Trilby rises in Paris as Billie’s love returns in triumph
The tale follows three artists in Paris and London, Billie, Taffy, and the Laird, whose bonds are tested by Trilby the model and Svengali the pianist. Trilby’s singing debut in Paris and later return to London rekindle Billie’s love, ending in a celebrated performance.
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Paris
Talbot Wynne
Taffy
Sandy McAllister
Laird
Little Billie
William Bagot
London
Billie
Svengali
Svengall
Gecko
The
Best Market For Guinea Fowls In Late Summer And Fall
United States Agriculture specialists note rising demand for young guinea fowl as a game bird substitute. Eastern markets pay top prices, with New York wholesale ranges from 1.25 to 2 per pair and regional prices lower. the marketing season runs late summer into fall, with unplucked birds common in many markets.
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United States Department of Agriculture
New England
New York
Middle West
South
Birmingham
Ala
St. Louis
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Uniformity of Warehouse Receipts Under U S Warehouse Act
Regulations for wool warehouses under the United States warehouse act, approved by the secretary of agriculture, aim to standardize receipts and raise their collateral value. The permissive act licenses warehouses on application, improves standing with bankers, and invites inquiries to the Bureau of Markets for those seeking to join the federal system in Washington, D. C.
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Secretary of Agriculture
United States Department ‘of Agriculture
Bureau of Markets
Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Estimated honey yield per bee colony in July report
The Bureau of Crop Estimates puts the surplus honey yield per colony at about 25 pounds by July 1, reaching about half of yearly surplus. The figure matches 1919 levels and is roughly four pounds higher than the 1918 July 1 estimate.
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Bureau of Crop Enténates
United States
Bureau of Crop Estimates
Kitchen Waste for Fowls
Summer kitchen scraps such as beet tops cabbage leaves and melon rinds are tasty for hens but mixed with dishwater or spoiled bread can harm. Separate scraps for poultry groups and store them separately. Sour milk and chopped meat boost growth in young chickens.
USDA Poster Warns Farmers to Watch for Hog Cholera
The United States Department of Agriculture releases a new poster to help reduce hog cholera by showing visual symptoms and giving steps for action. The service chart urges farmers to seek guidance if their hog resembles the pictured signs.
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Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agriculture
Tere
Rubber From Wood in Arizona Opens New Source
The ocotillo or candle wood of Arizona yields rubber that closely resembles natural rubber and vulcanizes well. Abundant in the wild, a ton produces about 200 pounds of gum and 90 pounds of tar. An experimental factory reports daily production of a ton of crude gum, with tar as a valuable byproduct.
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Arizona
Bayer Aspirin and Punching Bag Records Highlight Odd 20th Century Notes
An old notice touts Bayer Aspirin tablets with claims of safety and medical use, while another item reports Sergeant Pennott’s London boxing punch bag record of 50 hours, with brief humorous lines about daily life and a Peerys worm expeller product.
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Pennott
London
Calotabs Promised Nausea Free Cure Allotted
An advertisement touts Calotabs as a tasteless nausea free calomel tablet for biliousness constipation and indigestion. It promises one tablet at bedtime with water and no salts or taste leaving users with a restored appetite by morning. The copy notes a refund if the customer is not satisfied and prices set at five cents per package.
Wisdom From Carlyle on Despising and Revering The World
A compact quotation notes Carlyle’s idea that one must learn to despise and neglect the world before revering it and working within it. The aphorism reflects a stance on attitude toward public life and effort.
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Carlyle
Better Stay in France Says Clerk on Homecoming
A clerk from the Statistics office notes a doughbes will be greeted warmly when he returns. The wife, after registering their six children, mutters that registering cost a dollar each time she did so, remarking there is no charge but promising a cost when he comes home.
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France
Inte Statistics Office
Noiseless Cars Introduce Phonographs in 1920s
A humorous, fragmentary dialogue shows an automedia dealer touting phonographs in cars to mask engine knocks. Witty quotes from a child and a Danish proverb add satire on public figures and common wisdom.
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Automedia
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George DU Maurier
Alice G. Chesier
George Louis Palmella Busson Dua Moeurier
Paria
England
Peter Ibbetson
du Maurier
Mfe
Passy
Latin Quarter
Trilby
Trilby O’ferrall
Ben Bolt
Bille
Greece
Rome
Barbizon
Musketeers
Rue St. Honore
Chopin
Condensed Classics
SSS
Biripe
Od. S
Ahip Saad
Castoria
Bayer
Dr. Peéery
Senate
Hiram Johnson
Bellas Inde
Wales
Sah & L Lans
Parker
King Pin Plug Tobacco
Moswate Realty Co
Wedesia
DORAN
Doran Drug Company
Paducah
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