Hooty the Owl Sees Nightly Plots at Smiling Pool
In a 1933 tale by T. W. Burgess, Hooty the Owl prowls after dusk from the Green Forest to the Smiling Pool. He tracks Jerry Muskrat’s activities while pondering a plan to trap his rival, deciding to withdraw for now and wait for the right moment to strike.
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Hooty
Green Forest
Mr. Sun
Hooty the Owl
Smiling Pool
Jerry
Talghing
Flooty
Tam
Hook
T. W. Burgess
WNU Service
Summer melon cocktails and frozen plum pudding desserts
Summer meals feature refreshing melon based drinks and fruit salads. Instructions describe melon balls with syrups and berry desserts with custard and ginger garnish. A chocolate and junket pudding blends milk cream and vanilla to set into sherbet with raspberry sauce.
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Luke
Western Newapaper Union
Boners Found In Exam Papers Include Humorous Tidbits
A reader notes that boners are humorous errors appearing in student work such as examinations and essays. The excerpt mentions teachers encountering them and references a catacomb-like setting as a metaphor.
Do It Yourself Wisdom From 1933 Malloch Verse
The poem urges self reliance in chores and decision making. It contrasts urging others to act with taking initiative, arguing the hardest part is deciding to act and then doing the work oneself. It emphasizes personal responsibility and practical effort to improve the world.
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Douglas Malloch
WNU Service
German fire chief extinguishes oil fire with water
A German fire chief set fire to a 250 gallon crude oil pool and extinguished it in twenty seconds after water was turned on. This tested the belief that oil fires cannot be put out with water and demonstrated rapid control of the blaze.
Crochet Outfit Promises Practical Ultrafine Style
A jaunty white cotton crochet set featuring hat gloves and a high yoked sweater blends loose mesh with tight stitches for durable wear. The item touts laundry friendly practicality and chic potential, ideal for ready to wear wardrobes.
Methods of practice for golf putting in old coaching
A fragmented sports note outlines various old time putting drills. Walter Travis used a miniature cup and imagined driving a tack into it while stroking the ball. Others used chalk lines or direct-line practice on the green to improve accuracy.
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Walter Travis
Chinch bug damage prompts alfalfa and red clover planting
Illinois extension service urges farmers in central and north central Illinois to seed alfalfa and red clover on land ruined by chinch bugs in place of corn or barley. Tests confirm soil must be sweet with adequate phosphorus, and mid summer seeding is possible to aid the 1934 crop adjustment program.
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J.C. Hackleman
Sneelallst
College ‘of Agriculture
University of Illinois
WNU Service
Illinois
Witness
Sudan
U S Phosphate Resources Put At Billions In Value
A survey by the Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, published by the Department of Agriculture, estimates American phosphate resources at 6.2 billion long tons worth about 18 billion dollars. The findings detail occurrence production and reserves and compare domestic varieties for fertilizer value.
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United States
Bureau of Chemistry and Soils
America
United States Department of Agriculture
Efficient feed reduces grain for work horses
A Missouri experiment shows colts fed 4 238 pounds of grain and 3 723 pounds of hay by age three made as good work horses as those fed 7 638 pounds of grain and 4 064 pounds. The lighter diet slowed growth slightly but reduced foot and leg problems while maintaining work capability.
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Missouri Experiment Station
Millet for Hay From Hoards Dairyman
Millet for hay yields a low protein content with similar adaptation to sudan. Best quality hay comes from cutting early before dense heads. Japanese varieties are heaviest, foxtail types like German and Hungarian produce a sturdier stemmed leafy hay. Requires 25 to 30 pounds of seed, planted one half to three quarters of an inch deep.
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Sudan
Hoard’s Dairyman
Demand for TB Testing and Cattle Owners
Demand for tuberculin testing rises among cattle owners in district 23 Is. as veterinarians urge widespread screening to identify bovine tuberculosis and prevent spread to other herds.
Return of Hope and Bob in a Berkshire storm
Hope settles on a Berkshires farm to rest after a breakup with Bob Johnson. A thunderstorm drives her to seek refuge at a cottage where Bob arrives soaked, seeking tea, toast, and marmalade, revealing lingering tension and a chance for reconciliation as they share a quiet kitchen moment.
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Ope Marbrick
Berkshires
Wickhams
Hope
Tippe
Bob
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Owl
Slooty
Berlin
Hitler
By Douglas Malloch
Hough
John D., Jr
the Palisades
Nero
Teapot Dome
S. Grant
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Hole Om
U. S
McClure
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