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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1932
Page
6
Peter doubts a feathered friend lives in a burrow and seeks Grandfather Frog’s take at Smiling Pool. The wise frog, busy with lunch, questions the rumor about Rattles the Kingfisher making a home in a hole in the ground.
A reflective verse contemplates enduring hardship and finding comfort as autumn comes. The speaker notes life grants small joys despite loss and contrasts sunny days with shelter in rain and cold. Recurrent refrain speaks to resilience and shared sentiment about tough times.
In a Burgess tale from 1932, Peter Rabbit, guided by Grandfather Frog, ponders why birds may live underground while animals like squirrels nest in trees. He resolves to locate Rattles the Kingfisher’s home, ignoring advice to mind his own business.
A 1932 Western Newspaper Union excerpt extols garden freshness and versatile vegetables. It discusses growing radishes onions mint carrot dishes and a baked eggplant recipe, offering practical tips and flavor ideas for small plots and home cooking.
A collection of classroom humor and odd definitions from early 20th century exam papers. Items include playful misstatements about gravity laws and historical figures and a joke equating algebra with Euclid's wife.
John W. Fischer of the University of Michigan defeats Billy Howell of Washington and Lee to capture the intercollegiate golf championship. Fischer resides in Cincinnati.
The Chevalier of St George James Stuart eldest son of James II of Scotland known as the Old Pretender was proclaimed king of England on November 9 1715 after the Scottish victory at Prestonpans.
Historians note that during a 1784 land dispute Washington protested a justice of the peace and was fined for contempt of court. He ultimately won the lawsuit.
Rex Fairbanks a Brooklyn clerk and self styled bachelor with a rumored $1.5 million inheritance was found dead in a fifth floor Lincoln Place apartment. Five gas jets were open and two notes to friends were nearby. Widow Peggy Fairbanks and others recalled his hunger for headlines and publicity.
In El Paso Texas police say necking while driving is allowed if the driver keeps both hands on the wheel. Police Sergeant J W Fitzgerald urged boys to keep both hands on the wheel and said a girl placing an arm around her boyfriend is not unsafe so long as it does not hamper driving.
In Ferndale California Ernest Lanini a dairy rancher milking when a fire broke out in the barn engine room. He phoned the fire department then returned to the blaze and put it out by throwing fresh milk on the flames.
Newton Iowa resident set a trap for a goldfish thief after pools were emptied early. A belted kingfisher swooped in for a fish and was shot and killed by a man with a shotgun.
A Missouri Farmer note argues removing male birds boosts egg quality and profits by avoiding fertilized eggs. Infertile eggs resist spoilage, ship well, and store longer. heat effects on embryo development are explained. The piece claims hens lay equally well without roosters and fertilized eggs are waste.
The Massachusetts experiment on Rhode Island Reds shows March hatch chicks reach higher weights than May hatch ones. Over six years, March pullets averaged five pounds at 21 weeks, with yearly highs around 5.18 and lows near 4.83. May pullets averaged about 4.27 pounds, varying from 4.10 to 4.42 pounds.
The light movable growing shelter is spreading among poultrymen. Authorities call it the greatest improvement since open-front houses, offering movable quarters, good ventilation, cooler roosts, and cleaner air, reducing mites and heat stress.
The piece explains broodiness in hens as a hereditary trait. It prescribes removing a broody hen after dark and breaking broodiness with a celluloid leg band. If repeats occur, it suggests fattening and slaughter, comparing broodiness to color traits.
A University of Illinois poultryman explains cutting year old hens to cut costs. Such hens already incurred heavy depreciation but can still produce well, though eggs may be fewer. Keeping old hens raises disease risk, so best to brood new chicks and replace with pullets where possible.
The article advises keeping brooder premises free from ice and mites and using a paint or spray of four parts crude petroleum to one part kerosene, allowing it to dry before use. It also suggests applying insect powder to chicks about once a week to destroy lice.
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