The Muskrats and Their Winter Sleep
Daddy explains how Mr and Mrs Muskrat shed their summer fur and grow handsome again in fall. They dodge hunters, brag of clever survival, and plan winter burrows under snow while staying alert for danger.
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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1917
Page
8
Daddy explains how Mr and Mrs Muskrat shed their summer fur and grow handsome again in fall. They dodge hunters, brag of clever survival, and plan winter burrows under snow while staying alert for danger.
Mr and Mrs Muskrat share a tender winter moment noting their fur looks perfect. The pair call each other beautiful as the season deepens, reflecting a charming animal journal vignette.
A columnist quotes psychologist Dr. David Orr Edson criticizing American culture for chasing entertainment and suppressing emotion. He contrasts German kultur with American psyche, arguing emotions fuel heroic deeds and physical achievement, while anger joy and pity destroy psychic material.
A historical discussion notes criminals favor poetry in prison and often write sentimental verses. It cites Soleilland Vidal Eugene Nolent and Raymond Hesse, arguing poetry channels passion better than prose and reflects the writer’s ego and sentiments with romantic grandiloquence.
The San Francisco Bulletin reports Yale findings: one fifth of living graduates practice law and one quarter of current students prepare for it. Education medicine and the ministry together enroll only slightly more students. Law is outranked by manufacturing engineering and finance in favored fields for wealth and influence.
The passage argues that understanding and love for books, paintings, and music must grow with personal growth. It condemns the average person’s lack of time for leisure, contemplation, and thought, noting how others have saved an hour or two for poetry and music amid busy lives.
The passage quotes a critique of moral character focusing on weakening the emotional part of human nature, suggesting a debate over virtue and feeling. It reflects a historical discourse on ethics and temperament without concrete events or figures.
Charles Phelps Cushing recalls a scene of an anxious sleeper counting imaginary sheep. A doctor counters with a method to halt racing thoughts by making a mental pi and forcing a mental strike. The aim is to blank the mind and avoid continuous thinking.
A reflective piece argues that fame does not exempt hard work and bills. It suggests those with talent should perform humbly, keep their piano open, and share joy with friends. It warns against talented failures and urges choosing paths that lead to happiness.
A London Tit-Bits item reports a long delayed inquiry finding the dog partly responsible for biting a boy, but absolving the owner of blame. The committee notes the dog acted independently and caused the injury near bones, while the boy is not negligent. It concludes no one is guilty except the taxpayers footing the costs.
Opinion on modest men becoming loud in groups such as militia units and legislative bodies. The piece notes inflated self-importance in clubs and assemblies, questioning a cure for the trend as it appears to be increasing.
A historical survey of Mecca describing its religious sites, sacred stones, and pilgrimage practices. It notes Burton’s 1853 intrusion, the Kaaba complex, and the harsh security for outsiders, plus a 1908 railway improving pilgrim travel from Damascus to Mecca.
The American public school system in the Philippines has strongly promoted English as the language of instruction. This policy drives the obliteration of many local languages and dialects, shaping English into the islands’ predominant language across tribes.
Beef cattle sold steady to higher with heavy beeves at 11.25 to 11.80 and top near 11.85 while lower grades ranged 9.00 to 10.00. Hogs 14.20 to 14.50 top, receipts about 17,500 head. Sheep and lambs light and bids limited as trains ran late and markets weakened. Foster and Chicago run pressures kept buyers bearish.
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