Doris Meets a Shy Little Neighbor in a Cuckoo Tale
Doris meets Mr Yellow-billed Cuckoo and Mrs Yellow-billed Cuckoo near the old mill. The birds describe European clock cuckoos and show their nest with greenish blue eggs. Doris, impressed by the male’s suit, bids them farewell and plans another visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doris
Oris
Mrs. Tree-toad
Yellow-billed Cuckoo
Squeedeee
Mrs. Tree
Gervica
Ins
Words of Wise Men and Uphill Duty in Fractured Verse
Fragmentary text presents scattered phrases about wisdom, duty, and good name. It references Shakespearean tone and mentions comrades, steel, and entertainment in a disjointed, cryptic style without clear events or identifiable subjects.
Cretonne Fashions Expand Beyond Living Rooms
Frocks blouses pajamas and trimmings feature cretonne this season expanding beyond its traditional use as hangings. Cretonne outfits include full frocks and beach pajamas with black bands and yellow red prints, white crepe blouses with cretonne appliques, and an ensemble white flannel dress with cretonne panels and coat trim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cretonne
Ctea
What to Do to Avoid Discomforts of Earache
A health note explains how earache arises from nose infections, the role of the Eustachian tube, and factors like colds and nasal inflammation. It suggests temporary relief with hot compresses and ear drops, then urges seeing an ear specialist to treat the underlying problem.
Fashionable Diseases and the Spleen in Everyday Health
Winifred Black reviews a trend of medical fads from Dr. Mayo and Dr. Vand noting the spleen appendix and teeth as alleged disease sources. She lampoons sensational diagnoses, the cost of surgery, and the housewife’s fear of minor ailments, urging skepticism of routine op erations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Mayo
Rochester
Minn
The Home Kitchen: Corn Dishes and Recipes by Jeannette Norton
The corn season is highlighted with boiling and steaming methods for sweet corn, plus two recipes. It explains boiling times, flavoring tips, and alternative preparations like corn fritters and a corn bake with eggs, butter, milk, and cheese. The piece credits Jeannette Norton as authority on home cookery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeannette, Young Norton i
Treasure Island legends A Tristan da Cunha pirate tale
This fragment recounts Buccaneers burying gold on Tristan da Cunha in the South Atlantic. Jonathan Lambert and three shipmates reportedly landed in 1810, buried loot, quarreled, and left one man in sole possession. British troops arrived in 1816, leaving two men. island later faced overgrowth and rats with few inhabitants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Louis Stevenson
Captain Kidd
Tristan
South Atlantic Ocean
Jonathan Lambert
Abipe
Kert
Colone
Tomorrow's Horoscope by Genevieve Kereble
According to this day's lunar tran sits there should be satisfactory and pleasant conditions for those in the employment of others as well as in all affairs involving heart and home. For the former there may be recognition or advancement and the latter should flourish with happy culminations in social and romantic affiliations. A birthday horoscope warns irritability could spoil the year and a child born today may resist unless early training is given.
Easy Indoor Exercise for Limberness and Vitality
A guide promotes daily 10 minute morning workouts to wake the body and improve blood flow. It describes a sequence starting with standing posture, toe touch, arm extension, shoulder brings, and side extensions, suitable for indoor practice year round.
Not a particularly pleasant outlook for me
The narrator learns Grace Draper, a masked dancer, may harm him but is kept safe by Underwood. He explains Draper has protection, could be removed from the country, and urges finishing dinner or leaving. The dialogue reassures the narrator he is now secure from her actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Underwood
Grace Draper
United States
Mr. Underwood
William Jennings
Bootleggers’ Union
Underwood
Dicky
Harry
Madge
Germany
Lian
Paten
Advice Column Exchange Between Friends and Foes
A woman asks Annie Laurie about a long courtship fading after a man’s sudden silence. The advice suggests inviting him to a masquerade, a gentle talk to check for offense, and patience if he typically remains prompt. The column reassures the reader the friendship may still endure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Re. Laurie
Sokee
Also Mentioned on This Page
Eee Madge Geyer
Shakespeare
Ryne
Ezoer
SMART
Cretonne Beach
Royal S. Copeland
M. D
New York
New York City
Gu Ormand
Copeland
Newspaper Feature Service, Inc
Winifred Black
Mary
John
Feature Service, Inc
Marshall Clinton Vand
Clinton
Genevieve Kereble
Lucrezia Bori
Adele Garrison
Annie Laurie
Annie Laur
Daisy
Laurie