Stranger Hawk Neighbor in Green Forest
In the Green Forest a tall stranger arouses fear by appearance, mistaken for a hawk. Neighbors despise him until at the Smiling Pond Peter Rabbit witnesses a reveal that the newcomer poses no threat, changing the town’s opinion and ending suspicion.
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Green Forest
Ol’ Mistah
Buzzard
Green Meadows
Hawk
Redtall the
Whitetall the
Marshhawk
Danny Meadow Mouse
Peter Rabbit
Bob White
Fierce Old Roughley
Ol’ Mistah Buzzard
Redtail the Hawk
Peter
Redtail
Old Whitetail
Smiling Pond
T. W. Burgess
WNU Service
Always Choosing Always Choosing Poem by Douglas Malloch
Malloch reflects on constant choice between integrity and worldly gain. The poem contrasts choosing truth and grace with chasing possessions, noting how fleeting happiness is and urging wise, deliberate decisions daily to preserve joy. Written in a 1930s voice, it frames life as a marketplace of temptations.
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Pervis
Breun Sands
Weston-Supermare
England
Douglas Malloch
WNU
Apan
League of Nations Council
Geneva
Japan
China
Tokyo
League
League Council
William H. Murray
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Indiana
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
Murray
William Jennings Bryan
Peaker Garner
House
Hoover
Ways and Means
Secretary of the Treasury
Mills
Treasury
Beck
Pennsylvania
Afternoon Teas and At Homes in Late Winter 1932
A concise guide to hosting affordable afternoon teas with simple menus for entertaining at home. Suggests five or six sandwich varieties with decorative shapes and color, including open faced sardine and pink face beet and cottage cheese options. Provides preparation steps, borders with eggs, and optional sweet fillings.
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Western Newspaper Union
Michigan professor debates voting rights and office runs
A Dayton Daily News item notes a Michigan professor arguing only the mentally capable should vote, while other candidates will still run for office, reflecting a controversial stance on suffrage and political participation.
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Michigan
Dayton Daily News
Pop, what is a fleet an admiral's pastime
A compact historical item noting a quip about naval terms from 1932 by Bell Syndicate and WNU Service. The brief joke hints at military life and language, reflecting era humor and syndicated humor panels.
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Olivia
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Washington Bicentennial Observances Across United States
The nation marks George Washington’s 200th birthday with Congress led events. President Hoover addresses Congress, wreaths at Mount Vernon, and a series of ceremonies in Washington and nearby, while Stimson notes open door policy toward China amid Shanghai fighting and Manchuria politics.
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Washington
Hoover
Stimson
Japan
United States
George Washington
Sol Bloom
Congress
Supreme Court
Diplomatic Corps
Lexington
Concord
Bunker Hill
Valley Forge
Yorktown
Continental Congress
Mount Vernon
Richmond Light Infantry Blues
Richmond Grays
Alexandria
National Education Association
Gadsby's Tavern
Borah
John Hay
Pacific
China
Western Pacific
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Germany
Cologne
Kaiser William II
Ton W
Danny Meadow
Mouse
Reddy Fox
Old Man Coyote
Reddy
Granny
By Douglas Malloch
Coast Artillery
Fort Macarthur
Los Angeles Harbor
Point Firmin
San Pedro
Papa
Edward YW. Pickard
Shanghai
Woosung
Klangwap
T. V. Soong
Kiangwan
Miaohangchen
Orient
Senate
Naval Affairs Committee
Great Britain
Henry Pu-Yi
Manchurian
Manchuria
Ankuo
Land of
Henry Pu- Xi
Changchun
Henry
Hs Hsia
Kirin
Imlempo
Harbin
Preparatory Commission
Hugh Gibson
France
Franch
Andre Tardieu
Tardieu
Army
Navy
Aviation
Defense
Francois Pietri
Gov
Amon DE Valera
Flanna Fall
Ireland
Free State
Labor
Ehain
Government
Cosgrave
Flanne
Eamon de Valera
Irish Labor Party
Thomas Johnson
de Valera
Laborites
Dublin
Paul von Hindenburg
Adolf Hitler
Theodore Duesterberg
Steel Helmet
Ernst Thaeclmann
Duesterberg
Ntler
von Hindenburg
Hitler
Overnor Roosevelt
New York
Horna
Tammany
Chemins D. Farley
New York City
Farley
Legislative Investigation Committee
R Roosevelt
Voutielans
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