Back to the Home movement urged by the Social Hygiene Society
William F. Woodward calls for parents to restore home life and child interests through simple yard activities and home gardens. He argues public playgrounds cannot replace the yard, urges curfew and juvenile court reforms, and cites home gardens and improvised toys as keys to healthy childhood in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. Woodward
The
Social Hygiene Society
Woodward
Gabriel
Abolish Hawley Mileage Graft in 1914 Vote
Oregon congressman Hawley faced criticism for mileage payments that critics called a graft. The Oregon City Courier condemns a 1914 Congressional Record entry showing a 20 cent per mile rate yielding about 1200 dollars, arguing the pay overstates effort and morality while urging abolition of the representative.
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Oregon
Washington
Congressman Hawley
Hawley
Oregon City Courier
Pin money canning for the farmer’s daughter in Richmond
An article promotes home canning as a path for young women to earn pin money, with examples from Richmond and Washington and guidance from the U S Department of Agriculture. It advises starting small, specializing, taking orders ahead, and selling through hotels, clubs, rail cars, and grocers, while stressing quality and persistence. The piece ends with a moral note about time and renewal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
United States
Washington, D. C
United States Department of Agriculture
Fruit by Products to Be Marketed in Northwest
Portland conference outcome notes waste reduction through cooperation, data collection for a Spokane November meeting, and the planned formation of a permanent coordinating group. It lists county fairs from Sept 14 to 28 in multiple towns and mentions future cannery and drying facilities. Also reports timber estimates for Coos county, bank loans for stock purchasing, dairy herd offers by Clatsop creamery men, and upcoming fairs at Myrtle Point and Gearhart.
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Portland
Ore
Pacific Northwest
Spokane
Baker
Corvallis
Canby
Roseburg
Gresham
Heppner
Ontario
Dallas
Tillamook
Myrtle Point
Gearhart
Eugene
Toledo
The
Dalles
Forest Grove
Fossil
la Grande
McMinnville
Klamath Falls
Pendleton
Coos County
Clatsop County
Is It Your Kidneys Find Real Cause Behind Back Aches
Warning that back pain and other symptoms may signal kidney trouble leading to dropsy or Bright's disease. Promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as an effective remedy with a testimonial from Mrs. H. M. Beckwith of Grants Pass Oregon. Brice 60c at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY.
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Oregon
Washington
California
Bright
Dean
H. M. Beckwith
Oak St
Grants Pass
Ore
Doan
Montana
Dry towns show boost to business in Oregon
A paid ad from the Committee of One Hundred cites Salem, Oregon City, Roseburg, Albany, and Eugene to argue dry towns improve business. It notes increased building in Salem since 1914, fewer drunkenness arrests in Salem and Oregon City, more bank deposits, and shifts of saloon money into commerce, urging Oregon-wide dry policy.
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Oregon
Salem
Oregon City
Roseburg
Albany
Fugene
Pendleton
L. Adams
Greater
Universe of
University OF Oregon
Eugene Oregon
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Oregon Journal
Pacific Coast
Humanity
Taxpayers and Wage Earners’ League
Goos and Curry County Fair
the Enterprise the News
Orton FE. Goodwin
Morgan
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