Night Watch Over Paddy the Beaver Pond
Bright stars observe Paddy the Beaver's pond as Old Man Coyote Granny and Reddy Fox plot a goose dinner. Paddy stays vigilant guarding the pond while the Goose and her followers rest, and the stars track the stealthy approach from the forest edge toward the center of the pond.
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Owl
Brier
Peter Rabbit
Paddy
Beaver
Honker the Goose
Ant
Old Man Coyote
Old Man
Coyote
Granny
Reddy
Mottier Cook Book Encourages Whistle and Sing
A clipped aphorism from a Mottier Cook Book urges people to whistle and sing more and argue less, suggesting happiness rises with music and lighter discourse.
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Mottier
Food pairings depend on culture and time
The article discusses how meal combinations vary by country and tastes, arguing there is no universal timetable for foods. It stresses that people thrive on specific dietary patterns and that health benefits come from measured, moderate feeding rather than excess.
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China
Boston
Well Balanced Diet Principles from 1931 Health Note
A 1931 health note describes the three essential dietary groups proteins carbohydrates and fats plus minerals from greens and roots. It emphasizes including each in every meal for energy, bone and tooth health, and digestive maintenance through fiber. It notes fruits provide acids sugars and minerals and highlights vegetable roughage supporting intestinal health.
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Western Newspaper Union
The Little Ladies by Douglas Malloch
A Sunday morning scene describes twenty one or twenty two ladies walking with prayer books and psalms. The poet admires their calm grace as they promenade with coats hats parasols and polished shoes.
Salt and Pepper Gotchas for Damp Weather
An article from 1931 advises on salt clumping from humidity and the use of rice or cornstarch, noting cornstarch adulteration. It contrasts open salt dishes in England with shaker use in the US, and warns on glass spoons and sanitation. It discusses pepper freshness, and when to season, stressing pre during or post cooking depending on the dish.
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Shakespeare
Stratford-on-Avon
England
Avon
McClure Newspaper Synificate
WNU Service
When the bride goes tripping to the altar she should leave one glove
A fragment notes a 1931 McClure Syndicate line on marriage vows and freedom, suggesting a bride leave a glove to signal independence. The quote references a WIN service and broadcast to the world themes of binding and liberty.
Gardeners Warn Against Allowing Phlox to Seed
Old gardener advice notes that phlox left to flower freely will seed prolifically, creating a crowd of undesired seedlings around the parent plant. The remedy is to remove seedling shoots promptly and prevent reversion to a magenta garden condition. The sun's surface temperature is stated as 6,000 degrees in the absolute centigrade scale.
Variety selection aids Idaho crop yields says agronomy head
H W Aubert of the University of Idaho outlines how variety selection and inoculation influence crop success. He cites Minsoy Wisconsin Black Ito San Manchu Habero Chestnut and other varieties suitable for different elevations along the Clearwater river and notes soybeans as a feed crop for hogging off with corn and bundled grain with soy meal.
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Department of Agronomy
University of Idaho College of Agriculture
Fine versus coarse fertilizer: Purdue tests on corn yield
Professor Conner of Purdue reports preliminary results comparing finely ground fertilizer with coarse granules. In trials, coarse granules produced larger corn plants. He suggests finer fertilizer may fix more soil contact, reducing available nutrients around granules.
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D. Conner
Purdue University
Conner
Conner Poins
Farm Hints and Agricultural Yields Across States
Apples exported from the United States last year were valued at nearly $29,006,000. Marshal county Tennessee farmers harvested 4,150 acres of alfalfa this year, up from under 10 acres five years ago. The University of Florida station reported corn reaching 15 feet and eight tons of silage per acre. J. F. Miller of Hood River Oregon grew a carrot weighing three and a half pounds, 13 inches around and 14 inches long.
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United States
Marshal County
Tennessee
University of Florida Experiment Station
J. F. Miller
Hood River
Ore
French Dyeing and Cleaning Ad in Butte Mont
60 West Galena St Butte Mont advertisement for French Dyeing and Cleaning offering outside work and guaranteed satisfaction with contact phone 516 Adv tf
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Galena St
Butte, Mont
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Jimmy Skunk
Farmer Brown
Uncle Billy Possum
Unc
Billy
Bobby Coon
Bobby
Jerry Muskrat
Jerry
J. G Lloyd
By Douglas Malloch
Dougtae
Wnu Sarvice
Betsy Callister
WNN Service
Tome
North
Wyoming
M. Paumie
Peat Dye House
F. H. Bimrose
Richard McCarthy
East Granite
Butte, Montana
Land Office
Nacrorst
Pearl I. Smith
Dillon, Montana
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