Deer Learns Loneliness After Meeting Striking Stranger
Lightfoot the deer roams the Green Forest seeking a mysterious stranger of his kind. Moonlit thicket reveals a beautiful, antlerless head before vanishing, leaving Lightfoot lonely and haunted by the unseen deer. May reflect Thornton Burgess style and Win Service attribution.
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Estroor
Paddy
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Lightfoot
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Magician's Ring on a Double Loop Trick
A description of a ring trick using a double loop of string and a spectator's forefinger. The performer creates a new loop by transferring left string over the right forefinger, thrusts it under the existing loop, then slides the original loop off. The ring appears to drop without releasing the fingers. Perform quickly after practice.
Gratitude and the Two Codes of Human Appreciation
Jean Newton discusses gratitude as a crucial social virtue. She notes some people apply two rules of measurement, one for giving and one for receiving, and urges involuntary, natural appreciation for kindness while acknowledging varied daily expressions.
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Jean Newton
The Final Victors Are Those Who Think
The poem contrasts strength with wise planning on life’s quest. It depicts victors who use thought and foresight to endure, noting that a longer, thoughtful road beats bare force when facing uncertainty.
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Douglas Malloch
WNU
Rumor About Singer Wing Bailey Losing Voice Debunked
A reader asks if Wing Bailey’s voice loss was from a head strike. The response dismisses the rumor, blaming it on factory workers and suggesting the claim was started by a powerful group.
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Annabelle
Wing Bailey
Costly imitation war and a mixed world view
A column notes Britain’s costly pretend war in the Mediterranean and domestic tax plans, then shifts to a Japanese widow’s apology to the emperor, the British royal image under Edward VIII, U.S. tax proposals, a tribute idea for General Mitchell, Panama canal rents, Germany’s early television call, the Lindbergh case lingering for a reprieve, and praise of postal efficiency.
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Sleep After Toil and War Sportings in Poetry
A reflective verse excerpt contrasts rest after hardship with travel and conflict to offer relief. The lines imply a universal longing for peace following struggle, weaving themes of endurance and restoration through classical phrasing.
Phrase about cosmetics used by women and costs
A quotation notes that the average woman uses three times her weight in cosmetics in a lifetime. The remark continues that this spending reveals why many women remain in debt and hints at impact on husbands as well.
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Rosie
Word Origins of Busses and Omnibuses
Excerpt explains that busses is a clipped plural form of omnibus with the final syllable lengthened by doubling s. It notes omnibuses as the standard plural and mentions Webster’s International Dictionary allowing both plurals, with a preference for doubled gs.
Perfectability Existence Lies in Imagination of Imperfect Man
A pondering note on perfectibility casts doubt on human capacity for flawless progress, suggesting every ideal is a mental construct shaped by flawed individuals and societies.
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