davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-01-29
DON AvELINo DE LA PUENTE

Procedente de Boston, E. u, ha
llsgado a esta ciudad en- viaje de nego
clos. el distipguido caballero don Ave
limo de la Pnente, represntante de una
importante casa manufacturers de "a
patOs de aquella importante ciudad.
Nuestro saludo al viajero. a quien I'll
vimOs ell gusto de conocer por media
ci6n de nuestro particular amigo J.
Montana.
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-01-29

Ell invent0 reciente del term6metro
alumbrado electricamente. Ia resulta-
do ser de gran provecho para Ia indus
tria avicola. pies ell gobierno de In luz
es exterior. Al term6metro 10 alumbra
una lampara diminuta gobernada por
I'M interruptor alimentada por una
El Mundo. [volume] (San Juan, P.R.) 1919-1990, 1924-01-29
AsocIACIoN DE PRoDUcToREs DE
AZUcAR DE PUERTO RICO

Mahana microbes, las 9:45 A. M.
celebrara Session ordinaria la Junta
Directiva de la Association de Producto
res de Azticar de Puerto Rico, en- su
oficina del Edificio Gonzalez Padin"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-15
Poultry Records
Show IL per cent
Jump In Costs

Poultry costs for the year ending
November 1, 1923 were eleven per
cent greater than the previous year
, according to records kept by 147
poultrymen covering 22,0Os birds in
all parts of the State. At the same
time there was no material advance
in prices SO the incomes were cut
from those of the previous year.
These are the latest figures on file at
the Farm Bureau office as the &C.
counts for this year have not been
turned in.
OF the 147 accounts kept in 1923.
IA of them were kept by poultry men
in Kennebec county. They covered
2619 hens. Therefore, the figures for
the state are practically the same as
for the county.
A summary Of these Kennebec ac-
counts showed that the total feed
costs per bird for the year was
1885. while the total cost of keeping
a hen was 1897. The total receipts
from eggs. poultry, appreciation on
birds. manure, breeding stock, chicks
and Matching eggs was 1854. This
left labor income of $2.S7 per bird.
The egg production per bird was 1876
For the state as whole the total
cost of keeping one hen was $4.01
while the total receipts were $6.45,
thus making a labor income of $2.44.
Thus it can be seen that Kennebec
WAS above the average for income on
poultry during that year.
The following are interesting feat
ures regarding the ten best paying
fiocks in the State: Nine were large
ly pullet f1ocks: all houses were cur
tain front, all but two sold cockerels
as broilers: every flock was culled of
producers during the summer;
four sold day old chicks or breeding
stock: only one used artificial light.
The f1ocks varied in size as follows:
Two. less than SO hens; four, 5O-1O0
hens; three. 100000; one, over 800
hens. All ten fiocks paid more than
IS labor income per bird. They
sold the eggs as follows: Two to
Boston retail stores: one to Boston
soda fountain; three to local custom
ers; three to Boston commission
houses and one to local stores.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-15
Community Plan
For Planting Meets
With Approval

Sixty-flve persons in Kennebec
county entered the Farm Bureau pool
for apple trees under the community
orchard planting plan. An espec-
tally attractive proposition had been
made the bureau whereby it could
get trees for the members. There
fore. the project leaders in each town
took orders from all who desired
trees and these orders were pooled.
Twenty communities were represent
ed, and the largest number Of orders
came from Augusta. Mt. Vernon
came second and elgrade and Gar
diner tied for third place.
In all 1928 trees were ordered. or
these 662 were Mcintosh. 400 Red
Delicious, $50 Golden Delicious, 15l
Baldwin, 119 Wolf River, 1oI Nod
head, 6S Northern Spy, 81 Wealthy,
20 Gravenstein, 16 r I. Greening and
81 of miscellaneous varieties. Nc
Intosh maintained it's popularity and
Red Delicious appears increa sing in
favor in this county.
The trees came through in excel
lent condition. The price of these
trees was 81 cents per tree for Gold
en- Delicious, - cents for Red De.
licious and 10 cents for other varie.
ties delivered at the nearest railroad
station.
Arrangements were not made to
handle trees until February and
much credit IL due to the community
orchard leaders for making up the
order. Orchard leaders in commune
ties where trees were placed are,
augusta, e. B. Stackpole: Belgrade,
E. W. Towle: Benton, r. B. Pills-
hurry: China. S. II. Farnswerth;
South China r. Tno>.. E>.~s~.
dale. E. H. Danfcrth: Monmouth, II.
c. Parlee: Mt. Vernon, ]. II. Bian-
chard: oakland. T. A. Robinson:
Readfeld. A. &C. Russell: Sidney, A.
T. Drummond: Wayne. NJ. NJ. Soule;
Winthron. f. H. TAYLOR.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-15

on Thursday OF this week. Much
work was accomplished for their an
nual fair to be held at an early date
Voted to meet for work at Mrs. KIM
balls Tuesday. Sept. %.
Walter Coombs and mother. Mrs
+. +. Coombs went to Augusta
Thursday.
At the regular meeting OF PINE
Tree Rebekah Lodge No. 1l3. SEPT
II. a large attendance Is hoped foI
All officers are asked 10 be present.
DR.. /. 3. Mower OF Waterfalls WV
hold a service at the church SunoaH
Sept. II, at 10.45.
Horace r. Weeks was a busine"
caller in Augusta Thursday. :.
Miss Hazel Smith Of Portland !"
visiting friends in this place. ,.,,
Laurice Avery and Urssla rue.
aer attending high school al "n'''
field.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-15
Foundation Patterns

Thirty-three foundation patterns
were made by the women in eight
communities during the first six
months Of this year under the direc-
ton of the Extension Service and
the Farm Bureau. Twenty-seven OF
these were made at meetings attend
ed by the Home Demonstration
Agents in East Winthrop. Winthrop.
Belgrade, Vienna. West Augusta,
North Belgrade, Oakland, and Litch-
field. Six of them were made at
meetings conducted by the women
without the Extension Agent at
meetings in Winthrop and Litchfield.
The patterns made include those
for waists, dresses and skirts. At
the meeting the women are taught
how to draft and use the foundation
patterns fitted to themselves so that
without fittings and alterations. A
total of seventy eight women attend
ed the meetings. Tearing the subject
matter and practical side which they
in turn passed on to other women
who were not able to attend the
meetings.
Several are the benefits derived
from this work by the women. In
addition to the feeling of satisfaction
to the women in knowing that she
is we'll dressed in properly fitting
clothes, there is a monetary side of
the work for the few patterns that
were described above were made at
a saving of nearly thirty dollars to
the women.
Clothing Construction d
Two hundred and twenty-fo wo-
81 IaI sfn,,rtna|, of
which the question of clothing con-
struction was considered in Kennebec
county during the first six months
of this year.
At these meetings the Home Dem
onstration Agent of the Extension
Service gave the women instructions
in the selection and construction of
clothing which is suited to the indi-
vidual type, the construction of
garment with the least expenditure
of time and the Importance of
correct corset for health and good
looks.
Eleven corset adjustment demon
STATIONS were started, four of which
are already completed. Fifty-three
new garments were made at these
meetings. Seven clothing meetings
were held in Farmingdale with a
total attendance Of one hundred and
forty-three persons. One meeting
was held in each of the following
towns: Litchfield, attendance &; Mt.
Vernon, 10; Oakland. &c: Pitts
ton, IS; Vassalboro, Z; Wayne, s:
Winthrop, 6.
Two new garments were made at
Belgrade; 20. Farmingdale; ., Itch
field; 3, Oakland; 3, Vienna; 8, Win
throp; 3, East Winthrop; 8, West
Augusta; 3, North Belgrade.
Fabrics
A new project, or branch of ex-
tension work, having to do with
fabrics was introduced in this county
during the last year. The purpose
of this project is to teach the women
how to select and buy appropriate
household and clothing materials.
AS YET little has been done along
the new line as most of the time
has been devoted to making the
women Of the different communities
familiar with its purpose and meth
cd of conducting. However, all in
dications point to great call for
the work next year.
The Home Demonstration Agent
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-15
Project To Put
Farm Management
On Business Basis

Dana a. wilkins of Windsor is
county leader of one of the most inn
portant Extension projects. that oil
farm management. Farming is be-
coming more and more n strictly bust
ness proposition and nothing has more
to do with efficient business farm
management than the keeping Of farm
accounts. says Mr.. Wilkins.
Several years ago NJ. ID. Jones. Ex-
tension Farm Management Specialist.
prepared an account book especially
for the use of farmers which has
proven one of the. simplest and most
efficient account forms in use in Maine.
The Extension Service furnishes these
account books free of cost to. farmers
in the state who will agree to keep
them and return them to Mr.. Jones at
the end of the year that he may study
them and determine what farm meth
DDS are bringing the best returns.
In return the farmer is assisted in
starting and keeping the account IL he
needs help and is furnished at the end
Of the year with yearly balance sheet
and summary showing how his farm
costs and receipts compare with those
Of the county and State as a whole
He Is also supplied with whatever in
formation Mr.. Jones is able to secure
do " WHAT ~ pcs anu iethooS "a Aoi AZ
ing pay best.
This year about 60 farmers in Ken
nebec are keeping these accounts.
Last year 80 accounts were completed
and returned to the Farm Bureau
Office. A study of those accounts
showed that the principal sources of
income on these particular farms were
dairy and poultry products. appless po-
tatoes. sweet corn, wood and lumber.
The sale of dairy products was the one
largest source of income and represent
ed so per cent of the total receipts.
Six of the farms realized a good in
come from garden truck. These six
were among the best paying farms.
Apparently this Is a source of income
that farmers near cities and Summer
resorts cannot afford to overlook. Wood
and lumber was also a profitable source
Of income.
The average farm income was quite
closely in proportion to the number Of
cows kept. farms milking from IL to Is
cows averaging the best returns. But
the quality Of cows kept had more in
huence upon farm income than did the
number kept. Farms where milk and
butter sales were less than $1,000 per
COW showed q loss. while farms selling
over s140 per COW showed substantial
incomes.
Farms on which enough business
was done to require the use Of three
horses avenged the best incomes
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-15
FARMERS wife Gets BIC Share
OF EXTENSION SERVICE WORK
Many Projects, Taught by Home Demonstra-
ton Agents, of interest to Rural Housewife
New Subjects Added from time to time.

will arrange through the commun-
ity project leaders in the communi-
ties that are interested, for meeting
at which the women will BE In
structed in the identification and
characteristics of standard materials
and in the testing of materials. The
women who receive the instruction
will in turn teach other women who
we're not able to attend the meet
ingss
Millinery
Millinery has been one Of the most
popular and successful projects SO
far this year. Women have been
taught to select, make and trim hats.
They have been taught to use new
materials or to renovate the old
ones.
In some places training classes
have teen held where five or six
women two from a group have re-
ceived intensive instruction in two
day classes. These women have
then held classes sometimes several
in their own groups and thus many
people have received the help from
this one training class.
Altogether IL meetings have been
held with a total attendance of 22229.
Thirty-two hats were finished and
many others started. The cost of
these completed hats was $140.36
but they were estimated to be worth
over $500. This was considera BILE
saving-over $3.50.
twenty-five women representa-
tives from eight communities, met
together for instruction by the train
ing class method. Each one of these
women completed a hat, learning
ba
held meetings at which they in
structed 1873 other people.
sewing Machine Equipment
This project is to teach women
the care of their sewing machines
and the use of the various attach
ments tor them. This has proved
very popular project. There has
been scarcely a meeting at which
someone did not remark that 1t was
the most profitable meeting ever
held. Eight meetings have already
been held and more are to- follow.
At these meetings ia women have
seen the different uses of sewing ma
chine attachments demonstrated and
then made sample articles them
selves.
After one Of these meetings two
women worked together in making
tne1r cnllQreh spring dresses.
Twelve dresses and several other
articles were made and hardly any
hand sewing had to be done. Other
women have found many uses for
the attachments used at these meet
ingS.
Food Project
The most important subject under
foods this year has been meal plan
ming. The work has been given to
help the women in planning we'll
balanced meals which are suited to
the family needs and also to plan
wellbalanced community meals.
Thirteen meal planning meetings
have already been held and more
are to be held in September and
October. In addition to this three
day meal planning meeting was held
in Winslow. AS a result of these
meetings 55 meal planning demon
STATIONS have been established.
Meetings have been held on nutri-
ton where general food habits with
relation to health have been studied.
The purpose has been to increase
the use of milk, fruits. vegetables
and whole grain products and thus
to establish and maintain better
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-15

while one horse farms paid least.
Strange as it may seem to many farm
ers. those farms upon which the most
hired labor was employed showed the
largest returns after all bills. includ-
ing labor. was paid; and farms where
the least labor was hired averaged the
smallest returns.
Mr.. Jones conclusion from a study
of these accounts was that farm
profits in Kennebec county are de-
pendent upon dairy cows of good pro-
ducing ability, the sale of cash crops
that are adapted to local conditions.
efficient use of both purchased and
home grown feeds. good hay yield. the
use of hired labor where available in
such seasons. and the economical use
Of horse power.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-15

health. S;xty-nine demonstrations
were esta blished in this work. One
woman who was underweight gained
l. pounds. Another overweight has
lost 70 pounds. The amount of gen.
eral improvement in health cannot
be estimated in figures.
Forty-three people have attended
miscellaneous meetings on food sub
jects where cookery demonstrations
and discussions have been held.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-09-15
COOPER'S MILLS

The Lend a Hand circle Of Kings
Daughters met with George Kimball
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-08-28
Old Parish Centennial
St. Matthews in HiIlsbOrO Cele-
brates a Hundredth Anniversary

ST. Matthew's parish, Hills
boro, celebrated Sunday the 100
tn anniversary of it's reorgan-
ization as a parish. Bishop
Cheshire, Rev. w. D. Benton,
and Archdeacon Bethea were in
the chancel.
Bishop Cheshire reviewed the
history of the parish. st. Mat
thew's began as an indepen-
dent parish, under the Province
of North Carolina, in about
1873. For years old Parson
Michaeljohn held services in
and about Hillsboro. During the
Revolution everything English
fell into disrepute, and the
services of the Church of Eng
land were discontinued. The
Presbyterians began holding
services in the Episcopal church.
In 1924 st. Matthews was
reorganized with Francis Lister
Hawks as the first warden and
lay reader. For the present
building Judge Thomas Rufin
gave the site from his estate.
William Mercer Green, who
later organized the Chapel of
the Cross in Chapel Hill, and
after that became Bishop of
Mississippi, was the first rector.
A special music program. un-
der the direction of Mrs. Ben
ton, was an impressive feature
OF the commemoration services
Sunday morning. At the evening
services two great-great-grand,
daughters of Judge Rufin were
confirmed. Addresses were
made by Mr.. Bethea and Samuer
Nash of Tarboro. Monday night
there was a reception at the
rectory. Mrs A. H. Graham
sang the verses Of a song writ
Ten by Mrs. Benton for the oc-
easion, and the guests joined in
ne chorus.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-08-28
New Coach for School
II. B. Blanchard, with Fine Athletic
Record, Is Engaged

H. B. Blanchard, p former
Colgate football star, has
been engaged to teach mathe-
ematics and serve as athletic
coach in the Chapel Hill school.
Besides playing football at
Colgate he was a varsity track
man, throwing weights being
his speciality. At the University
Of Virginia-this was before he
decided on law, and he was
studying medicine then-he
was a letter man in track ath-
letics, making a shot-putting
record, and throwing the ham,
mer and the discus.
At Boston University he
varied his activity in sport by
becoming varsity baseball
player.
He taught at the Porter Mil
itary Academy, Charleston,
South Carolina, and coached the
teams there. Later, he was at
the Pawtucket High School in
Rhode Island, and after that,
in the same state, was principal
of the Hope Valley High School
and superintendent of the
schools of Richmond.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-08-28
BY Auto from Texas

Mr.. and Mrs. Guy B. johnson
came in last week from Baylor
University, Texas, in their auto
mobile, having Travelled 1900
miles. They are with the Odums
now but are to have rooms in the
e. Wallace Smith home when it
is completed. Mrs. Johnson, a
graduate of the school of journa-
llsm in one of the big Western
universities, and recently pro-
tessor of journalism in Baylor,
viii be managing editor of the
Journal of Social Forces. Mr..
Johnson will be a research as
sistant in the Institute for Re-
search in Social Science, for
which the University received a
few weeks ago a grant of money
from the Laura Spellman Rock
efeller foundation.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-08-28
Artist Visits Chapel Hill

Mr.. and Mrs. Orlando Shoe
maker OF Philadelphia spent the
weekend here with Mrs. Marv
uraVes Rees. They are in Fav-
etteville, where Mr.. Shoemaker
an engineer, is supervising the
construction of paved streets for
the town. Mrs. Shoemaker, for
merly Miss Edna Cooke, is a we'll
known illustrator. She brought
along her artists kit and while
IN North Carolina she has been
finishing up page picture for
the Pictorial Review. Now she
is about to start on the illustra-
tlons for a book.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-08-28
LegiOn's New Members
Chapel Hill Post Reduces 1924 Dues
to Make Roll Longer

The Chapel Hill Post of the
American Legion has reduced
the annual dues, for new men,
bers, to $3.50 for the year 1924.
This offer is open to all ex-ser-
vice men who are not now on the
roll. Those who want to ioin
should send in their names to
Charles E. Gooch..
With the State convention of
the Legion scheduled to begin
Monday at Asheville, all the
local branches are particularly
anxious to increase their mem
bership. For each post has to
report to the convention upon
Its numerical strength, and
honors are awarded to those
that can show great increases
within the last year.
The Chapel Hill Post, under
the leadership of Carl Durham
as Commander, has been active
these last few weeks in helping
ex-SerVlce men to fill out ap-
plcations for the paid-up in
urance policies granted by Con
%feas; and it has also aided sew
RAJ sick and disabled veterans
. 60 through the required ex-
limitations and get to Govern
nent hospitals.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-08-28

Is recalling to them how real
estate values in Carrboro have
steadily increased and will keep
on increasing.
This land, adjoining the rail-
road and to the north of the
Durham Hosiery Mills, used to
be known as the Lloyd field.
The Chapel Hill Insurance and
Realty Company bought it from
the Henry Lloyd estate a month
or so ago, divided the 16 acres
into about 70 lots, and told the
auctioneer to go to it. Within
two hours he sold the tract at
approximately three times what
had been paid for it.
The next big auction here
abouts will be that of the w. G..
Fields land down on the Pitts
boro-P -Pinehurst highway, part of
the old Purefoy place. The sale
is scheduled by Mr.. Barfield
for Wednesday, September 10.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-08-28
Selling Farm Products
II. p. Harris Has Been Busy on
This Job All Summer

r. P. Harris, the agriculture
teacher in the Chapel Hill
chool, has been devoting his
energy this summer to collect
'ng and marketing dairy and
poultry products for the farm
ers in Orange county.
A record of his activities last
month shows that he travelled
1865 miles going about to the
arms in his Ford car, and sold
products to the value of $1,48O.
In the month 2,817 pounds
of sour cream were sold, 655
pounds of sweet cream, 1906
dozen eggs, 875 pounds of hens,
and 1,763 pounds of frying-size
chickens. -~...
In the last few weeks he has
been engaged in placing pure
bred hens, mostly White Leg
horns, on Orange county farms.
In one week he placed 500. This
is an indication of the interest
with which the farmers are re-
spending to the campaign to
make Orange a big poultry-pro-
ducing county.
Plans are being made to es-
tabllsh a truck route" in the
tall; that is, a system under
which a truck will go around
and collect the cream, butter.
poultry, and other products. If
the cost of transportation can
1e divided among the producers.
instead of each one having to
10 his own hauling, then one of
IN main obstacles to profitable
farming will be removed.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-08-28
Discuss Farmers Problems

At a banquet tonight (Thurs-
day) at the school building the
members Of the Chapel Hill
school board, the county com
mlssloners, and other leading
citizens will discuss the prob
lens of farmers-particula
the marketing problem-of Or
ange county. r. P. Harris will
report upon the work that the
school has been doing to stimu-
late agriculture. He will set
forth the urgent need of an eco
nomical system of collecting and
marketing farm products.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1924-08-28
CHILDREN MUST
BE VACCINATED
School Board Adopts Rule to
Protect Health; Opera
tiOn Is Free
PARENTS, TAKE NOTICE!

PARENTS, TAKE NOTICE!
One more step toward the
protection of the health of
children is now taken by the
Chapel Hill school board.
At it's last meeting the board
adopted a resolution requiring
all children entering the school
this fall to show a recent vac
cination scar for smallpox, or
else to be vaccinated when they
register.
DR.. S. A. Nathan, the towns
health officer, will vaccinate all
who apply to him, without any
charge, or he will supply vac
cination points SO that parents.
If they prefer, may have the
family physician do the vacci-
mating.