Peter Rabbit Learns Rattles Kingfisher's Hidden Home
Peter realizes Rattles the Kingfisher feeds young near water along Laughing Brook and Smiling Pool. He watches Rattles dive for minnows and return, concluding the kingfisher carries food to its young before following the brook for a hiding place.
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Peter Rabbit
Jimmy Skunk
Jimmy
Rattles
Laughing Brook
Big River
Smiling Pool
Grandfather Frog
Peter
Robin
T. W. Burgess
WNN Service
The Brothers by Douglas Malloch
A man recalls a family fight that did not end in jail but resulted in his father joining a lodge. The narrator notes the ironic harm of male “brotherhood” as the father endures injury yet claims a ritual initiation as the Brothers.
Close to the Neck and Early Cutting Effects on Timothy Hay
A 1932 Bell Syndicate summary notes how criminals leave clues for police, then shifts to agricultural findings from Ohio on timothy hay. Cutting timothy in early bloom raises protein content and feeding value, approaching alfalfa, but lowers overall yield, affecting practicality.
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Estelle
Bell Syndicate
WNU Service
Ohio
Timothy
Wallace
New Dishes for Spinach and Citrus Creations
A recipe collection from 1932 introduces fresh twists on spinach and grapefruit based dishes. It details Grapefruit French Dressing, Golden Fruit Salad Dressing, and Molded Cheese With Fruit Filling, with step by step methods and ingredient lists for each.
Let Work Horses Drink Their Fill
Illinois extension specialist advises heavy work horses stay hydrated to prevent heat death. Farmers A L Robinson Col George Seaman Henry Jurgens Fred Mudge and Chris Gerber report success with field water access and nighttime pasture. Seaman notes hot horses can drink freely after starting work and none of 56 work horses were hurt by heat. Gerber warns that without water a hot horse may stop sweating and die.
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B. T. Robbins
College of Agriculture
University of Illinois
WNU
A. L. Robinson
Tazewell County
Col
George Seaman
Christian County
Henry Jurgens
Moultrie
Fred Mudge
la Salle
Chris Gerber
Seaman
Philippines
Lice on Livestock Harm Farmers. Control Measures Noted
The Indiana Farmer's Guide reports lice infest cattle horses and hogs causing annoyance and loss as seasons progress. Seven lice species live on blood and tissues but can be eradicated with a scientifically prepared animal spray and regular ten day treatments, keeping stock dry in sheltered quarters until they dry.
Emergency Pastures Mixes for Dry Two-Year Drought
Prairie Farmer notes 1932 drought made emergency pastures necessary. A corn belt mix uses 10 lb sweet clover and 4 lb timothy with 3 to 3.5 bu early oats, while on four soils a mix of 5 lb red clover 3 lb alsuke and 4 lb timothy performs better. New seeding can be pastured lightly when grain stands seven to eight inches high and will provide good feed after cats are gone.
Agricultural Notes on Crops and Pests
Agricultural notes discuss soybean oil meal and tankage effects on pork, weed eradication limits, and poor seed quality. Observations cover Austrian field cress as a new weed pest, lamb feeding with cracked barley and alfalfa, asparagus beetle control by hand, protein supplements with hay, and safe alfalfa pasturing practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Robot stenographer debuts in English courtroom tests
A steel tape recorder captures every inflection of judge, attorneys, clerk, witnesses, and the defendant for later reproduction. The robot stenographer undergoes tests in an English courtroom wired with microphones at the bench, witness chair, counsels’ table, and the jury box.
Shrine under construction at Slovak Franciscan Fathers' home
The largest shrine in western Pennsylvania is being built at Avalon by unemployed stone masons from three Pittsburgh Catholic churches. The granite shrine costing about $30,000 will feature an altar sacristy grotto catacombs and fountains with red and white trimming.
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Pennsylvania
Avalon
Pittsburgh
Expert With His Toes Plays Marbles Despite No Arms
Nine year old Woodrow Horns of Okemah Oklahoma, born without arms, becomes a marble expert using his toes and showing deadly skill with either foot. The story highlights his perseverance and talent despite physical disability.
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Woodrow Horns
Okemah
Okla
This Man Had Faith Lost 24 Pounds
An advertisement claims Theo A C LaFleur of Providence Rhode Island lost 24 pounds from 192 to 168 between November and February using Kruschen. It promotes a morning laxative conditioner with instructions to take half a teaspoon in hot water before breakfast and to limit fatty foods. Kruschen is sold by druggists worldwide.
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Theo
A. C. LaFleur
Providence
R. I
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Rochester
England
Medway
By Thornton W. Burgess
By Douglas Malloch
Brotherhood
Douglas Malloch
Udge
Rupert Turnbull
California Supreme Court
Loretta
Richard R. Blythe
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
Blythe
Los Angeles
Girligag.o
Western Newspaper Union
Bel Syndicate
Wisconsin Experiment Station
Texas
F. W. Heitmann Co
Houston
Prairie Houston
Union Building & Loan Assn
Prairie Ave
Galveston
Topeka
State Historical Society
Kansas
St.Joseph's
Ina Worp
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