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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 24, 1914
Page
4
A brief from the Newberg Graphic identifies fH Woodward as editor and publisher with Thursday morning publication and office located in the Grape Building at 600 First Street. contact numbers include the office phone White 33 and residence listed as Blue.
The Lyceum furnishes a course of wholesome entertainment through the winter season and deserves liberal patronage.
A photo features a man representative of a class heavily spending on advertising in Oregon. The image appears in this week’s Graphic on page show.
The report notes the Virginia state election results are not encouraging for wets, hinting at a broad setback that could push supporters toward strong opposition or heavy drinking as a coping reaction.
L. E. How ard of the Yambhill Record is shown to be busy at the linotype, setting up substantial material for the paper.
Col. C. E. S. Wood speaking for Uncle Bill Hanley the Progressive candidate said he is against prohibition. The remark came as Bill Hanley breathed heavily during a visit to Newberg.
The school fair is underway in McMinnville drawing residents from across the county to mingle with visitors and participants. The event invites broad attendance for community interaction and local display of students’ work.
Hood River residents celebrate publicity as the town’s engine of growth. Local merchants back newspaper publicity as a cornerstone of business and community progress.
State Fair arrives next week and Newberg residents plan to attend. If weather stays favorable the grounds should handle large crowds on the big days as prune and hop crops mature, lifting spirits and prompting many to visit the fair.
The Graphic rejects saloon advertising as illegitimate, stating it cannot accept ads that promote or fund the saloon trade. The paper explains its stance and indicates a firm policy against such notices.
In Portland, saloon keepers discuss state-wide prohibition as a solution to exiting the business. Two proprietors told a friend they expect to vote for dry laws, believing a statewide ban would let them leave the trade.
The speaker calls for vigilance to mobilize dry voters and urges reporting of unregistered voters to A. B. G. Miller, chairman of the dry registration committee formed after a business men's banquet. He warns saloon interests will push voter registrations and warns the day could be lost without vigilance.
The city council notes the recurring problem at the electric station where carriages cars and wagons squeeze between trains and the sidewalk amid a crowd. After injuries occur the marshal will likely order that no vehicles pass between standing trains and the sidewalk to protect passengers.
A leading Portland wholesale brewer says statewide prohibition would have passed four years ago if all eligible male voters had voted. The remark references the 1910 census data on voting age males.
The article notes half the voters in Oregon stayed away on election day with vets likely to vote dry if present. In Yamhill county 1613 dry and 1564 wet votes came from 3177 cast, while 6422 voters existed and 3245 were absent. It urges registration before October 16 and outlines press ethics in reporting and public discourse.
Josephus Dantes, secretary of the Navy, urged editors to subordinate news to the country’s good amid international strains. The Polk County Observer notes editors often follow these counsels, cautioning what they print and hinting at ongoing controversies.
Administratrix of the estate of William H. Teylor files final settlement in Canonsay Court Oregon with hearing set for October 1914 at 11 a.m. to show cause why account should not be settled. Clark Ross E. Tav is administrator and Clarence von Atty. for estate.
In the County Court of Oregon for Yamhill County, heirs at law of decedent Lac ae Raiceo are cited to appear on Monday the 2nd to show cause why a desert sale of real property in Dona ton land Rial of Lake McKern and wife, Hoatlong No. 1480, Two West of water Meridian, should not be made. Judge Vine W. is presiding.
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