Backyard vegetable gardening gains steam in Pennsylvania
Thousands of Pennsylvanians plan home gardens to cut living costs as state college experts publish guidance. Dean Watts notes vast inquiries about what to plant and how to care for crops, with a free Home Vegetable Gardening bulletin available. Prices for potatoes onions and cabbage are rising, prompting urban and rural residents to garden.
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Dean R. L. Watts
School ‘of Agriculture
School of Agriculture
Pennsylvania State College
Department of Agricultural Extension
Sparks
Four legged hen and other local notes in Lancaster county
In West Hempfield Lancaster County a chicken keeper reports a four legged hen named Hien. Other items note Dr George P Bible touring Texas and Michigan as superintendent lecturer for three years, price list from 1826 Marietta Pioneer, local school institute work by C Justis Criswell and West Chester Normal School, a Norris town insane hospital conscience fund incident, a Harrisburg Independents win over Hazleton 36 to 34, upcoming Trenton Eastern League game, household moves in Hummelstown, and high prices at public sales near Blain and farms near New Dermantown.
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George P. Bible
Bellefonte
Dallas
Texas
Bible
Michigan
C. Justis Criswell
Coch‘ganville
West Chester State Normal School
Upper Gwynedd
Montgomery County
West Point
Clarence F. Furst
Norristown
Normal School
Harrisburg Independents
Hazleton
Chestnut Street Auditorium
Harrisburg
Smythe
Rote
McCord
Independents
Trenton
Blain
Mickel HM
Shearer
New Dermantown
BUORS
Prodigal Son Tale From Old Father
Fragmentary narration tells of a prodigal son and a stern father debating feast plans. An old man blames greed while noting the lack of fatted calf and offering a distant alternative.
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Madern
Prize Dogs At Westminster Show Draw Record Madison Crowd
The largest Westminster Kennel Club crowd in 30 years filled Madison Square Garden New York to view 2000 dogs. Notable sales included Nowata Swinley Li Lien for 2000 dollars and Nowata Pao Pey of Westlecott for 3500 dollars. Largest dog Blue owned by Colonel Ruppert weighed 240 pounds. smallest Chinelllos weighed six ounces. Mary Montrose, an English painter, drew interest from Raymond Belmont who offered 6000 dollars, but owner William Ziegler Jr. declined. A singing greyhound named Lansdowne Stormcloud was noted for an eleven-note range.
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Westminster Kennel Club
Madison Square Garden
New York
M.E. Harby
Nowata Swinley Li Lien
A. L. Holland
Nowata
Belmont
William Ziegler, Jr
Lansdowne Stormcloud
B. F. Lewis
Lansdowne
He Explains H C of Shoes
A California shoe retailer hatches a bold plan to boost sales by selling flashy ladies boots at fancy prices. The Los Angeles merchant buys many high top colorful boots once seen in musical comedies. Eastern shoppers imagine a new fashion sensation from Paris or elsewhere.
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California
Louisville Courier
Los Angeles
Paris
Fashionable boots spark color craze in late era
Travelers in the hinterland embraced bold musical comedy shoes and paid high prices. Returning to New York with their smart boots, they set a fashion that pushed manufacturers to produce high topped shoes in rainbow colors, changing prior notions of price for women’s footwear.
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New York
Los Angeles merchant sets new shoe value standard
The article notes shoes rose in price from 12 to 25 dollars not due to leather costs or war, and a single Los Angeles merchant established a new standard that women accept without question.
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Los Angeles
Amusements at the 1917 Park With Many Attractions
The article describes a large amusement park in 1917 offering 1 600 seating for vaudeville and films, a 2 000 capacity pool area, bath house with free valuables check, rental tennis nets, 25 row boats, a high speed gasoline launch, shoot the chutes, a miniature railway, a 10 000 dollar carousel, shooting galleries and bowling alleys.
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Hershey Dairies
Hershey
Parl
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