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Dodson Purple Martin House 
(cottage style ) 28 compartments, 
32 x 27 in. Prire $16.00. Other 
styles up to $78.00. 
Dodson Bluebird 
House. Built of 
solid oak, cypress shin- 
gles and copper coping. 
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Cultivate the Song Birds 
Invite the Wrens, Flickers, Martins, Swallows, Chickadees, Blue Birds and countless 
other feathered songsters. They will come to your grounds and stay if you erect 
Dodson Bird Houses 
You will enjoy hearing the birds sing and watching them 
feed their young. They will eliminate mosquitos, gnats, and 
other annoying insects which destroy your trees, shrubbery 
and garden. 
Dodson Bird Houses are built by Mr. Dodson who has 
spent 30 years in studying the birds and their habits. He 
has embodied in his houses the little details necessary for 
the birds’ comfort and protection which attract and keep 
them with you. 
Thousands of birds flock to beautiful Bird Lodge, 
Mr. Dodson’s home and Bird Sanctuary on the 
Kankakee River. 
/^v 7 TV T Free Book “Your Bird Friends and How to Win Them,” 
TCI C T liO ff)— • se 11 *- on request illustrating Dodson line and giving prices; 
free also a beautiful colored bird picture worthy of framing. 
709 Harrison Ave., Kankakee, 
JOSEPH H. DODSON, Audubon Association 709 Harrison Ave., Kankakee, 111. 
Dodson Sparrow Trap, guaranteed to rid your community of these quarrelsome pests, price $8.00. 
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