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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1940
Page
2
Cattlemen in western Kansas face a new menace as English starlings and meadow larks perch on cow backs and bore through skin to feed. The pests attack dairy herds mainly, resist poisoned grain, and prey on other birds that die from toxins. Farmers struggle to protect livestock without harming pets.
Cattlemen confront starlings described as intelligent carnivores that bore into cattle to feed on grubs under the skin. Kansas farmers worry the pest will multiply, as crows and blackbirds remain nonaggressive toward cattle. Some herds are kept in sheds while researchers seek control methods.
A Buster Bear finds a tin pail of berries and eats them all. The pail slips over his head, triggering Farmer Brown's Boy to shout. Startled, Buster bolts into the Green Forest while the boy and narrator debate if a theft occurred.
The article explains table etiquette for serving salad and dessert. It states place the salad plate on the left, but serving on the right can ease the guest who would otherwise reach over the main plate. When beverages accompany the main course the salad goes to the left.
Chicago reports the Army Air Corps will add over 150 portable photographic laboratories built on auto trailer coaches. The units, designed to develop and print aerial photographs in the field, replace stationary field tents and heavy packing. Palace Travel Coach president D D Arehart says the labs use non corrosive metals, withstand all climates, travel at high speed, and include own power plants and drying gear for rapid printing.
March 24 lesson topics and scripture selections are listed for religious study. Copyright notes indicate permission by the International Council of Religious Education.
The lesson traces Jesus life from Gethsemane to Calvary and the resurrection. Joseph of Arimathea and Nicodemus bury Jesus with the Marys, while guards protect the tomb. The angel announces the empty tomb as proof of Christ risen and glorified, affirming His divine power and salvation.
Horace notes fate visits both palace and cottage with equal measure. impartial force strikes at gates and thresholds, reminding all that fortune visits every dwelling.
The saying notes that youth commands at twenty, wit follows at thirty, and judgment arrives at forty. It reflects a classic view of growing capacity through life stages.
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