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Newspaper
The Clermont Courier
Location
Batavia, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1931
Page
7
A Western Newspaper Union feature describes the bean growers eye and similar color matching devices. The bean sorter uses a photo electric cell to separate inferior beans and can also sort oranges and tobacco leaves more accurately than humans. A cloth color matching version aims to help shoppers by guaranteeing near perfect color matches.
An eight year old schoolboy plans a birthday gift for his aunt and inscribes a Bible with a chosen dedication from his father's shelf. After examining many fly leaves he settles on the line In his best hand: With the author's complimentts, as quoted by the London Evening News.
A humorous Mexican tale features a man explaining his bid to avoid a duel between two married men. He reveals the other participant is himself, framing the situation as a bid to spare others from scandal and danger.
The article argues that sharp eyesight, not just power, helps sports heroes like Babe Ruth and Helen Wills reach fame. It cites players wearing glasses, notes eye safety in schools and colleges, and offers three first aid principles for eye injuries.
Poultry nutritionist O N Massengale from the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station warns that chicks need vitamins A B and D in their ration. He notes lack causes stunted growth disease susceptibility and higher mortality. Whole yellow corn meal cod liver oil wheat bran and sunlight are key sources.
An ancient tale explains how animals and trees once spoke. pine trees held fire, and during a harsh winter the beaver stole a coal from a pine council by the Grande Ronde river. A chase ensued, many trees tired, and the forest thickened along the riverbank, setting the stage for the theft's legend.
A proverb-like note explains a beaver’s clever method to obtain fire from the forest. It states the animal stayed persistent, crossed the river when chased, and used friction to spark flame from willows and birches, illustrating forest survival wisdom.
The Botanic Garden in Washington was created by the Columbian Institute and later placed on public land by congress in 1820. It began as a swampy area with a $5,000 improvement grant and truly developed after Wilkes Expedition 1838 to 1842, with botanist W. D. Breckenridge building its initial collection from South Seas specimens.
Dr Har old Jackson of London University argues that lower animals feel little pain. He says pain is relative and lobsters do not suffer when boiled, likening pain to a burglar alarm. Fresh lobsters remain shipped alive and killed in boiling water for convenience.
The article notes western turkey producers adopting pool and cooperative models to standardize quality. It compares to eastern adoption, citing the Pacific coast egg producers and New York marketing lessons. It highlights Pennsylvania experiments in confinement turkey rearing exceeding expectations, with Maryland growers also succeeding.
University of Illinois expert H. H. Alp advised Urbana farmers that feed costs dominate egg production and urged cheap, efficient rations. The suggested mix uses 195 lb yellow corn, 100 lb ground wheat, 100 lb ground oats, 100 lb meat scrap and 5 lb salt, costing about $1.65 per hundred.
Practical guidance for poultry keepers on winter laying, litter cleaning, and sanitation. Tips cover disinfection, charcoal use, feeding apples, keeping hens content, average August egg production, culling, boiled rice for chicks, and training birds to trust handlers to reduce disturbances in the hen house.
An English playwright Frederick Lonsdale remarks that girls are less shy in Hollywood society. A story of an elderly man and his son at a charity bazaar ends with the father asking the son to kiss a seller. The son kisses, and the crowd erupts as the father realizes the gag but kept his dollar.
Dr W J Spillman of the Department of Agriculture predicts a remote era when the earth will always face the sun on its hot side. The sun overhead will cause extreme heat while the opposite side remains about 50 degrees below zero, with constant conditions for billions of years.
A dialogue contrasts children's questions with motive. The boy’s inquiries reflect either a quest for information or simple curiosity, depending on whether the questions aim to learn or observe the father.
Aromatics magazine reports beauty treatments now offered for lap dogs and other household pets. Services include scented shampoos and pedicures, reflecting growing pet grooming trends.
A statistician notes New York hotel registrations in 1980 would not span the globe when laid end to end. The enterprise has been reluctantly abandoned, Life reports.
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