Extension Work Notes Benefit Myrtle Point Farmers
Notes clipped from recent issues of the 677 At C. Preas Bulletin describe a valuable extension proposal for Myrtle Point. R. E. Reynolds of Oregon Agricultural College has been secured as county agriculturist in Laramie Wyoming but will not be retained due to salary limits. A farmers course will be held at Elkton June 27 and 28 with talks on crops, livestock, hog and sheep judging, pasture management, soil fertility, and dairy herd feeding led by Reynolds and J. E. Largon.
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Myrtle Point
At .C
Preas
Laramie
Wyoming
R. E. Reynolds
Reynolds
Union
County
University of Wiscornsin
Professor Potter
Potter
Laramie County
Elkton
Douglas County
Oregon Agricultural College
J. E. Largon
Extension Agromonist
Larson
Pleasant Evening Reveries in The Home Circle
A Home Circle feature titled Pleasant Evening Reveries presents a column of light reading and personal reflections. It offers gentle anecdotes and homemaking musings intended to entertain and reassure readers during a quiet evening period.
The Quality of Friendship and Home in Life
A reflective essay on friendship as a durable bond versus modern casual connections. It extols loyal friends, warns that true loyalty earns power and success, and then pivots to home life, duty, and the moral primacy of work over ease. It condemns meanness, urges compassion, and affirms faith without bitterness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Concord
Damon
Pythias
Bez
Last Revolutionary Survivor John Gray Dies at 104 in Ohio
John Gray, the last known survivor of the Revolutionary War, died March 26, 1868 in Noble County Ohio at age 104. He settled in Buckeye State early in its history and drew a $500 annual government pension later years aided by a special act through Congress led by General John A. Bingham. Gray’s father was killed at Bull Run and he joined the army at sixteen, serving the remainder of the war. His military record is on file with the Ohio commissioner of soldiers claims.
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John Gray
Noble County
Buckeye
John A. Bingham
Congress
Gray
Bullwater
Ohio Commissioner ‘of Soldiers’ Claims
July 4 1814 Toasts in Philadelphia Span Patriotism
In Philadelphia during the 1814 Fourth of July celebration, toasts praised leaders and ideals. General Barker urged reviving the spirit of Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence while Mr Mintzer honored General Pike, and G W Bertram extolled democracy as a virtue beyond exile or royal powers.
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Philadelphia
General Barker
Thomas Jefferson
Ne 'St Grery Henest
O A C Extension Service Schedules July Farmers Talk
Paul V. Maris State county agent leader is set for a Fourth of July address in Stayton to discuss cooperation and the Farmers Union and its role in improving Willamette Valley agriculture. Professor Ressler led rural church conferences during College Farmers Week and outlined methods later shared with West Side students. J E Larson worked in Estacada on crop rotation in cooperation with Portland Railway Light and Power and local merchants. A Washington County Cow Testing Association meeting near Forest Grove discussed incorporation with Dr Hector Macpherson assisting.
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Paul V. Maris
O/ A. C.Extension Service
Stayton
Maris
Farmers’ Union
Willamette Valley
E. D. Ressler
West Side
Ressler
Estacada
J. E. Larson
A. C. Extension Service
Portland Railway, Light, and ‘Power Co
Larson
Washington County
Contemplated Incorporation of Contesting Association
The passage notes conviction about the value of the contesting association and the belief in formalizing it into a convenient and permanent form through incorporation.
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Vinced
Trade at Home Proclaimed by Hermiston Newport
An editorial urges consistent local spending and cooperation between town and county. It argues merchants, farmers, and residents must trade locally to boost prosperity and mutual interests, warning against sending business to mail order houses and distant suppliers.
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Drouth
Othey
Health Ograms8 By Dr R R Daniels
An early summer health column advises taking advantage of warm weather. Emphasizing more outdoor time and fresh air, it urges lighter meals, two daily meals for many, and sleeping outdoors when possible to rest vital organs and reduce food poisoning risks.
Antimony Mine Work Reported North of Powder
Report describes a Force of men working an antimony mine 18 miles north and shipping ore toward Summer Watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Powder
Sunier Wath
Also Mentioned on This Page
Abraham Lincoln
Weste Ran
James A. Garfield
Grover Cleveland
William
Kinley
James Quichanan
Andrew Johnson
Rutherford B.hayes
Schester A
Arthur
Benjamin ‘Harrison
Theodore
Iroosevelt
William H. Taft
Woodrow Wilson
Prince Albert
Prince‘Albert
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco ‘Co, Whiteton-Saleen N.C
Sion
Fia Makdsig
Prince ‘Albert-co
Hermiston
Newport
Mane Cassets
Haling Lundy &Sons
Myrtle ‘Point
Oregon
Myrtle Point Hardware CO
Point
R.r.daniels
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