Wild Ways of a Little Animal in the Forest Life
Uncle Ben narrates a tale about the wood mouse called Little Tookhees or raid One. It describes Tookhees’ cautious home beneath a mossy stone, its hunting enemies such as horned owls and weasels, its evasive movements at dusk, secret tunnels to its nest, and the moral that tameness with humans can erode its natural defenses.
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Folka
Little Tookhees
Tookhees
Mooween
Kagax
Skooktum
Nes
Walt
Basket Upset Game Description
A playful party game described with players seated in a circle and one center player. The center calls fruit names and sentences using those names, prompting jumps and seated responses. When the center says Basket upset, everyone must change seats.
Patchwork Quilting Fun For Girls Returns
Little girls can make patchwork quilts easily by cutting square patches and sewing them into a cross shaped center. Once enough squares are gathered, mothers can assemble the quilts, making quilting a simple home project for young creators.
A Popular Spring Sport in May Fun and Hopes
When mud dries under warm May sun children cheer as games start. Hoop rolling becomes a favorite diversion after skating and cousling. The scene features a smiling young girl named Elizabeth Goddard in New York.
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Wag Tuat
Islizabeth Goddard
New York
Footgear fashions spring 1916 colonial pumps and buckskin boots
The article notes spring fashion shifts from last autumn’s ornate styles to colonial pumps in patent leather black kid and colored varieties with buckles, and buckskin boots in high cream and light tan with French heels. It mentions leather two tone use fading, white buckskin sport shoes, and colored suede boots in violet blue and green with decorative buckles and three buckled straps.
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Kid
The Sport Suit With Plaids For Golfing Style
A pale mustard and navy plaid sport suit features a full pleated skirt and a bias front coat ending in satchel pockets ideal for golf balls. The jaunty patent feather belt and navy buttons complete the coordinated look.
Sister's Hat for Small Girl's School Days
A tan straw hat with turn down brim and navy velvet ribbon band and bow is described. It features a fruity cluster on the left side in gay colors and is promoted for everyday wear durability.
A Carriage Robe Crochet Pattern for Baby Blankets
A crochet pattern describes a lightweight baby blanket with linen panels and a center panel. The text lists multiple rows of stitches with amounts in de, sp, and other old abbreviations, instructing to work from the thirteenth row back to the first to complete two halves of the design. It notes one half and states four designs are sufficient for the length.
Women Make War Machines in Kensington Exhibition
An exhibition in Kensington, England, showcases how women replace men at war by doing home tasks, munitions, Red Cross work, and new careers. A consulting engineer demonstrates how aviation relies on women, stressing careful work for aviator safety. In Glasgow women learn tram driving to fill vacancies as male workers enlist.
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Kensington
England
Red Cross
Glasgow
Fresh Gloves Keep Them Clean For Spring Use
Soiled gloves are an abomination and a day may come when we regret worn gloves. Propose schemes to keep gloves fresh. Wash fabric gloves, wool gloves and knit gloves to stay spotlessly clean with little effort.
Dainty Boudoir Cap Fashion Note
A dainty boudoir cap can be made from shadow lace and crepe de ching. Form a crown from the lace and attach pilk gathered lightly. Conceal joins with twisted ribbon studded with tiny rosebuds. Sew lace edges inside a ruffle, gather silk from the edge, and add long side ribbons for charm.
To Cream Hard Butter
Recipe note on creaming hard butter advises not warming it. It suggests running through a vegetable ricer to break into pieces for easier incorporation into mixtures.
Rush Cake Recipe Card Readied For Oven
Instructions describe mixing sugar flour salt baking powder or cream of tartar soda then lifting twice add melted lard and sweet milk with two eggs fill cups bake in moderate oven about thirty minutes
Potted Plants Care Tip Improves Drainage
A potting tip advises placing coarse muslin over the drainage hole before adding stones and sod. This helps maintain good drainage and prevents soil from washing out, ensuring healthier plants.
Adulteration of Oysters Exposed by U S Department
The Washington Department of Agriculture warns that oysters soaked in fresh water to swell from four quarts to five deceive buyers. They note water can’t be detected by ordinary buyers, especially in tall shell oysters. The act deems such oysters adulterated under section 7 of the food and drug act.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Lings
Law of Motion Why a Ball Follows You if Thrown In the Air
A Philadelphia Press summary explains that when you throw a ball while moving, it carries the motion of your body. If you move forward after releasing it, the ball lands ahead or behind based on throw and movement. The earth’s rotation and relative motion affect perception, but the ball remains tied to the thrower’s motion.
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Philadelphia Press
Old Time Crinoline Denounced in 18th Century Pamphlet
A historical note recalls English pamphlets from 1745 attacking the hoop Petticoat and the enormous crinoline. Descriptions show hooped undergarments filling spaces of six men and varying in size from a butter churn to three hogsheads in 1754 sources.
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England
King's Eyes and the Sunday Chapel Mystery
When Senelon served as almoner to Louis XIV the king found only the prelate and himself in church. The prelate explained he had announced the king would not attend to reveal who came to worship God and who came to flatter the king.
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Senelon
Louis XIV
Himwert
Memory Training Remarks by Senator Sorghum
Senator Sorghum declares a plan to train his memory and seeks a system that helps him remember what to forget when interviewed. The Washington Star reports the humorous remark about memory and forgetting during a public exchange.
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Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Death on the Cross Crucifixion Across Ancient Nations
Death on the Cross discusses crucifixion as a common execution method in ancient times, noting its frequent use in Assyria Carthaginia and the Roman empire with emphasis on its widespread practice.
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Assyria
Carthaginia
Roman Empire
Treat to Cost My Two Dollars in Buffalo News
In a brief item the Buffalo News recalls a humorous exchange about paying for treatment, with the speaker noting the expense was his own and joking about the cost of two dollars. The lighthearted quip reflects daily life humor from the era.
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Egbert
Buffalo News
Palo Alto County Food Conservation Commission Urges Cooperation
The Palo Alto County Conservation Commission led by County Chairman Bert L France asks citizens to join a nationwide effort to boost food production. Officials from local organizations, towns, schools, and agricultural sectors will call meetings to organize gardens, seed use, cultivation, and post harvest conservation to increase supplies.
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Palo Alto
Whic
Bert L
France
The Crow Described as an Undesirable Citizen in Folklore
A satirical portrait frames the crow as a cunning, carrion-loving pest. It details its diet from corn and eggs to dead animals, its sharp wit, and its stealth in danger, noting its impact on hog cholera control and stock profits.
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Tewenty
Crow
Lowa
Wasted Opportunities in Vacant Town Lots
The passage laments vacant lots cluttered with rubbish and weeds as autumn winds sigh. It notes repeated neglect across towns and imagines sowing the lots to something meaningful, highlighting wasted potential and recurring decay.
Physicists at State U plan war research work
State University physicists prepare to aid government with projects on projectile speed measurement, material testing for war use, explosive performance, signaling apparatus, and submarine detection by distant sound. Dr. Brown cites time-interval work advancing artillery speed accuracy, while Dr. Stewart studies sound transmission for potential oceanic detection methods.
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State University
F. C. Brown
Ordnance Department
Army
Towa
G. W. Stewart
Dietitian Notes Bread’s Value as Basis for Diet Plans
A University of Iowa dietetics class lists bread’s equivalent in foods: one loaf equals two cups cream, 15 eggs, 3 1/3 porterhouse portions, 13 3/4 bananas, 1 1/3 lb chocolate, 1 cup uncooked or 1 quart cooked oatmeal, 11 medium potatoes, 25 lettuce heads. Bread provides 981.68 calories. Substitutes for higher costs include spaghetti and rice for potatoes, canned fruits replacing eggs, and varied rice preparations in hospital menus. Rice garnished with salmon leaf can substitute potatoes.
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University of Iowa
Fay Wilcox
Miss Wilcox
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