Peter Rabbit Chooses Work Over Play
In the Green Meadows and Green Forest a group of spirited creatures seek play but find Peter Rabbit busy at work. Peter explains he is clearing brambles and building private paths to stay ready, surprising the Merry Little Breezes who expect him to join games. The tale frames a humorous contrast between idleness and preparedness.
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Striped Chipmunk
Green Forest
Chatterer
Red Squirrrel
Agelo
Happy Jack
Gray Squirrel
Johnny Chuck
Bobby Coon
Une
Billy Possum
Porky
Faddy the Geaver
Jerry Muskrat
Lool
Southland
Merry Little Breezes
Peter Rabbit
Peter
Griar Patch
Ello
T. W. Burgess J WU
Each Step Will Tell We Must Choose The Right Path
Poem by Douglas Malloch from 1932 reflecting on daily choices. It frames life as a gradual path where small compromises lead to downfall and urges constant vigilance. The piece notes how major sins often stem from minor lapses and stresses self awareness in each hour and step.
Oddities from 1933 Blooming Trivia Snippet
A compilation of humorous exam tidbits and quirky misstatements from 1933. It includes wry lines about drowning in the Great Salt Lake, tours on head wounds, and playful takes on liberty and justice.
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Great Salt Lake
Hollywood Fifi Chides Youth and Cradle Metaphor
A 1933 remark from Hollywood Fifi mocks the so called younger generation citing dizziness to suggest the cradle rocking had overstayed its effect. The item reflects era attitudes and slang from the Ball Syndienta WNU service.
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Hollywood Fifi
Ball Syndienta
WNU
Classic Sauces For Meat And Fish Dishes
A 1912 guide describes white and onion sauces for meats and vegetables. It details butter, flour, onions, stock, sugar, mustard, tarragon vinegar, parsley, tomatoes, and water to form a foundation sauce and a Dutch sauce with eggs butter water and lemon juice to pair with roast meats and fish.
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Western Newspaper Union
Good Dairy Care Helps Owner Profit Says Extension Dairyman
The article argues winter feeding and care protect dairy profitability. It cites college herds and private farms with Holstein averages from 39 to 46.5 pounds of butterfat and milk per cow, stressing proper feeding, care, and good cows amid low prices for fat and protein.
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C. A. Smith
Extension Dairyman
Coteredo Agricultural College
WNI
Sarvian
Agricultural College
Colorado School For the Deaf and Blind
Myron Stratton
Colorado Springs
Rations Guide Milk-Flow Stimulation and Drying-Off
TheDakota Farmer outlines feeding changes to stimulate milk flow then a drying-off sequence. Begin with protein rich green feeds, switch from dry forage to no dry ration, and gradually reduce milk to one daily milking. Extend intervals as production falls to a gallon in 3-4 days, then strip occasionally. Restore ration post drying to condition cow for calving.
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Timothy Bay
New York dairymen urged to grow good roughage
Prof Hopper of the New York State College of Agriculture warns dairy farmers against spending on grinding roughage. He says soaking and predigestion fodders are not profitable and stresses saving roughage via cutting machines, silage, and proper feeding practices.
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HW. A. Hopper
New York State College of Agriculture
New York State
Hopper
Dairy Notes on Feed, Herd Health, and Barn Sanitation
The article stresses balanced feed for high fat milk, safety from tuberculosis and mastitis, correct ration first, and careful barnyard design for sanitation. It warns against relying on any bull, notes the importance of well drained yards, and lists US alfalfa grades for dairy feeding and the value of standard hay specifications in purchasing.
First Concrete Road Laid in New Jersey Honored
Warren county proudly marks a 25 year old stretch of road named as the first concrete road laid in New Jersey. The highway and its newer attached sections are in good condition, visible to motorists by a sign noting its age.
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Warren County
New Jersey
End Coughs and Colds with Creosote Creamulsion claims
An advertisement touts Creomulsion an emulsified creosote medicine for persistent coughs colds and throat troubles. It describes soothing inflamed membranes stopping germ growth and claims full refund if relief is not achieved after following directions.
Meteorite brings unlikely crop wealth to Arkansas farmer
A 37 pound meteorite struck a farm near Kieber Springs Arkansas aiding farmer Julian Bailey who sold the rock to a Rochester New York firm for 2650. The meteorite provided unexpected income as Bailey marketed a product not common to farmers.
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Julian Bailey
Kieber Springs
Ark
Bailey
Rochester
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Foshunters Fesociation
A. G. Rolfe
Richmond
R. L. Hays
Buckhannon
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Paddy the Geaver
By Douglas Malloch
Douglas Balloch
Wolverine
Harry Newma
University of Michigan
Lruyere
Lily
Rockefeller Institute For Cancer Rese Tasark
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Feller Foundation
Albert Fischer
Bell Syndicate
Kitty McKay
Nina Wilcox Putnam
PAIRY
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Iowa
Union
Grandma
Adi Dregristis
Rample Frem
Garfield Fab Co
P.O
Brooklyn
M.Y
Alberta
Geres Ave
Los Angeles
Haarlem
Deutsche Illustrierte
Berlin
Lydiey
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
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