Peter Rabbit and Short-Tail Face a Labyrinth of Paths
Peter Rabbit contemplates which path to take as he follows Short-Tail the Shrew through a tangle of forked routes. He worries about being misled and finally decides to return home, noting Short-Tail must run a lot to keep up. 1933.
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Peter Rabbit
Brier
Patch
Short-Tail the Shrew
Peter
Short- Tall
Short-Tall
Short-Tail
T. W. Burgess
WNN
New York Hat Designer Debuts Rob In Hood Sports Hat
A New York hat designer shows a jaunty Rob In Hood style sports hat in stitched suede cloth for summer wear. The compact piece emphasizes casual chic and urban flair.
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New York
Rob
Westinghouse Air Brake Invention Timeline
George Westinghouse developed the air brake and received a patent in 1860 while in Pittsburgh. A test train with air brakes followed by the Pennsylvania Railroad. He later invented the automatic air brake in 1872.
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George Westinghouse
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Peter Follows Short Tail Path After Log Encounter
Peter, misled into thinking Short Tail is a Mole, discovers a tiny private path from an old log. He follows the half inch wide trails, hoping to meet Short Tail, and finds more little paths branching away.
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Short-Tail
Mole Familly
Peter
Mrs. Peter
Short-Tall
Short- Tail
Short- Tall
Whitefoot the
Wood Mouse
Turn of the Left Side in the Golf Backswing
The article argues the left side must rotate fully during the backswing to achieve balance and power. It cites MacDonald Smith as an example of proper pivot and turning from the shoulders to enable an inside out, balanced swing and reduce slicing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MacDonald Smith
Smith
Bell Syndicate
Matties Cook Book Warm Weather Desserts
A note on desserts for hot weather describes custard based ice cream that freezes well and remains nourishing. The piece highlights a traditional approach to making frozen treats that stay firm and refreshing in warm conditions.
Classic Ice Cream and Sherbet Recipes From 1933
Peach Ice Cream and Orange Sherbet recipes outline fruit prep sugar salt ratios lemon juice milk and cream, with steps to blend and freeze. Velvet Lemon Sherbet uses lemon juice milk sugar salt and optional lemon rind, noting the mixture may curdle then smooths when frozen. 1933 Western Newspaper Union.
The Old Home Place Has Been Enough
A poem reflecting on contentment with the family homestead. The speaker recalls the farm’s self made toil and enduring shelter, noting that despite grander houses elsewhere the old home place remains sufficient and warming through good and tough times. Douglas Malloch 1933.
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Douglas Malloch
WNU
Humorous School Parodies From 1933 Examination Notes
A playful collection notes teachers marked as humorous tidbits from exams and essays. It lists mock definitions such as ground mice as the finest animals, and defines terms like a jailbird, watered stock, and an Oxonian who drives axes, dated 1933 and attributed to Bell Syndicate WIU Service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Syndicate
Minister in Love Triangle Leaves Ministry for Patsy
Rev. Sharon Inman deserted his wife and two children in Missouri for Miss Holdridge of Oklahoma. The trio lived under one roof in Springfield, then eloped to Texas. Inman announced his ministerial days were over after the scandal and separation.
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Randolph
Lona
Sharon
Inman
Missouri
Bazla
Patsy
Holdridge
Oklahoma
Soobody
Texas
Ozarks
Tex
Italian Corsican Vendetta Flares On Corsican Coasts
Tensions rise as Corsican and Italian fishermen clash near Bastia Pietra Carbara Cape Corse. A large Italian trawler with lights on tried to sink two Corsican boats, prompting Corsican fishermen to fire warning shots and retreat.
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Bastia
Corsica
Leghorn
Sardinia
Pietra
Carbara
Cape Corse
Husband Accused of Failed $100,000 Sale in Milwaukee
Mrs. Pesetz sues Frank Pesetz alleging he tried to sell her to a man of sixty for 100000 dollars. She says the deal failed when the buyer valued her at 7000 dollars. She also claims he forced her to tickle customers in the ribs to boost drink sales at his soft drink business.
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Milwaukee
Frank Pesetz
Siew
Lusitania survivor from long mourning found alive
A thirty nine year old woman once mourned as a Lusitania victim is located alive in Atlantic City. A sister received a misdirected letter. investigations reveal Miss Thompson had planned war work overseas and, unknown to relatives, abandoned the Lusitania voyage.
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Lusitania
Atlantic City
Miss. Thompson
Miss Thompson
Three Dogs Save and Recover in Midwest Heroic Tale
In Toledo Ohio three dogs Hugo Cole and Petersburg Virginia become local heroes. Their faithful deeds save Howard Davis from a creek and guide a man home after a near freezing night. A lost $50 bag is recovered when a pointer and setter retrieve it from a puppy and anchor dog.
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Toledo
Ohio
Hugo
Cole
Petersburg
Edith Davis
Howard Davis
J. S. Moore i
Mr. Moore
Telltale Bells Alert MPs Wives About House Times
In London a novel device alerts wives to MPs return times. Twenty two members of parliament reportedly have bells at home that ring when the house rises or votes are taken, letting wives time their arrivals to the front door. Mrs Geoffrey Mander confirms the bells were her idea.
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London
England
Geoffrey Mander
M. P
Wolverhampton
He Moves House and Sidewalk Leaving Only Concrete Basement
Gary Indiana report describes George Filgutt moving his house to Chicago after debt concerns. Board of works puzzled as special assessments on the sidewalk and a mortgage foreclosure loomed. Over three weeks the operation unfolded with family items first, then the house rolled on rollers, and finally cement sidewalk slabs were loaded for removal.
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Gary
Ind
George Filgutt
Chicago
Board of Works
Filgutt
California Poodle Dog Adopts Orphaned Rabbit
A Bakersfield woman reports her female poodle adopted a baby jackrabbit found on Lerdo mesa during a family auto trip. The pair romps at Mrs. W. G. Towner's home, with the rabbit described as an orphan taken in by the kind dog.
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Bakersfield
Calif
W. G. Towner
Lerdo Mesa
Policeman Arrests His Brother in Somerville Case
In Somerville N J Patrolman Fred Sixt arrested his own brother after a family dispute ended in police involvement. The event drew attention to tensions within the local police circle and raised questions about duty within families serving as law enforcement.
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Somerville
Fred Sixt
Ita
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China
Tientsin
Acta
Polly Carrot
America
Mac Smith
Matties
Western Newspaper Union
By Douglas Malloch
Erin
Roners
Jameses
Egypt
Girugagp
Winnie
Norway
Inmans
California
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