Farm Boy Benton's Rise From Oklahoma to Opera Fame
A farm boy from Sayre Oklahoma known as Joe Bentonelli debuts as Mario Cavaradossi in La Tosca at Chicago's Civic Opera House to a standing ovation. His journey from dusty plains to European stages includes typhoid recovery, University of Oklahoma studies, and a name change to Bentonelli to suit Italian audiences.
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Benton
Chicago
Civic Opera House
Maria Jeritza
Pasquale Amato
Giuseppe Bentonelli
Sayre
Okla
Pi Kappa Alpha
University of Oklahoma
Joe Benton
Joe
Giuseppe
Bentonelli
Mario Cavaradossi
Jeritza
Amato
Isis
William G. Schmidt
Bentons
Oliver
Arizona
Oklahoma
America
Continental Opera
Glee Club
Professor Schmidt
Phi Mu Alpha
Europe
Nice
Jean de Reske
Andrea Chenier
Teatro Realle dell'Opera
Rome
Ter, Duncan
Mario Duca
Western Newspaper
Union
Like Grading Plan in Marketing Eggs
Ohio State University poultry extension notes four key practices for quality eggs. Remove cockerels after breeding season, use good laying ration, ensure clean eggs with proper litter and covered dropping boards, and gather eggs frequently to reduce washing.
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R. E.cray
Ohio State University
Wwnu
Guinea Fowls Marketed Like Other Game Birds
The marketing season for guinea fowls is in late summer and fall with young birds weighing one to two pounds in demand in city markets. Guineas are sold as game birds unplucked or plucked by hotels and restaurants, with three varieties white pearl and lavender. They are an old domesticated fowl kept for profit on farms where youths range to pick up grain and insects.
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Joe
St. Louis
Missouri
Watch the Water Supply for Poultry Fountains
Water fountains for poultry are costly but keep water cooler and reduce evaporation. Small flocks may use open vessels, yet these evaporate quickly in heat. When attendants are away, birds risk lacking water during hot, dry days.
Whitewash uses on small farms and poultry houses
Whitewash has wide use on small farm places especially for poultry houses. It is inexpensive and easy to make and apply. It protects surfaces brightens interiors and is sanitary. It can be colored with light tints that do not react with lime. Suitable colors include yellow ochre, raw and burnt umber, and raw and burnt sienna. Clean the surface first.
Cost of Pullets From Arizona Experiment Station
The Arizona experimental station reports pullet production costs with net cost at 98.3 cents and cash cost to the poultryman at 61.5 cents after labor deductions. Larger brooder flocks reduced unit costs, while mortality across twenty flocks averaged from 7 to 6 percent.
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Arizona Experimental Station
Los Angeles Times
Poultry Facts: Winter Egg Production and Fowl Pox
The piece notes molt affects hens dropping from production, maintaining body weight is key for winter laying, four-fifths of U S poultry by farmers, one-fifth by commercial houses, grass is a major feed item, and fowl pox or sore head is a skin germ issue.
Name Change Sparks Office Drama and Secret Affection
Mary Sanders plans to change her name for social gain after a dispute over credit for ideas. Scott Morgan reveals unspoken love as Leslie Miller exposes a numerology ruse by Doctor Urbanic. The office erupts into tension over ambition, loyalty, and unexpected romance.
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Mary Sanders
Scott
Leslie Miller
Scott Morgan
Mary Dear
Mary
Miss Sanders
Leslie
Office
Crochet chair back and arm rest design
This Home Craft Co. crochet kit No. 705 offers cream colored Mountain Craft thread to complete a three piece set including chair back and two arm rests. Instructions diagram and crochet hook included. Send 40 cents for the complete package or 10 cents for instructions and diagram plus a stamped return envelope.
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Address—Home Craft Co
Dep
T. B. Nineteenth and
St. Louis Ave
St. Louis
Greble Accorded Class Noisy but Useful Bird
When grackles gather at sunset they chatter loudly and annoy neighbors. Neighborhoods have opposed them with guns, though slaughter fails to reduce numbers. Destruction would harm ecosystems as grackles curb insect pests and locusts and cutworms may surge without them.
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Greble
Crop warning from nature on grackles sparing hay
A Philadelphia Inquirer note cites nature's wisdom in tolerating occasional sleep loss due to grackles to protect hay supplies, recalling a past Cape Cod shortage when harvests were threatened. It frames birds as a factor in farm resilience and seasonal risk.
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Cape Cod
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William C Utley
Milan
Caruso
Italy
Martin
Martinelli
Chicago Grand Opera Company
Myron Duncan
Wisconsin
Clark
Doan
Boaw
Parker
Hiscox Chem. Wits
N.Y
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
WNY
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