Peter Rabbit meets Short-Tail the Shrew in a cautious welcome
In this 1933 tale by T. W. Burgess the gentle Peter Rabbit tries to befriend Short-Tail the Shrew despite a prickly greeting. The shrew keeps his home secret, jokes about danger, and hints at private paths while claiming he is half starved. Happy Jack Squirrel notes the shrew’s family’s eating habits.
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Peter Rabbit
Short- Tall the Shrew
Mole
Short-Tail the Shrew
Miner the Mole
Short-Taily
Short-Tail
Peter
Short-Tai
Happy Jack Squirrel
Shrew
Happy Jack
T. W. Burgess
WWNU
Moor Question Sparks Romantic Glow Riddle
A 1933 Bell Syndicate item notes a playful exchange with a line about a moor and a romantic glow masking a dish pan. WNU Service presents this brief cryptic humorous moment.
All-American chowder and fish loaf dishes from 1933
Quick guide presents hearty supper ideas with multiple dishes. It outlines a chowder using dried potatoes celery carrot onion pork and milk pairing with crackers, a codfish twist, and a fish loaf built from eggs salmon or tuna rice bacon and tomato sauce.
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Western Newspaper Union
Have We Forgotten
Poem urging recall of shared past joys and simple pleasures. It reflects on loss, memory, and the value of togetherness over wealth or scheming, calling lovers to light the ember of dreams and remain rich in unity despite hardship.
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Douglas Malloch
WNU Service
Curious Costumed Inventions From Odd Quiz Book
The fragment lists bizarre definitions and mock facts such as a jinrikisha pulled by a collie and ploughmen wearing guitars. It notes humorous tidbits found in exams, with dated fantasy lines and a final credit to Bell Syndicate WNU Service from 1933.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
Golf Swing Preparation Tips from 1933 Guide
A Bell Syndicate feature outlines stance and grip cautions for a proper golf swing. It emphasizes starting with the left hand, avoiding excessive thumb pressure, matching grip to club lie, and proper distance from the ball to prevent a rushed swing.
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Bell Syndicate
Bloody Angle remembered at Spottsylvania battle site
An Evening Post piece recalls the May 12 1864 clash at Spottsylvania known as the Bloody Angle. It describes the brutal fighting, the nearly 36 000 casualty toll, and the transformation of the former battlefield into a peaceful four acre tract donated to the United States by Mr and Mrs Edward T Stuart of Philadelphia as a national holy ground with three granite monuments to New York New Jersey and Ohio regiments.
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Elson
Spottsylvania
Gettysburg
Lee
Spottsylvania Courthlouse
Stonewall Jackson
Hancock
Grant
Washington
Spottsylvania Court House
New York
New Jersey
Ohio
United
An Old Soldier Reflects On Duty And Liberty
An elderly man walks the busy street with upright bearing and quiet pride. A veteran beyond his years wears a lapel pin, recalling his son who fell in battle. He hopes their sacrifice keeps old Glory bright and the cause of liberty true.
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Western Newspaper Union
Shantung Hats Bring Sailor Style to Spring Chapeaux
Shantung hats with low crowns and narrow brims debut this spring. Designers pair them with tailored suits and printed shantung blouses to create a cohesive, stylish look for the season.
Britain’s World War I Memorial at Thiepval
The gigantic Thiepval monument commemorates British heroes of the World War I conflict. It bears the names, ranks and regiments of 73,367 fallen, overlooking the Somme battlefield panorama.
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Thiepval
Somme
Old Confederate Flag Presented to Museum
The famed Confederate battle flag of the First Virginia regiment, sewn by Richmond women, arrives at the Confederate Museum in the White House of the Confederacy. It saw action from Bull Run to Gettysburg and was last used in Pickett’s charge at Cemetery Hill. Presented by the Loehr family, the banner is preserved with other southern trophies. Colonel Loehr recalled the day, noting heavy losses and the color guard’s death.
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Virginia
Richmond
Bull Run
Gettysburg
White House
Confederacy
Pickett
Cemetery Hill
Charles T. Loehr
William A. Loehr
Charles E. Loehr
Oscar L. Kent
Bernard L. Dickinson
Loehr
Flowers on Battlefield in France Awe and Sacrifice
In France the fields and woods bloom with wildflowers as American soldiers who answered the call to duty faced death with courage. The piece honors the high-spirited youths who went to war and paid the ultimate price amid the fighting.
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France
America
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Ong
Barber College
Temple of Learning
Kay
The
Jerusalem
Palestine
Lord Allenby
James Newbegin Jarvie
Montclair
N. J
Britain’s War Monument
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