Peter Rabbit Watches for Signs of Spring
Peter Rabbit listens for signs of spring in a warm forest tale by T. W. Burgess. He notices sap rising, skunk cabbage blooms, Hepatica sprouts, and the Laughing Brook waking as Sister South Wind ushers in Mistress Spring led by Winsome Bluebird, Peter’s hoped-for herald.
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Peter Rabbit
Peter
South Wind
Mistress Boriie
North Wind
Dreamland
You
Hepatica
Jack Frost
Farmer Brown
Winsome
Bluebird
Mistress Spring
Green Forest
T. W. Burgess
WNN Service
First Aid Rainn de Adeena to the Ailing House
A neighbor complains of heavier coal use until a visit reveals a dust clogged boiler interior. The narrator demonstrates brushing out dust and explains that cleaning inside the boiler improves heat absorption and reduces coal waste, noting many homeowners underestimate this maintenance.
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Rainn de Adeena
We Like To Fool Ourselves by Douglas Malloch
Poem reflects on human self deception and hypocrisy in daily habits. Narrows to excuses for rushing life, saving, market speculation, and boasting. Notes the speaker mocks collective pretensions and self justifications.
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Douglas Malloch
WNU
Saturnian Finger Signals Clear Thinking And Ambition
The article explains how the finger of Saturn reflects thinking style and life outcomes. A long, straight Saturnian finger with strong knuckles and tapered nail suggests a clear thinking, ambitious mind that plans carefully and keeps plans secret until action.
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Saturn
WNU
Heat loss in metal vessels increases fuel consumption
The article explains that insulation reduces heat absorption by metal and drives more heat up the chimney, causing higher fuel usage. Roger B. Whitman writes for WNU Service.
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Roger B. Whitman
WNU Service
Fashionable Sew-Your-Own patterns lure summer wear buyers
Colorful sales tone promotes three Sew-Your-Own dress patterns for summer. It praises a two piece summer dress, a shorter matinee style, and a versatile all occasion dress with dark sheer crepe material, easy sewing, and slimming effects. Details include sizes, yardage, belt ribbon needs, price 15 cents, mailing address in Chicago.
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Milady
Dimity
Joneses
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Keep a Secret
Quotation attributed to Sir Philip Sidney on secrets and love. The speaker asserts ownership of personal secrets and the potential to share with a beloved, while noting a secret cannot truly belong to another.
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Sir Philip Sidney
How Cardus Helps Women
Cardus is a vegetable medicine used by many women to ease menstrual pains and strengthen those weakened by poor nourishment. It is said to improve appetite and digestion, with lasting benefits reported. If you have not tried Cardui, buy a bottle at a drug store and follow directions.
Literature Style in Literature
A concise note asserts literature uses proper words in proper places, emphasizing disciplined language and precise expression as core to literary style. It discusses how word choice, syntax, and rhythm contribute to clear meaning and aesthetic effect in written works.
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Japan
By Thornton W. Burgess
Girugag
Irene
By Douglas Malloch
Leicester K. Davis
Public Ledger, Inc
Kathleen Tsuchiya
San Francisco
United States
Cardus
I’. W. Heitmann Co
Houston, Texas
By Fred Neher
US Moderns
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