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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1911
Page
4
Newberg Graphic lists Thursday morning edition schedule with office location at Graphic Building and mailing details noting second class matter at the Newberg post office.
Salem newspapers launch a drive for a new water system for the capital, after years of relying on low quality slop beer and Willamette Slough water.
The passage notes that reciprocity was defeated by a popular vote in Canada and suggests the nation can endure without reciprocal aid or consent from the respondent country. The tone implies skepticism about continuing ties if Canada opts out.
J D Gordon will not pursue water rights claims on Otis spring after the city purchased it. The Graphic had anticipated this outcome if he had more time to consider the matter.
The arrival of Barnes three ring circus and Arnold's amusement aggregation in Newberg draws public attention this week. Local children receive joy and future hope from the event as bells ring in town.
In the effort to sustain a diverse lyceum program Newberg seeks funds through a sale of season tickets. The organizer urges supporters who value the course and its strong talent to purchase one or more tickets to help cover expenses.
A woman endures extreme heat while cooking in a six by nine kitchen and, in contrast, can be kept cool on a railroad train with two windows up and a fan to maintain air. The text argues women do not dress in silks and satins when facing such extremes of temperature.
The Dallas Observer wrongly claimed the Graphic was sold last summer by R. M. Rosensteel. The Graphic has remained with its present owner for nearly twenty-two years and is not for sale now. The Observer writer, new to the area, is excused for the error.
A campaign seeks congressional action to create a children’s bureau within the department. It notes the government spends millions yearly on animal disease research and argues for equal attention to the nation’s children, wondering why such a measure hasn’t been proposed earlier.
Judge Henry E. McGinn declares future trials for illicit liquor selling in Portland will carry jail sentences, not fines or parole. He argues a uniform jail penalty would push Oregon toward greater respect for the law and deter violators who currently risk only fines.
At the Port land meeting of the state editorial association E B Piper of the Oregonian and John F Carroll of the Telegram presented papers on journalism. The writer notes nearby towns should have attended to hear these papers and to mingle with peers. Some Oregon newspaper men advocate mutual benefit meetings but are reluctant to fund their own trips.
Newberg authorities announce a strong Redpath Lyceum Bureau season with six numbers priced at $2. Seats for the course open to season-ticket holders on October 7, with full seating assigned for the entire run. Proceeds fund auditorium seating at the college as Hon. Victor Murdock of Kansas opens the series on October 11.
A meeting of the Editorial Association in Portland voiced concern over the flood of promotion mail sent to newspapers. The item cites a self serving request asking to publish an obituary clipping, marriage note, and a niece s marriage, plus a notice to promote two bull calves for sale while stopping a subscription.
Members of the F. G. G. s met on Tuesday evening September 26 at a member s home. They adopted rules and had a large feast of water melon and apples before an early dismissal. The club organized September 12 1911 and a mystery hangs over the group with a promise of a later report.
The Siberian ringed bread is described as a saltless, steamed and then baked hardtack used as a candle heater, teabox warmer, abacus, and even quoits material. It soaks to make soup, sinks in water, and provides heat minimal smoke with a distinct bread odor. The article notes its versatile, improvised uses among Siberian communities, including tentative tea heating and small-scale accounting.
A German traveler records quaint Tyrolean epitaphs from a valley tomb. Motifs include Widow Anna Kriedi remembered after forty years, a miller’s memorial of Christian memory for H. who died without aid, F. K. described as a son and husband, a man named Jacob Hossenkopf who fell from a roof, and a husband’s tearful lament that tears cannot return the deceased.
Everyday English explanation of karma as a universal consequence. The law returns actions toward individuals, good or bad, in time, regardless of where they live. Some call it Nemesis, others use different names, but it persists and acts impartially.
A strong current passes through the body from one end to the other via hand basins and galvanometer wiring. After drying, hands are placed in two more water basins connected to the circuit and the reverse current direction is observed to flow back.
The Slanicu salt mine, buried 400 feet underground, once housed an ancient sea now a thriving urban complex. It yields about 100000 tons of salt yearly and may exhaust its ancient sea remains in 200 years despite a floor that drops only six feet six inches annually.
A London Standard note traces the origin of the word bureau from ancient writing tables. It explains how a cloth strip to keep coins steady evolved into a green cloth covered desk and finally the modern leather centered table.
A description explains how on a windy day you can observe wind by holding a saw with ends east and west. Tilt the saw at forty five degrees to the horizon and look along the teeth to see the wind pouring over them, akin to water flowing over a fall.
A famous politician bets a friend he cannot attract a spaniel in a Bay area sport. The dog sleeps in the hall as a shrill whistle and blank cartridge fail. The trick reveals a stuffed guinea pig, claimed by the politician as Mahatma, the longtime companion and the tenth guinea brought him.
A London Chronicle description notes Blackpool offers two sunrises in a single evening. Viewers on the promenade watch the sun dip below the sea, then reappear atop the tower and set again, illustrating the town’s novelty spectacle for visitors.
The St James Gazette explains Alpengluhen as a high altitude sunset effect in clear weather. Refraction bends sun rays through the upper atmosphere then back to the snowy peaks creating rosy tints that can fade and reappear twice due to temperature differences above and below the peaks.
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