04 Aug 1932
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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1932
Page
1
Peter doubts a kingfisher hides in a ground hole and questions Grandfather Frog at the Smiling Pool. The tale, from Thornton W. Burgess, follows Peter’s curiosity and beliefs about where a bird can live.
A reflective 1932 verse by Douglas Malloch on aging, loss, and finding comfort as seasons change. The speaker recalls sunlit days and warns joy is finite, yet urges gratitude for small treasures that endure beyond summer.
In a Burgess tale, Peter Rabbit debates animal homes with Grandfather Frog and questions where Rattles the Kingfisher nests. The frog warns against prying into others affairs, but Peter’s curiosity pushes him to seek the bird’s ground dwelling site.
A 1932 Western Newspaper Union item extols home garden vegetables for health and flavor. It describes preparing eggplant with onions, parsley, and milk baked until brown, and minty carrots cooked with butter sugar vinegar and mint to garnish dishes.
A brief WNU service item notes a playful Dada exchange about elapse. The dialogue questions time as a concept with the quip that time is time’s rest, reflecting early 20th century avant garde humor and Bell Syndicate distribution in 1932.
The text lists humorous misstatements and misattributions about science and language, calling pistils protection against insects and gravity enacted by Parliament while mixing names, dates, and unfamiliar terms in a comical, nonsensical excerpt. It references Alfred and figurative language with a closing note from 1982 Bell Syndicate via WNU Service.
University of Michigan golfer John W. Fischer defeats Billy Howell of Washington and Lee to become the new intercollegiate golf champion. Fischer, a Cincinnati resident, secures the national college crown.
The Chevalier of St George in English history James Stuart eldest son of King James II of Scotland known as the Old Pretender was proclaimed king of England on November 9 1715 after the victory at Prestonpans.
Historians note that George Washington, at a 1784 land dispute hearing, protested a justice of the peace’s ruling and was fined for contempt of court. He later won the lawsuit.
The United States and Canada sign a pact for the St Lawrence seaway costing about 800 million dollars. Ratification by Congress and the Dominion Parliament is uncertain. A Senate inquiry led by Senator Borah will study objections, including water diversion from Lake Michigan and power division, with August start.
Congressmen’s House committee in Kansas City received briefs from groups led by Federation of American Business, which cites extensive government competition with private firms. Merchants from Leavenworth, hotel and restaurant associations, livestock groups, bankers and farm boards denounce federal stores, farm board policies, and post exchanges as harming private enterprise.
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