The Village Town and Its People in Our Time
A reflective piece on rural life stressing the village as a community hub. It argues towns exist to serve farmers, offering services, churches, doctors, and merchants, while urging locals to support reliable businesses to preserve town character and self reliance. The essay emphasizes farmers shaping town life through patronage and standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treamai
Jean
Celain
Mearly
Cty
Uaan
Turkeys Return to the Middle West with New Methods
A reader recalls historic turkey farming in the Midwest and New England, noting past natures of flocks and nuisance, then describes a current revival using sanitation and new practices. He cites ten flocks totaling twenty one thousand birds and explains growers now rely less on range and more on clean ground, housing, and manure management to succeed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hainois
Misouri
New England
Canada
Middle West
Range
Book Notes Browse of Grand Hotel and Red Pepper Returns
The writer reviews Grand Hotel by Viki Baum translated for American readers noting its fast pace, many characters, mystery and romance. Grace Richmond’s Red Pepper Returns follows Dr Burns at forty five with the same charm, while Red Bread by Maurice Hindus critiques Russia’s five year plan and its human cost in transforming Russia from agriculture to industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viki Baum
Grace’ .Richmond
Miss Baum
Grace Richmond
Dr. Redfield Pepper
Dr. Burns
Maurice Hindus
Flumantty
Russia
Sovet
Husa
France
Italy
Europe
Jokes and Quips From a Varied Comic Page
A collage of humor and wry lines including a teacher quip about seasons, a businessman mispronouncing ethics, school progress letters, and playful wordplay on Kipling and literature. It spans misheard lines, social scenes, and pithy morals, all in a vintage newspaper tone.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tarmfel
Walter Dill Scott
Newton
Washington, D. C
Pease
Plese
Peter Ricketts
P. S
YMCA
Madison Journal
Etror
Tery
Herbert
United States
Sadly Vane
Rudyard Kipling
Oxford
Sam
Ewell
Misbie Dictu
Mabel
George Bernard Shaw
Goodyear Tires
Shell
Roy M. Johnston
Morrison
Mac Gilvray
Mace Gilvray’s
P. Hall Morrison
Clinois
Mrs. Schreier
Morrison Dry Goods Company
Betty Compson
I “the Brat
Sally O'Neil
Buck Jones
Wallace Berry
Gloria Swanson
America
Capitol Theatre
Unionville
Fivar and Grist
Dixie Owl & Gas
Firman
Carroll and
Whiteside County
Garrett J. Sterenberg
Illinois
Mueller
A Reynolds & A. Reynolds, Jr
Roy Hammer
Red Goose Shoes For Children Headquarters For
Dr. Scholl's
Foot Comfort Service
Morrison, Illinois
Alice M. Stone
R. H. Lester
HL. Pettitt
Alice C. Blodgett Insurance Agency
West End
Potter Bros. Lumber
Thomson
Argo FA
H. J. Ludens
L. C. Woods
Chevrolet
Sales—Services
Beveroth Texaco
Texacs
Echyl
Smaltz Bros. Morrison—Fulton Plumbing—Heating Century
C. Bull & Son
Morrison Sanitarium
William Maurits
Barnum Studio
Intereational Photographers” Association
Clyde Groharing
St. Phome
Merrion, NL
Lincolnway Cafe
Astaire
Majestic Cafe
DR. M. R. Nelson
Donichy
Ken Cray
Soca Fountain
A. E. Sauer
Aladdin
Boyd’s Drug Store
Morrison State Bank
Seraie
Sheaffer
SKRIP
JE WesseLé
Stralow Hardware
Winchester
J. A. Marshal
Sandrock
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