Distributional Values in No Trump Bidding and Trick Counting
The article explains using honor-trick yardsticks to decide takeout bids in no trumps and how distribution alters strategy. It covers counting honor tricks, when to jump to game, and the distributional count as a practical tool for evaluating suit bids.
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Lelia Hattersley
WNU Bervice
Buster Bear’s dash exits pond as ducks flee in panic
In a quiet summer scene on Green Meadows a frightened Buster Bear darts toward shore at Farmer Brown’s Boy. Paddy the Beaver dives to safety and the Quack family flies away, while the boy and forest residents later settle back as calm returns to the pond.
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Green Meadows
Green Forest
Smiling Pool
Buster Bear
Paddy the Beaver
Farmer Brown
Buster
Quack
Mr. Quack
T. W. Burgess
WNN Service
Angling Pro and Ivank Walton Quote on Fishing Calmness
Angling pro and Don Ivank Walton compare fishing to a tranquil pastime with a Biblical aside on God creating nothing better. They cite Doctor Johnson calling a fishing rod a stick with a hook and a fool on the other end.
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Don Ivank Walton
Doctor Boteler
Doctor Johnson
Coal Power Shapes Modern Civilization
The piece argues that coal is the dominant energy source driving modern industry. It notes per capita coal use is about twenty times higher than in 1850 and asserts coal underpins a complex, interdependent national system.
Dinner Dishes From Various Recipes Featured
Recipes collected from multiple sources present dishes like Salmon With Sauce Piquant and Bisque of Herbs. Instructions cover marinating salmon, simmering in fish broth, and a butter herb sauce thickened with egg yolk, plus a herb filled bisque and marinated Fresh Perch with olive oil and spices.
Life is a Fire poem by Douglas Malloch
A reflective poem on memory and love. Life is a fire and memory the embers. It contrasts joy and pain, urging forgiveness and rebuilding with enduring hope. Published in 1932 through WNU Service.
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Douglas Malloch
WNU Service
Summer Sports and Civil War Literature Notes
The article describes a new stitched linen hat with brim for sports wear and a heavy striped linen frock. It also notes the Beadle dime novels, begun in 1860, enjoyed vast popularity among soldiers in the Civil War.
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Beadle
Kitty McKay by Nina Wilcox Putnam
A reader notes the girlfriend grateful for the world's loveliness and hopes to obtain some of it. This 1932 piece by Nina Wilcox Putnam presents light, domestic sentiment framed in a short vignette.
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Kitty McKay
Nina Wilcox Putnam
Olympic Games Reward For Victory
In the ancient games athletes ran races jumped and hurled the discus. The victor received a coral wreath and eternal glory as recorded in the period’s description of athletic contests.
Boners and a playful anatomy of phrases
A collection of humorous exam tidbits includes mistaken science jokes about blood vessels and senses, quips on sunset and sunrise, a line about Joan of Arc and Bernard Shaw, and a pun about a railway conjunction. It ends with a recipe fragment for breadcrumbs seasoned and baked with butter.
Stuffed Egg Plant with Parsley and Onions
A 1932 Western Newspaper Union recipe describes halving eggplants, removing the flesh, mixing it with chopped parsley and onions, stuffing the shells, and baking in a buttered casserole. The dish is finished with bread crumbs and more melted butter, kept hot until serving.
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Western Newspaper Union
Cows Benefit From Free Water Access for Higher Milk Yield
USDA dairy expert T E Woodward reports experiments showing cows with free water access yield about 2.8 percent more milk and 2.1 percent more butterfat than cows limited to twice daily watering. Higher producers gain more from frequent watering than lower producers.
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United States Department of Agriculture
WNU
T. E. Woodward
Woodward
Bureau of Dairy Industry
Inferior bulls as herd sires hit the dairy industry
Many inferior bulls are used as herd sires after being rescued from stock yards by kind truck drivers. This practice benefits truckers financially but harms dairymen. The current bull largely shapes the herd’s productivity four to five years ahead, affecting milk output and profitability.
Homemade Fly Sprays for Cattle From Purdue Expert
Purdue entomologist J. J. Davis recommends a home made spray using one pint oil of tar and one gallon used crank case oil to deter flies from cows. An alternative mix combines one gallon fish oil two ounces oil of tar two ounces oil of pennyroyal and a half pint kerosene. Apply with a small compressed air sprayer. many stores offer ready made commercial sprays as well.
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J. J. Davis
Purdue University
Feeding value of oat and wheat sheaves for livestock
Grain sheaf hay and oat sheaves have similar feeding value to equal parts oats and oat straw. Oat sheaves alone are poor for dairy cows. Wheat sheaves may be more nutritious than oats. Horses thrive on oat or wheat sheaves if not in hard work. Cows need extra grain while milking. A mix of barley oats wheat bran and oilmeal is very satisfactory.
Intestinal Trouble in Cattle Advice from Idaho Farmer
The Idaho Farmer advises that diarrhea in cows may signal intestinal irritation from food or parasites and urges veterinary consultation. It suggests a daily feed mix of slaked lime flaxseed charcoal and ground oats plus sugar, and to check hay for mold and pasture for fern for possible causes.
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Johne
Idaho
Cows adjust bone meal intake to phosphorus needs at Beltsville test
Studies at the United States dairy experiment station in Beltsville Maryland show cows with access to bone meal regulate their consumption to meet mineral needs. Good producing cows on a phosphorus deficient ration consume more bone meal, while poor producers require less.
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United States Dairy Experiment Station
Beltsville
Wallace
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