Stars and studio chatter on archery stars and Hollywood moves
In this Western Newspaper Unico item, Howard Hill is teased as a real archer in a Pete Smith short, with Errol Flynn facing celebrity adventures including a yacht trip and a postponed shoot. Jeffrey Lynn gains a Warner contract after Bette Davis’s push, while Jimmy Cagney expands to farming. Boake Carter writes alone, Helen Hayes eyeing dramatic returns, and Farewell to Arms is reedited for release.
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Robin Hood
Errol Flynn
Howard Hill
Pete Smith
Hill
William Tell
Douglas Fairbanks
Flynn
Warner Brothers
Miami
Hollywood
Jeffrey Lynn
Bette Davis
New York
Metro
Miss Davis
Lynn
Helen Hayes
Unico
Indian Runner Ducks as Egg Producers in Poultry Farms
The Indian Runner duck stands out for egg production surpassing many hen breeds while being lighter than meat ducks. Drake weight averages 4 1/2 pounds and ducks lay white eggs larger than hens, though not ideal for large green ducks. They are active hardy non-sitters, with global averages around 200 eggs per year in some countries.
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New Yorker
WNU
Pekinson
Brahmas Described as Majestic Hardy Layer Birds
The Brahma breed features a pea comb three ridges and very large size with cock at 12 pounds and hen around 9 to 12 pounds. Noted for hardiness vigor and heavy dark brown eggs the Dark Brahma variant shows black body white saddle and hackle with steel gray females penciled in black.
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Philadelphia
New England
Rhode Island
Agricultural Notes On Vet Numbers Farm Power And Hens
Estimates place licensed veterinarians in the United States around 12 000 to 13 000. Uncle Ab notes that a stable power supply supports more horses. Cannibalism in chicks stems from idleness crowding or hunger. China with 350 million hens lays about 26 250 000 000 eggs annually. A 1200 pound cow producing 40 pounds milk daily uses two ounces salt daily. Green feeds provide essential vitamins. The Agriculture Department plans divert surplus hops into fertilizer and mulch.
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United States
Wise and Otherwise: Quirky Baseball and Domestic Musings
A collection of odd remarks on baseball gear and daily life. Notes include advice on stockings for runs and mosquitoes surviving weeks without food. Witty lines from a sports writer and references to boxing audiences and a modern wife completing a coat button.
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Hank
Whipping posts and sports trivia in U S quiz
The page poses six trivia Q A items covering punishments, event counts in pentathlon and decathlon, Florida formation, the Chicago River reversed flow for drainage, horseshoe pitching recognition, and the highest navigated lake Titicaca.
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Florida
Delaware
Chicago
United States
American Athletic Union
Lake Titicaca
Peru
Bolivia
Doilies in a Jiffy Crochet Pattern 1689
Advertises a crochet pattern for three doily sizes using heavy thread. Includes directions illustrations stitches material needs and a photographed doily. Price 15 cents sent to The Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept 62 Eighth Ave New York.
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Perle
Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Ave
New York
Not Angry Enough Usually a Man Is Angry at Circumstances
The note suggests that a man grows angry at hindrances to his best work and that not every higher up uses free speech suggesting proportionate restraint. It also touches on rules about understanding and social expectations with a cryptic aphorism about women and transparency.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
Nature
Lydia S. Pineham
Bermuda Without Cars Stuns Modern Visitors
Island paradise tradition blends Shakespearean lore with a carless Bermuda. Generations of writers praise its natural wonders while the archipelago hosts no automobiles. The island parliament banned cars years ago, making safety and noise campaigns unnecessary for residents and visitors.
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Bermuda
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Martha’s Vineyard
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China
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Enywey
Oastey
Evans ,O
E. Market
Leninville, Ky
Island Paradise
Wright's Pill Co
Gold St
Doan
J. D. Hobgood
Prince Albert
Milo
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