The Fable of Lila in a Grand Opera Night
A whimsical tale follows Lila the Egg and Poultry King’s daughter in a converted rink turned opera house. Her dramatic rise from local star to stage dreamer is lampooned through a troop of curious patrons and a moral about true friendship at home talent shows.
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Lila
Egg and Poultry King
Southland
Maxine
Ocahontas
Bridge Whist
Pleasure Club
Sara Bernhardt
Julia Marlowe
C. F
Maude Adams
Lady Macbeth
Margaret Angelin
Broadway
Pit
New York
Modjes
Hippodrome
Willie Winter
42Nd Street
Tank Town
Mauch Chunk
Penham
Pocahontas Club
Edwin Booth
Zika
Ophelia
Shakespeare
Mary Anderson
Ellen Terry
Papa
Section
Making Money on Fifteen Acre Farm
A bedridden farmer details a 15 acre operation near the city with 4 acres in orchard and 1.5 acres in small fruits. He notes 150 trees five years old, grass hay, corn and carrots as feeds, and a family of nine aiding the farm. Expenses totaled 573.84 with a 363.03 balance. hopes for better crop yields and helpers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Rooney
Modern Farm Power Spurs Efficiency Across Rural Life
An article praises automobiles and motorized devices boosting farm work. It cites an orchardist who sells fruit locally using a modified truck, dairy farms that cut labor with motor trucks, and rural youths embracing power machinery. It notes motorcycles for errands, tractors, and home appliances as valued farm aids.
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California
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Baskets for Berry Picking Appear in Various Carrier Designs
For berry picking growers across the country use many carrier styles. A four box carrier built from a flat wood piece with shallow compartments is among popular designs.
Washing Duck Eggs and Hatch Impacts
A brief note explains washing duck eggs harms hatchability by removing the oil protecting the shell. Washing disrupts evaporation control and increases air exchange, hardening the shell and risking breakage when struck by a duck bill.
Picking Berry Carriers and Calf Rearing Tips
An Orange Judd Farmer feature discusses eight box berry carriers with wooden or woven bottoms and the need to shade fruit to prevent sun damage. It also gives advice on calf-raising, emphasizing steady feeding, warm clean milk, proper exercise, and avoiding sudden changes to keep calves healthy and develop strong cows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orange Judd Farmer
Exercise and Feed for Sows
Guidance on brood sow care recommends milk making foods and ample exercise. Advocates scattering whole oats on a tight floor to occupy sows for about an hour.
Planting Kafir and Crop Suggestions
The excerpt advises giving kafir a square deal and if the planting becomes too thick to plow up every other row. It suggests planting pea nuts or cowpeas as alternatives with kafir rows seven feet apart.
Breeding capacity of a Percheron stallion stated
A fourteen year old Percheron stallion in good condition can be bred to 100 mares in one season without injury when given proper feed and exercise.
High Point Milling Co. Promotes Frost and Luxury Flour
A local note from the High Point Milling Company touts its Frost and Luxury flour as the best choice for baking. It claims the flour is made from top wheat and yields superior bread and pastry, inviting customers to buy the product.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bottie
Hart Drug Co
High Point Milling CO
High Foint Milling Company
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American Cafe
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Tonneau
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North State Telephone Company
J. F Hayden
Beck the Plumber
Redding Bldg
J.E. Guy
Elwood Hotel
North State
J. W. Sechrest
Tal
Berry
Rully
Bank of Commerce
Saylor
Huthamerican Sea
Pennsylvania Ave
18Th & H Sts
Fe Sea
Clifford
Lewis
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