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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1919
Page
4
Classified notice from Newberg Oregon indicates office and residence details for the editor and publisher of the Newberg Graphic. The entry lists addresses and post office handling as a d class matter, with dates and locations tied to the Graphic Building on First Street.
A Minneola note reports Newbery residents turning to coal heaters as wood costs soar. The Roosevelt estate in Minneola is valued at $810,000, bequeathed to the widow, with franking privileges from Congress aiding her financial position.
The article notes Pat McArthur voting to sustain the president's veto in Congress on the prohibition enforcement bill last Monday. It highlights his ancestry with U S Senator Nesmith of Oregon, cited as a heredity theory example, and remarks on alcohol’s impact on health.
The article notes President Wilson’s skepticism toward prohibition laws and his estrangement from dry forces after Congress overrode his veto. It suggests his political acumen remains sharp, even as his ear to the ground weakens during the third term’s decline.
Mrs. Caroline A. Kamm, widow of Jacob Kamm, deeded a 102 by 141 foot site on the corner of Fourteenth and Main streets in Portland for a YWCA building. She praises spirit shown by pioneer Port Sanders. The article contrasts her action with that of H L Pittock and Theodore B Wilcox who did not leave grateful wills for Portland.
Fifty years ago the Oregonian cites a Boston Advertiser item about a Tremon temple lecture on Oregon and the Pacific coast by W L Adams of Astoria. Adams later led the Spectator at Oregon City and clashed with Bush of the Salem Statesman in a famous newspaper controversy. He died at Hood River after a stormy career as preacher politician publisher and rancher.
A farmer declares an equipment plan to grow his own and others sweet stuff, claiming an early maturing variety ripened well this year. He says farmers can be independent and secure against molasses shortages with modest effort in home production.
The piece proposes a constitutional amendment to set legal interest at 4 percent on open account and 6 percent on contract, a plan critics say would freeze lending in Oregon. Opponents warn even lenders would avoid private loans as government bonds yield around five percent, risking wrecked industries if passed.
A short poem by Grace E Hall appears on the Oregonian editorial page urging readers to choose pleasant thoughts and kind words during times of unrest. The verse argues moods affect others and urges sustaining warmth, mirth, and hopeful talk to brighten a weary world.
Clay Tallman notes that opening lands along SS Bay and C. and C. railroad in midwinter would be inadvisable. He urges early map and data preparation by late December or early January with a view to spring opening. Signed October 2, 1919.
A cablegram received Saturday from Dan Wuille & Co. reports altered fruit price control. California Newtowns sold in England at 5.20 per box, with the old maximum at 4.20. Hood River Newtowns have carried a 1.00 premium. Export conditions improved after railway strike adjustments.
A wounded officer recounts the death of Moran and the leg amputation of McFeeley after a brutal firefight. Moran carried by own man to the lines, McFeeley dies after Moran’s sacrifice, both fading at a field hospital amid battlefield chaos.
The government under Lieutenant Terry disposed of the Warren Spruce Company cut in Yaquina Bay. About 30,000,000 feet of spruce logs sold for 16 dollars per thousand, to Crown Willamette Paper Co represented by timber buyer R. L. Herren. Logs shipped by rail via Corvallis & Eastern to Oregon City plant.
A first person reminiscence of the 199th New York detailing paralyzed morale and brutal discipline among its men Moran and MecFeeley described in vivid physical terms. The narrator notes forced foraging, rough camaraderie, and a bloody second Bull Run in which Longstreet’s artillery decimated their unit, reducing sixty three men to twenty eight.
The Corvallis Gazette condemns nationwide miner demands as revolutionary and urges resort to arms and seizure of government as the implied outcome of the five hour day and five day week push.
Congressman Hawley forwards a formal letter for publication addressing the opening of remaining lands for homesteading. The communication references prior correspondence dated the eleventh of the month and discusses policy impulses and public notices.
The Forest Service announces a new office to administer and promote recreational use of National Forests in Oregon and Washington. It will develop campgrounds with improved water, sanitation, trails, and summer home sites, plus roads to scenic areas. Five staffers oversee planning and pamphlets.
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