Public displeasure over government control of railways
A prominent newspaper denounces officials in charge of railroads and other utilities for abandoning public service in favor of power and prestige. It cites arbitrary rate hikes, service cuts, and ignoring protests, arguing that uniforms and brass buttons have corrupted leadership and urging fewer officials.
Teaching Thrift In The Public Schools
Secretary Carter Glass urges national thrift education in 1919 curriculum during a telegram to the National Educational Association. He praises teachers for aiding Liberty Loan and War Savings, arguing thrift builds wise spending and patriotic habits for future citizens.
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Glass
Treasury Department
National Educational Association
Chicago
Gragss
Carter Glass
Graphic subscription drives home news access
A local ads blurb promotes subscribing to the Graphic to receive home news coverage. It highlights convenient access and ongoing updates for residents seeking neighborhood reporting and community alerts.
Taxation After March Fifteen Will Touch All Sectors
After March 15 tax rules will broaden to affect nearly every person and industry. Small businesses face exemptions of 1000 to 2000, while large profits may be taxed up to 80 percent. The shift could slow industrial growth but may spur demand for economy and efficient public administration to ease burdens.
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America
Early Hatch Campaign Drives Stronger Poultry Returns
The article extols Early Hatch as the keystone of poultry work, urging farmers to hatch chicks early to boost revenue. It emphasizes practical gains over mere numbers, advising contact with local agents or state colleges for guidance and noting Harry Miller as Yamhill county’s poultry leader.
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State College
County of Home
U.S. Extension
Harry Miller
Yamhill County
Marriage Licenses for Vivian Davis and Sam Platis
Vivian Davis of McMinnville and Sam Platis of Seattle Washington obtained marriage licenses.
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Vivian Davis
McMinnville
Sam Platis
Seattle
Washington
Farm Poultry Pays
Federal agriculture figures from twenty five Ohio farms show poultry as the second highest income source averaging 169 dollars per farm with eggs 138 of that total. Nearly half the farms exceed 200 dollars annually from poultry and eggs, with prices 15 to 38 cents and hens laying 86 eggs yearly. Northwest statistics soon to be available from Oregon Agricultural College. demonstration farms in Sherman county planned to expand nationwide.
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Federal Department of Agriculture
Ohio
Indiana
Northwest
Oregon Agricultural College Poultry Department Extension Service
Professor Brewster
Sherman County
Heroic Negro Troops Through Gas and Fire At Fort McPherson
The story by Hon. Dr. Bly from Philadelphia recounts his son Lieut. William G. Bly at Fort McPherson Atlanta. A German officer praising American resolve notes soldiers fearlessly advance through shells and rain of bullets. He admits gas would not stop them as their faces blacken and hair slicks, yet they press on.
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Thomas C. Bly
Philadelphia
William G. Bly
Fort McPherson
Atlanta
Salmon Tackle Ready as Willamette Salmon Run Nears
Local fishermen expect a strong salmon run on the Willamette River with early Chinook reported. A resident of Recon City hooked a Chinook last week, signaling the season’s early start and anglers prepare for what could be a record year.
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Willamette River
Recon City
Oregon City Courier
Honest Man's Prayer for a Square Life and Family
A devotional monologue asking for guidance to live honestly, avoid crime, resist tainted money, and cherish family. It seeks a clear conscience, simple funeral, and a life free of hidden sins while recognizing personal faults. The speaker prays to be forgiven, humble, and faithful to loved ones.
Folding variety tale from Corvallis Gazette
The Corvallis Gazette riffs on a folding-baby carriage and a folding brother in law as a humorous political caricature. Uncle Festus imagines folding a troublesome visitor then unfolding him later, avoiding friction while preserving his pet theories and finances.
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Festus
Corvallis Gazette
Truth About the Desert and Sahara Composition
The French corrected the idea that the desert is all sand. Only about a fifth of the Sahara is sand while the rest is rocky table land. The desert spans roughly 700,000 square miles of sand and 2,800,000 square miles of rock, making its total area similar to the United States and Alaska combined.
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Sahara
United States
Alaska
Rocky Table
Sahara Se
Names of Legislative Bodies Worldwide
The text surveys how countries name their lawmaking bodies. It lists France as national assembly with senate and chamber of deputies, Belgium senate and chamber of representatives, Spain cortes with senate and congress, Denmark rigsdag with landsting and folketing, Italy parliament with senate and camera di deputati, Sweden diet with two chambers, and South American republics modeled on the US have a congress of senate and chamber of deputies.
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France
National Assembly
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Belgium
Chamber of Representatives
Spain
Congress
Denmark
Folkthing
Italy
Camera di Deputati
Sweden
United States
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