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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1903
Page
4
The Newberg Graphic appears as a weekly Friday morning paper issued in Newberg Oregon with E H Woodward as publisher and editor and W C Woodward as associate editor.
The article notes a string of public sales in the area and describes mornings before daylight as a time when travelers are warned of potential bank robberies. It praises Old Yamhill residents as prosperous and suggests valuables are hidden where thieves may strike.
In Oregon a poetic myth of "the last rose of summer" appears with the claim that roses bloom year round outdoors. The piece suggests Oregon is a rose state and advocates adopting the rose as the state flower.
The Emperor of Germany, reacting to a commission report on his people's drinking habits, called for a stop to the tremendous guzzling. The remark warned that temperance measures may reshape social life as King Alcohol could tremble at the move.
Saturday night marks Halloween. If mischief makers redirected energy from tearing gates down signs and blocking streets to removing dilapidated shacks fences and rubbish the holiday’s reputation would improve quickly.
The article blends praise for Harriman era railroad improvements with a polemical exhortation on citizenship. It argues that individuals must embrace responsibility, vote honestly, and engage in public affairs, insisting “I am the state” to emphasize personal accountability in democratic government. A Seattle Mail and Herald endorsement anchors the piece.
Citizens are urged to study state newspaper accounts on last week's bank robbery. C B Wilson invites Newberg ladies to Mounts hardware to view Indian baskets for sale. Horton and Horton advertise affordable hats.
Reported bank raid details describe hours of bombardment with guards holding the scene as townspeople gathered. Varying accounts claim the safe contained a large sum, with estimates tripling under speculation, and some buildings appearing dilapidated after the incident.
Mrs Dye, author of The Con quest, told an Oregon City audience that the Lewis and Clark Exposition will be a powerful lesson for Oregon. She predicted gates opening would shift the balance to the Pacific, urbanize farm areas, and position the state as a future center of art, industry, and commerce.
A humorous antiquated list mocks house merchants and printers urging residents to buy local, pay fair prices, avoid credit, and patronize home trades while warning against influence and underhanded price cutting. It warns against leaving home for bargains and praises cash purchases to support the city and its people.
Otto Dodd of Ponder Missouri writes that a year long sore healed after using Bucklen's Arnica Salve claiming it is the best salve on earth and noting it sells for 25 cents at Caldwell's drug store.
The column lists multiple marriage licenses including Lillie McGill to Scott Obye and Pearl Lipp to Samuel Schooley with ages given. It also contains medicinal ads for DeWitt's Little Early Risers and an anecdote from Carrollton about an elderly man under care of doctors, highlighting a humorous miscommunication over medical terms.
Rev Jno S Cox of Wake Ark says he suffered yellow jaundice for 12 years and tried many doctors before using Electric Bitters which he credits with curing his liver and kidney trouble. The ad urges readers to obtain Electric Bitters for liver stomach and general debility with a guarantee by F H Caldwell & Co.
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