Seeking the truth about barbiturates
From The Oregonian, March 27, 1949. Not available elsewhere online. READ – Seeking the truth about barbiturates (PDF); from The American Weekly and syndicated in The Oregonian.
Death by roach powder
From Time Magazine, November 30, 1942, Vol. 40, Issue 22 Assistant Cook A. M. McKillop was short-handed and in a tearing hurry. His supper menu at the Oregon State Hospital for the Insane, in Salem, called for scrambled eggs. He needed powdered milk to make them. Against the rules he dispatched a kitchen-helper inmate to […]
400 Others Reportedly Deathly Sick; Frozen Eggs Given As Cause
From the Oregonian, November 19, 1942 – not available elsewhere online
Alaska sends insane to Oregon
From The Oregonian, May 30, 1937. Not available elsewhere online. READ – Alaska sends insane to Oregon (PDF); about the Morningside Hospital. More about Morningside Hospital here.
Asylum problem eyed
From the Oregonian, August 17, 1930 How to care for Oregon’s criminally insane, many of whom must have constant supervision of trained attendants, is one of the serious problems that will be referred to the Oregon legislature when it convenes next January.
Fund Needs Outlined Eastern Oregon State Hospital Asks $329,460
From The Oregonian, February 09, 1921
Flock’s Profit $10,000 Hens At Oregon State Hospital Set Record
From The Oregonian, December 07, 1919
Roemer believed suicide
From The Oregonian, July 13, 1918
Mrs. M. Schroeder Dies Resident of Oregon for 16 Years Succumbs at State Hospital
From The Oregonian, June 08, 1917
Insane Patient Escapes State Hospital Authorities Mystified by Disappearance
From The Oregonian, January 22, 1917