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Newspaper
Cameron Herald
Location
Cameron, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1941
Page
7
Rural weather forecasters predict harsh winters from signs in animals and birds such as rabbit fur thickness and goose breast bones. Beavers and gray squirrels are observed for stored food, while early bird departures signal a severe winter, though Dr. Abbott found no reliable link between animal activity and weather.
The belief that flies avoid blue is supported by examples in France Denmark and England where light blue wards kitchens and factory interiors show fewer flies. Some South American and Caribbean regions also skip fly screens when blue decor is used.
Chartered Institute of American Inventors in Washington DC invites submissions of practical, useful ideas for sale. Members offer patented and unpatented inventions and seek collaboration or licensing opportunities with inventors.
Machinery and tools dealer in Fort Worth listing brands including Spudder and Stover engines windmills pumps tanks hoses rope and heavy hardware. Catalog highlights Samson windmills pump jacks pipe and Cypress tanks alongside belts and rope.
A club letter wishes a Happy New Year and invites member input. It notes 50 plus members and plans for an active year inspired by a poem about seeking good in mankind. Members are urged to share opinions and participate in forthcoming Club News.
An appeal invites two hundred Charter Friendly Hobby Clubs in the Southwest to join as youth groups. Readers are asked to apply via Aunt Mary at 1809 Ashland Street Fort Worth Texas, noting the membership coupon. Nonmembers are urged to send names to obtain a charter and lead an active young peoples club this month.
A Fort Worth Boys and Girls page announces a monthly club contest with cash and a newspaper subscription as prizes. Readers may argue pro or con a 14 year olds driving a car, submit within 100 words by January 20 1941, and join the club if not a member.
In ancient Japan two frogs live apart one in Kiota well and one in Osaka lotus pond. The Kiota frog pursues the great ocean after villagers mock the proverb the frog in the well knows not. His shallow well water forces him to travel as his family bids farewell with rice and snails packed for the journey.
The notice outlines joining rules for the Hobby Club with no fees. Fill out the coupon and mail to Aunt Mary at 1809 Ashland Fort Worth Texas. Members may join only one department from a list including Friendly Correspondence and Sun shine for Others, among others.
The Osaka and Kiota frogs, both eager for wisdom, send their sons on a journey to Kiota and Osaka to learn. Each journeys half way, observes the other city from a hill, and returns convinced both places resemble the other. The tale ends with frogs preferring their own pond and shunning human folly.
A brief note on a historical belief that water with meals dilutes gastric juices. Modern dietary guidance suggests little effect. many people still fail to drink enough water, and increasing intake at meals could be beneficial.
Miss Evelyn Beyer reports on child discipline from an 8000 mile tour of the South and Southwest noting direct action with spanking can yield quick results when love and clarity exist. She says a child should know disapproval is felt even if a slap is used and urges parents to make their stance clear.
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