Volume 16 , Issue 29

NW Okie's Journey

Remember 100 years ago when we were beginning World War I, and farmers were urged to hold cotton seed and cotton because of the low prices each brought?

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Walking With Sadie

This weekend we snapped this picture of three deer grazing on our hillside around noon, Saturday, 30 August 2014. NW Okie would not let me out of the car, because she knew I would end of chasing those deer up the mountain slope.

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100 Years Ago, Tuesday, 01 September 1914

One hundred years ago today, 1 September 1914, Tuesday, in Tulsa Daily World front page headlines reported on World War I, Conflicting Reports From Russian Front. Both Russians and Germans were claiming victories. There were reports of 30,000 prisoners. Another story says Austrian army had met a terrible defeat.

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September 1914, Farmers Urged To Hold Cotton Seed

The Daily Ardmoreite, Tuesday, September 1, 1914, reported on page eight that farmers were urged to hold cotton seed. Recommendations were made by state farmers union. The crop was estimated at two million tons.

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12 August 1910, Big Fire At Hot Springs VA

In the Summer of 1910, August 5, in the Highland Recorder, in Hot Springs, Virginia, you might have read about the Hotel Alphin being destroyed by fire.

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Jane Addams of Hull House of 1893

In researching Jane Addams' Hull House history, we find that Jane's childhood experiences taught her the importance of helping those worse off than herself. Jane's mother died when Jane was two; later, a bout with tuberculosis left the young girl (Jane) with a deformed spine. As Jane grew up motherless and physically disabled, making her sympathetic to other disadvantaged people.

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Jane Addams Campaigns Against Sweatshops (1893)

It was Jane Addams that launched a campaign against the sweatshops and for better working conditions. But not everyone appreciated her efforts. Opposing here were factory owners, politicians, and even some slum parents who depended on their children's meager incomes for support.

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Labor Day History (1882)

Do you know the history of Labor Day and how it came to be?

According to the United States Department of Labor, Labor Day is/was the first Monday in September, a creation of the labor movement and was dedicated to the social, economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity and well-being of our country.

So ... Why don't we honor and give our laborers a Living wage?

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