Danny Meadow Mouse Learns a Lesson on Tails
In a Green Forest tale Danny Meadow Mouse envies cousins with long tails but a bear’s clever trap nearly costs him his life. A quick escape shows his short tail saved him, teaching that what seems least desirable can be a blessing. Danny resolves never to envy a long tail again.
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Danny Meadow Mouse
Whitefoot
Woodmouse
Nibble Heels
Jumping Mouse
Nibbler
House Mouse
Danny
Ife
Buster Bear
Green Forest
Buster
Cousin Whitefoot
T. W. Burgesa
WNU
Shoe making in US begins with Mayflower passenger tale
The text notes that shoemaking in America dates to the Mayflower era when a passenger reputedly was a shoemaker with hides. It claims hand production persisted to the mid nineteenth century, mentioning the McClure Neer Syndicate.
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United States
McClure Neer Syndicate, A
Modern Egyptian Motifs in Hair Ornaments
New hair ornaments draw inspiration from Egyptian motifs used by Cleopatra. A rhinestone comb with a ball and leaf design follows this fashion and should be worn at the side where curls mass.
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Cleopatra
Public Ledger
Ina Wnu
Picnic Meals and Firebuilding Tips for Scout Camps
PEN-AIR meals are in order until snow flies. The piece highlights simple picnic fare and emphasizes the value of a long walk, the importance of a campfire in a safe, prepared setting, and the skill of building a firebox on beaches. It notes disposing of debris and embers properly before leaving the camp. It also mentions cooking bacon and sticks over the fire.
Question Box by Ed Wynn Answers for Kid Readers
A collection of reader questions to Mr Wynn with humorous or cheeky replies. Topics include opposites for misery sorrow and woe, paint removal tips, trolley strike conductors, wedding pronouncements, parental humor and a child advised to respond to insults with a playful retort.
Blue Ribbon Baby and the Fair's Lifestyle
A nostalgic verse praising Utah like a fair scene with blue ribbon prizes. It celebrates blue ribbon babies, animals, flowers, pumpkins, and pets as life’s prize, ending with a tribute to a baby’s blue gaze and small hands. Copyright WNU Service.
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WNU
Outdoor Cooking With Potatoes And Camp Frying Pans
The article describes simple outdoor cooking methods using green twigs and camp pans. It explains frying potatoes and broiling frankfurters, plus scrambling eggs, and details a method to roast sweet and Irish potatoes in hot ashes wrapped in leaves or wet paper.
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Western Newspaper Union
Stillman in Queens Court Seeks Dismissal of 200000 Suit
New York banker James A. Stillman moves to drop the remaining suit by Sue Rochefort, once his secretary and mayoral candidate in Montreal, claiming New York Legislature heart balm actions void the case and that Rochefort’s lack of prosecution ends it. The long scandal involved Stillman’s wife and other high profile figures, with prior divorces and reconciliations shaping the public record.
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New York
James A. Stillman
Malcolm Sumner
Stillman
Queens County Supreme Court
Sue Rochefort
Montreal
Rochefort
Marjorie Rochefort
Havana
Valueless
Alfred L. Becker
Canada
Iimbo
Flo Leeds
John Rosseau’ Metcalfe
Michael
Brown Potter
Fred Beauvais
Russian Uses Corkscrew For Limb Realignment
A Russian surgeon Prof S Novotelnov proposes corkscrews as surgical tools to reset dislocated limbs with fractures. In a thigh case the corkscrew is screwed into the fractured bone while the patient is under anesthesia.
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Leningrad
S. Novotelnov
Must Have $2,000 a Year to Wed Yugoslav Soldier
Belgrade reports new state rules bar marriages for Yugoslav soldiers unless the bride can guarantee an income of $2,000 a year for lieutenants or $3,000 for captains. Officers may marry at twenty six while noncoms wait until twenty seven.
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Belgrade
Yugoslav Military Council
Man Fined For Working Too Long In Wyoming
Cheyenne Wyoming reports IL FE Washburn of Lexington Nebraska fined two dollars in justice court for violating Wyoming highway law limiting truck drivers to ten consecutive hours of work and eight hours rest between shifts. Patrolmen testified he had only four hours rest in forty eight.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Il.fe
Washburn
Lexington
Neb
Justice of the Peace
Ottawa twins sprout teeth at one month old
Allan and Kenneth Reid, twin sons of Mr. and Mrs. Vercy Reid in Ottawa, Ontario, are reported to have grown teeth by one month old. Kenneth’s first tooth appeared at twenty five days, with Allan’s following a few days later.
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Ottawa
Spirit of Democracy Evaston junior league tours city jail
A dozen young women from Evanston's junior league toured the city jail. As they filed into a cell an inmate asked, What were you pinched for. The moment captures a curious glimpse of civic engagement.
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Spirit of’ Democracy
Evanston, Hil
Evanston
Junior League
Pattern 0354 Summer Wardrobe For Sports Wear
Pattern 0354 offers a cool yoke cape panel design with a pleat back and skirt suitable for spectator sports and week-end wear. Made in washable sport silk or shantung, sizes 14 to 42, it requires 4 yards of fabric for size 16. Send 15 cents and include name address style number and size to Sewing Circle Pattern Dept New York.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Eighteenth Street
New York
On the Fly Paper: Manager and the Human Fly
In a quirky Q and A feature from Answers Magazine the manager asks where the Human Fly is while the Vat Lady explains he argued with his wife and she swatted him.
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Answers Magazine
Census Exchange Turns On Age Guessing Joke
In a humorous exchange, a Census man estimates the lady’s age as five years younger than she claims. She reveals she is twenty five, prompting the man to remark on the common miscount. The wry dialogue showcases playful wit over age and perception.
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Battle Creek
Henry Ford
Greenfield Village
Mae Says Her Face Is Her Fortune
London Tit-Bits notes Mae lifts her spirits despite a string of hard luck tales. A playful jab reflects public frustration with persistent misfortune stories in headlines.
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London
No Limit While-Dad what is a peace offering
Dialogue between a father and son about the meaning of a peace offering. The father explains a peace offer can range from small gestures like candy to larger gifts such as a car, illustrating reconciliation through tangible acts.
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Wlile
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Yours Truly, G. Tzawful
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