Danny the fox? No, Danny and the Laughing Brook Tale
Danny Meadow Mouse crosses the Laughing Brook and hides in a hollow log to escape predators. Billy Mink noses the hollow log, triggering Danny to tremble with fear as danger closes in in the Green Forest setting.
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Ing Pool
Laughing Brook
Snapper the Turtle
Billy Mink
Reddy Fox
Smiling Pool
Danny
Green Forest
Green Meadows
Billy
January Named for Janus and Calendar Reform
The month of January was named for Janus the Roman god of beginnings. It was added by Numa in 713 B.C. as the first month to oversee the start of all business. In 1752 England shifted the legal year to begin January 1 from March 25.
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Janus
Numa
England
Question Box by Ed Wynn and Readers Letters
A collection of humorous and curious reader questions and Ed Wynn replies. Topics include swearing habits, earning extra money via washing, a dancing partner bragging about a royal connection, college plans, and a proposed method to deter caterpillars. Answers offer playful, tongue in cheek guidance and punchlines.
Household Hints From Western Newspaper Union
Practical tips for cleaning, cooking, and preserving items from the Western Newspaper Union. Advice includes elongating bottle corks, soaking razors, softening tough meat with vinegar, mint extract prep, tarnish removal on steel, suede shoe care, cleaning velvet hats with corn meal and gasoline, rendering bacon fat for cooking, and turpentine soap for grease spots and ink removal.
Sam Am the Quiet Guardian on Our Street
A tribute poem praising officer Sam Am for his protective, selfless patrols. It lauds his calm presence during the night, assuring children sleep safely while he bears the community's worry and grief. The piece frames him as a divine, benevolent guardian.
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Mr. Wynn
England
Sammy
Sam
WNU
Alfalfa as Substitute for Red Clover in Gaps of Seed Supply
The U.S. Department of Agriculture notes alfalfa can substitute for red clover in hay and pasture emergencies. Chickens? No. Alfalfa seed supplies are higher than normal, while clover seed is limited to about three quarters of a normal area. Alfalfa adapts to non acid soils where red clover thrives and offers broader drought and cold resilience, with better long term yields and perennial stand.
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United States Department of Agriculture
WNU
Ohio Valley
Mississippi Valley
I. I. . Westover
Kansas
Hybrid Corn Leads Again In Drought Year Across Four States
Four Corn Belt states report to the U S Department of Agriculture that hybrids outyield open-pollinated varieties amid a severe drought. Dr Merle T Jenkins notes hybrids doubled their lead over open types, with Iowa figures showing open-pollinated at 66 to 16.7 bushels per acre and hybrids at 82 to 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Iowa
Aois
Indiana
Ohio
Merle T. Jenkins
Towa
Ames
Cream Cream Tentative Grades Issued by U S Department
The United States Department of Agriculture has issued tentative cream grades for trade use. They will be tested in practice before official adoption. Grades classify cream by value for butter manufacturing with price differentials to encourage higher quality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Butterfat Averages in U S Dairy Herds
Dairymen recognize profits from herds averaging over 300 pounds butterfat per cow under normal farm conditions and consider 400 pounds exceptional. The current national average across all cows is about 190 pounds butterfat per cow.
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United States
Farm Notes on Honey Milk Bottles and Canning
A historical summary notes that dark and white honey share equal food value. Milk bottles appeared in 1880 and grew standard by 1900 to 1910. Irrigation boosts cotton acreage in the Anglo Egyptian Sudan. Sixty million acres in the United States financed exports via crops. The first potato beetle brood appears as plants emerge, calling for early spray. The U S leads in commercial canning and promoting home canning per a published report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United, States
United States
Justice in Russia Says Eddy Sees Unequal Punishments
Russian Justice Sherwood Eddy, who has visited Russia six times, argues that Russia does not settle disputes on absolute justice. He notes the poor receive light sentences, the intelligent or privileged face heavier penalties, and Communist party members get the maximum penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherwood Eddy
Russia
Communist Party
Dr Pierce's Pellets Promote Liver Bowels Stomach
Advert says Dr Pierce's Pellets are best for liver and bowels and stomach. Claims one Pellet for eight laxative three for cathartic and lists Adyv as the promoter.
Best Tools to Use Work with the Stuff Above Your Eyebrows
A concise guide outlines essential tools and methods for tackling tasks that require high level thinking and careful planning. It emphasizes organization, prioritization, and disciplined execution to manage complex projects effectively.
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Hula Brothers
Medford
Okla
National
Wichita
Kan
Anny Meadow Mouse
Nanny Meadow Mouse
T. W. Burgess
WNU Service
Reno Rizzi
WNU Bervice
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
ED Wynn
Helen Damm
Miss Damm
Yours Truly
Roc A Bibary
Chris
Ann Tenum
Alectrocution
the Associated Newspapers
Western Newspaper Union
By Anne. Campbell
Betty Bronson
Peter Pan
Ludwig Sauerhass
Ludwig, Jr
Betty
Red Clover’s
Sudan
Public Ledger, Inc
Coleman Assuxe
Coleman Lamp & Stove Company
Ue Belronte
Ontario
Canada
Seri Wikk Horse Co
Chicago
Hulett
Moscow
Idaho
Roy B. MacBain
Mermill Ave
Reno
Nev
Dr. Pierce
Dogn
Dean’s
Doan
Hiscox Chem
Patchogue
N.Y
Hiscox Chemical Works
Cochey
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