Jack Frost Visits The Green Forest In Early Winter
Thornton W. Burgess presents a nocturnal visit by Jack Frost painting leaves and frosting meadows as animals like Peter Rabbit and Johnny Chuck awaken to the season. Johnny Chuck debates fattening for winter before Jack Frost’s pinch signals the coming cold.
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Northland
Jack Frost
Ile
Jolly
Mr. Sun
Peter Rabbit
Reddy Fox
Old Man Coyote
Lightfoot
Deer
Billy Mink
Little Joe Otter
Jerry Muskrat
Paddy the Beaver
Buster Bear
Hooty the Owl
Johnny Chuck
Happy Jack Squirrel
Sammy Jay
Mother Nature
Reddy
Granny Fox
Mistress Spring
Ouchi
Johnny
Mr.Sun
Sardine Dishes With Rarebit and Toast
A guide to preparing sardines from the coast of Maine in varied dishes. Includes rarebit with melted cheese, butter, egg, and seasonings, plus toasted sardine on bread, tomato or mustard sauces, and sardine sandwiches. Recipes cover fish on toast and sauces for Sunday night suppers.
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Maing
Western Newspaper Union
Smart Black Wool Coat with Novelty Wool and Scarf Collar
A stylish black wool coat features novelty wool, a scarf collar, and new sleeve design. It is paired with a black tam turban adorned by a grosgrain cocarde for a refined ensemble.
Snowden Wins Intercollegiate Title at 1931 Heavyweight Meet
Henry Taft Snowden, nephew of former President Taft and longtime Yale wrestler, captured the heavyweight intercollegiate title in 1931. Snowden, 6 feet 6 inches tall and 221 pounds, is a veteran member of Yale’s squad.
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Henry Taft Snowden
William Howard Taft
Suprone Court
Yale
Snowden
Proverbial Phrases and Puns from a Teaser List
A garbled sampler notes quirks such as protoplasm as a person and boners as humorous exam tidbits. It claims salvation by smoke and pilgrims fleeing religion. It misidentifies Central American tribes and attributes “After us the deluge” to Noah, then mocks orthography and Papacy.
Glasses We Wear and The Mind's Clearer Sight
A reflective poem by Douglas Malloch calls readers to examine the glasses they wear on the mind rather than those for the eyes. It contrasts cautious everyday judgment with blind spots that ignore the present and future, urging a perspective that makes the world seem as good as divinely claimed.
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Douglas Malloch
Wnu Servica
Spain’s Anthem Dilemma at Official Visits
The article notes Spain’s awkwardness entertaining dignitaries when the royalist hymn cannot be used. During M Herriot’s visit the military band played the Marseillaise, then a popular Spanish dance tune, which felt out of place yet lively for the occasion.
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Spain
Republic
Alfonso
M. Herriot
Go Hire a Hall and Nero’s Musical Fanfare
A research account from a leading film producer notes Nero’s pride in musical talent during ancient Rome. He invited friends to concerts with doors locked if they stayed away, and hours of song drew steady applause. One bored spectator reportedly leapt from a window to his death.
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Rome
Nero
Pierce's Favorite Prescription Stressed for Women’s Strength
An old advertisement touts De Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as strengthening weak women with no alcohol. It notes sale by druggists in tablet or liquid form.
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Pierce
Love's Glances and the Waning of Affection
The remark suggests that love rarely anticipates the future and only recalls the past as it fades. It implies a view that forward-looking passion gives way to nostalgia when the relationship cools.
London Sculptor Wins Second Consecutive Woman’s Prize
Helen V. Bilal Ray, a young London sculptor, has won the $500 annual prize for the second year in succession for the best sculpture by a woman. Miss Mackay’s piece depicts the recumbent figure of Christ supported by the Virgin Mary.
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Rss
Helen V. Bilal Ray
London
Miss Mackay
Christ
Mary
Immediate Cold Relief With Bayer Aspirin Tablets
A wartime style health ad touts Bayer Aspirin as the quickest, safest relief for colds. It advises frequent water intake, gargling with crushed tablets for sore throat, and to buy genuine Bayer tablets in boxes or bottles from drug stores.
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Holly Beach Farm
Annapolis
Balaam
Light Brigade
Bataan
By Thornton W. Burgess
Papa Krows
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Central America
Cults
Noah
Etter
Omin
By Douglas Malloch
Eddie
the Ad.man
Arry Bickenkoop
BAYER
Haarlem
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