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“What has become of the custom of giving the editor of the small country newspaper a turkey on Christmas!” the Central Oregon Enterprise wants to know. “The custom was a beautiful one,” it says,“and should not be allowed to become obsolete. . . . We are not too proud to accept a turkey. . . . so don ’t be backward about bringing it around. We’ll tie it to our editorial foot and make it roost on the head of our bed.” And everywhere the editor goes, that turkey is sure to go, too.
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could be done for him. ‘Why, nothing that I know of,’ said the man, ‘You see I have a nervous prostration and the doctor told me to stay
in a quiet place. Noticing that you do not advertise, I thought this would be about the quietest place I could find.’ Let me tell you it was anything but quiet there for a
few minutes. The poor man found himself in the street wishing that he had landed on a feather bed. But the next week the store sur
.prised itself with a big display ad in the home paper.” in
to go, too.
Help Us Out
If you are working in a news paper oflice and are in touch with
The newspaper as an educational institution is becoming ever more important and more indispensible. Especially now, when each day brings its quota of new and start ling events so vital to every American, does the daily newspaper supply a pressing need. Educators have felt this and have instituted as a part of the routine of the school day
the men, it would be greatly appre
the reading and discussion of the previous day’s events as they are
told clearly and briefly by the daily press.
ciated by Oregon Exchanges if you would send in the names of your men in the service. We are trying to send them all the news possible, but there are many whom we have not been able to locate and place on
our mailing list. We are trying to keep the newspaper soldiers in formed as to the newspaper doings at home. Will you keep us inform ed as to their whereabouts! It is no little task, and we need your help.
The daily newspaper is coming to
be used by schools and colleges as a text book; and it is safe to say that it will prove to be just as val uable, just as economical, and just as fair as any other in use at the present time.
A Come-Back Editor Oregon Exchanges: I note in the last issue of your
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very valuable publication, to which I have been a contributing subscrib er ever since its first issue, an item quoted from the Harrisburg Bulle
Landed in the Street
tin, of which one W. C. Conner is editor, in which it is stated that I
The following story clipped from one of the papers on our exchange
recently sold a second hand type
desltr, migihft tlielp a glplod rtnanyr
because the ca “I” was all battered
ver isers ey cou ge a 1 e “peep” at it. “A thin, sickly, little man entered one of the stores in one of our small towns recently and quietly seated himself on a convenient chair. One of the clerks approached and
to pieces.
asked if‘he wished to purchase any
one I had never used, having got it in taking over the Leader, of which Conner was editor, and not having
thing. Oh, _no, said the man, I Just dropped 111 for a few minutes.’ After an hour had passed, the man ager of the store, becoming curious,
approached
him
and
asked what
writer, which the customer returned This is the first time that
I have ever caught Bill Conner tell ing the truth, and he didn’t tell
the whole truth this time, for a truth only half told is almost as bad as a lie. The fact he neglected to state was that the typewriter was
time to repair it, I sold it to the
first fellow willing to carry it away —(Signed) Elbert Bede. 15
