Traveling circus comes to town in quirky jungle tale
Cheerups the Quixie Boys meet two Ratels Mrs Rates and Mr Ratel who fear a bees nest. They recount honey wishes and stinging danger while Cheerups jokes about their thick fur and coats. The Beehive road trip unfolds with light humor and animal neighbors.
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Cheerups
Cheereps
Cheerops
Quixie
Brighteyes
Quickear
Softfant
Sniffsniff
Afrs
Ratel
Mrs.Ratel
Mr. Ratel
Weill
Mr. Rates
Honey
India
Africa
Mrs. Rates
Rod La Rocque Movie Star From Chicago Born 1898
Rod La Rocque known as a handsome film star was born November 28, 1898 in Chicago. He studied in Chicago and Omaha schools and stood six feet three inches tall weighing 180 pounds with brown hair and black eyes. He began acting at seven, later touring with a musical comedy show.
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Handsome Hod la Rocque
Chicago
Omaha
Norse Infnence Of Hogs Predict Winter In New England
A discussion notes a superstition linking hog entrails to coming winter conditions. Inspecting intestines, fat thickness signals harsh or mild weather, a survival of ancient haruspication. The practice traces to Roman haruspices and remains in various forms among many cultures today.
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New England
United States
Canada
Rome
Bacchus
McGlure Remsuanir Syndicate
Digestive Ferments and Indigestion Remedies
An article by George Matthaw Adams discusses digestive ferments from animals and plants including pepsin tests with milk, pineapple and paw paw ferments for protein digestion, and lactic acid bacteria such as Bacillus Bulgaricus. It notes variability in commercial preparations and the need to identify indigestion causes before treatment.
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George Matthaw Adams
Carmen and Carmela Names and Ruby as Carmen’s Talisman
The article traces the names Carmela and Carmine to Carmen, linking them to Carmelia’s root in Carmel and Saint Mary’s Madonna figura. It notes Carmen’s ruby talisman, worn on the left side for protection, and cites Tuesday as the lucky day with seven as the lucky number.
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Tre
Carmen
Elias
Helena
Palestine
Mt. Carmel
Order of
Carmelites
West
St. Mary
Italy
Madonna di Carmela
Madonna di
Carmine
Carmela
Spain
Wheeler
Eet
Fall coats pass in review in stylish display
The feature shows new fall coats with fuller silhouettes and no bustle, emphasizing tailored street and afternoon frocks. Fur hems, smooth broadcloth, and wool return highlight the season’s combinations. A sport coat in natural kasha with red lining and opossum fur trim appeals to younger women, while dresses use plaits and flares to add fullness without widening the silhouette. Julia Bottomley reports.
The Kitchen Cabinet and Honey Cookery Thumbnails
A fragmented kitchen column presents old fashioned baking notes. It lists cookie recipes including Mut Cookies and Crisp Cookies with ingredients and steps. It also surveys honey uses in cooking such as Honey Ice Cream Salad Dressing Honey Pudding and Honey Custard with procedural details and measurements.
Fish That Flirts Discovered On Malay Peninsula
Explorer Carveth Wells reports bizarre creatures in the Malay peninsula including a fish that flirts and winks, monkeys that brush teeth after meals, and birds that sleep upside down, illustrating astonishing regional biodiversity.
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Malay Peninsula
Carveth Wells
Cure for Sleeplessness Suggests New Barbiturate Aid
A Paris medical review recommends using isopropriprogensl barbiturate amidosrine to treat sleeplessness. The New York World notes the option can be taken as labeled or consumed by gradually closing the eyes and speaking slowly.
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Paris Medical Review
New York World
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H Minhe
the Quixies
Grace Diss Stewart
Rod la Rocque
Littie, Brown & Co
Smcclure Newspaper Syndicate
Mildred Marshall
John Kendrick Range
McClure New Paper Syndicate
Julia Bottomley
Western Newspaper Union
Uaton
Vere
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