Decatur's Flagship President
A stern declaration echoes from Decatur over the flag's fate as a historic emblem is called into question. The phrase "Tear her tattered ensign down" signals a rebuke of past leadership and a push for reevaluation.
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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1902
Page
4
A stern declaration echoes from Decatur over the flag's fate as a historic emblem is called into question. The phrase "Tear her tattered ensign down" signals a rebuke of past leadership and a push for reevaluation.
A writer notes Anadarko's rapid transformation since its 1901 founding with the first lot sale in a cornfield on August 6. Brick blocks replace tents, graded streets and telephone networks appear, signaling a thriving West city hitting metropolitan status.
A mammoth ice plant with a 75 ton daily capacity serves the city and nearby towns. New contracts for a court house 30,000 jail 5,000 school 20,000 and water works 40,000 are let. Electric light firms bid to provide complete lighting water and utilities as the population of 3,500 expands with new homes rising.
A memorial arch is being erected in Richmond Virginia by the United Daughters of the Confederacy to honor Jefferson Davis. The design is by Louis A Gudebrod and the cost is expected to be significant though not specified in the readable text.
About $75 000 has been raised for the Jefferson Davis Arch after years of effort by his daughters. The monument site was chosen by Mrs. Jefferson Davis who opposed it at Gret but consented. The arch will be unveiled in Monroe Park at Richmond in early spring.
The Brooklyn Eagle notes that the expression nothing doing, seen by some as current slang, is actually about fifty years old and may be considered a classic phrase in English usage. The piece comments on outdated slang adopted by speakers who think it is modern.
The piece notes an amateur killer and quotes a line about murders being scarce since Macbeth. It argues the amateur imitates slang as a speech habit, implying he models himself on the era’s slang and the Macbeth standard.
Lord Ernest Hamilton recounts a perilous ride down the Oroya Railway in Peru aboard a small hand car. He details high altitude thrills at 15,066 feet and the danger of rock falls, while noting the unique experience of traveling 100 miles by momentum with a brakeman’s aid only as needed.
A letter from Oregon's executive office praises Peruna as the catarrh remedy of the age. Endorsements arrive from laborers to preachers, editors to politicians, with claims it cures and prevents catarrh and related illnesses. Families are urged to keep Peruna and obtain Dr Iman’s free booklet "Wi Catarrh."
The piece features a phrenologist remark about a young man's future and a Boston boy's witty reply. A distractingly scrambled dialogue follows with urban slang and mock banter referencing a sheriff levy and a chaotic private exchange.
Fragmentary ad style prose touts a tonic named S S S claiming it cleanses blood and boosts health. The text references young people and immediate use and mentions an unsafe tone with erratic wording.
A garbled ad style passage extols Monopole canned apricots and cherries as superior to home canning. Mentions Wadhams Kerr Bros of Portland and requests grocers’ names if unavailable. Includes stray quotes about pills and cures, with unclear context and multiple broken phrases.
Lord Mayor notes few wage earners in Sheffield save even a farthing. Fragments mention Hamlin's and simple rule in harmony. Blurred lines reference blends of colors and fashion hints without clear events.
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