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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1939
Page
11
Uncle Wiggily encounters a striped white furred badger named Stripe Face who claims the best digging skills. He mentions his kin mostly left the area while he wanders in search of food and asks about Jackie and Buster who are in a digging race. He hints at helping Buster out if needed.
A poem by Edgar A. Guest reflects on farming and bee keeping. A caddie tells the speaker his father tends bees, and the harvests of honey, hive care, and seasonal cold inform life lessons beyond golf. The bee man’s son teaches humility and practical knowledge across summers and winters.
Jackie Bow Wow and Buster Longears start a hole digging contest in Uncle Wiggily’s garden. Both boast deeper diggings with aims to Australia and China as Uncle Wiggily watches, while a mysterious trouverWatching voice hides in the bushes.
A bottle of water placed outside a California house in 1931 focused the sun, concentrating heat on the wooden wall and igniting it. The incident highlights early sun-driven fire risks in domestic settings and the need for protective measures around exteriors.
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