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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1918
Page
4
The Newberg Graphic notes its publication schedule on Toursday mornings from Graphic Building at 600 First Street with offices in White and Blue addresses and post office mailing as a second class matter in Newberg Oregon.
In October 1918 townspeople travel by car and farmers by tractor, raising concern over the demand for horse feed as traditional draft animals decline. The piece notes shifting transportation and farm practices during the war era.
The Department of Agriculture in France reportedly assigns values to animals including a toad nine dollars a lizard thirty nine a swallow twenty dollars a titmouse eight a robin four a bat thirty an owl twelve.
The passage requests a humorous or satirical idea of a hen producing at least one egg on occasion. It contrasts this with a notion of finding a man who will make two blades of grass grow where one did before, highlighting a whimsical search for unlikely improvements.
A note warns that many subscribers are in arrears and have one week left to renew at the old rate of $1.50 per year. Check the date on the label to confirm your account status.
A letter from a former Iowa physician to his cousins in Newberg Laura and Alma Craig appears on page one. This is his second letter published by the Graphic and another one is promised for next week.
Senator W. T. Vinton spoke at Imperial hotel parlors Friday evening to refute charges about his role in the last legislative assembly and the Bar-Tigard New Oberg McMinnville road project. He read letters printed in this issue and denied negligence in including the road. The audience appeared favorably influenced by his testimony.
The Catholic Advocate cites Timothy J Murphy of Chicago as father of twenty one children eight of whom live and all eighteen sons serve in military or war work while ten daughters also engage in Red Cross aid. The Crisis notes John Ward of Goldsboro South Carolina with eighteen sons in Ninth and Tenth U S Cavalry and seventeen daughters in war work.
A critique notes that ministers who preach hate toward the enemy undermine postwar reconciliation. The piece cites Our Dumb Animals in Boston urging against revenge and cites ministers roaming the country spreading unforgiving bitterness, opposing this stance during wartime.
A religious reflection rejects calling German atrocities Christianity and warns against taking divine judgment into human hands. It contrasts vengeance with Christ’s teaching to forgive enemies, citing Jesus’ plea on the cross to forgive those who harm him.
Seed corn storage in western Oregon requires drying and keeping ears dry. Do not store in cribs or piles as moisture can cause mold and rot. use artificial heat for drying. After husking, hang ears on a simple nail rack and ensure good air circulation. store in ventilated rooms or kilns with warm air, heating to about 130 degrees.
A German recruiting officer outwits would be conscripts. An old man, an armless man, and a woman with a disabled son all face excuses. The officer insists the Crown Prince is in and everyone should get a gun.
To keep vegetables fresh, soak them in cold water until crisp then wrap loosely in a wet cheese cloth and lay in a draft of air. Alternatively place them in a tin or earthen container with a tight cover.
A writer recalls William De Morgan in bed writing his first novel and how memory loss and returned love shaped fiction. The piece links De Morgan to truth in storytelling and cites a recalled soldier whose amnesia and recollection echo literary devices. The essay ends pondering if truth follows or precedes art.
Charles P. Steinmetz argues that extraordinary results come not from greater intelligence but from stronger will and ambition. He notes that differences among people stem from determination, not brains, and cites cases where ordinary individuals rise rapidly after a clear vision and goal.
The passage explains how initial fear triggers panic that spreads contagiously through a group, using a flock of sheep as example. One alarmed animal leads others to flee without understanding the threat, highlighting how imagined dangers drive collective terror.
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