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Newspaper
Le Grand Reporter
Location
Le Grand, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1934
Page
4
In a Hollywood office the private life of ALG Films producer Theodore Glitz and director Leo Stevens unfolds. tensions mount over budget extensions royalties and star Sheba Desree as Glitz controls contracts, payments, and clout while a planned big production nears collapse.
A new method proposed for Africa’s locust plague involves an airplane dispersing finely ground sodium arsenite to burn back advancing swarms. H. E. Ring, ex Sudan entomologist, will test the tactic in northern Rhodesia as experts note annual crop losses around £1,500,000 and locust swarms reaching 1,200 miles from land and a 20,000 square mile cloud in 1909.
Russian chemists have devised a method using gaseous hydrochloric acid to remove linters from cottonseed, turning a waste product into a source of cellulose. They anticipate about 85,000 tons yearly from Middle Asian cotton. Cellulose from lint is used to make artificial silk, cellophane, and related products.
Prof A L Romanoff of Cornell foresees simpler economical hatchery technology. Selective breeding proper feeding and housing will raise hatchability and reduce infertile eggs while species specific incubators improve efficiency and reliability.
A Pathfinder Magazine poultry expert notes the first week in confinement is critical. Pullets learn bad habits and mortality risks such as feather pecking and egg eating if not kept busy. Provide ample green feed, abundant laying mash, scratch opportunities, roomy nests, and ensure birds and houses are mite and lice free.
A Montreal Herald poultry expert says disinfectants applied to birds’ feet and legs can cure scaly leg. Sulfur and lard ointment rubbed on the legs gradually heals, while coal oil solution removes scales but only with brief dipping. Apply sulfur and lard every four to five days and allow natural shedding rather than forceful removal.
An authority at North Carolina State College says shell coloration in pure bred flocks deviates from breed and should not be used for hatching when selling chicks as purebreds. If birds are not trap nested, identifying sources of off color eggs is hard. replace current mates with birds from frecky that have not shown this defect.
Poultry guidance covers parasite control for hens and notes Wisconsin hosts 689 hatcheries with a total capacity of 9,380,130 eggs. Recommendations include eight feet of feeder space per 100 chicks, low platforms with wire cloth to deter contamination, and starting feed soon after chicks dry and become active.
Emily Post counsel on hosting with modest means. She urges gracious hospitality over lavish spending, noting that true charm comes from the spirit of friendliness and childlike imagination. A couple in a small home can host warmly, inviting guests to share in welcome rather than wealth.
Dear Mrs Post notes that afternoon calling by leaving cards at many homes is largely outdated for those over fifty. Cards still have meaning when showing sympathy, inquiries during illness, or in visits to neighbors. For social events a single card suffices, with intentions of friendship. A fifteen year old may host a party with parents paying guest expenses, and hosting parents should cover costs for invited guests.
The text traces celery in present form to the Seventeenth century across England France Italy Holland and other places. It notes slow perfection until about 1825 and another revival of interest from 1884 to 1895 highlighting development and improvement of varieties.
A mocked medical consultation ends in a tense exchange as a doctor, recognizing a lawyer who cross-examined him, refuses treatment claiming conscience and insists on sending for another doctor. The scene unfolds with cryptic dialogue and moral tension.
A primary teacher asks Johnnie how to tell the letters a and b apart. The boy quips that one has its stomach in the front and the other in the back, delivering a playful lesson about shapes and letter forms.
A humorous exchange from Vart Hem in Stockholm features a patient seeking medical advice from a self-identified doctor, who clarifies he is a doctor of philosophy. The woman reacts with surprise at the misalignment of titles, illustrating a light, ironic cultural moment.
A light, humorous exchange from the Vancouver Province where a child asks where a tire goes when it goes out and the mother equates it to where the father goes when he leaves, delivering a wry parental retort.
A humorous exchange features Dustin Stax denying tax dodging and blaming an expert with his own ideas for handling his returns. The lighthearted dialogue underlines the predicament of relying on a busy specialist for personal finances.
A fragment from the Frankfurter Musustrierte quotes a heated exchange about a daughter's claim of a wretch father and his offer to cover funeral expenses after a declaration of enduring love. The dialogue hints at family drama and financial tensions surrounding a presumed death.
A reader asks whether a zebra is a black animal with white stripes or a white animal with black stripes, exploring the classic color perception puzzle and its biological basis. It notes zebras’ white undercoats with black stripes emerging from pigment patterns.
Pattern 1625 promises an economical one piece frock with semi belted waist and simple front and back yokes for busy daytime wear. Cotton print suggestions and detailed constructing lessons are included with sizes 14 to 44. Pattern cost is 15 cents, send order to Sewing Circle Pattern Dept New York City.
A club wag quips a plan to settle unemployment by placing all men on one island and all women on another, claiming they would be busy boat-building. The remark appears in Tit-Bits.
A humorous Pathinder Magazine exchange portrays a barber mocking a patron about a mangled mustache after gum chewing. The patron admits attempting a kiss while the girl chewed gum, provoking a playful shave remark.
The fragment presents a dialogue about labeling a man a pre varieator and defending it as a customary method to signal readiness to fight. The quoted exchange suggests a tension between naming and intent in a confrontational context.
A college professor asks if a question embarrasses the student and the reply reveals the student is troubled by the answer. The exchange underscores a moment of wit from a Toronto Globe citation.
A witty column notes the couple’s early marriage tensions. One month after the wedding a belated telegram of congratulations arrived and they refused to accept it, illustrating playful marital discord and social satire. The piece treats domestic life with irony and light humor.
A brief dialogue defines debtor as a man who owes money and creditor as the man who thinks he will get it, presented in a cartoonish question and answer. The exchange emphasizes misperceptions in a concise, humorous frame.
A brief exchange notes one unfamiliar name on a committee for a project. The comment suggests the person identified actually handles the work, reflecting office or meeting dynamics and recognition gaps. The dialogue characterizes roles, authority, and the humor or frustration in understanding who really executes tasks.
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