Old House Fire Launches Film Dream for Hayden Couple
John and Sarah Hayden near Brookdale hide a sorrowful secret as a film crew camps at their decaying riverbank house. A plan to burn the ruin for a dramatic finale collapses into relief when producers buy the property for a fiery finale enabling the couple to flee toward a hoped western farm with their son and his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustus Goodrich
Sher
Brookdale
John
Laura
Sarah Hayden
David
Haydens
John Hayden
David Hayden
Hayden
Rupert Ogle
Dale
W. G. Chapman
University leader vows disciplined leisure under Smith at Washington and Lee
Dr Henry Louis Smith new president of Washington and Lee university says leisure used wisely is a key fruit of culture and that gambling drinking and vice will be fought with vigor while teaching future citizens to work and study. He notes how figures like Burritt and Lincoln educated themselves in idle moments and warns against dissipations that distract from self control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Louis Smith
Washington and Lee University
Elihu Burritt
Abraham Lincoln
Rastus Seeks Doctor’s Opinion on Illness
In a playful exchange, Rastus asks the visiting physician about his ailment. The doctor downplays the issue as a slight case of chickenpow, while Rastus worries about catching dates as the Ladies' Home Journal frames the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rastus
Ladies’ Home Journal
Eight Reasons Sweet Clover Outperforms Others in Crop Rotation
A 1920s Illinois Farmers Institute notice by H A M'KEENE argues sweet clover restores soil fertility, boosts hay yields, and feeds livestock well. It cites Budlong of Rockford and farmers Richolson of Davis Junction and Coverdale of Delmar Ia with examples of improved milk, weight gain, and pasture value, plus nitrogen benefits from deep roots and intermingled soils. The piece also covers practical poultry and farming notes and urges careful recordkeeping and experimentation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. M’keene
Illinois Farmers’ Institute
Illinois
W. M. Budlong
Rockford
Ill
Thomas Richolson
Davis Junction
Frank Coverdale
Delmar
Iowa
Freeelover
Advice on Poultry Raising I Project Outline
Guidance to select 6 to 12 well bred hens, prepare a breed history, and justify choice. Recommend building or equipping a suitable poultry house, envision a 29 by 20 foot building for 100 hens with a fenced run, and plan a layout.
Have You Built That Silo
Farmers in Illinois are urged to plan and order silo materials now to avoid losses from wasted fodder. The piece argues silos boost corn fodder value, improve winter feed, and raise farm carrying capacity, predicting silos on every Illinois farm would add hundreds of millions to state wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. M’keene
Illinois Farmers’ Institute
Illinois
Ilinois
Hidden Workmen of the Panama Canal Reachers
The article profiles the labor force that built the canal, detailing Jamaicans and Barbadians as the main groups, plus Spanish but separate crews. It describes living conditions, pay, camps, health care, and social dynamics, highlighting the contrast with white engineers and the Canal Zone system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colon
C, Z
Panama Canal
Goethals
Sibert
Gaillard
Hodges
Gorgas
States
Uncle Sam
West Indies
Jamaica
Barbados
Isthmus
Panama
Spain
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Paris
London Standard
Sweet Clover
Prof
A. W. Nolan
Commission
Ancon
Bajian
Cuba
Ancon Hill
Salvation Army
Lwpickard
Culebra
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