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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1918
Page
7
A fragmented price sheet lists several items including American cheese full cream, lard pure leaf bulk and in tins, lard substitute in bulk and cans, bacon breakfast sliced, pork products, stea k per pound, hens dressed, and fresh salmon, with scattered figures and notes. The text is incomplete and contains OCR noise.
Joan Willis Baer urged armed peacekeeping at the Northern California Liberty Conference while remarks touched on 1918 food reserves and 1919 supply insurance. The message called for action and work submission to the Graphic office.
The Dutch fishing trade endures as sailors work in inland waters and canals to sell catches to anxious housewives. In coastal towns the brawny seamen, their wives mending nets, keep up a brisk exchange of tales and nets. Fish remain a vital staple as Holland depends on its fisher folk for food amid shortages.
Humorous tale from Harpes Ridge recounts Mr Gap Johhiasda noting the difficulty of predicting women. A dinner table mix up leads to a wife throwing dishes claiming they wed 15 years ago, prompting the punchline that the more he lives with women the less he knows.
During early war days British soldiers advancing toward Mons used cartons of the Daily Mail as sandbags. A trainload of papers arrived at a distribution hub just as German forces threatened the line, and soldiers seized the parcels to shield trenches from bullets. In Paris editors faced the fate of unsold stock amid sniper fire.
Two United States navy sailors were commended for risking their lives to save shipmates. Turner S. Lux, boatswain's mate, rescued a painter who fell overboard from the U S Steamer Houston after a life belt failed to help him. Lux’s nearest kin is G. H. Lux of Birmingham Alabama. John M. Penix also saved a man from the Houston, with his mother Mrs. Mary Stout listed in Kingston Alabama.
The article notes Iceland's small, isolated nation of about one hundred thousand with a long cultural lineage. It credits the sagas and monks for sustaining a thriving literary life through prosperity, with poets inspired by nature and Icelandic folklore amid a modern revival.
Ainu tale explains Yezo island formed by two creator deputies a female and a male. The woman rushed her western portion after chatting with Olonino’s sister leaving the male to finish the southern and eastern parts. Her hurried neglect made Yezo’s coast rough and dangerous.
Voters are urged to write in J A Campbell for Justice of the Oregon Supreme Court to fill the vacancy left by the death of Justice Frank A Moore. Campbell is a long time resident, lawyer, WWI era veteran, and former state legislator with a record of public service.
A banner slogan highlights conservation as a national effort, stating four million soldiers must be fed from this year’s crop. The message emphasizes large scale farming and resource allocation during wartime.
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