From Prison to the Circus Night in Newburgh Draws Joe into Danger
Joe Barry a New York caretaker and accordion player agrees to imitate a liquor runner to avoid prison. After a night near Newburgh he refuses the offer. Arrest and murder charges loom as detectives link him to a fatal night. He escapes custody and joins the Dayton circus with Sue Dayton, performing the accordion act.
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Joe Barry
New York
Louie Bertolini
Newburgh
Bertolini
Martin
Joe
Joseph Bradley
Sue Dayton
Prohibition
Fullhouse
Dayton
Hymie Fradke
Fradke
Dayton Circus
Sue
Circus Serenade Between Joe and Sue Enduring Night
In the moonlit lot after a performance, Joe gives in to the music and the moment as Sue guides him toward the cars. He lustily sings a love song his heart now shares, while surrounding crowd quiets to the circus’s quiet magic.
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Percheron
Joe
Beeton
Uncle Dan
Bill
Sue
Tomorrow on the Circus Lot Holds an Uncertain Fate
Joe Barry wrestles with guilt and loyalty as Sue Dayton and Uncle Dan aid his fragile hope. He contemplates staying hidden to prove his innocence while fearing tomorrow may erase their kindness and reveal his past. A dramatic cliffhanger ends as the train speeds away toward an uncertain future.
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Joe
Smoky Todd
Sue Dayton
Joe Barry
Dan
Sue
Uncle Dan
Languages of the World and Doc tor Vizetelly estimates
Whitaker s almanac lists English as the leading mother tongue in Europe with 180 000 000 speakers followed by Russian 140 000 000 German 80 000 000 French 70 000 000 and Spanish and Italian 50 000 000 each Portuguese 25 000 000. Globally Chinese tops with about 400 000 000 dialects included. Vizetelly s figures differ showing English 160 000 000 native plus 60 000 000 non native, German 90 000 000 native plus 20 000 000, Russian 90 000 000, French 45 000 000 native plus 75 000 000 more, Spanish 55 000 000, Italian 45 900 000, Portuguese 30 000 000.
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Whitaker
Doctor Vizetelly
Isadora Duncan and David Belasco Exchange Witty Critique
The Springfield Union recalls David Belasco telling a New York critic that Isadora Duncan is "too generous" and proposes dressing as a beggar to collect money to help her during hard times. The remark frames Duncan as an artist of prodigal generosity and vulnerability.
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David Belasco
Isadora Duncan
New York
Isadora
Springfield Union
Care of Milk Utensils on the Farm bulletin urged
The U.S. Department of Agriculture urges clean milk utensils and proper treatment to kill bacteria to prevent souring. The Farmers’ Bulletin 1675-F discusses washing methods and steam or chemical treatments, with blueprints for steam cabinets. Free blueprints and copies are available from the Bureau of Dairy Industry and the Office of Information in Washington for dairy owners and 4-H members.
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Bureau of Dairy Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Office of Information
Washington
Lowered Labor Charges in Larger Dairy Herds
A Chenango county survey shows labor per cow drops as herd size grows. On 54 farms averaging 18 cows, 180 hours per cow were spent. with 26 cows, 117 hours per cow. Larger herds raise total labor modestly while boosting production per cow and profitability.
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Chenango County
New York
Soybeans in Rations for Dairy Cattle
The Wisconsin Agriculturist argues dairy farmers should grow soybeans both as a grain and as legume roughage to meet protein needs. An acre of land yields more feed value when soybeans are mixed with other products, with a typical ration using 90 percent ordinary grains and 10 percent high protein feed alongside corn silage and alfalfa or clover hay.
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Wisconsin Agriculturist
Cows Water Supply Ideas For Preventing Tank Freeze
Many market devices prevent water in cow tanks from freezing and are worth installation and upkeep. Artesian wells simplify reliability, with options to run warm water through tanks or circulate it via piping. Proper banked and covered tanks stay in good condition with minimal maintenance. Dakota Farmer notes these arrangements often take little time and effort.
Winter Dairy Ration Proves Valuable In North Dakota
Benson county experiments show a winter cow ration of silage legume hay and grain boosting fat production. L H Wells averaged 363.8 pounds of fat per cow using alfalfa hay silage barley oats and flax with sweet clover pasture. Andrew Wrickson matched the ration with linseed meal instead of flax and averaged 831.4 pounds of fat per cow.
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Benson County
North Dakota
L H. Wells
Andrew Wrickson
Capper
Feeding Low-Testing Milk to Calves in Winter
Rural New-Yorker urges dairymen to feed low butterfat milk to calves to avoid oversupply. Encourages joining cow testing, separating thin milk, and resting cows an extra two weeks to improve herd efficiency and profitability this winter.
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New-Yorker
Drought Tied to Surplus Crops Across Regions in 1931
The report notes drought relief led to yields above normal, especially cotton in the Southwest and wheat in the Middle West. It explains remaining soil nutrients and carryover from past crops and biological processes sustained bumper 1931 production despite low fertilizer use, with 1932 tests expected.
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Middle West
Kansas Crops Show Variety Beyond Corn and Wheat
Census figures reveal Kansas produced broom corn 13,946,431 pounds sorghum grain 10,655,820 bushels apples 1,807,848 bushels peaches 256,040 bushels pears 255,923 bushels grapes 9,177,412 pounds strawberries 4,455,175 quarts and dairy output with milk 326,192,822 gallons in which 52,763,218 sold as whole milk cream butterfat 57,133,252 pounds and 12,826,714 pounds butter made on farms.
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Kansas
New Yorker
Scientists Link Soft Pork to Soybean Feeding
Michigan Farmer reports researchers in Illinois identify soybeans in their natural state as the chief cause of unusually high soft pork in market hogs. They urge farmers to omit this feed until a safe method for fattening swine with soybeans is found.
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Ilinois
Michigan
Refinishing Inside of Silo Techniques Shared
The Indiana Farmer's Guide describes a cement wash for concrete stave silos mixed to cream thickness, applied with a stiff whitewash brush whose bristles can be shortened. It notes paraffin as another interior coating, though short lived, and suggests applying the wash during silo filling for best results.
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Indiana Farmer’s Guide
Michigan dairymen report 124 bulls five years and older
A. Baltzer of Michigan reports among 1 000 dairymen 124 bulls aged five years and older, a rise of 30 over last year. Iowa is cited as a leading producer in agricultural work by the U S Department of Agriculture. Sac county Iowa grows more popcorn than any other county in the entry.
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A. ©. Baltzer
Michigan
Iowa
United States
United States Department of Agriculture
Sac County
Rain Prayer Sparks Ward Drought Talk in Georgia Church
In a Georgia drought era, a community prays for rain with a parson pleading for relief and an elder warning against useless showers as a mourner recalls a recent burial. The scene, drawn from Collier’s Weekly, frames faith and hardship amid water scarcity.
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Georgia
Collier’s Weekly
Bowles Red Pepper Rub for Rheumatic Pain Relief
An advertisement touts Bowles Red Pepper Rub as a safe ointment that uses red pepper heat to relieve rheumatic pains and chest colds. It claims relief in under three minutes and advises requesting a small jar from the druggist.
Inheritance Shape Noted In Boston Transcript Snippet
A brief Boston Transcript gag cites Myrtle inheriting beauty and a cosmetic shop from her mother, highlighting a witty twist on inheritance and cosmetics in a city column style.
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Boston Transcript
Colonial room exteriors moved to St. Louis Art Museum exhibit
Five early American rooms from Colonial mansions were transported to the St. Louis Art Museum in Forest Park at a cost of 50000 dollars as part of a building rehabilitation. The interiors originate from Charleston South Carolina Alexandria Virginia and Newburyport Massachusetts. A separate item notes wedding eve celebrations being banned in Camburg Thuringia Germany due to tire damage from crockery smashing.
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South
New England
St. Louis
City Art Museum
Forest Park
Art Hill
Charleston
S. C
Alexandria
Salem
Newburyport
Mass
Camburg
Thuringia
Germany
Road to Prosperity
A compact reflection from American Magazine on how thinking and courage steer societies toward improved eras, highlighting the link between mindset and progress and urging readers to cling to hope and action.
Woman Keeps Intuition Ready by Asking Questions
A woman trains intuition through constant questioning, using curiosity to sharpen judgment and decision making. She treats questions as tools to reveal hidden assumptions and guide thoughtful actions.
Minister relocates church to Pomfano to reunite flock
After most of his congregation left for Pompano to harvest the winter bean crop, Lewis Clark a black Baptist minister of Fort Lauderdale moved his church building bell pews pulpit and collection plates to Pompano so the congregation could again worship together.
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Pompano
Fla
Lewis Clark
Fort Lauderdale
Wordplay Quip Sparks Family Banter in Webster Exchange
A playful exchange unfolds as Willie asks about the word zythum and Auntie explains the joke. The dialogue hints at a family memory linked to the last word.
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Webster
Willie
Charm of the Cafeteria Reveals Dinner Choices
A feature highlights the open service setup where diners can view the full dinner options in the cafeteria rather than reading about them on a menu board. The piece notes the transparency and variety offered to patrons.
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