Merry Little Breezes Help Squirrel Cousins Share Nuts
In Thornton Burgess style, the Merry Little Breezes shake a chestnut tree to scatter brown nuts for Happy Jack and Chatterer the Red Squirrel. A quarrel erupts as Happy Jack claims ownership and threatens Chatterer, while the breezes observe the unfolding conflict and aim to aid friendship over greed.
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Jack Frost
Merry Little Breezes
Chatterer
Happy Jack Squirrel
Happy Jack
Uttle Striped Chipmunk
Jack
Gray Squirrel
T. W. Burgess
WNU Service
Classic Stuffed Fish With Tomato Sauce Recipe
A 1933 Western Newspaper Union cooking note describes boiling salted water to tenderness for potatoes onion removal, mashing with butter and cream, salting inside fish, stuffing and sewing, vertical slits, salt pork strips, then baking with condensed tomato soup Worcestershire sauce catsup and water. Garnish with eggs and sauce.
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Western Newspaper Union
Boners and Bloopers From Old Exam Papers
A humorous collection of assorted lines and definitions from old exam papers and essays. Includes quips about balks in baseball, strategies of warfare, odd insecticide jokes, and the Monroe Doctrine linked to Civil War nursing. Also features light foreshadowing notes on the Dark Ages and a note on painting fences.
Deviled Clams and Baked Fish With Potato Stuffing
The text describes fish and shellfish as staple foods and notes making Deviled Clams with chopped clams butter peppers onions mushrooms and a milk flour sauce baked in ramekins with crumbs. It also mentions Baked Fish with Potato Stuffing and begins preparing potatoes and onion for the dish.
Inexpressible Poem by Douglas Malloch
A 1988 WNU Services poem by Douglas Malloch questions how a person can see a child’s innocence and later judge their actions. The verse contrasts innocence with potential wrongdoing in both genders, reflecting on perception and judgment of youth and adulthood.
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Douglas Malloch
WNU Servies
Magnetic theory ties storms to upper atmosphere layer
Joseph S. Swatosh attributes all storms to magnetic influences in the upper atmosphere. He cites the Heaviside layer and a proposed stratospheder layer that supposedly develops holes due to reduced resistance. Storms then spread from these points along storm lines.
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Joseph S. Swatosh
Wise
Fringe on Fashion Delights in 1932 Style Parade
A 1932 fashion page showcases fringe lavishness in black crepe and velvet gowns. Diagonal fringe skirts, cape-scarf draping, and detachable fringe-caplets create versatile evening looks. Designers mix beaded and silk fringe, with white velvet capes and long fringe accents transforming gowns for multiple occasions.
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Western Newapaner Union
Crochet in Vogue by Cherie Nicholas
Crochet trims many chic Yur i dresses with mercerized cotton yokes and motifs. Lingerie collar and cuff sets edged in crochet appear across neckwear. A crocheted pockethook in bright red and a shallow crown suitor hat illustrate current up to date accessories. Scarves are shown in lacy mercerized stitches among new style items in specialty shops.
Velvet dominates Paris fashion with velvet accents
Velvet is everywhere in Paris fashion this year from dresses to wraps and accessories. Designers spotlight new velvet weaves, including dull, ribbed, and crinkled textures, used by Augustabernard and Molyneux in gowns and accessories. Velvet jewelry, such as bright rolled bracelets, appears as a chic Parisian trend.
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Paris
Comtesse Tolsto
Augustabernard
Desent
Molyneux
Plump Figured Ladies Adopt Two Piece Dress
The article notes women choosing two piece dresses to avoid the strain of sculpted waists. It describes how figures push dress makers toward simpler cuts and a break from the plaster-relief look, with some still favoring lowered waists.
Burgundy Fashion Color Advice for Seasonal Frocks
The season favors warm colors for dresses, avoiding steel grays and pale greens. Burgundy is highlighted as fashionable and flattering for blondes and brunettes, with midtones preferred for overall appeal.
Spain Seeks Suitable Anthem For Guests
Spain faces a dilemma in entertaining visitors with no official Spanish anthem. The republican government cannot use the royalist hymn from King Alfonso's era, so the military band must balance the foreign guest's tune. During M. Herriot's visit the band played La Mar Belllaise and then a popular Spanish dance tune to fill the gap.
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Spain
Alfono
M. Herriot
Mar Belllaise
Culinary Note Feathers in the sotta taste like delicacy
A fragment notes that adding feathers to a dish will yield an elikuckeriy taste, hinting at experimental flavor ideas. The line reads as a quirky aside about culinary technique and a suggested distinctive sensation.
Not Always Enough Pull May Get a Position
A terse note suggests that pull and ability may determine a held role. The context hints at a selection process where influence could secure a spot despite competing qualifications. No further details on people or organizations are provided.
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Andostan Island
Theodore Roosevelt
Hoover
T. R
Potomac River
Washington
Lincoln Memorial
By Thornton W. Burgess
Nuta
Dada
Bell Syndicata
WNU
Kitty McKay
Nina Wilcox Putnam
Palm Beach
Bell Syndicate
Monroe
Caesar
Pompey
Brutal
Brutal Ogee
Girligaga
Gehrig
Lou Gehrig
New York Yankees
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Florida
By Douglas Mallogh
Swatosh
Highway Bandits
England
Tete
Deer
Richmond Park
Pasa
By Cherie Nicholas
Cherie Nicholas
Ry Pistane
Moh
Dean’s
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