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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1909
Page
4
The item notes farmers enjoy ideal weather for hay and grain harvests, with expectations to wrap up the season this week in the community. It cautions young men and women about drifting near the local college without using available opportunities, warning of later regret from carelessness.
A Portland pastor condemned a sermon topic titled To Hell in an Automobile for last Sunday. A city columnist suggested an alternate reading To Hell with the Automobile and added our sentiments are tew.
The article notes a strong state fair forecast with top exhibits of stock and farm products. Attendance hinges on good weather, while labor day crowds may be delayed by hop fields and prune orchards. Portland ball team rests on Labor Day, dropping two games to Frisco, yet remains near pennant lead.
Two young men tried to hold up a man in Portland last week but were chased for blocks by the would be victim who caught one assailant. Police say they were not disturbed by the disturbance as a special call was needed to take the offender to jail.
Fire threats rise with rumors of blazes and anxious owners scanning the sky for signs while firefighters rush twice in a day to emergencies. The Hoosier bard’s philosophy echoes as crews bear the strain and weather the danger.
The Oregon Agriculturist notes rapid Oregon population growth mainly in cities and lumber counties. The consuming population rises faster than producing, signaling continued demand for farm products for home use. This favors diversified farming and intensified methods.
The text notes that estimating an education's value financially is difficult yet offers figures. It states the average educated man earns $1,000 per year and works forty years.
A comparative calculation shows a lifetime earnings gap of 22 000 dollars between uneducated labor and a 12 year schooling path. With 2 160 school days needed, each day at school is worth about 10 dollars in future earnings.
Yale Gazette laments shameless begging by some for subscrip tions or ad work. It condemns such tactics as damaging to the newspaper trade and urges practitioners to maintain professional self respect and fair pricing.
Harper's Weekly recalls a pious Alabama bishop who quips that angels between men and women require a close shave to enter heaven. In Salem New Jersey Friends burial grounds a massive oak stands as the New Jersey Forestry Association trademark, claimed as the state's largest tree and perhaps the nation’s largest.
A hair cutter notes a familiar yet altered face as a woman’s pose suggests vanity. A man replies he has been there before, his face changed by healing, prompting reflection on memory and identity in a brief salon moment.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Rittenhouse and Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Rittenhouse express heartfelt thanks to friends for kindness during sickness and death. Also real estate ad seeks buyers for a diversified 30 acre tract in South Newberg and related parcels near Newberg Oregon. contact A. S. Mellinger for details.
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