Kittens Learn to Hunt After Beauty Fails
In a tale from 1924, Mrs. Tiger Puss raises three white kittens who refuse to hunt. With their beauty admired by their mistress, the kittens starve when milk runs out and doors close. Eventually they become skilled mousers, proving cleverness outweighs looks.
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Tiger Puss
Mrs. Tiger
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
The Why of Superstitions by Irving King
An essay traces the origin of the star fate superstition from ancient Babylonian astrology to medieval belief and modern remnants. It notes children imitate and connect fate to a first star, a mindset rooted in inherited lore and adventurous instincts.
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Shinar
Napoleon
McClure
Lily Ily a flower name and cultural history
The article traces Lily Ily as a flower name with English American roots and links to Cecelia Liliola Gonzaga in 1340. It notes variations Liliola Lilius and Cecelia, plus literary ties to Roswal and Lillian. It also mentions Lily’s talismanic diamond, lucky day Saturday, and number, framing the name in historical and symbolic terms.
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Ily
Lily
Cecelia
Liliola
Liliola Gonzaga
Italy
Lilius
Lilius Ruthven
Lillian
Roswal
Naples
Imported Foreign Art Values and 1922 European Imports
The aggregate value of foreign art imports since 1910 is estimated at 350 million dollars, averaging over 29 million annually. For 1922 European art imports were valued at about 33 million dollars.
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Europe
Meeting With Joy Inspires Daily Life Conference
A Boston style excerpt urges readers to seek Joy actively on life’s road. The message emphasizes greeting Joy, introducing him to travelers, and celebrating him in all seasons to spark lasting dreams and bells of happiness.
Adam Everyman Learns The Habit Of Appreciation
A tale of a husband who learns to value his wife and family after his early stingy indifference. His renewed appreciation boosts his work, seconds his sales, and improves his children’s school reports, proving appreciation dispels egoism and fuels harmony.
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Adam Everyman
Adam
Ufe
Metropolitan Newspaper Service
Frocks For Little Ladies Afternoon Styles 1924
Frocks for little ladies feature Georgette fabrics with double skirts and ribbon trim. Afternoon frocks in crepe de chine voile and satin offer full skirts, beaded girdles and lace panels. Beaded belts and floral shoulder ornaments elevate simple frocks into formal wear.
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Georgette
The Scotch kettle and other meat dishes featured in 1924 guide
A 1924 kitchen manual from Western Newspaper Union details revival of the Scotch kettle and recipes for Lamb Haricot Oxtail Kettle Roast and Roast Camelon of Beef. It includes preparation steps, ingredients like lamb, oxtails, lima beans, vegetables, spices, and baking times to produce tender, flavorful roasts.
Brigand of birds steals notes from forest throat
Ednah Proctor Hayes writes of a mysterious singer who plucks the forest’s song from a single tiny throat. The verse portrays a brash thief who claims the woods’ melody as his own.
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Rascal
Ednah Proctor Hayes
Household Tips From an Earlier Era and Simple Recipes
A collection of thrifty domestic hints for housewives including medicine aid with ice, patterns for patchwork, discarding unnecessary storage, enamel cleaning with muriatic acid, bread cooling methods, onion and apple dish, adhesive tape uses, glycerin hand softeners, paint removal with turpentine, and charcoal odor absorption. Also two old recipes for Baked Apples With Dates and Sugar Cookies with variations.
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Ais
John Kendrick Bangs
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Springfield
Ohio
Massillon
Dorothy
Beasco
Hae Tise
Irving King
Mildred Marshall
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
By Margaret Morison
Western Newspaper Union
Theodore Roosevelt