Jerry the Muskrat declines Reddy Fox house plan
In the tale from 1933, Jerry Muskrat refuses to help build a mud house for Reddy Fox. He explains he must store food for winter, leaving Reddy to find another helper or build alone while noting Jerry’s shift in mood and wary friendship.
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Fox
Jerry Muskrat
Reddy
Reddy Fox
Jerry
Smiling Pool
Neddy Fox
Big Rock
T. W. Burgess
WNU Service
Unclear Education Snippet From 1933 WNU Service
A fragmentary 1933 piece from Bell Syndicate WNU notes humorous exam tidbits and outdated facts. Mentions Egyptian science books, castor oil use, Pilgrims weather worries, bath knight ritual, Goldsmith views on America, and a road rule about keeping to the right.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU Service
Love at Home by Anne Campbell
A poem extols simple home joy as a brown wren sings of tranquility, contrasting with distant lands. The piece emphasizes familiar happiness and inner peace found in daily home life. It is attributed to Western Newspaper Union.
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Fle
Tle
Ile
Union
Laundry Biz Booms Despite Shirt Button Losses
Cora complains that the laundry business profits, noting only shirt buttons keep dropping off. 1933 Hell Syndicate. WNU service.
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Cora
Hell Syndicate
WNU Service
Golf backswing movement starts at hips and knees
The article explains that the initial backswing phase begins with hip and knee motion, not wrists. Wrists stay passive while arms swing across the chest to produce a flat arc, becoming active only after about a third of the backswing.
Golf backswing mechanics from 1983 coaching note
A technical description notes how the arm and shoulder drive the club back, then wrists assist as the backswing rises. It explains shoulder and hip turn opening the club head, reducing the need to roll wrists, and describes a gradual lift with a slow back maxim and cocking. The piece is attributed to Beil Syndicate WNU Bervicea.
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Beil Syndicate
WNU Bervicea
Motfier’s Cook Book Delights With Easy Nut Flavors
A historic cookbook excerpt offers dessert and salad ideas. Glorified Rice blends whipped cream boiled rice and jam. Ginger Waldorf Salad mixes apple celery nuts and mayonnaise with candied ginger and garlic rub. Oxtails en Casserole describes brief boiling, dredging, and frying tails with onion.
Japan's Growing Motoring Scene and Its Road Challenges
National Geographic notes Japan shifting to road travel as roads improve from Osaka to Kobe and along the Tokaido. Tokyo to Kyoto tours, Hakone views, and Mount Fuji attract motorists despite narrow, crowded lanes and heavy bicycle traffic.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU
Japan
Tokaido
Yedo
Tokyo
Kyoto
Inkone Lake
Sacred Fuji
East Seacoast
Chuzenji
Nikko
Towanda
Fujilake
Honshu
Hakone
Alnus Fuji
Titan
Osaka
Kobe
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Thornton
Egypt
Oliver Goldsmith
America
Minneapolis
Czar
Russia
BY Anne Campbell
Ove
Fox Whittie Boy Scout Troop No
Los Angeles
Indiana’s Great War
Motfier
Princess Elizabeth
Dapa
United States
Via Appia
Rome
Mount Fuji
Pacific
Barrier
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