Quarrel over a fish ends in a bear’s hungry plan
In the Green Forest Buster Bear quarrels with King Eagle and Grannie Fox over a big fish. After a stomach induced mood shift, he digs roots for lunch, finds honey from Busy Bee, and decides quarrels rarely pay. The tale ends with reflection on disputes and appetite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yate
Buster Bear
King Eagle
Plunger
Hawk
Mrs. Plunger
Granny Fox
Green Forest
Buster
Fish Hawk
Busy Bee
Seasons of Joy and Sorrow in Changeable Times
Poem reflects on the swift passage of seasons from spring to winter and back, linking seasonal flux to human joy and grief. It notes how fragility of happiness grows with sorrow, urging tenderer love and deeper living, with a final image of grass turning blue and green again.
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Douglas Malloch
VNU Service
Salad dressings to vary a salad several ways
A 1932 Western Newspaper Union guide lists several dressings from standard mayonnaise to potato and honey dressings. It gives step by step mixing instructions with ingredients like olive oil, vinegar, mustard, sugar, salt, mustard, cayenne and an egg. It notes shelf life for economy dressing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Newspaper Union
Tailored Suits Spotlight Spring Line
Spring suits present a simple youthful look with tailored cut. Many styles are double breasted featuring patch pockets and prominent lapels, signaling a modern yet classic tailoring balance.
Five Rules to Cut Disease Loss in Farm Flocks
Ohio State extension poultry expert C M Ferguson outlines a five step sanitation program to reduce disease and parasite losses. Steps include confinement in the laying house or cinder yard with annual yard rotation, early chick confinement then access to green range, rotating chicks, full house cleaning and thorough disinfection, plus year round cleaning and proper disposal of droppings and litter.
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C. M. Ferguson
Ohio State University
Ferguson
The X Y Z correspondence defined US French revolt
In 1797 US envoys sought peace with France but faced demands seen as bribes from three French agents. President Adams reported no viable terms to Congress and dispatches were labeled with X Y and Z. Revelations spurred war preparations before a satisfactory relationship was later forged.
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United States
France
Adams
Congress
Insulate Poultry House With Light Fillings
The Wisconsin Agricultur ist advises using dry sawdust or mill shavings to fill the air space between walls for a warm coop. Make inner and outer walls tight to prevent dampening and use screws on upper and lower boards for quick removal to sun or renew the filling if damp or infested.
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Wisconsin Agriculturist
Diarrhea in Chicks Treated with Epsom Salts
A Oklahoma Farmer Stockman note describes noncontagious chick diarrhea caused by chilling overheating crowding or spoiled feed. It appears as white or watery discharge glued to the vent and abdomen and is treated by removing the cause and giving two large teaspoonfuls of epsom salts in one quart of drinking water to purge the intestines and restore condition with clean milk and good feed.
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Oklahoma Farmer-Stockman
Cleanliness Key to Preventing Chickens Diseases
The American Agriculturist urges absolute cleanliness to protect chicks. Clean the brooder house every four to five days and sterilize drinking fountains. Rotate ranges at least every three years and plant a cultivated crop on the ground.
Poultry Facts on Hatchery Timing and Feed
Minnesota experts place the poultry business above 60 million dollars annually. Early hatchings yield higher egg value in fall and winter. Hay length and grit quality influence poultry and rabbit nutrition. A Hen in England laid 806 eggs in 360 days but missed once. Hatch success rose from 70 percent pre-1920 to 85 90 percent with disease control.
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J. W. Witham
Dunstable
England
Boy Drops Sale After Misreading Mrs Blank
A boy selling Sunday school calendars rings a door, asks for Mrs Blank’s parents, and decides the woman home alone is too young to deal with. The encounter ends with the boy walking away after judging her age and attire.
Pa Listens to a Monologue in a Family Scene
Johnnie asks what a monologue is and Pa explains it as a conversation between a man and his wife, son, in a small family moment. The father’s gruff tone frames the dialogue as a domestic lesson.
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Johnnie
Also Mentioned on This Page
North Dakota
Bismarck
Nebraska
Louisiana
Holabird and Root
Chicago
Joseph Bell de Remer
W. F. Burke
By Thornton W. Burgess
T. W. Burgess
WNU Service
Olivia
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Audrey McVey
St. Louis
By Douglas Malloch
Kitty McKay
Nina Wilcox Putnar
Anita Louise
Rko-Radio Pictures
Columbia University
Ralph McKee
Department of Chemical Engineering
Ata
Waxati
Minnesota
State University
Turkeys
F.e.rollins CO
Gocton, Tess
Peterman
Berwick
J.d.kellogg
Northrop &Lyman Co.,Inc
Buffalo,n.y
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