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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1931
Page
7
The piece argues adults should tell vivid stories to children to encourage healthy eating. It suggests whimsical methods like a floating island dessert to entice picky eaters and shares a grandmotherly custard recipe with egg whites finished for a decorative island.
Sherman Horne argues in the American Magazine that wild animals think using brains not instinct and ranks chimpanzees as the greatest thinkers, with orangutan and gibbon next, then the elephant. He adds that a good dog is hard to fool and apes can learn word meanings while elephants can be trained to many tasks and think for themselves.
A League of Nations survey notes rice as a principal global staple eaten by diverse workers from Liberia to Fiji. It explains that US rice grading and export inspection certificates guarantee quality, with about a million packets exported yearly under this provision.
The article notes the enduring aura around horseshoe making and metal smiths. It describes how welding and shaping metals carried mystery, fueling superstition about smiths and their work, especially horseshoes, in later periods.
The article compares selecting winning teams to culling flocks, stressing owner influence, adequate feeding, body condition, and nutrition. It urges boosting production with balanced mash and milk, then culling only birds lacking natural production after a fair chance to perform.
The article argues that capons can boost poultry profits if high quality is preserved. Delaying caponizing until twelve to fifteen weeks hurts quality and increases losses, while eight to ten weeks may fail to reach profitable weight for American breed cockerels.
An old barn or shed makes an ideal place for finishing turkeys for the market says the North Dakota Agricultural college. Finishing under moderate confinement is workable if turkeys have enough room for exercise. Corn is best feed but fall feeding must avoid men soft or frozen kernels to prevent digestive issues and losses. Poults on a regular ration can shift to finishing ration four to six weeks before market, with a suggested mix of 50 lb corn 25 lb wheat 25 lb oats.
Roosters sell well now as later, but mortality is high in hot weather. If keeping for next season, feed them from the laying flock. Occasionally good males are worth keeping, but most roosters prove more trouble in fall and winter than in the following spring.
Architects repairing the Pantheon cupola claim to have uncovered the method ancient Romans used to raise the dome retaining arches from the high base. They say the find answers a historical puzzle that even Michelangelo studied when framing Saint Peter's dome and that Brunsellescia pursued for Florence Cathedral construction.
A fragment echoes a folksy saying on gendered bargaining with men offering two dollars for a one dollar item while women demand two dollars for what they want. The piece hints at social norms affecting choices and promotions of determination.
A vintage health ad claims Fellows' Syrup restores vitality and strength. It promises improved appetite, better sleep, and renewed youthfulness after a few doses, urging readers to ask their druggist for the genuine product.
A brief dialogue exchange features Fellows and a partner joking about money and work. They discuss putting money to work and a humorous line about getting it a job in a dank setting.
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