Happy Jack Squirrel and the Nut Caper
The tale recounts Happy Jack Squirrel and Chatterer the Red Squirrel squabbling over nuts dropped by the Merry Little Breezes. Striped Chipmunk secretly caches the nuts while the breezes seek him out, and the scene ends with the breezes inviting Chipmunk to join in gathering more nuts.
Striped Chipmunk Accepts Help From Breezes to Gather Nuts
In a playful scene from 1933, Striped Chipmunk initially refuses help for his work but agrees after the Merry Little Breezes propose to shake down nuts unseen by Happy Jack and Chatterer. The breezes pledge assistance, and the chipmunk joyfully chases his tail as plans form to gather the nuts.
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Striped Chipmunk
Merry Little Breezes
Jack
Chatterer
T. W. Burgess
WNU Service
Debutante on Sunday Morning
A brief syndicated item from 1933 notes a debutante on a Sunday morning, part of Bell Syndicate WNU Service writings. The fragment presents a stylized line about pop culture and listless questions, typical of a light feature note in Dada influenced chatter.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
Brainy Beulah
Delicious dessert sauces and variations from a vintage recipe
The article lists butterscotch sauce for puddings and steamed cakes, with steps using brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, salt, butter, and vanilla. It also describes hard sauces creamed with butter and sugar, with vanilla and nutmeg, plus variations using brown sugar, maple, citrus rinds, and optional flavorings. It ends with Spanish sauce made from onion, butter, green pepper, celery, and seasonings.
Kitty McKay
The item notes Nina Wilcox Putnam's Kitty McKay, dated 1932, from Bell Syndicate WNU service, focusing on a character whose salary zips away as she tries to feather her nest.
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Kitty McKay
Nina Wilcox Putnam
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Odd historic snippets from exam notes and captions
A collage of quirky lines notes humorous Boners tidbits from papers, claims Lincoln shot by an actor in a film, garlic on Roman banquet heads, fish value and water, imaginary geographic lines, Charles the Bald hairless death, wedding guest in The Ancient Mariner buying a gift, all from Bell Syndicate and WNN Service.
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Mariner
Bell Syndicate
WNN
Cooking Instruction Adopts Quick Ham Addition
A brief cooking note from 1933 advises cooking ten minutes longer then add four tablespoonfuls minced ham and serve at once, attributed to the Western Newspaper Union.
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Western Newspaper Union
The Way We Figure by Douglas Malloch
A poem reflecting on arithmetic rules and life. The speaker contrasts simple schoolroom math with life’s bigger problems. The verse suggests that our decisions often misapply straightforward rules, multiplying troubles as we “carry two” instead of one.
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Douglas Malloch
WNU
Champion Jockey Johnny Gilbert Sets 24 Year Record
Champion jockey Johnny Gilbert topped 208 firsts in 1932, breaking records held over the past 24 years. In Mysore India a list shows fifty children married, including thirty-nine girls under five.
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Johnny Gilbert
Mysore
India
Seafood Salads and Dishes Highlight Lobster and Crab
The guide extols canned lobster crab tuna and salmon for salads canapes and main dishes. It details preferred forms large pieces for salad Japanese crab results and mayo use plus garnishes like celery capers olives and eggs. Recipes include Salmon Timbales and Spinach Ring with Lobster and Crab.
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Health Booster Ad
A vintage promotional piece extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a tonic to boost energy health and digestion. It claims benefits for adults and children, urging regular use to maintain appetite sleep and vitality, with emphasis on laxative herbs senna and pepsin.
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Dr. Caldwell
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Thornton W. Burgess
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Appy Jack Squirrel
Chatterer the Red Squirrel
Sammy Jay
Happy Jack
Merry Little
Dada
Nia
Iyo
London
England
Girliga
Lincoln
Charles the Bald
By Douglas Malloch
Champion of Jockeys
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