Adirondack Plan Extends Farm Electrification At Low Rates
Adirondack Power and Light Corp of Schenectady New York unveils a two year study driven plan to finance rural electric lines. The scheme sets minimum monthly bills or deposits to share line costs and promises service between six and four farms per mile with city rate energy to encourage heavy farm usage. Adjustments align with year end reviews and allow for future expansions and tenant farmer arrangements.
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Adirondack Power and Light Corporation
Schenesatady
N. Y
Adirondack Company
Adirondack Plan
Minimum Bill or a Deposit As Preferred Rates by Farms Per Mile
The Adirondack Power and Light Corporation of Schenectady New York presents a table of minimum monthly rates or a deposit option according to the number of farms per mile within its service territory. The schedule outlines how charges vary with density, affecting customers in rural Adirondack regions.
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Eastern Power Company
Adirondack Power and Light Corporation
Schenectady
N. Y
The Saddle Hawk at Strand Community Theatre May 12
Western adventure revue features Hoot Gibson in The Saddle Hawk with fast gunplay and sheriff posses. Supporting cast includes Jean Tolley and new find Miss Friday, who joins the Bahamas production There is lively horsemanship and rugged action amid the cattle town setting, reflecting the West’s myth and modern city life.
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West
Community Theatre
Hoot Gibson
Gibson
Jean Holley
Miss Tolley
Bahamas
Jean
Friday
New York
Miss Friday
Bluebeards 8th Wife at Community Theatre May 17
Smashing scenes headline the showing of Bluebeard's 8th Wife at the Community Theatre on Sunday May 17. The spectacle features a husband finding his wife with another man a dramatic dive from a cliff and a planned mummy reveal. Swanson appears scantily clad as ribbons unwind from her bronzed form. Protagonist themes include wealth versus love sacrifice and the wife learning of seven former wives prompting sympathy for the husband and his treatment.
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Bluebeard
Community Theatre
Miss Swanson
Girl Friday Solves Tolley’s Servant Problem
Harassed housewives seek a neat parlor maid solution as a question arises about addressing the servant shortage. The piece presents a call to find reliable help and hints at practical tips for managing household staff.
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Tolley
Jackie Coogan Returns in A Boy of Flanders
Jackie Coogan stars in A Boy of Flanders at the Community Theatre on May 10. The adaptation of Ouida’s Dog of Flanders follows Nello, a Belgian orphan, and his bond with Tetrasche the dog as they endure hardship near Antwerp. Critics hail it as Coogan’s finest acting and the most poignant film yet.
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Jackie Coogan
Crown Prince
Flanders
Jackie
Nello
Lves
St. Agneten
Antwerp
Tetrasche
Rural life expectancy and health risks contrast with city life
Public health bulletin notes rural residents live longer on average but face higher death rates from whooping cough skin cancer tuberculosis and smallpox. Country areas see more accidental deaths from poisonings fires drownings gunshot injuries mining accidents and extreme cold. Angina bladder issues gangrene and intestinal parasites also take a heavier toll in rural districts.
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Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Boards of Health
GE Farm Book outlines electric lighting for farm buildings
General Electric's publication The GE Farm Book presents a complete plan for wiring and lighting the farm and all structures. It covers the house barn dairy buildings silo granary hay mow shed and poultry house with diagrams for each floor and for control from the farmhouse. It warns to use conduit or armored cable especially in damp or ammonia rich areas and recommends moisture proof switches and porcelain wiring devices for durability.
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General Electric Company
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New York State Pubiic Service Commission
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T. S. Crosby
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Alma Ruebens
Lloyd Hamilton
Lige Conley
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