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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1890
Page
1
Regular service every third Sunday of the month at Watjsetomd and fourth Sundays at 7 p.m. Sabbath school each Sunday at 10 a.m. All members urged to attend and support church activities.
Ice makers in Oregon plan large new storage facilities at Celilo on the Upper Columbia to expand ice capacity for shipping fish and meat. The move follows a regional push to boost supplies and meet growing demand among maritime and butcher trades.
Various European and world affairs are reported. Morocco's sultan politely declined a French protectorate while other notes cover tariff changes, parliaments, and international finance. The piece notes bank consolidations in Paris, British shipping, and ongoing exhibitions and reforms across Europe.
The Portland market shows slow export demand with quotes across grains meats and produce. Valley snippers NT24 per unit and Walla Walla NT17 per unit while flour ranges 3.00 to 4.00 per barrel. Groceries remain firm with creamery butter and citrus prices noted alongside farm produce and canned goods.
The Fortnightly Review notes quirks in cavalry gear where a mounted soldier carries a sword fixed to his person and a firearm rigged to the horse gear. The article argues this leaves the rider vulnerable when demounted and recommends reform to avoid such mismatches.
A Toronto Globe report recounts Mee R A Weston of Alamende California nearly choking on a canary head after a child severed the bird s head and it lodged in her throat. Weston fainted as the obstruction was removed and recovered.
A German clock by Adolphus Maensle and Augustus Noll, nine point two meters tall with seventeen faces showing global times and celestial cycles, surpasses the Martin eightième Wonder in complexity. The piece features a moving earth and sun, lunar phases, zodiac, seasonal tableaux, angelic bells, apostolic figures, and a yearly calendar, all wound for a century and capable of ten thousand year cycles.
At the AAAS meeting specimens of a new honey plant were shown. Sown six years ago in Florida from seeds including those from Mr. Chapman of Versailles, the plant is Beal and Scrinton’s echinops sphaerecept hila. A native of central France, it has naturalized in Florida and grows four to five feet tall with prickly leafy thistles and 20 to 30 heads of small white flowers that bloom top down. The flowers yield nectar and attract bees, with an actual count of 155 bees visiting one head between 5 and 7 p.m. Thirty heads provided supplies for 60,000 bees.
A terse exchange follows an indignant journalist asking if tithes would be given to literary ranks. The senior retorts with a sharp line implying the critics’ status, reflecting a satirical tone about literary recognition and status.
Susan Wallace in Sunday School Times describes a Greek church wedding in Constantinople as a vivid procession through a narrow street, a richly dressed bridal party, and a ceremonial rite at the church outside Pera with wreaths, wine, and blessings.
A Turcoman charger of magnificent proportions is paraded before European and American diplomats. The horse wears a cashmere saddle blanket worth gold pieces, a broad gold encrusted bridle with diamonds and emeralds, and velvet studded gear. The outfit signals high wealth and status.
Jease Shepard describes touring the Czar's palace with Princé Darat insky. He notes pristine rooms and a gallery dominated by Nicholas II, including a marble bust and a bronze statue that convey autocratic strength and idealized beauty. The piece contrasts elegance with a ruthless, romarall figure.
The passage describes thousands of mule and ox carts around Tavana and contrasts with Cuba where drays are scarce. It notes enormous wheels and thick spokes, heavy loads, and distinctive riders wearing rolled shirts, breeches, slippers, and mushroom-shaped caps indicating Navarre or blue caps.
A note from Chicago Ties praises fruits for their appealing taste and water content. It mentions their laxative acids and potassium benefits, and recalls ancient preservation methods like cleaving and salting as inadequate for preserving flavor.
A New York Sun note describes a pavement using alternating hoard and soft blocks intended to resist smoothing and slipping, suggesting a durable, non slick surface for streets.
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