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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Feb 23, 1948

Page

7

Movable Beak Lets Woodcock Probe Ground For Food

The woodcock is the only western hemisphere bird with an upper bill that moves. The flexible beak acts like tweezers to grasp prey below the soil surface.

Fresh Milk Quality Claims Remain After Freezing

Readers are told that frozen milk, when properly processed and defrosted, preserves farm freshness and palatability. The note emphasizes the product’s homogeneity and appealing taste after thawing.

Rural Electrification Progress in the United States

The article notes that more than half of the nation's 58 million farms now have electricity, a substantial rise from 1940 when about one third had power and from 1930 when about one seventh were electrified.

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