Peter Rabbit Laughs and Learns a Trick
Peter tries to dodge laughter from Happy Jack and Striped Chipmunk as they tease him about a mystery creature under a log. He spots a dark gray form and mistakes it for road companions, while Miner the Mole’s family and Short Tail the Shrew appear in the playful confusion.
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Briar Patch
Short Tail
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Péter
T. W. Burcess
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PONERS And miscellaneous exam tidbits from 1923
A collection of humorous snippets from exams and essays including Robert Burns pets a louse and a mouse Caesar Cassius and politics a seminary as burying place the Spanish Main ship in Havana ostriches and kangaroos related by long necks a 1854 Buffalo Bill bill and Judge Ben Lindsey advocating compassionate marriage.
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Ben Lindsey
Bell Syndicate
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The Rebel by Douglas Malloch
A poem reflecting on routine life and conformity and a yearning to break rules. The narrator recalls independence fighters, contemplates future defiance, and ends with a quirky note about changing cereal.
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Douglas Malloch
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Pineapple Guided Ham Glaze and Rhubarb Conserve Tips
The excerpt gives kitchen guidance on preparing a baked ham with pineapple slices and pineapple liquor baste, serving with browned pineapple, plus storage note for horseradish. It includes methods to grate horseradish with vinegar sugar and salt, reuse cheese scraps, and a rhubarb conserve recipe with rhubarb sugar oranges lemons and salt, heated until the sugar dissolves.
Barber trade roots in old England as healer goals
The barber trade dates back to ancient times when barbers acted as surgeons performing tasks like bloodletting and tooth pulling. The practice linked barbering to medical roles in historical England, highlighting its long antiquity.
National Topics Interpreted by William Bruckart
In a sweeping analysis, the columnist argues that within two months of FDR’s presidency Congress abdicated power to the President. He details how emergency banking, reorganization, and inflation measures shifted authority, with veto dynamics and executive orders expanding presidential reach beyond constitutional limits. Backup notes reference Senator Robinson and Huey Long amid broader political shifts.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Supreme Court of the United States
Roosevelt
Franklin
House
Senate
Federal Reserve Banks
Thomas
Oklahoma
Calvin Coolidge
Coolidge
Senator Robinson
Arkansas
Huey Long
Louisiana
Senator Long
Robinson
Danish born actor recalls stage to silent film rise
Danish born performer recounts early life in Copenhagen theater, moves to California in 1915, works with American studios, stars in Biblical roles and later talking pictures, notes 1700 characterizations, praises press and colleagues, and expresses gratitude for acceptance in the United States.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Ibsen
Strindberg
Bjornser
Tolstoy
Scandinavia
San Francisco Exposition
California
American Liteograph Company
Portland
Ore
Thomas Ince
Universal Company
Ike
Marcus
Eric von Stroheim
Racketeers Target Hollywood Stars With Protection Scam
The latest Hollywood racket involves telephoning famous stars and offering protection for 500 a week. Refusal prompts warnings of possible harm, with threats of consequences. Report notes many top actors routinely use bodyguards and safety measures.
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Hollywood
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By Thornton W. Burgess
Static Stella
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Robert Burns
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Cassius
Havana
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England
Fordingbridge
By Douglas Malloch
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MAAR
McClura Newspaper Syndicate
William Bruckart
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Hal, C. Herman
By Jean Hersholt
Jean Hersholt
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