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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1898
Page
2
The item notes Newberg Oregon will soon operate a creamery, promising steady cash for farmers and benefiting local merchants. It advises keeping dates for the Newberg fair and preparing for agricultural enterprise.
The passage lists a Portland dog trainer and a feather renovator man among varied community members including a former Hillsboro Independent editor and others, noting a range of occupations and conditions.
The piece warns in Salem that lawmakers who disrupted the 2 year old session should not be paid forty days for the fall term. It argues such payment would be an outrage and urges public uprising against the plan.
U Rens asserts Inst legislature members were paid about 50 dollars on average for their services with John Gill of Yamhill earning a bit more. A plan to seek state treasury payment for full time spent by those who blocked house organization is proposed. These lawmakers were elected on a reform ticket two years ago.
The Newberg fair will be held later this year than in the past. Local exhibitors will showcase agricultural products without public air subsidies, and citizens’ efforts are praised for sustaining the event. Weather is hoped to be favorable for strong attendance.
A Tortland resident cites constitutional provisions to oppose paying members of the prior legislature. The piece condemns any attempt to compensate those who did not take an oath and urges the body to denounce what it calls iniquitous and revolutionary conduct by a failed session.
Professor Emory B. F. Smith, formerly assistant professor of horticulture at Stanford, has moved to Portland Oregon to serve as industrial agent for the Southern Pacific company. The move follows financial troubles and aims to develop resources along the company’s routes. The record notes Smith’s fitness while signaling concern over his circumstances.
Oregon counties dominate prune output with Douglas and Marion counties leading the state while Clarke county Washington tops regional production. Estimates challenge spread figures across Washington Idaho and Oregon as editors clash over crop size and market dynamics.
The State Department hands over to Ladies' Home Journal the royal letters addressed to the U S President by Napoleon I Queen Victoria the Prince of Wales Napoleon III and Emperor William I The facsimile collection covers Napoleon's marriage and birth of the King of Rome Victoria's accession 1836 marriage to Prince Albert birth of the Prince of Wales death of the Prince Consort and the Diamond Jubilee note will appear in the October issue.
Gen Shafter reports 18,000 Spaniards surrendered beyond Santiago after Toral notified Madrid authorities of the capitulation. The World notes Spain sought a homeward exit while American victory forced formal surrender to end hostilities.
Advertising dramatises consumption cures with patient testimonials while promoting Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets as the best remedies. The copy urges early use before lung damage and touts stomach strength as key, citing a 30 test claim and endorsements from supposed users.
The Boire place gravel bed on the Willamette at Weston fuels a steady stream of teams hauling to McMinnville Dayton and other roads in Yamhill county. Road supervisor Bradley reports about twenty teams now hauling gravel benefiting the area over the past two years and a first class Hambletonian driving mare advertised for sale or trade at G H Greer s Dundee Ore.
Gov Lord issues proclamation calling an extra session of the Oregon legislature to meet at Salem on September 26. The Daily Capital Journal offers extensive coverage and independent comment, urging subscriptions and stating it will provide more information on the subject.
An order to record every veteran’s physical condition at discharge and keep it in War Department files is praised. Pensions claims for Spain war deaths and disabilities are rising, with about 250 claims already filed and many more expected from widows, children, and dependents. Pension attorneys are preparing claims, circulating information in camps, and assembling lists of treated soldiers and addresses as a pension campaign looms.
Several trestworthy persons sought in the state to manage a new business in their own and nearby counties. It is mainly a tee work conduct home. Galery stretched year and expenses definite bonafide, no more no less salary. Monthly preferences, self addressed stamped free Nerbert BE. Hess, Pres., Dept M. Cbleece.
The army secretary orders preservation of a soldier's post service physical record. It includes the soldier's declaration of condition, commander notes, and a surgeon's certificate. If disability origin is disputed, a three officer board examines before discharge. This aids pension settlements and guards against fraud.
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