Oberammergau marks tercentennial Passion Play
A 1634 vow in Oberammergau, Bavaria, sparked the yearly Passion Play to relieve plague. This summer’s performance marks 300 years of the village tradition with Alois Lang as Christ and Ann Rutz as the Virgin Mary showcased in the illustration, highlighting the Last Supper scene.
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Oberammergau
Bavarian Alps
Germany
Europe
Alois Lang
Christ
Ann Rutz
Redeye the Vireo Tunes Through the Orchard
In the Old Orchard maple tree Redeye the vireo sings while hunting for food and tending a nest. Peter Rabbit and Jenny Wren discuss Redeye’s bright red eyes, nesting habits, and craft, noting Sally Sly the Cowbird’s influence and Redeye’s paper preference in nest materials.
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Farmer Brown
Redeye
Peter Rabbit
Jenny Wren
Peter
Familly
Goldy
Jenny
Cresty
Sally
Sly
T. W. Burgess
Simple Fruit Dishes and Sherbet Recipes
A collection of fruit based desserts and beverages. Includes sauce for rice or pudding, simple fruit salad with orange sections grapes and grape juice, fruit ice from bananas oranges lemons sugar water and salt, cream option, and a three orange lemon banana milk sherbet with sugar milk and cream.
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Western Newspaper Union
Milk and cream price riddle and London police hats
Reader asks why cream costs more than milk and is told cows struggle to produce it. Another note describes London police hats with chin straps, joked as resting jaws after foolish questions. A third reader mentions buying a horse that could beat anything.
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Mr. Wynn
Sue Perrintendant
England
London
Desserts From Mottier Cook Book Frozen Dishes
Here are simple frozen treats for warm days. Three Fruits Ice uses orange and lemon rind, gelatin, and fruit pieces folded into egg whites then frozen. Fruit Potpourri combines orange pieces peaches pineapple juice and maraschino garnish for a fruit dessert.
Woman Reflects on Father as Forge and Heart
A poem recalls a daughter who watched her father shape steel and forge. She notes how his craft shaped her heart, turning him into her ideal. The piece emphasizes enduring faith and the bond of father and daughter across years.
In His Class The First Race He Lost
The reader asks why a boy lost in his first race and the answer attributes the failure to being out of his class. A follow up notes many boys sell newspapers on the street with a boy carrying about fifty papers, implying fatigue and workload.
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I. M. Morvich
Mr. Wynn
Hugh Manny Tairian
Border Cities Star
When Supper Powerfully Refuses Ice Cream Offer
A Toronto Globe note describes Helen decline a second helping of ice cream with a polite, wistful no. She explains her mother told her to say no, but she suspects the first serving was far smaller than anticipated.
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Helen
Toronto Globe
Wealth Primo Camera story quoted in Alfam exchange
Wealth Primo Camera narrates a harbor incident where a speed boat launches early and a young woman asks about Mr. Van Gold. She notes his enormous fortune and jokes about whether his wealth earns a Blue Book entry or Senate committee scrutiny.
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Primo
van Gold
Senate
Philadelphia Bulletin
Bothering the Boss in Crimson Uuleh Dialogue
In a tense exchange Cactus Joe laments losing power as political boss of Crimson Uuleh. He recalls the job once brought late prosperity but now carries blame for every misstep, while questioning authority.
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Crimson Uuleh
Cactus Joe
Farmer praises new tractor language for plowing work
A farmer jokes that his new tractor needs the same tough talk he learned when plowing with mules, saying it helps him handle labor now. The remark frames the device as a practical, humorous tool in daily farming tasks.
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Ineinnat! Enquirer
We Wonder Archlie Son of Divorcees
A fragmentary dialogue evokes a child Archibald asking about life after death and imagined states of the afterlife, queried by a nurse or caregiver figure. The piece centers on a child's existential question and parental split background.
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Archlie
Archie
Better Change the Flavor and Mabel’s Complexion Sparks
In a light exchange on taste and appearance Jim asks for an opinion on Mabel’s complexion. Jack comments that the flavor does not match the surface appeal.
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Jim
Mabel
Jack
Pattern 1776 gives spring wardrobe ideas and details
Print frock silhouettes brighten wardrobes with feminine lines and optional sleeve variations. Pattern 1776 offers sizes 12 to 40, requires 4 yards of fabric for size 16, and costs fifteen cents with order details to Sewing Circle Pattern Department, New York City.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Seventeenth Street
New York City
Senator Sorghum Reflects On High Hatter Exchange
In a humorous exchange, Senator Sorghum recalls his past as a student who wore a tall conical dunce cap. The High Hatter prompts him about high hiding as a prank, and he notes he has not done so for a long time.
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Senator Sorghum
Jungle Standoff Recalled in Humorous Exchange
In a playful exchange two characters reminisce about a tense big game hunt telling of a tiger encounter. One mocks the other’s reaction while the Major describes the scene with dramatic flair. The dialogue reveals a lighthearted confrontation about fear and bravado.
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Tiger
Dora
College humor chair sparks punny debate
A Louisville Courier-Journal item notes a college creating a chair of humor, then jokes about a collapsible chair and a pun on humor. The brief plays on words to highlight campus wit and humor culture.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Easy Teacher Johnny uses a quirky wording
Johnny responds after thought that his sister has a sphere cold, illustrating playful mispronunciation and a humorous classroom moment in a lighthearted dialogue.
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Johnny
Senator Sorghum on Change and Votes
Senator Sorghum notes he often changes his mind but only after he is sure the people whose votes he expects have changed theirs. He frames this as a caution about political loyalty and timing in public life.
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Senator Sorghum
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