Grandfather Rat Finds Quiet Barn Home Torn by Cats and Dogs
An aging Grandfather Rat living under a barn foresees trouble as Madam Cat with five kittens and Madam Dog arrive, driving him from his old den. He seeks a safer perch by a nearby pond, only to hear unfamiliar nighttime voices and fear capture before returning to the barn for a breakfast and a return to his former lair.
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Grandfather Rat
Grandfather Ret
Mr. Dog
Darrel
Mr. Rat
Madam Cat
Madam Dog
Stuart
Norman Kerry and the Frogs at the pond concert
Norman Kerry sleeps through daytime ruckus caused by puppies and kittens. He muses it is louder but safer than a house with unknown noise and recalls Grandfather Rat hearing a nightly frog family concert by the pond.
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Grandfather Rat
Frog
McClure
Plutarch Quote on Custom as Second Nature
A succinct reflection notes that custom becomes nearly second nature to people shaping habits and responses. The line emphasizes how repeated practice solidifies behavior over time.
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Plutarch
Luncheon Invitations and Etiquette Instructions
Instructions for formal and informal luncheon invitations. Formal notes name the host and guest, luncheon date, and time. Less formal notes invite intimate friends with a friendly tone and a polite closing.
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James Brown Henry
Proper Luncheon Etiquette Guide for Hosts and Guests
Advice outlines timely RSVPs and hostess duties for a luncheon. It covers arrival timing, seating by name cards, honors to a guest, order of service from right to left, and serving sequence. It also notes fruit, coffee service, conversation, music, and guest departure etiquette.
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McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Clementina Heritage and Legends Across Europe
The name Clementina roots in ancient Rome through Clemens and Titus Flavius Clemens and spread via St. Clement, the sea martyr, inspiring legends in England France Italy and Germany. The modern form Clementina honors an Italian figure, linked to Clemenza and Clementine. Turquoise is said to protect Clementina and bring luck with a new moon sighting and Mondays as a lucky day.
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Lementina
Rome
Clemens
Vespasian
Titus Flavius Clemens
Domitian
St. Paul
Clementia
England
France
Clementina
Clements
Italy
Clemenza
Germany
Clementine
Tip From the West Wise Husband Phrase Sparks List Remark
The Pawhuska Journal quotes a Boston Evening Transcript line about a husband reserving a place in his twelve greatest women list for his immediate family, presented as a witty aside in a Western-tinged saying.
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Tip
Pawhuska Journal
Boston Evening Transcript
A Line o Cheer Poem Excerpt
A brief verse urges temperance during heat and hints at winter needs. The quatrain underscores that cursing, fretting, and fussing do not cool the reader, reminding them to save for December and future comforts.
New Diseases Threaten Native Populations in Alaska and Pacific Islands
A Washington Geographical Society bulletin warns influenza and other diseases ravage Alaska natives on the western coast, driven by crowded wooden dwellings and poor sanitation. Measles, smallpox, and tuberculosis have decimated communities since 1842, with later health efforts improving conditions but similar tragedies unfolding in the South Seas, Hawaiian Islands, and Marquesas.
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Washington
D. C
Alaska
National Geographic Society
United States Public Health Service
South Sea Isles
South Sea
Hawaiian Islands
Marquesas
Two Motorists Hurt by Exploding Pavement in Chicago
In Chicago a brick pavement exploded under a car due to intense heat injuring Mr and Mrs Earl Rachel of Paris Illinois. Farmers nearby reported a heavy smoke cloud rising from the torn concrete area after the blast.
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Chicago
Earl Rachel
Paris
Ill
More Motor Touring in Central States
Chicago automobile club statistics show about 14 percent more touring car travel in the Central states during the first five months of this year. In 1923, 17,448 motorists registered at the Chicago club versus 15,158 in the first five months of 1922.
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Central States
Chicago
Chicago Automobile Club
Tourist registrations rise through early months of year
From January to May, tourist registrations show strong gains over 1922 levels. January counts reach 1 960, February 1 276, March 2 028, April 3 916, and May 8 268, with 1922 figures noted for comparison.
Turtle Tows Lazy Fisherman Three Miles
Cap Gorkey of Caughdeney New York went to the river to fish and napped. He woke to find his boat drifting, hooked a turtle, and watched the creature tow him three miles downstream before he reeled in a large catch.
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Caughdeney
N. Y
Cap Gorkey
Cap
Hen's Gizzard Reveals Copper Shells in Hen Hayward
A hen at Olaf Cook farm in Sawyer County died after swallowing 61 copper shells and one pin. The unusually large gizzard was opened and its contents displayed publicly.
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Hayward
Wis
Olaf Cook
Sawyer County
Scandia Freshman Trails 5760 Miles to School
Dorothy Foreman, Scandia freshman, claims the champion long distance scholarship after traveling 5760 miles and passing 12 percent of days on trains to attend school in Scandia. Her mother resides in Jewell County.
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Scandia
Kan
Dorothy Foreman
Jewell County
Dorothy
Penknife Used to Save Life
In New Orleans, a taxi driver halted at Hotel Dieu to rush R Rougelot, a dry goods merchant, whose choking threatened death. Dr Joseph Danna performed a rapid pocket knife tracheotomy, inserting a tube and sealing the wound until the patient revived, marking his first use of a penknife in this procedure.
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New Orleans
Hotel Dieu
Joseph Danna
Danna
R. Rougelot
Rougelot
Bogus antiques flood America say Parisian judge asserts
Paris court hears trial of Vigouroux on diverting funds and vanished Persian manuscripts valued at 1 000 000 francs. DeMotte accuses Louvre and Met of buying bogus pieces over years while Vigouroux attacks his accuser as an antique faker. The judge warns him to restrain himself amid sharp exchanges.
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Paris
America
Louvre
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York
Jean Vigouroux
George Joseph DeMotte
Vigouroux
M. DeMotte
France
DeMotte
Twelfth
Louvre Museum
Metropolitan Museum
Woman Sets New Altitude Record for Women
St Louis report shows Mrs. Bertha Hor chem of Ransom Kansas, a professional aviatrix, ascended to 16 300 feet establishing a new women’s altitude record in an airborne test flight at an undisclosed location near St Louis Missouri.
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St. Louis Aviation Field
Andre E. Peyre
California
National Aeronautical Association
Horchem
William B. Robertson
Missouri National Guard Air Service
St. Louis
Bertha Horchem
Ransom, Kans
Bananas Exhibit Triggers Berlin Shopper Buzz
In Berlin a fruit shop displayed two complete banana bunches on Potsdamer street causing a crowd to gather. The rare fruit sold for 5,000 marks each, equating to about 6 certs at the time.
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Berlin
Germany
Potsdamer Street
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Rochester
By E. R. Peyser
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Bby McClure
Mary Marshall Duffee
Mildred Marshall
Sir C. Grandison
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
John Kendrick Bangs
Whole Hardware
Hen’s Gizzard
Merchant
National Lutheran Council of America
Evangelical Lutheran Church of France
J. Eade Reid
M. Charles Barret
J. A. Morehead
National Lutheran Council
F. H. Knubel
United Lutheran Church In America
New York Museum
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