leon receives overhauls and ball bearing thrusts. Other items note high potato weights by Skeels, new mill line operation, hunter bag rates, and local dispatches on gravel shipments and a Spaulding switch accident.
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