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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Enterprise
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1917
Page
2
A U S Department of Agriculture bulletin outlines steps for forming and operating co operative marketing groups. It stresses planning by representative producer committees, establishing demand and business volume, by laws, grades, inspections, and close market liaison. The Coos and Curry Cheese Association is cited as a recent local example showing early success.
The Oregon Farmer urges vigorous preparation for the county fair to boost production and community unity. It stresses fairs as essential to industrial life, education, and social cohesion, urging cooperation between farmers and townspeople for a successful exhibit in September 1917.
A fragment discusses rheumatism and claims suffering from muscle pain and stiff joints due to impurities in the blood. It references remedies and the idea that cleansing the blood will ease symptoms. The text reads as promotional medical phrasing from a historical ad or article.
Producers operating under the cooperative system already see material benefits from co operation and standardization of the cheese product in the two counties. Benefits will grow as the association ages and more dairymen sell cheese through the organization. The cooperative method may be extended to other farm products with similar success.
An editorial extols farmers joining town efforts to improve services and attractions. It links farming prosperity to good churches, schools, a strong commercial club, reliable pictures, and support for creameries, grain warehouses, granges, and farmers unions. It cites Garfield and Oakesdale examples of women in clubs and cemetery care as community proofs.
A wartime discussion argues that raising 15 to 20 billion dollars by next summer requires heavy taxes on those benefiting from war prices. It warns that big loans without targeting war profiteers could trigger financial and social chaos. The piece urges lawmakers to place burdens on beneficiaries and cites farmers and commercial clubs organizing local markets and storage to conserve crops. It notes national food administration involvement as a broad effort beyond military camps.
An analysis argues that national prosperity favors the wealthy classes, not the masses. It cites munitions and auto makers thriving amid wartime demand, while printers publishers small merchants and workers face ruin under rising prices. The piece concludes that high costs are borne by all, with money concentrated among the few.
Oklahoma farmers unite with county commercial clubs to save crops. A recent conference on marketing and storage heard from farmers county agents and federal state representatives. Immediate action and closer cooperation between the groups were urged.
A home era advertisement from Cottage Grove Oregon touts Doan's Kidney Pills for weak kidneys and backache. Mrs J J Moore of Sixth Street reports relief after a few days, noting improved kidney function and reduced misery. Price 60 cents and widely available from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A collage of witticisms and observations from wartime life touching on hair regrowth quacks, poetry in war, courtships, waste, gender roles, wages, hunger, and politics. It satirically critiques spending, class, journalism, and leadership while praising practical industry and unity for the town’s good.
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