Towns Seek Self Sufficiency Through Local Development
The Independent Town notes a rural drive to self reliance, boosting education and citizen duties. It cites public projects, school gardens, and town improvement programs as keys to better living, with examples from St. Louis youth programs and Texas efforts amid unsettled land and migration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muling Ciel
Americana
St. Louis
Missal Botanical Gardens
Sears
Texas
Lou Sur
Agricultural High School Yearbook Highlights Village School
A description by D J Crosby praises the Waterford village high school in Kentucky as a model for rural education. The agricultural track integrates lab work, outdoor practice, and plant and animal studies with local farms, barns, and shops supplying real materials. Students study crops, animal husbandry, and breeds, while teachers arrange hands on demonstrations in nearby facilities and farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
D. J. Crosby
Pennsylvania
Watertrd
Coltege
Ugh
Opportunity and the pendulum of fate in modern life
A reflective essay argues opportunity comes in a continual stream, not a single chance. It contrasts fate with effort, cites Emersons call to seize doors, and notes a modern shift as executives, farmers, and communities seek balanced success. The piece ends by warning the pendulum swings as society reassesses wealth and home life.
Homecraft and Craft Policy and the Homecroft Dream
George E Maxwell describes the homecraft idea as allied to home arts and crafts propaganda. He argues the homestead owner with a small plot is best suited for domestic crafts and can supplement family income when factory work fails. The plan envisions self employment, independent citizens, and a democracy backbone through home crofters and craft study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George E. Maxwell
General Federation of Women's Clathes
Bis
Aldeit
Homecrofter
Public parks must stay free of political control
Citizens urge opposition to partisan influence in park management road improvements and town improvements. The appeal warns that political interference corrupts trusted offices and lowers standards, calling for strict nonpartisan oversight and public censure of officials who trade trust for political gain.
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Ranaleipal
Fresh Air Playgrounds Compare Cities For Child Welfare
Fresh Air Playgrounds notes that American elites lag European cities in providing public parks and facilities for children. European towns allocate substantial funds to open spaces in crowded districts, emphasizing instruction and amusement for youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Homecrofter movement aims to plant farms for workers
The Homecrofter movement promotes local circles to foster village betterment, education, and industrial independence on the land. Watertown hosts the first guild with the Garden School and looms, teaching homecraft and rural industries to rural workers and inviting nationwide adoption of land reform and public works to provide homes on the land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caples
Ginini
Malin St
Watertown
Mase
Cittea
Opportunities At Bomb Factory Towns and Homes
The piece argues that manufacturing gains flow to big transportation hubs, harming small towns. It advocates placing workers where they can own a home and family life, claiming such workers are better for employers. It envisions six hours in factory work and six hours for home life on an acre of land as a path to balance labor and capital.
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Vilage
Eultur
Tague
Sid Bir
Janes
Ehnes
New England
West
Watertown
Massachusetts
Main Street
Acre
Saaia
Tig
Inboter
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the Agricultural High School
Crosby
Department of Agriculeure
Freeve
Avery Barn
Bad Dla
Lrougat
Talen Tale
Village High School
Waterford
Pal
Osopay
Job Js Ingalls
Pree Industries
Manny
Tere
Harpels
Uey
John J. Ingalls
Bere
Boreae
James
University of
Waterford High School
Timic Croft
Homecrofters
Brotherhood of Man Charity
Nippon
Opportunity Homecrofts
New Zealand
Lunda
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