Barkerville Rebirth As Gold Rush Town Returns
Barkerville, once a booming placer gold capital with up to 15,000 residents, eyes a resurgence as lode gold prospecting grows. Prospectors flock to the Cariboo area, reviving a town long a ghost town in recent years, with the main street captured in a contemporary photograph.
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Barkerville
Cariboo
Ife
Nimbleheels and Hooty Danger on Green Meadows
In Thornton W. Burgess tale Nimbleheels the best jumper on the Green Meadows faces danger as Hooty the Owl swoops near. Peter Rabbit watches from the Brier Patch while Nimbleheels leaps, fails to notice the shadow, and hovers above the grasses before vanishing. Peter fears for his cousin.
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Nimbleheels
Danny Meadow Mouse
Green Meadows
Peter Rabbit
Peter
Brier
Hooty
Nimbleheels Versus Hooty The Owl In Busy Meadow Chase
A dramatic woodland chase unfolds as Nimbleheels the rabbit dodges predator Hooty the owl. Peter Rabbit watches as nimble leaps and swift turns keep the rabbit in danger yet hopeful of reaching the Old Brier Patch. The scene blends playful action with a tense survival moment in a sunlit meadow.
Codfish Chowder Recipe From Mottier Cook Book
A chowder recipe popular for luncheon or dinner uses firm white salted codfish. Soak then simmer cod, brown salt pork, onions, and potatoes, add cod with milk, season, and serve hot with milk crackers. add pepper and clam broth, fold in cod, and finish with bacon and seasoned hot rice.
Lois finds happiness in her dog with a soft cold nose
Lois speaks of happiness as a dog named Happiness who once ran in the sun before her dog went missing. The piece imagines how joy returns if the dog comes back, portraying Lois as the measure of happiness.
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Lois
WNU
Early New England Punishments for Profanity
In colonial New England, profanity faced corporal measures such as tongue pinching with a split stick and the wearing of a red letter D suspended around the neck, reflecting harsh public discipline practices of the era.
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New England
Pepper and Cabbage Fish Dish Parade
A simple recipe from the Western Newspaper Union mixes pepper with four cups chopped cabbage then cooks until tender. It adds two cups of flaked fish and serves hot on a platter garnished with curls.
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Western Newspaper Union
Witty Kitty The Girl Friend Jokes About Theaters Emptying
A light quip notes some theaters claim five minute empties while singers can clear a venue faster. The remark appears in a Bell Syndicate WNU transmission.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
Coldest Inhabited City Verkoyansek in Siberia
Verkoyansek in northeastern Siberia is described as the coldest inhabited city. It lies 150 feet above sea level and winters reach 85 degrees below zero. The area has a mean annual temperature around 13 degrees above zero and serves as a hub for fur traders and associated communities.
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Verkoyansek
Siberia
British Post Office and Education Board Promote School Telephone Training
The British post office and the board of education collaborate to teach children how to use telephones. Aimed at future business skills, the program uses BIRT portable cabinets with labeled components and instructional cards. Pupil receivers show contact, dialing lights reveal selector operation, and Gamephone records explain signals like number engaged or unobtainable.
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British Post Office
Board of Education
Post Office
Changes in tastes from dime museums to dime stores
The remark notes a shift in public perception and commerce from unusual attractions once seen in dime museums to their modern availability in dime stores, illustrating broader changes in culture and consumerism.
Red blood likely link to skin tone and health
The passage explains that clear rosy skin and lips depend on adequate hemoglobin and blood health. It promotes S.S.S. as a tonic to restore red blood content, improve appetite and color, and claims stronger energy and stamina, with availability through drug stores.
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S.S
S.S.S
Remember This Only a Little More Effort Is Required
Column excerpt from Los Angeles Times features a playful travel reflection about ambition and optimism aboard a honeymoon flight amid ominous weather. The pair discuss clouds as tunnels and the pursuit of success beyond fear.
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Los Angeles Times
New Submarine Tested For Ocean Bed Crawling
A new small submarine tested in New York can crawl the sea bed with a hatch for divers. In a separate item a Treviso youth, Dino de Corbertaldo, holds a certificate claiming his tiny radio set can receive six stations and fits in a nutshell, not a coconut.
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New York
Dino de Corbertaldo
Treviso
Italy
When a Child Won't Study and the Laxative Link
A column argues against harsh purgatives for sluggish children and praises California Syrup of Figs as a natural gentle remedy. It credits a mother's care with keeping a boy healthy and studious, noting the product's senna-based laxative action and urging its use.
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California
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