Peter Rabbit Tracks Hidden Visitors in Snowbound Forest
Peter Rabbit ventures into a snowlit Green Forest and follows tiny leaflike tracks that lead to Whitefoot the Wood mouse. The mouse warns that snow reveals secrets and cautions Peter about neighbors learning his own trails as he continues his curious exploration.
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Peter Rabbit
Peter
Green Forest
Mr. Sun
Fuzzy
Mrs
Miss Puzzytail
Whitefoot
Woodmouse
Husy
J. G. Lloyd
WNU
Walls We Build Within Us
Poem urges breaking self created barriers to achievement. It argues doubt and fear form walls that block progress more than external fortifications. The author notes walls arise from habit and desire and that true success depends on inner vision, purpose, and moral clarity.
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Douglas Malloch
WNU
Not Really Steel Jackets
The piece notes there are no steel jacketed bullets manufactured in the United States. It explains that in Europe cartridges with steel jackets exist, using a cupro nickel alloy, while many bullets labeled steel jacketed in the United States actually use a copper nickel jacket.
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United States
Europe
United ‘States
New Harvard Captain and Classic Kitchen Tips
A 1931 Western Newspaper Union recipe notes a New Harvard Captain turned off and outlines a dish with one egg white beaten to stiff peaks, vanilla, dates, nut meats, and shredded coconut formed into balls. It also provides Basic Energy Soup with veal or beef meat, bones, browning steps, vegetables, and a chilled fat-free finish, plus Pineapple Salad with cream cheese balls and mayonnaise.
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Western Newspaper Union
Apricot Henri and Orange Blossom Salad Desserts
Mottier's Court Book describes Apricot Henri a frozen dish using apricots lemon juice orange juice sugar and salt cooled before freezing. It also outlines Orange Blossom Salad with orange petals lettuce and a light dressing, plus Divinity Balls made from sugar corn syrup water and salt cooked to hard ball stage.
Girlfriend Accuses Husband of Voyeuristic Telecope Watching
A sensational note reports that a woman accuses her husband of peeping at bathing girls through a tele scope. The item notes the Bell Syndicate and WNU Service as the sources.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
Fossil Giant Moss Tree Restored in New York Museum
The oldest tree claim centers on a giant club moss from the Devonian era. Scientists restored the fossil to natural size from a single specimen found in New York state and placed it in the New York State Museum.
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New York State
New York State Museum
Home planning aids reviewed on radio
Bruce L. Melvin of the President's conference committee on Farm and Village Housing explains aids to planning farm and city houses on the Farm Home Hour. The Farmers' Educational and Co operative Union monthly broadcast will be aired January 20 and feature a noted agricultural speaker, with January 21 offering an episode on forest ranger experiences focusing on fire prevention and protection.
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Bruce L. Melvin
Tell National
United States Department of Agriculture
Farmers’ Educational and Co-operative Union
United States Forest Rangers
Government Radio Use in 1931 Shows Record Turnout
United States officials delivered 581 talks on NBC in 1931 totaling 215 hours. The Agriculture Department led broadcasts with 254 officials and 581 talks. Hoover spoke twice, Curtis three times, Hughes five. Cabinet members, senators, and representatives also contributed numerous addresses. Army Marine and Navy bands appeared repeatedly in National Farm and Home Hour broadcasts.
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United States
National Broadcasting Company
M. Aylesworth
United States Department of Agriculture
National Farm and Home Toor
Hoover
Aylesworth
Curtis
Charles Evans Hughes
Senate
House
Amertes
Army Band
Marine Band
Navy Band
Calvin Coolidge
Howker
White House
Realist and the Sea evokes a seaside tale
The Realist and the Sea features Sloog the bibliophile critiquing Lafayetteca realism. He compares life to a servant girl who never saw the ocean still learning to describe it as Ocean City arrives and a mistress guides her to the beach. The dialogue ends with a skeptical Maggie noting a stale oyster scent.
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Sloog
Ocean City
Maggie
Knowledge Through Eyes Finds 61 Percent Through Vision
Dr Milton Metfessel of the University of California reports that 61 percent of normal human knowledge is assimilated through the eyes. He adds 25 percent through auditory experiences and 10 percent by touch taste and smell.
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Milton Metfessel
University of California
Save Your Money for a Sunshiny Day
The wording urges thrift and optimism, encouraging saving money now to secure a brighter future rather than spending on sorrowful times. It promotes prudent finances and forward planning with a hopeful tone.
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Lorain
Ohio
Harvard
Harvard Tean
Hageman
Mottier
Kitty McKay
Nina Wilcox Putnam
Milliner
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Mosco
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Pierce
J. M
Harvey
West 4Th South St
del Pierce
Buffalo, N .Y
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Colorado Horse & Mule CO
Denver, Colo
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Cree & Chaffey
Palm Springs
California
W.N. Y
Billings
Arpad Miroczy
Budapest
Leutenant
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Bloomfield
N. J
Harold F. Ritchie, & Co., Inc
New York
Cound von Luckner
KAS
Los Angeles
KOIN
Portland
KFRC
San Francisco
KOL
Seattle
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Spokane
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