Census of Birds Seeks Volunteer Count Across Regions
The third annual bird census by the Bureau of Biological Survey will run in May and June. Volunteers count birds on forty to eighty acre areas near homes to aid data on populations and relation to pest outbreaks. Participants report male birds at dawn and verify counts over several mornings.
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United States
Bureau of Biological Survey
United States Department of Agriculture
Department
Washington
Lebanon Valley
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Winter wheat forecast shows U S crop cut by 200 million bushels
The Department of Agriculture projects a total U S winter wheat yield of 455 million bushels, 200 million less than last year, due to farmer abandonment. The report cites shipping disruptions from war, low price levels, higher binding twine costs, and labor shortages as factors shaping the outlook and home consumption needs.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Taft Shares Humorous Nail Biting Anecdote
Mr Taft recounts a humorous tale about a nurse warning a boy who bit his nails. The boy imagined his nails swelling and popping like balloons, then later confronted Taft at luncheon with a sharp question about biting nails.
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Taft
Mr. Taft
Alern
What Machinery Has Done For Farm Life
The Pennsylvanian Farmer argues that rising knowledge and inventive genius have reduced the farming workforce while increasing productivity. Machinery enables one person to do the work of many, freeing others for new pursuits, and marks the start of broad 20th century progress across civilization.
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Pennsylvania
John Barlow
Monmouth Junction
N. J
New Jersey
Swift
Round steak query and tender talk in tran script
Dialogue snippets show Shape Butcher offering a round steak and Mrs Youngbride replying she does not care about shape as long as it is tender The London Opinion quips on why two girls dislike you and Pocus mentions they look alike in a humorous tran script tone
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Pocus
London
Confession Sparks Change of Heart in Isabel
In a surprising turn, Isabel admits she was mistaken about her earlier stance and now says she will reconsider her refusal. The moment shifts expectations as allies react with cautious optimism.
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Isabel
Plenty of Fish Says Mr Buller
Nathan R. Buller state Commissioner of Fisheries, reappointed for a second term, predicts an excellent trout season. The department planted over 2,000,000 trout last year from Bellefonte Corry and Pleasant Union hatcheries, with streams in good condition and anglers optimistic statewide.
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Nathan R. Buller
Brumbaugh
Commissioner Buller
Fisheries Department
Bellefonte
Corry
Pleasant Union
Chester
Bucks
Montgomery
York
Delaware
Philadelphia
The Farm of Today a Satirical Verse
A satirical poem by James J. Montague mocks overzealous farm hygiene practices. It lists exaggerated treatments for livestock from tootsies to calves while hinting at domestic humor about doughnuts and a hired man.
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Dobbin
Early Settlement Records Mention Doc Talcott in Connecticut
A young woman visited Jonathan Driggs in a Connecticut town seeking early settler records. He opened the ledger and noted the earliest settler as Doc Talcott with a best record of three months.
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Jonathan Driggs
Connecticut
Driggs
Doc Talcott
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