Jerry Muskrat Builds a New House in the Smiling Pool
Erin Muserat pursues winter prep as Jerry Muskrat plans a new home. Peter Rabbit watches, chaos rises in the Smiling Pool with muddy water and neighbor objections from Lilly Mink and Little Joe Otter. Jerry works by day and night, digging foundations, while others complain and keep away until the job finishes.
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Erin Muserat
Jerry
Muskrat
Peter Rabbit
Les
Ike
Paddy the Beaver
Miso
Jolly
Round
Reddy
Sim
Ally Curiosuy
Lilly Mink
Little Joe Otter
Laughing Brook
Billy Mink
Jerry Muskrat
Little Yoe Otter
Ferry Muskrat
Flig
T. W. Burgess
WSU Service
Old Postal Cancellations Use Before Stamp System
The United States had no unified cancellation system early on and postmasters relied on improvised marks. Pre stamp covers bore phrases like free or paid and numeric rate marks such as 8 5 and 6, which were useful without stamps but meaningless on covers bearing stamps.
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United States
Hollywood radio chatter on stunts and stars in the 1930s
A column reviews radio and film industry trends from the era, noting publicity stunts, contests, and personal lives of stars like Pickford Fairbanks, Barbara LaMarr, and Paul Bern. It mentions radio programs, fall schedules, Lawrence Tibett and Richard Crooks, and the appeal of Rudy Vallee revues, with anecdotes about Harlow Lombardo and other personalities.
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Joy
Jack Gilbert
Paul Bern
Barbara LaMarr
Joy Albert
Barbara
Paul
Lawrence Tibett
Richard Crooks
Mr. Tibbett
Jean Harlow
Guy Lombardo
Lombardo
Miss Harlow
Rudy Valee
Film and TV News Bits From 1933
In 1933 notes, rumors mention Jackie Coogan on film, Ben Bernie possibly on screen, Frederic March in Design for Living, Gary Cooper set for March’s re role, Mickey Mouse heading to radio, Graham MacNamee’s baseball broadcasts, Mae West frame ideas, Cecil DeMille returning with Cleopatra starring Claudette Colbert, all via Western Newspaper Union.
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Ben Bernie
Frederic March
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr
Gary Cooper
March
Reia
Mickey Mouse
Graha MacNamee
Mae West
Cecil DeMille
Cleopatra
Claudette Colbert
Western Newspaper Union
Memory and memory fail in a disputed will case
Fragmentary notes describe a man with poor memory and a possible will dispute involving an uncle. The text hints at memory concerns affecting claims to an estate and the probate questions surrounding it.
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Bedtime Story
Thornton W. Burgess
Jerry Muserat
Eig
Lindhorst
Joan Crawford
Chicago
Pickford-Fairbanks
Miss Pickford
Ethel Shuita
George Olsen
Hollywood
June Knight
Yumors
Max Baer
Lupe Velez
Dieanoer Holm
Junior Laemana
Axl Jarrett
Roxy
A. J. Hothapfei
Jackie Cooper
Jackie Coogan
Sherman Square Hotel
St- Broadway
Thousand D Island
Alexandria Bay,n
WM. H. Warburton
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