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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1949
Page
7
Holiday craft item describes wooden puppy toys with hinged pieces and string pull motion. Includes making and assembling directions and a price in barrel 10. Advise from WORK HOP PATTERN SERVICE in Bedford Hills New York.
A milkman explains cold weather and lack of green grass lowers milk richness. He notes cows “crying” from thin milk, and a customer replies she worries tears will drop into the milk can. The anecdote ends with a wry remark about keeping tears out of the milk.
A reflective piece notes giving as a year round virtue. It cites rationing era women sharing coupons in England, Americans donating pennies to fund a church bell in Colorado, Dutch children sharing their piggy banks, a Calgary transit group offering free rides to pensioners, and a railway engineer towing a stranded motorist through a blizzard.
A 28 egg-per-hen advantage comes from keeping flocks confined, reports show. For best results provide 3 to 4 square feet per bird, use built-up litter on the floor with dry materials such as straw shavings sawdust peanut hulls or peat moss.
Safe Christmas tree care advises standing the tree in water from home to discard time. Water preserves needles and color while reducing flammability versus fire retardant chemicals. Cut trunk diagonally, keep water above the cut, and avoid contact with lights and decorations to minimize danger.
Albion New York hosts the world’s only Santa Claus School. Graduates wear white wigs red suits and black boots. They earn credits for jovial laughter and twinkling eyes and learn to stay calm when children doubt Santa.
Christmas Eve customs include singing carols also called noels derived from the French term and Latin meaning story of joy. Early carols date back to at least 1521 with noels as a traditional practice in many regions.
The medieval toast links the Yule log to communal harmony and goodwill. It notes the log’s burning to destroy hatreds and envy and promote fellowship through the season and beyond. It also mentions preferred wood varieties oak ash olive apple or pine for a traditional log.
A Syrian Christmas tradition links Epiphany eve to a midnight event when trees reportedly bow to honor the Christ child. The night named Lallat al Qadr is viewed as the night of destiny and tied to waters becoming holy at sunset.
Harold Pirtle of Sullivan Indiana wins the packed area wheat growing championship sponsored by Purdue University and the Southwestern Indiana Wheat Improvement Association. He averaged 57 bushels per acre on an 11 acre field with prize wheat Vigoo the new stiff strawed heavy yielding red winter variety developed at Purdue.
Dr. R. P. Moore, director of the North Carolina crop improvement association, argues that only certified seed guarantees quality. He notes seed appearance cannot reveal breeding history and that crop history is essential to predict performance, with hybrids tested after production.
A report states millions are lost yearly due to diseases in cattle calves hogs and sheep. Pnhewnonia and pleurisy are common with pyemia third. Immaturity alone accounted for over a quarter of more than seven million calves slaughtered annually.
An Englishman on his first big game hunt is warned to shoot the leopard on the spot. When confronted by the animal he asks which spot to shoot, after the guide insists on a direct hit.
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