Four Acre Farm Run by Woman Succeeds in Connecticut
Mrs. Jane C Barrow of Connecticut runs a four acre farm to support herself and two children with bees small fruits and poultry. One acre is highly productive with ducks pigeons fowls turkeys and tees. Last year 2000 ducks and 400 pounds of feather crop plus 400 pairs of squabs sold. She plans to shift from pigeons to more ducks and keep bees as a summer income source. She cautions against starting too large and notes that capital was not available at first.
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Jane C. Barrow
Connecticut
Eason
Elderberry Pie And King Drag Method Narratives
Article blends home remedies and pioneer life with a feature on D Ward King of Maitland Missouri, inventor of the King drag. It describes elderberry pie making and jelly from berries and apples, plus King’s light drag road method improving Missouri roads after rain. It mentions road talks by George B. Ellis and odorless road coatings in Germany, ending with Louisville riverfront beautification plans.
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D. Ward King
Maitland
King
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Missouri
George B. Ellis
State Board of Agriculture
Farmers’ Institute
T. H. Norton
State Department
Chemnitz
Germany
Leipzig
Page to Quit Penitentiary Firebug pages release
Columbus dispatch notes John Page known as Old Jack Pace the Williams county firebug will be released after a two year term. His confessions helped convict 28 men in a major arson ring, but immunity promises ultimately led to his imprisonment along with those he spoke against. Washington report says all officials will discuss the executive legislative and judicial appropriations bill with no major salary increases requested by department heads.
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Columbus
John Page
Old Jack Pace
Williams County
Page
United States
Washington
Appropriations Committee
House
Roosevelt
Invitation Declined and a Banter on Names
Cassidy quips about names with a Shakespearean flourish while Casey retorts that he will answer to a chosen name. The Kansas City Newsbook captures a playful exchange showcasing regional humor and social flirtation in a brief anecdotal note.
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Cassidy
Casey
Kansas City
Cottonwood River Floods Guthrie Area and Rail Lines
A 48 hour downpour caused the Cottonwood river to overflow in Guthrie Oklahoma as hundreds of homes flooded and 3000 people became homeless. The river rose a record one foot and continued to rise. boats and rescuers evacuated residents while streets and water plants flooded. Rail lines near Guthrie were disrupted and services halted. Nearby tracks near Seward and Red Rock were damaged as multiple railways reported miles of track out. Streetcar service stopped and the Missouri Kansas & Texas and Fort Smith & Western railroads faced extensive washouts. London reports the U.S.-Japan agreement drawing attention as a strategic shift. In southern Colorado Trinidad reports 20 inches of snow on the level with two days of storm causing disrupted trains and a broad storm area extending to the Texas line.
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Guthrie
Okla
Seward
Santa Fe
Red Rock
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Fort Smith & Western
Colorado
Denver
Trinidad
New Mexico
Texas Line
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ST. Paul Free Public Baths
Orleans
Louisville
Outdoor Art League
Commercial Club
Cottonwood
London
Japan
Kentucky
Winchester
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