Our Canadian Folk Dances and a Catskills Observation
The article notes Kathleen Redman Strange laments fading old time square dances as jazz rises. It cites Mary Elizabeth Osborn in American Speech reporting Catskills gatherings with fiddlers, callers, and evolving front parlor or garage venues and standard opening figures.
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Sy Elmo Scott Watson
Montreal
Kathleen Redman Strange
Catskills
New York
New York Sun
Mary Elizabeth Osborn
Virginia hosts first state music festival in Charlottesville
Richmond reports that April 14 to 17 mark Virginia's first state music festival in Charlottesville showcasing old regional fiddle tunes and square dances. The feature includes fiddler Dunne Dume’s endurance, calls for partners, and the revival of rural dance culture amid modern signs like jazz.
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Richmond
Virginia
America
Blue Ridge Mountains
Charlottesville
Kansas City Star
Missouri
Jefferson City
Rolla
Ozarks
Arkansas
South Dakota
Jaybird
Dunne
Old Dume
Poultry Notes on Hatchability and Market Eggs
The article discusses hatchability periods for eggs from hens to turkeys, and emphasizes final aims of poultry keeping in producing good market eggs with strong shells. It notes capons grow faster to maximum size, turkeys can be profitable when well handled, pullet condition affects ongoing production, and crowded chicks suffer stunted growth from insufficient hopper space.
Feeding goslings and ducklings on farm scraps and mashes
The article advises an early water approach for goslings and ducklings with a first feed of stale bread soaked in milk, then a moist mash with bread crumbs and rolled oats. It warns against hard grain and notes commercial mashes are often avoided to keep costs low on small farms.
Coccidiosis Disease in Young Fowls and Related Illnesses
A bulletin outlines coccidiosis and bacillary white diarrhea in young chicks. It identifies coccidium tenellum and cuniculi as causes, notes infection windows in early life, and explains carriers in recovered hens. It also covers hatchery immunity and the broader scope to other birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Storrs
Syrup Pepsin Promoted For Cold Bowel Relief
An advertisement urges use of Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin to keep bowels open during colds. It claims gentle, thorough laxative action without gripping, helping discharge sour wastes and reduce phlegm while easing symptoms in adults and children.
California Fig Syrup Ad Highlights Family Use
A Milwaukee mother extols California Fig Syrup for Carolyn Babush and her family. The ad claims fifty years of use to ease bowel issues and calm colds and fevers in children, praising the product for keeping bowels clear and spirits up.
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Carolyn Babush
Downer
Milwaukee
Wisconsin
California
Carolyn
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Fiddler
Rall
Denade
Belle
An. W. B. Catoner Svrup Pepsin
Doctors Family
Boschee
Ming
Boschee’s
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