Danny Meadow Mouse Homecoming
Danny returns to the Green Meadows from a tense night in the Green Forest. He fears a harsh reception from Nanny Meadow Mouse but is welcomed with relief and affection when she discovers he is alive. The tale highlights a childlike trust in parental love and safety.
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Green Forest
Danny
Green Meadows
Whitefoot
Meadow Mouse
Redtail
Lttle
Nanny Meadow Mouse
Nanny
Danny Meadow Mouse
T. W. Burgess
Easter origins and octave in ancient church practice
The text notes Easter likely derives from Eastre, a Saxon goddess, and mentions the ancient church celebrating an eight day octave. It also describes tithe alms given to slaves to purchase freedom and communal enjoyment during the period.
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McClure
WNU Service
Greatest Depth for Diver's Work
The greatest depth for useful diving work is 275 feet. Pressure increases instantly inside the body as a diver descends, and individual tolerance varies with physique and health.
Question Box by Ed Wynn and letters in the newspaper
A collection of readers letters and humorous Q and A items featuring Benny Factor Della Ware I Rish and Sarah Toga Chips. The entries cover bigamy a White Elephant Party and a boy who brags about his saxophone playing with a misplaced tale about the Prince of Wales.
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Mr. Wynn
Della Ware
Ladies’ Inquisitive Auxiliary
Sarah Toga
Prince of Wales
Making Ice Cream With Tapioca in Home Freezers
A Mottier Cook Book item explains using quick cooking tapioca to make velvety ice cream without a churn. Prepare a base with chocolate, tapioca, milk, sugar, corn syrup and eggs, then freeze in a freezer or in ice and salt for four to five hours.
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Western Newspaper Union
County Fair Showcases Home Arts and Pride
The poem celebrates a county fair featuring Grandfather's peaches and prize pumpkins, Grandmother's jam, and intricate quilts. It praises skilled women for handiwork like embroidery and cobweb delicacy, showing how home crafts reflect love and care in the community.
Saxophone appearance before the prince noted
Clara Knett recalls that he appeared with his saxophone around 9 o clock, while the prince did not arrive for the performance until 10 o clock. The claim is that the musician appeared before the prince, per Associated Newspapers.
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Clara Knett
Associated Newspapers
WNU
Potatoes Showing Promise in New Varieties Trial
Prof V Hardenburg from New York State College of Agriculture notes the need for improved potato varieties. US Department of Agriculture has developed thousands of seedlings, with Katahdin Chippewa and Golden among the leading trials. Future varieties expected, but full availability may take years.
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Hardenburg
New York State College of Agriculture
WNW. Service
United States Department of Agriculture
Live Stock Losses Heavier in Summer Time
Ohio State University extension specialist C. W. Hammans outlines two ways to cut shipping losses. Use sand as bedding for trucks and carrots in heat and ship livestock to arrive in early morning. Annual losses reach 30 million dollars with hogs bearing the heaviest burden.
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C. W. Hammans
Ohio State University
Hammans
Ohio
Crossbreeding in livestock practice and cautions
Crossbreeding involves mating pure bred animals of different breeds within the same species. It often yields larger, more vigorous offspring but the hereditary outcome is unpredictable. It should be used mainly by skilled breeders with market breeding opportunities. American practice favors existing breeds except for pets, so practical farmers should rely on experts.
Barnyard Brevities and Farm Updates From The Country Page
Reports note Germany buys Belgian draft horses while Egypt diversifies crops with onions. US honey output nears 100000 tons annually as 1984 Oklahoma crops falter. livestock dips nationwide though horses and sheep rise in Oklahoma. Heat relief for work horses is advised with hourly water and salt. South Plains Texas farmers invest $1 million in tractors in six months. The Irish Free State forms a flying squad to seize assets of nonpaying tenants. Insect pests threaten apple trees and oaks face hundreds of pest species. The screw worm remains a major livestock killer west of the Southwest. For poor sod lands, best practices include topdressing, plowing, disking, fertilizing and reseeding.
Farm Fire Safety Emphasizes Ladder Use on Farms
A USDA official urges rural residents to adopt small precautions to cut losses from fires. He highlights keeping a handy ladder for rapid access to fires, inspecting chimneys and flues, handling fuels safely, disposing of hot ashes, and maintaining stoves and wiring. He envisions water storage and reachable fire trucks at every crossroads as ideal but stresses the ladder as a farmer fireman’s best friend.
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David. J. Price
United States Department of Agriculture
Doctor Price
America
Postum Offers Free Week Supply to Readers
The Postum Company promises a full week’s supply of healthful Postum free to any reader who requests it via a written reply. The offer appears in another section of this newspaper.
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Postum Company
Hail Ambition Ambitions the germ from which growth proceeds
The phrase presents ambition as the seed of noble growth, framing it as a driving force behind progress and achievement in human character. It emphasizes ambition as a foundational motive shaping enduring developments.
Milnesia Wafers Promise Quick Pleasant Elimination
Advert shows Milnesia Wafers as pure milk of magnesia tablets that correct acidity and improve digestion. Each wafer equals a tablespoon of liquid magnesia and helps elimination without griping. Sold in drugstores for 20c, 35c, or 60c and recommended by physicians.
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ED Wynn
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the County Fair
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William E. Ross
Upper Lake
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Southwest
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Omaha
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Rolus-Rand & Co
Ashland Aye
Chicago
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Doan
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