Sparrows Dead on Ground After South Hill Storm
After a heavy Aug storm in South Hill, Vera L. Sands notes 180 sparrows drowned under maple trees and 10 more found at daylight for a total of 190. Local farming notes record record oats yield, wheat yield, and small town activities.
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Vera L. Sands
South Hill
John Cannon
Frank Courtney
Gwendolyn Rhea
Washington
W. C. Wooley
Fletcher Motor Co
Crawfordsville
Wayne Romine
Clint Shulls
Winegarden Family Heads to Palisades Cottage
Wellman residents report the Winegarden family of Russell and their children left Saturday to spend a week at a cottage at the Palisades near Mt. Vernon. Local visits include Rev. Paul Hann resuming services, and several residents各 including Minnie Jennings and the Crossett family making weekend calls.
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Winegarden
Wellman
Palisades Cottage
Martha Adams
Russell Winegarden
Palisades
Mt. Vernon
H. E. Ross
Ernest Grage
Washington
Carl Crossett
Martha Jean
Keith Adams
Minnie Jennings
Adams
Paul Hann
Gular
Hann
Bruce
Witterset
Lewis
Wisconsin
Everett Lewis
Kowacona
Leslie Lewis
Gladys Smith
Fairfield
R. U. Jacobs
Miss Smith
Miss Quire
California
Montevideo Hosts 800 Rose Varieties in City Gardens
The article notes Montevideo features about 800 rose varieties in its gardens. It explains Uruguay's name means River of Birds and Banda Oriental, a regional nickname for Paraguay, translates to East Bank, referencing the La Plata river shore.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
Banda Oriental
Paraguay
East Bank
la Plata River
Birds Have Equal Rights in Nature
The article notes female phalaropes attained equal rights long ago. It states the female is brighter plumage than the male and searches for food while the male incubates and minds the eggs.
Poultry Market Demoralized By Early Chickens Surge
In the New York live poultry market a rush to sell spring chickens has disrupted prices. Growers, facing large midwest supplies, ship in small birds that compete with last season’s stock, forcing a demoralized market with no single group able to control perishable poultry prices.
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South
Atlantic
New York
Middle West
Advice on poultry marketing by Frank Priebe
A letter urges farmers to avoid rushing chickens to market and to market later and larger to prevent price drops. It stresses using good judgment, selling birds already sized for roasting, and avoiding competition with last year's poultry and other regions.
Wisconsin Badger State origin tied to lead miners
Wisconsin earned the nickname Badger State after miners in the southwest lead districts lived in caves called badger dens. The term arose with the state's admission to the Union and local mining communities.
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Wisconsin
Badger
Badger State
Union
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