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Newspaper
Clifton Record
Location
Clifton, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1936
Page
4
A reflective piece surveys world languages and English pronunciation, tracing how words enter English from many tongues. It contrasts English spellings and sounds, gives examples like tough cough hiccough and buffet, and notes the complexity faced by foreign learners.
The Virginia Poultry Federation proposes tattooing the web of poultry wings to deter thefts. The plan aims to create identifiable marks that would hinder thieves and aid recovery of stolen birds.
A garbled compilation of proverbs, biblical references, and social maxims quotes on virtue truth and punishment. It includes lines about youth age wisdom lies and a remark attributed to Prof Karl Stromer on aurora borealis fringe height with distant photographic proof.
A fragmented essay ponders if Eden held 70 weeds and whether even onions or common plants could be considered weeds. It muses on garden flora and the imagined restraint of plant growth from creation to modern times, prompting reflection on humanity’s gardening folly.
An article notes Texas leads in wild life value but trails in game conservation with species threatened by extinction. It cites Alonso Wasson comparing hunting pressure to states like Pennsylvania New York Illinois and Ohio and laments stream pollution dynamite use and diminishing prairie chickens and wild life despite state game and oyster commission efforts.
The Texas Centennial spring theme laments vanishing herds and flowers with a plea to protect nature. The Star-Telegram notes fewer game wardens, rising violations, and hunter spending while urging stronger enforcement and restoration of wildlife.
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