Peter Rabbit and Sooty the Swift Share Evening Observations
Peter Rabbit watches Sooty the Swift overhead behind the Purple Hills while Johnny Chuck challenges him to identify neighbors correctly. The pair discuss Sooty’s true species and the joys of flight, with Burgess’s storytelling capturing a twilight Old Orchard scene.
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Olly
Mr. Sun
Peter Rabbit
Green Meadows
Green Forest
Veter
Johnny Chuck
Brownie the Thrush
Peter
Flitter
Sooty the Swift
Sooty
Skimmer
Johnny
Veter Rabbit
Mente
Vetor
T. W. Burgess
To Find Truth Through Reason or Feelings
The quote contrasts two paths to truth: reasoning and feeling. It posits that profound truths are sold out, while deep insight comes from love and understanding. It frames loving a person as the best way to understand them and claims feeling a truth is the sole means of comprehending it.
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K. W. Robertson
Perfect 100 in National Casting Tour Sets World Record
Frank Stee of the Lincoln Park Casting Club Chicago scored a perfect 100 in the National Association of Scientific Casting Clubs tournament at Carnegie Lake Pittsburgh. The mark established a new world record for the dry fly accuracy cast as the first flawless score.
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Frank Stee
Lincoln Park
Chicago
National Association of Scientific Casting Clubs
Carnegie Lake
Pittsburgh
Smart Jersey Ensemble For Fall Classroom Campus Wear
A green smart jersey outfit with a black and white checked blouse and a small green felt hat. Full sleeves gathered below the elbow with narrow bands for a neat, fitted look suited to school and campus life this fall.
Boners and Baffling Bits From Exam Papers
A quirky collection notes humorous items from tests and essays. It claims truancy is proven true and the Resurrection appears as a tomb opening. Blunderbuss is British bosses’ nickname while bare arms are a constitutional right.
Sweet Sponge and Fruit Pastries From Old Recipes
A collection of vintage dessert formulas from Western Newspaper Union. Lemon Sponge Pie folds beaten egg whites into a lemon custard baked in a shell. Orange Squares mix gelatin and juices with nuts then set into a sugar syrup. Fig Pudding-Cream blends yolks with milk flour and baking powder, folded whites, baked and served with whipped cream and lemon sauce.
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Western Newspaper Union
Cookie Day
A playful verse extols Saturday as cookie day detailing baking steps from flour to pan. The poem highlights planning and labor across the week and celebrates the weekend baking ritual.
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Douglas Malloch
WNU
Machinery costs in corn farming rise relative to total expenses
Missouri Farmer cites University of Winds professor Ry Hy Wilcox noting rising machinery expenses in corn production. He reports ten year prior to 1922 machinery costs reached 844 percent of operating costs, and current trends show continued high machinery share despite wartime price shifts.
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Ry Hy Wilcox
Department of Farm Organization ‘and Management
College of Agriculture
University of Winds
Nbe
Missouri
Silo Not a Back Number Says Ohio State Expert
A M K Perkins associate in dairying at Ohio State University states acids in silage are not harmful to cows and that silos are a practical method for handling crops. He notes storage losses from field methods exceed silo storage and dismisses claims that silage is outdated.
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Ohio State University
A. M K. Perkins
Druirle
Best animals to keep in North Dakota drought region
Dr. J. H. Shepperd of North Dakota Agricultural College urges farmers to retain only cows and ewes likely to be profitable under drought conditions. He argues for sound business judgment and culling unprofitable livestock as feed costs rise with shipping needs.
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North Dakota
J. H. Shepperd
North Dakota Agricultural College
Agricultural notes on crops and storage practices
Agricultural notes discuss soybeans as a daily protein source for many, mulching strawberries after frost with weed seed free materials, raking leaves for mulch, and mulching perennial beds. It warns to drain sprayers before winter storage and urges copper carbonate dust for late planted wheat to fight smut. It notes corn borer control aids soil prep, plowing under trash, and storing root crops in a covered barrel outdoors with soil and straw. The barrel head serves as a door.
Burn and scald Descriptions in medical terms
A burn results from dry heat above 140 degrees I' and a scald from moist heat above 120 degrees I. Clinically no distinction exists between them. Death often occurs when one third of the body's surface is affected, even superficially.
Exhilarating hailstorm tests plane over Albuquerque flight
A seven passenger two pilot plane from Albuquerque, New Mexico, endured hailstones as big as apples. Department of Commerce inspectors photographed the damaged airliner and found the passengers’ account credible. Pilot Ralph Montee and co-pilot J. K. Bowen piloted through the storm leaving two inch dents and wing indentations, while propeller blades bore only scratches.
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AL An
Albuquerque
N. M
Department of Commerce
Ralph Montee
J. K. Bowen
Thieves Take Car Make Owner Change Tire in Chicago
Three daring thieves seized Jim’s car in Chicago after hijacking it from him at a gas station. They forced Miller to drive, blew a tire, then made him change it before fleeing with $4 and a watch as detectives closed in.
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Chicago
Jim
al William Q
Miller
Lasso Saves Life of Boy on Narrow Ledge
Orville M. Wing, an electrical contractor from Los Angeles, used a lasso to rescue a youth clinging to a rock ledge. The boy slipped and grasped the rocks but Wing hurled the rope around him and pulled him to safety without injury.
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la Jota
Orville M. Wing
Los Angeles
Wing
Irene Johnson Jump From Eighth Floor Alleged Suicide
Irene Johnson died after leaping from an eighth floor ledge in San Jose. She reportedly climbed to the height and fell onto a parked car, then cushions. Police arrived and found she had a broken leg and fatal injuries.
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San Jose
Callf
Irene Johnson
Potlee
Pays to Be Good Picnic Honors 250 Haverhill Youth
Patrolman William Foren organized a picnic for 250 well behaved youngsters on his beat in Haverhill Massachusetts. The event rewarded good behavior by giving a community gathering and recognizing orderly conduct.
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Haverhill
Mass
Willam Foren
Bees Stall Train In Omak Air Brake Valve Failure
Bees stored was on a valve controlling the air brakes of a train and caused an engine stall for hours before officials found the trouble.
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Omak
Wash
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Hildren’s 'Story
Thornegn
W. Burgess
Harles Parnsworth
Tualitan Valley
Ore
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Bell Syndicate
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Lewis & Walker
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Wyoming
Butte, Mont
Richard McCarthy
East Granite
Butte, Montana
Land Office Filings & Proofs
CNY
Pearl I. Smith
Dillon
Montana
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