Farmer Trains Hens With Correspondence Course
A farmer bought a correspondence course to teach his hens how to lay. The birds were often loafing and playful, prompting the unconventional educational effort.
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Newspaper
Aberdeen Herald
Location
Aberdeen, Washington, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1907
Page
6
Denver Fire Station Grounds Become City Garden Showcase
The Clayton Street fire station, under Captain John D. Wilmot, transformed its grounds into a striking garden. With a Maltese cross flower bed, hedges, and unique flower stands made from inverted tree trunks and old water tanks, the yards feature geraniums, gladioluses, sweet peas, and vines. The city contributed seed costs totaling $12, while the crew gathered materials locally to create dozens of plant displays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Fire Company
Denver News
Denver
Clayton Street
John D. Wilmot
Wilmot
Horticultural Department
Washington
Park Floral Company
Effect of Wires on Street Trees in Los Angeles
The Los Angeles Times notes extensive damage to street trees from electric wires including abraded limbs and burns. Higher voltages cause more injury, with burnings common during wet bark conditions. No AC fatality cases are recorded, but DC from street railways has destroyed large trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles Times
Mail order octopus harms village retail trade
An editorial argues that mail order houses threaten small town merchants by drawing cash from local channels. It urges community defense through organization and education to protect local shops and preserve home economies. It warns against gullibility and stresses the duty of citizens to support local commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Local Merchants Urged to Advertise in Home Papers
An appeal urges local merchants to advertise in the home paper to boost sales of goods already bought by residents from mail order houses. The piece argues increased local advertising could keep spending within the community.
Nothing Too Good For Me Poem and Legal Lore Snippet
A verse laments lavish offers ranging from diamonds and a driving horse to a bank account and a cheerful heart. It contrasts accepting riches with staying prepared to refuse excess as a test of character. The excerpt follows with a quip about insanity as a legal defense tied to charges and marriage.
Burglars prefer open doors and social tact
The passage wittily criticizes modern manners and casual ethics. It riffs on opportunism, flirtation, and misplaced arguments while warning against empty bravado and unsafe bets in everyday conduct. It reads as a satirical social sketch.
Should Restrain Himself in Courtship Rules
A quip on young men and engagement teaches restraint in courting. The speaker says frequency of calls depends on circumstances, but twice daily invites neighbor talk and social scrutiny. The remark reflects era etiquette emphasizing discretion and propriety.
Breach of promise suit tied to music dispute
A woman sues a man for breach of promise after a band’s performance failed to impress him, with the comment about not making a hit and the accusation becoming part of the dispute. The item reads like a society or legal notice styled anecdote from an old paper.
Sugar in Coffee Sparks Playful Barbs at Theatre
The Variety quips about an actor who adds five spoonfuls of sugar to coffee, joking he must be a sugar cured ham. The lighthearted exchange spotlights backstage wit and standard showbiz banter.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fine Fire Station
Bank OF Home Trade
Richard Hamilton Byrd
L. L. Maley
Telephone 1701
Aberdeen
MacLafferty H Street
Heron
Sons
South Aberdeen Grocers
Patterson & Locke Co
General Insurance Agents
G. W. Ninemire
Pres
A. E. Hoefer
Sec. & Treas
Ninemire Packing Company
Packers
Ninemire Packing Co
Montesano
Transcontinental Machine Company
Park and Oak Streets
Portland, Oregon
W. W. Wrenn
East Market Street
Harper
Kentucky
Fred Hewett
Humboldt Saloon
South F Street
Aberdeen, Wash
Rk. W. Bryan
Albert Hanson
South C St
Lumber Exchange
Palm Theatre
Billy McDonald
Pacific Coast
Shelly Brothers, Grocers
Market Street
the Herald
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