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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1933
Page
7
A department store survey of over five thousand San Francisco women finds 45 percent favor the old fashioned double bed, 37 percent prefer twin beds, and 28 percent undecided, reflecting lasting appeal despite modern trends.
R. E. Flanagan, a rural mail carrier in Flanagan, Ga., reports a daylight theft of a letter from a rural mailbox by a bluebird. The bird perched on the box, flew off with a letter after Flanagan placed it inside, then dropped it when pursued. He recovered the letter and weighted the box to deter another visit from the winged thief.
Washington reports another mountain has joined Alaska's jack-in-the-box volcanic activity Augustine island in Kami shak bay near Cook Inlet is cited as the latest example. The National Geographic Society bulletin notes such changes echo past eruptions and shifting coastlines including Bogoslof and Mount Katmai, whose 1912 explosion reshaped the area and affected climates and distant shores.
In Paris, M. Lesueur a hides and leather dealer faces a 5 cent tax dispute spiraling through officials. After paying 79 francs for apprentices in May 1932, refunds and re bills followed, then a late payment fine, then a miscalculated 1 cent, and now owing 1 franc 29 centimes. Seizure orders loom as padlocks await legal showdown.
A baled hay shipment to Oakdale Nebraska produced an unexpected event when a loose bale sprang a cat during unloading. The cat was alive but severely bruised.
A three inch diameter hitchin ring was found embedded in the center of an oak tree about 20 feet up. Authorities believe the ring was fastened to the tree in 1851.
A report from the American Journal of Sociology notes U S population growth last year at 180000, with rural gains amid Depression and urban decline possibly up to 470000. Projections to 1940 suggest 131 million total, about 8 million above 1930.
Poultry expert H H Alp outlines practical home prepared chick starter formulas using farm grains. Several blends rely on ground yellow corn as a base with varying amounts of wheat, oats, alfalfa leaf meal, meat scrap, oils, and minerals to suit ground wheat or bran middlings, milk or water feeding, and battery confinement scenarios.
Massachusetts reported 180 flocks completely tested and free of pullorum disease last year per the Massachusetts Experiment Station. The disease, also known as bacillary white diarrhea, is a major threat to poultry. The veterinary science department at Massachusetts State College conducts tests and studies, with disease free flocks found in every county.
Prairie Farmer notes that feeding cooked potatoes to hens boosts palatability and feed intake, raising egg output. Use hot potato mash from steamed or boiled potatoes mixed with laying mash, with six to ten pounds per hundred hens per day, fed at noon or night.
China has long supplied frozen eggs to Great Britain and is joined by Australia as a rival in the market. The Massachusetts State College veterinary science department reports 180 poultry flocks in Massachusetts were tested last year and found free of pullorum disease.
Dr. Raymond Ditmars of the New York Zoological Park asserts that fear of snakes is inherited from ancestors in snake-prone southern regions. He notes Northerners are generally unafraid, cites his Dutch heritage for his own lack of fear, and recalls a king cobra stunt that triggered headlines and led him to tour by car.
This guide advises testing new woolens for colorfastness by a lukewarm water test before washing. Use mild soap and quick washing, avoid soaking, rinse in lukewarm water, wring gently, and air dry at moderate temperature. Roll in dry towel to absorb moisture and reshape while drying.
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