Johnny Chuck Learns a Winter Secret from Stickytoes
Johnny Chuck devours fat and ponders winter habits while others store food or migrate. Stickytoes the Tree Toad whispers a secret that questions who truly has the most sense about surviving the cold.
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Jack Squirrel
Chatter
Red Squirrel
Striped Chipmunk
Jimmy Skunk
Johnny Chuck
Johnny
Reddy
Granny Fox
Old Man Coyote
Billy Mink
Shadow the Weasel
Little Joe Otter
Peter Rabbit
Southland
Grandfather Frog
Mr. Toad
Stickytoes
Tree Toad
Stickytnes
Any Boy May Yet Be President Some Day
A 1932 Douglas Malloch poem from WNU Service encourages belief that a youthful member of the village could rise to the presidency. It reflects generational optimism about leadership, prosperity, and peace, noting that upbringing or wealth does not preclude future political power.
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Johnny Chuck
Johnny
Wess
Congress
Douglas Malloch
WNU Service
Gibbons Takes Role as St Paul Police Physical Director
Former boxing figure Mike Gibbons has been named physical director for the St. Paul police. He will train officers in drills including boring, wrestling, disarming, running, and kicking to keep the force in top shape. The note mentions a line about hurrying, and includes a 1932 byline from T. W. Burgess WNU Service.
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Mike Gibbons
Phantom of the Ring
St. Paul
Banana Dishes From Old Recipes
Banana Marmalade uses two pounds of bananas with sugar and lemon juice, cooked gently until thick then jarred. Bananas Cooked in Cranberry Juice halves six bananas sliced lengthwise and covered with lemon juice, simmered in cranberry juice with sugar and finished in a hot oven.
Boners and Banana Recipes From Odd Clip Snippet
A fragmented reader note mixes humorous exam tidbits and a dying daughter line with a string of unrelated items. It references old style phrases about government, ships, and a list of banana recipes including fried bananas with bacon, banana muffins, and banana pie, attributed to Western Newspaper Union.
Fur Sleeves Fashion Trend Now Sweeps Wardrobes
In a 1932 Western Newspaper Union report Cherie Nicholas Ashion outlines fur sleeve fashion across day and evening wear. The piece highlights a velvet evening coat with ermine sleeves, a chic fur sleeve gown in cyanth blue velvet and chinchilla fur accents, and a gray velvet wool street coat proving fur sleeve styling dominates this season's silhouettes and color choices.
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Ashiuon
Paris
Western Newspaper Union
Monogrammed Kerchiefs Highlight Paris Linen Fashion
Mammoth monograms on handkerchiefs of fine French linen dominate Paris shops with the central letter in a darker shade and color tones on either side. A Grand Boulevards shop offers white chiffon hankies printed with maps of France Britain Spain Italy and South America as another vivid fashion novelty.
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Paris
France
Great Britain
Spain
Italy
South America
Becoming Hats Spark Imaginative Paris Millinery Trends
Paris hats this season show vast imagination with original forms. Hats worn straight on the head or tipped at daring angles, with trim front or back, offer varied silhouettes. Consumers are urged to choose styles that flatter them and stay in fashion, whether crowns are square or pancaked and brims rolling or straight.
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Paris
Simplest Costume Is the Smartest One This Year
Paris dressmakers note a lesson that the simplest costume often wins this year. Designers struggle when chasing extreme differences, while straightforward dresses prove more successful for many women planning their wardrobes.
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Paris
Fur Ensemble Fashion Highlight for Winter Style
The item showcases a brown shaved lambskin fur ensemble designed to complement collarless coats and suit outfits. It includes a hat and muff for a complete look, pairing with sealskin beaver or moleskin coats. The feature notes a trend toward separate fur pieces as autumn and winter fashions take hold.
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Milady
Gilet Styles Shift for Winter Wardrobe
A gilet or vest adds flexible styling this season able to layer outside a dress for a waistcoat look like Schiaparelli or be worn inside as a shirt front with a narrow bow, echoing Chanel. The gilet remains a versatile accessory to trim most tailored dresses.
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Schiaparelli
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Bertha
Bell
WNU Barvica
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Mre
Robinson Caruso
Monitor
Bell Syndicate
Wnl
Dante
Petrarch
Boccaccio
Dada
Bel Syndicate
Three Mile Viaduct
Jersey City
Newark
N. J
By Cherie Nicholas
FUR Ensemble
Chlrie Nicholan
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