Portland Rose festival song lyrics by Iowa woman
Mrs. Lynette Henderson of Sioux City Iowa wrote the lyrics for the 1915 Rose Festival song The Whole World Knows the Portland Rose Portland musician John C Abbott composed the music Copies will be circulated to glee clubs orchestras bands and singing societies of Oregon for wide exposure The chorus extols the Portland rose and western civic virtue and industry
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Lynette Arnold Henderson
Sioux City
Iowa
Advertisers urged to use newspaper ads to boost sales
A persuasive pitch stresses that no store can rest on reputation alone. It argues persistent newspaper advertising pulls in mail orders and catalogue sales, warning that complacency cedes market share to rivals with broader ad campaigns.
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Imargne
Man Keeps Kisses Count Across Years Then Stops
A man recorded the number of kisses exchanged with his wife across five years, tallying 35 500 in the first year 16 000 in the second year 9 650 in the third year 120 in the fourth year and 2 in the fifth year. He ceased maintaining the record afterward.
Colic in babies featured in Hygienist Magazine article
The March issue of the Hygienist Magazine contains an extensive article by Dr. R R Daniels on infant colic. Readers are urged to obtain a copy from news dealers or send ten cents to The Hygienist Publishing Co Denver.
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R. R. Daniels
Hygienist Publishing ™ Co
Majestic
Denver
Cole
Thrice-A-Weekly World Offer Amid World War News
The New York World Thrice-A-Week edition advertises rapid, affordable war coverage in 1914. It promises prompt reports on the Great European War and a yearly subscription cost of $4.00, or a bundled county rate of $2.25 for Myrtle Point Enterprise readers.
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Myrtle Point
Goos
Curry
Teléphone Company
Coquille
NEW York World
Domestic Roles and Routines in Wartime Society
The passage contrasts a wife enforcing frugal wartime attire and a husband’s reluctance to leave the home with the wife rushing to manage chores in town. It depicts social pressures to appear productive yet practical, highlighting gendered expectations in a household during hardship.
Dogs Overrun the Village, Sioux Sample Dilemma
A speaker laments the animal problem in a village noting many dogs outnumber residents. He claims outsiders would see an Indian village with ten dogs for every person, highlighting a social concern about canine presence and its impact on daily life.
Do Your Work and Seek Wealth Through Labor
The passage urges action over idle talk about weather and weather shifts. It champions toilsome labor, farming and making the most of one's resources to become prosperous, arguing against chasing prestige in crowded trades just for appearance.
Farmers Union Officials Call For Higher Rates
Union leaders say railroads are entitled to more revenue and urge higher rates to support farmers. The push focuses on freight charges and the need for sustainable farm income amid rising costs.
Cotton Price Crisis Echoes Across Europe War Effects
Peter Radford of the National Farmers Union argues freight-rate shifts from ICC and Wilson impact American farmers. He urges coordinated, gradual rate adjustments and upholding farm burdens by shifting costs to nonfarm consumption while pushing for storage, credit, and cooperative marketing to stabilize cotton markets amid European conflict and wartime demand.
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Milady
Congress
Sword
Europe
America
Farmers’ Union
Southland
World’s Greatest Problem Marketing and Distribution
Peter Radford argues that the economic distribution of farm products is the world’s major issue. He notes production has outpaced distribution, calls for better coordination with government and business, and urges improved market access to boost farm profits and global supply efficiency.
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Joseph
Department of Agriculture
Farmers Fight Over Production and Crops
Over-production and crop mortgage force farmers into ruinous competition. The remedy lies in organization and cooperation in marketing.
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Coduille
Valley Telephone
Coquille Valley
Coos
Rose
Portland Rose
Ang Cotton
Peter Radford
National Farmers’ Union
Interstate Commerce Commission
Wilson
Farmers” ‘Union
United States
South
Lumbeg
Railroad Commission
Peter, ‘Radforé
National Farmers
Antona
Eden
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