Muscovy Duck Origins and Traits Recapped
The Muscovy duck is native to South America with wild populations feeding in marshes and nesting high. Cross mating shows distinct sterile offspring, with colored and white varieties described and physical marks noted. Males up to age two are easier to handle, with a ritual crest and potential twelve plus years of breeding.
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South America
Turkey
Chalk Cliffs of Moens Klint Stand Above Danish Sea
Denmark features dramatic chalk cliffs like Moens Klint 400 feet high along five miles of coastline. The cliffs rise from the sea with forested tops and gorges creating pinnacles of striking beauty. Ancient formations occasionally shed mass into the sea such as the 1868 Queen's Chair event.
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Denmark
Norway
Newfoundland
Greenland
Moens Klint
Smallest Fly Threatens Clover and Alfalfa Crops
The chalcid fly, tiny enough to be smaller than a clover seed, lays an egg in soft green clover or alfalfa seeds. The hatching grub consumes the seed’s soft tissues and uses the seed shell to pupate. After metamorphosis the fly emerges ready to attack more seeds, risking widespread crop damage.
Statue of Man Resembles Man at Edinburgh Memorial
At the sixth commemoration of the Scottish American war memorial in Edinburgh Dr. Tait McKenzie said the sculpture portrays youth idealism, not a single individual. A photo in an American office was mistaken for the model, and a mother, a German doctor, and others saw likenesses to lost relatives.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Sonnemberg Church Officers Elected For Year
The Salem church elected new officers including Ivan Badertscher as president Rollin Moser as vice president Miss Leona L Amstutz as secretary Stanley Tschantz as treasurer Geo Kirchhofer as chorister Victor Gerber as assistant chorister Eunice Hofstetter as pianist Corinne Gerber as assistant pianist The committee names are pending. The community notes mention cherry trees near Levi Steiner’s house being cut down as the road widens.
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D. Kirchhofer
C. E
Salem Church
Ivan Badertscher
Rollin Moser
Leona L. Amstutz
Kidron
Stanley Tschantz
Treas
Geo. Kirchhofer
Victor Gerber
Ass’t. Chor
Eunice Hofstetter
Corimne Gerber
Pokeberry area social notes and local visits
Mr and Mrs Benj Good and John Buchwalter visited in Allen County. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Jason Good last week. Rev Allen Rickert of North Lima died. burial at Midway Mennonite church. Susan Martin hosted a family dinner. Earl Hartzler helped J R Martin with farm work. Ivan Neiswanger and family from New Holland Pa visited. Vada Wenger stayed with Elmer Martin. J E Weaver hosted several families including S B Martin Elam Martin and others. Ivan Horst and family of Georgetown visited Homer Horst. Harry Landis and family were Sunday visitors at D H Eberly.
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Allen Rickert
North Lima
Midway Mennonite Church
Susan Martin
Earl Hartzler
J. R. Martin
Ivan Neiswanger
New Holland
Vada Wenger
Elmer Martin
S. B. Martin
Elam Martin
Moses Martin
Jacob Martin
Reuben Horst
J. E. Weaver
Ivan Horst
Georgetown
Homer Horst
Harry Landis
Origin of Turkey Name and Turkey the Bird
The root turk means power or maturity and appears across languages from the Caucasus to China. Turki labeled Turkic tribes. Chinese records note their existence from 1400 B C and independence by 550 A D. Turkey spelling derives from Turks. the turkey bird arrived in Europe from America in 1530.
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Turkey
Caucasus
China
Europe
America
Pathfinder Magazine
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