Slants on Life: Paring Hia Expense Account
Lavinia Risedale hides cost concerns as she jokes about a thousand dollars monthly and a bargain spree. Benjamin jokes back while she recounts overdraw fears, hat bills, and a clever ploy involving a fire plug fine that netted a $25 saving, showing sharp business instincts in a domestic satire.
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Risedales
Sisedale
Mrs. Risedale
Lavinia
Benjamin
Blightley
Local Vendors and Students Enjoy Holiday Break
Arhelger’s for all kinds of black smithing and machine shop work. Miss Louisa Berry, ex expression teacher at Cameron, spending vacation at home. Miss Edyth Rich, senior at Texas Woman's College Ft Worth, home for holidays. New Chart of latest Bobs at White Front. Pennant Filling Station offers radiator alcohol test and replenishment.
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Arhelger's
Louisa Berry
Cameron
Edyth Rich
Texas Woman's College
Ft. Worth
Pennant Filling Station
Town boosters urged to aid farmers over factories
The Emporia Gazette reports Herbert Hoover praising agriculture as the backbone of small towns and urging chambers of commerce to focus on farmers and trade territory rather than courting factories. It notes birds as natural pest control, warns about house cats reducing bird populations, and recalls Roosevelt's call to protect birds.
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Herbert Hoover
Chambers of of Commerce
United States
Emporia Gazette
Nature
Roosevelt
Chicken Industry Among Nation's Largest In 1924
The Agriculture Department estimates the total farm value of poultry products in 1924 at 994 million dollars. Eggs on farms are valued at 526 million and farm poultry used at 469 million. Chickens account for 966,592,000 of the total value.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States
Size of 1924 Poultry Crop Reveals Industry Magnitude
Wisconsin Market News Letter reports on 1924 U S poultry estimates from the USDA showing on farm poultry numbers at 442 million valued at 349 million dollars and 678 million chickens raised valued at 445 million dollars. Egg production reached 1 968 billion dozen valued at 521 million dollars totaling 396 six million dollars in poultry products.
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United States
Earth
Moon
San Antonio
Texas
Chicago
Wisconsin Market News Letter
Holiday Visitors From Texas and New Mexico
R S Miller and family of Marfa visit San Saba for holidays with parents Mr and Mrs R W Burleson and Mr and Mrs Hugh Miller at the ranch. Ben Timberlake of Dallas guests of his parents near town. R Jennings of Hagerman NM spends Christmas with son Byron Jennings in San Saba. J E Wells visits Burnet with daughter Mrs W J Landtroop. Arbelger’s for disc rolling and plow work.
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R. S. Miller
Marfa
R. W. Burleson
San Saba
Hugh Miller
Ben Timberlake
Dallas
Mrs. W. C. Timberlake
Town
R. Jennings
Hagerman
New Mexico
Byron Jennings
J. E. Wells
Mrs. W. J. Landtroop
Burnet
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J.A. Waldron
Haarlem
Intel
The
Houston Chronicle
Louisiana
Daily Chronicle
the Sunday Chronicle
Chronicle
Houston
San Saba, Texas
Arbelger
Lillian Gish
Henry King
F. Marion Crawford
Inspiration Pictures, Inc
Chas. H. Duell, Jr
Alan Dale
N.Y. American
David Belasco
Our
Bethlehem
W. M. Cameron & Co., Inc
C. T. Jones