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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1917
Page
2
In the Newberg Graphic dated September 27, 1917 editor H Woodwa notes strikes are rare during hard times. The piece also mentions potatoes forming strange shapes after rains and forecasts strong sales at digging time. Prunes, especially Italian varieties, are reported below standard due to extremely dry weather.
A group from Newberg attended a road meeting Tuesday night to hear the West Side Highway controversy. The expressed sentiment favored routing south from McMinnville via Amity and McCoy, aligning with local preference.
Information from McMinnville National Bank shows county deposits totaling 3 662 914 21 with 747 324 34 held by Newberg banks 3 530 953 04 by United States National and 216 371 30 by First National.
Two women on a Portland early morning train discussed the shipyard strike and agreed that every striker should be drafted into the army without medical exams, saying it would serve them right.
The Graphic announces the editor will be away most of October and W. B. Brooks, longtime foreman, will run the office in the interval. He lacks help and requests assistance with news items for the publisher and staff.
At 11 a.m. sermon on Education and 8 a.m. A Growing Faith at Newberg churches. Monday 8 session, Wednesday 7 30 preparatory service, and Friday September 27 Ladies' missionary society at Mrs C A Morris. Sunday school and U P S C E at usual hours. Also Christ church Bible school 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. sermon The Mystery of Godliness with 6 30 p.m. C E and Junior En block
The entry lists 7:30 p m sermon Sin and its Punishment and Rally Day at the Baptist church with all members urged to attend. Nazarenes hold Sunday school at 9 45 with sermon What Peter and John did after the Revival and an evangelistic service at 7 45 p m. A Parent Teacher meeting is set for Tuesday October 2 at 3 pm in the Grade building. Nina A Johnson, Lone Oak Farm secretary, visited the county seat today.
Robert Fulton promoted a marine torpedo to the U S government. He demonstrated large copper cylinder devices at Governors Island in 1806 drawing many New York onlookers. A clockwork mechanism inside a case warned that a fifteen minute run would blow fortifications to atoms prompting fear and curiosity among spectators.
A Philadelphia Press explanation details why humans bend far forward with ease but cannot bend much backward. It cites anatomy including spine curvature neck and waist, strong back and leg muscles, and a limiting hip joint ligament preventing backward collapse.
When England called John Paul Jones a pirate he replied by quoting the dictionary to redefine pirate as an enemy of mankind. He argued that since England was at war with America, much of Europe and Asia and parts of Africa, England was the true pirate, not Jones.
The Hourglass is presented as a present day necessity for precision timing. An authority notes its value in tasks like twist drill manufacturing where seconds or minutes must be gauged accurately. It is said to outperform watches for fractions of a second, offering easier accuracy.
A mother recalls Milton and his playmate Arthur in the next block quarrel over illness. Milton says Arthur “ain’t my friend now” and believed Arthur should have gotten sick sooner, reflecting a childish bickering moment.
To reunite separated mercury raise the thermometer to arm level with the bulb outward and jolt the tube with a quick downward stroke. Repeat gently until the liquid returns to its proper position.
A Detroit Free Press item recalls a street confrontation where one man threatened violence after boasting he could knock out another, then carried through with the act, prompting reflection on underestimating threats.
The excerpt recalls Napoleons quick wit as a fresh officer accepts his commission. It then highlights Aztec women famed for refined facial features coppery skin and vivid crafts including pottery baskets and embroidery. It concludes with Phalaris of Acragras and the brazen bull devised to roast captives.
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