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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1928
Page
5
In a seaside exchange the Cabbage Butterfly recounts adventures in the city to Cecropia the Cecropia moth. The two compare life in the country versus the city and note the many people and tall buildings, ending with a preference for rural home.
A meditation on peace arguing it is not a scientific or economic problem but a moral issue anchored in Christian values. The text contends that public sentiment must demand universal moral acceptance and sacrifice for a warless world to become possible, as of 1923.
Gambling habits reveal strong superstition especially in games of chance. The essay notes gamblers believe luck favors aligning card play with the grain of the table and the wood, a mix of sympathetic magic and tree worship, to avoid bad luck.
An American professor refused a 2 million dollar offer from a food maker to monopolize a new vitamine, preferring knowledge and public good over wealth. The piece praises scientists who forgo luxury, arguing governments should ensure financial security for able researchers to advance human health and progress without fear of want.
Caulfield Wilson of Ballymore Ireland left 1730 dollars to the Harryville Presbyterian church. He directed a brass plate be placed on the pew reading that it is endowed by Caulfield Wilson and free for strangers and visitors during public worship at all times.
Prices for horses and mules rose after a long decline, with February farm horse prices up 54 dollars from 1926, and January mule prices at 92 dollars. The report notes a shift to southern markets, declines in herd sizes across multiple states, and increased farm mechanization reducing demand for work animals.
Short Farm Notes discuss planing plants, sweet clover as a versatile crop, asparagus harvest timing, beetarmy worm control with arsenate of lead, barley seeding rates, weed control, asparagus moisture by cultivation, and pig production in late farrowing with alfalfa pasture.
A notice from the U S Department of Agriculture states that imported sour cream for butter making is subject to the federal import milk act. Shippers and importers must comply with health, temperature, and handling standards and obtain prior permits for entry.
An agricultural guide advises burning carcasses of diseased cattle as the safest, cheapest disposal. It warns blackleg poses long term pasture infection and details burning on a grate with brush or digging a deep lime-covered burial if burning is impossible.
The page discusses how milk provides high quality protein but is often scarce. It suggests plant protein feeds like linseed meal soy bean meal cottonseed meal and wheat middlings as viable alternatives when combined to balance the diet for growing and fattening pigs, noting potential physiological and economic benefits.
The article argues there is no single best method to break broodiness and favors kindness over rough handling. Broodiness is a natural hen tendency, reduced by selecting non broody birds and by allowing rest from egg production. The recommended solution is liberal feeding on a high quality laying ration rich in animal protein like meat scraps or tankage.
Chicks may develop cannibalism when crowded and underfed. Keep them busy with whole cabbage potatoes or onions to peck. Do not cut items up. provide a proper ration and paint picked areas with pine tar to stop the habit.
A Youngstown Telegram item quotes a young woman at the Western Reserve University Kindergarten School who jokes that she will not receive a degree upon graduation for kindergarten work. The quip notes the challenge of teaching kindergarten in high school.
A playful quip calls a sea warrior an ultramarine as a pun on his uniform hue. The remark suggests a lighthearted clash between color and duty in a maritime setting.
The world faced a day of singing as free speech spread. The Tower of Gabel's discontent stemmed from an experiment that stirred public sentiment and raised questions about control and expression.
An English laborer's wife christened her child with the name Acts and the vicar, surprised, asked if she meant the biblical Acts. The mother explained they already had Matthew Mark Lake and Ohn and wanted Acts to complete the set.
A veteran actor visits a friend on Saturday and asks for help. The friend notes he used to save on Saturdays. The actor explains he is now the manager and has changed his routine accordingly.
Clarence asks about a chandelier while his father grumbles that it would help a man move about the living room without stubbing his shins if his wife allowed him to switch it on.
A brief exchange shows tension as Sageqj Jonz questioned, and a second speaker agrees the engagement has lingered too long. The dialogue highlights friction and decision on moving forward.
A garbled jokey scene shows a heated dispute at the plate with a protest about an out call. The fragment hints at a player claiming the umpire erred, and a consequence described as a loss of a week’s pay.
A dialogue notes how the term Jonah shifts from biblical prophet to modern omen of calamity. It contrasts the original biblical figure with the contemporary usage describing a person whose actions bring misfortune.
A terse text scene shows a couple exchanging phrases of love and restraint. The man signals readiness to act if given a word, while the woman asserts steady devotion amid a private, charged exchange.
A maid asks about the number of dinner pieces. The mistress confirms about a hundred pieces initially and now estimates around one hundred twenty. The exchange records a light domestic quip over a counting puzzle.
A boss assigns a new hire to the notions counter in a bustling shop. The applicant pledges imagination and readiness to work, signaling a fresh start in the store's frontline operations.
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