Ancient gateway at St Augustine marks fading fortifications
Hope Daring recounts the old Spanish fortification at St Augustine Florida. The coquina gate stands as a picturesque remnant of a moated defense begun in 1743 under King Philip of Spain and rebuilt in 1804 by royal engineer Antoine Arredronda. The gateway leads to St George Street and recalls a bygone era.
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How a Tenant Became 4A Landowner
A Virginia tenant owner recounts buying 60 acres, paying half cash, improving land, and paying off 60 acres plus a 30 acre adjoining tract over two years. He explains frugal living, raising meat and dairy, crops, and livestock with wife and six children, crediting The Progressive Farmer for guidance. The story highlights poverty to ownership, self-sufficiency, and community values.
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A. B. Jones
Brunswick County
Progressive Farmer
Pa Rooster Takes His Annual Summer Vacation
The Oklahoma Farmer-Stockman urges removing the rooster in summer to improve egg quality and shelf life. It argues Pa Rooster is essential only during March and April for chick rearing, then becomes a nuisance by consuming feed. A practical business move, it states, benefiting egg prices and consumer demand.
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Carl Williams
Oklahoma Farmer-Stockman
Pa Rooster
Justice of the Far North features vast reindeer herd spectacle
Norma Dawn's Arctic drama arrives at the National Theatre next Wednesday and Thursday. The piece showcases thousands of reindeer introduced by the government to prevent Eskimo starvation, with young Eskimo boys given 20 deer each to begin life. The film also offers Arctic scenery, the Valley of 10,000 Smokes, and a seven month Alaska shoot with noted actors.
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Norma Dawn
Artie
Alaska
The Electric Sweeper Replaces the Broom
The electric vacuum sweeper replaces the broom as a modern cleaning aid for farms. It removes dirt into a bag, avoiding dust clouds from beating carpets. Electric light and power plants enable safe, abundant current to run home and barn appliances.
Cyclone Rider at National Theatre September 18 19
Lincoln J. Carter wrote The Cyclone Rider, a William Fox melodrama directed by Tom Buckingham. It will be shown at the National Theatre on Friday and Saturday September 18 and 19, promising speed action crime and heroism.
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Lincoln J. Carter
William Fox
Tom Buckingham
National Theatre
Honest Judge and the Bar Lissen Speed Fine
A poet-mind speaks in court about a heavy fine for speeding. The speaker denies the charge, pleading their old car’s innocence and challenging the judge’s strict verdict. The exchange captures a mournful, self-deprecating tone.
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Lissen
Paths to Paradise Co stars Betty Compson and Raymond Griffith
Betty Compson and Raymond Griffith star in the Paramount comedy Paths to Paradise at the National Theatre on September 14 and 15. Keene Thompson adapted the crook comedy from Paul Armstrong’s The Heart of a Thief, with Clarence Badger directing.
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Betty Compson
Raymond Griffith
Mack Sennett
Ice Cold Drinks and Hidden Dangers to Health
A health warning argues against habitual ice cold drinks and exposure to cold air. It links chilled stomach walls to impaired digestion, increased bacterial access, and higher risks of appendicitis, noting more cases in hot weather and urging avoidance of ice water and prolonged cold air exposure to safeguard life.
American drives Maxwell into Colosseum record
An American risked his Maxwell car inside the Colosseum, a first in 1,900 years. The Flavian Amphitheatre began under Vespasian in AD 72 and was dedicated by Titus eight years later. Once holding 40,000 to 50,000, only a fraction of its grandeur remains, yet it remains a mighty imperial spectacle.
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Flavian Amphitheatre
Vespasian
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