Cheerups Helps Charly Gorilla End Rain Fear
Cheerups meets Brighteyes and Quickear in the jungle. They bring a sad two legged gorilla named Charly Gorilla who fears rain. Cheerups identifies hair growth pattern that sheds rain, promising Dry days ahead and smiles as the jungle folk learn of his cure.
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Brizhteres
Gotes
Jook
Cheerups
Brighteyes
Quickear
Cheeruns
Charly Gorilla
Mr. Gorilla
Quixie
Softfoot
Sniffsnif
Tropical Jungle Cheerups First Day Misadventure
A brief note from a Tropics scene mentions Cheerups' first day in the Jungle, with the moment described as falling suddenly and racing onward, sourced from Little, Brown & Co.
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Ness
Little, Brown & Co
A LINE O CHEER Brightens a Dark World
A short verse encourages spreading cheer despite gloom. It argues the greatest task is to warm a bleak way with small bright moments and to raise hope’s beacon, even as the world feels rueful.
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Hope
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
The Why of Superstitions by Hirving King
The article discusses the sailors superstition that rats abandoning a sinking ship predict doom. It notes a physical explanation is possible but not accepted by sailors who see omen in rat desertion, claiming even well-found ships may go down. It ends reflecting on mankind’s propensity for superstition.
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AfeClure
Trapped by Drawing Reveals Paris Robbery Victims Final Portrait
Rene Berger a French patorer was attacked on returning to his Montmartre home by two robbers. He died after several days in hospital. Though speechless after injuries he remembered the assailants’ faces and on his death bed drew an accurate likeness.
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Rene Berger
Montmartre
Paris
Berger
Iesa
The Drug Habit and Medical Uses in Everyday Life
George Matthew Adams discusses how substances like tea coffee alcohol and morphine can have medicinal value yet tempt people to misuse them. He notes varying effects based on dosage purity and individual response and warns that self prescription and easy access fuel drug addiction.
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Hobl Hauve
Berger Murder Case Update Sparks Police Arrests
A press note states that investigators found a deposed lead and arrested the suspects in Berger's murder, signaling progress in the high‑profile case.
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De'pouf
Huse
Berger
Psychiatrist Comments on Child Development and Behavior
Dr D Levy, a psychiatrist, concludes after study that girl navies are more headstrong than boy baubles. He warns that perversiveness may appear after infancy by six months, peaks at age three, and subsides around age five.
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D. Mr. Levy
Nough and the wary path of the name Hat tie
The article traces the feminine evolution of the name Hat tie from Teutonic roots through Helm dell home ruler to Henri and Henry variants. It notes Henrietta in England and the diminutive Hattle, linking Hattle to talismanic stones and sorrow, with Friday as a lucky day and a reported number.
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Hat
Tie
Helmdell
Heinz
Henri
Henry
Harry
France
Stuart de Aubigne
Katherine de Mencl
Henrietta
England
Henri IV
Hattle
Jet
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
Plan to gas Boll Weevil winter retreats
Winter boll weevil retreat areas are targeted with poison gases to kill the pests before spring emergence. Authorities aim to surround the wooded refuges and destroy the weevils while still dormant.
Baffled Curiosity Men Seek Earth's Age
A quip notes men’s obsession with determining the earth’s age while questioning the age of the average woman, reflecting a lighthearted take from the New Orleans Times-Picayune.
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New Orleans Times-Picayune
Parliament Lodgings and Residences Count
The British houses of parliament contain more than five hundred rooms and about eight residences with a resident population around two hundred.
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Parliament
Modes Predicted by French Makers
A fashion outlook notes skirts three to six inches below the knee with a broader silhouette, favoring back fullness and wider hems. It highlights Paris expositions with Callot, Cartier, Jenny, Lanvin, and Worth influencing autumn dresses and millinery through bold colors, embroidery, and innovative trims.
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Callot
Cartier
Jenny
Lanvin
Worth
Pavillon de l'Elegance
Cullot
Parasols and Furs Dominate Summer Fashion
Fashion notes signal parasols as a key summer accessory with furs reappearing in stylish ensembles. The piece traces parasol trends from France to Newport and Southampton, noting Victorian carries and lacquered paper styles, with designers offering novel shapes this season.
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France
Landay
Victoria
Newport
Southampton
Paris
Fashion shift from lavender to lace and ermine
A style note describes a changing trend away from lavender and lace toward lace and ermine. A newly imported evening coat features black lace over black satin with ermine trim, a high collar, girdled waist, and very wide sleeves.
Think Clearly to Build Distinction and Wisdom
An essay by F A Walker argues beliefs are shaped by feelings and wishes. It warns bias from daydreams harms intellect, urging unbiased thinking, fact acceptance, and weighing evidence to attain true distinction through clear reasoning and openness to counsel.
Euripides Called Master of Greek Tragedy in History
George Matthew Adams notes Euripides faced charges of impiety and fled Greece. At Archelaus court he gained honors from the Macedonian king and court. The tragedian, said to have written 75 to 90 plays, is praised as a great master. Wayne D. Mc Murray.
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Euripides
Pellades
Greece
Archelaus
Macedonia
Wayne D. McMurray
George Matthew Adama
Weather way with the Tasmanian magpie forecaster
The black Tasmanian magpie is described as a weather prophet. Before storms, flocks cry out loudly and flap their wings for long periods, signaling approaching violent weather.
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Tasmanian
Reins and Open Minds at the Crossroads
A McClure Newspaper Syndicate item urges restraint and clear thinking to avoid prejudice and bias seen as destroyers of success. It warns that stubbornness and self interest mislead those at pivotal decisions.
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Walt
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
The Lamborn and Wake man Lavender Family Names
This fragment traces the Lamborn line from Osiah Lamborn of East Hempstead born in England in 1659 to Robert Lamborn who settled near London Grove Pennsylvania and married Sarah Swayne in 1722. It notes Thomas Lamborn as an advocate for peace and mentions the Wake man and Lavender name origins from Anglo Saxon and French roots.
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Osiah Lamborn
East Hempstead
England
Thomas
Maria
Robert
John
William
Sarah
America
London Grove
Francis Swayne
Philadelphia
Lamborn
Society of Friends
Cornwall
Edward II Wakeman
Launder
Lunder
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Keep the Lamp of Love in Home’s Dark Storm
A poem urges wives to support husbands facing daily temptations and pressures from society. It casts the wife as a guiding shield, likening home to a lighthouse and temple, and calls for steadfast love to steer men toward virtue. It closes by praising domestic fidelity and spiritual guidance.
School Days and Ants Repellent With Whole Cloves
A reader suggests sprinkling whole cloves wherever ants appear to drive them away. The remedy is described as quick and clean and also said to expel other creeping pests leaving no objection for humans.
Mother's Cook Book II The Hummingbird Poem Fragment
A fragmentary verse by John Tabb describes a swift bright scene of light and color. The imagery follows a hummingbird moving from flower to tower as a bloom is touched and nectar is drained, ending with a note on late realization.
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John Tabb
Pickling Guide with Crisp Cucumbers and Spiced Mixes
This 1925 Western Newspaper Union note outlines pickle making using cucumber varieties and mixed vegetables. It covers brine preparation with vinegar water sugar dry mustard and salt, boiling and pouring hot over pickles, and repackaging with additional vinegar and spices including cinnamon mace celery seed and allspice for a robust brine.
The Young Lady Across the Way
A fragmentary note describes a woman confident in her dealer and their products, with a dubious claim about a market item being a million years old. The text attributes the piece to a McClare Newspaper syndicate as a humorous or satirical aside.
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Auya
McClare
Whale Fossil Whale Heads Ancient Parapet Found Near Greenland
A whale caught off the shores of Greenland is described as having a long body and a head from an ancient parpeon. experts estimate the creature has been buried there for about 60 years.
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Greenland
Notable Stepson of Napoleon Left Mark on History
The text recalls Eugene de Beauharnais born September 3, 1781 in Paris, son of Josephine and stepson of Napoleon. He rose in the military, became Viceroy of Italy, and built up the Italian army during campaigns against Austria, with later honors and a duchy tied to Napoleon’s fortunes.
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DH Beauharnias
Napoleon
Paria
Josephine de Beauharmas
Egypt
Eugene
Rine
Italy
de Beauhamtua
Kwulf
Piave
Ruselan Beauharian
Austria
Atepaon
Kiy
Munich
Bla-Aeth
H Maria
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