Word: litter
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...unidentified fish. Loudest was Susie, the Sebastopol goose. Most desperate were 462 squeaking canaries lodged in a crate exhibit. Most indifferent were two Llamas, who chewed cud quietly for five days. Most valuable per pound were two lion-headed goldfish valued at $500 each. Youngest were a litter of white mice born just as the show closed. Most popular was a baby elephant known variously as Bozo, Buddy and Buck. Least popular was a timid young skunk, which was shunned by all until officials explained that it had been deodorized...
...Indianapolis two policemen heard weird noises issuing from a mail box. Deciding there might be a bomb inside, they found a postman, kept a safe distance until he opened the box. Inside was a litter of newborn kittens...
...Litter Registration...
...American Kennel Club has decided to register all pure bred dogs born in the U.S. on and after next Jan. 1, by litters. The owners of the whelping dam must furnish information on the breed, number of pups, their sex, markings, whether dam fed or foster-mothered. If litter registration is not fulfilled, the pups are ineligible for later individual registration. The litter record will be added to the bitch's register. Fees: $1 within 60 days after the throw, $2 thereafter; or for members of the constituent A.K.C. clubs, nothing for the first 60 days, $1 thereafter...
...litter requirements are fulfilled, individual pups must, nonetheless, be registered as heretofore ($2 each within 18 mos. after birth, $4 thereafter). The dam's owner may make the individual registrations as "first owner," or the pup purchaser as the ''second owner." No one else may register...