Buster Bear Reconciles After Quarrel Over Fish
In a Green Forest tale from 1932 by T. W. Burgess, Buster Bear’s quarrel with King Eagle and Granny Fox over a big fish ends when an empty stomach leads him to forage roots, restoring his mood. He discovers Busy Bee and honey, realizing quarrels rarely pay and the true share goes to the unexpected.
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Hile
Buster Bear
King Eagle
Plunger
Hawk
Mrs. Plunger
Granny Fox
Green Forest
Buster
Fish Hawk
Busy Bee
T. W. Burgess
WNU Service
Seasons Change And Hearts Grow Tender
A meditation on how rapidly the year shifts from spring to winter and back. Joy and grief mingle as the speaker notes the fragility of happiness and the growth of compassion, urging richer living and deeper love after sorrow.
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Douglas Malloch
WNU
Salad Dressings That Vary a Salad With Flavorful Additions
A 1932 Western Newspaper Union recipe roundup explains varied dressings. It covers Standard Mayonnaise with sugar salt mustard vinegar olive oil and eggs, Economy Dressing with cornstarch flour vegetable oil vinegar and egg, and a honey lemon oil mix for serving. notes storage up to two weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Newspaper Union
Kitty McKay by Nina Wilcox Putnam
The girlfriend asserts that women dress to annoy rivals more than to attract men. The piece cites a Bell Syndicate entry from 1932 and includes commentary on social fashion and rivalry amid a nostalgic tone.
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Kitty McKay
Nina Wilcox Putnam
Bell Syndicate
Tailored Suits Highlight Spring Style
Spring suits emphasize tailored lines with a youthful look. Most designs feature double breasted fronts, patch pockets, and large lapels.
Paracelsus in Browning's Poem A Mirror of Science and Soul
The poem Paracelsus portrays a Swiss physician and alchemist who lived 1493 to 1541. Browning shows how a life driven by knowledge apart from life itself can erode character despite pioneering in modern pharmaceutics.
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Paracelsus
Robert Browning
University of Basel
Avicenna
Galen
Browning
Mystery of the Sistine Madonna Models Revealed
Art historians trace the Sistine Madonna and La Vornarina to Margarita Luti, Raphael’s favored model and possibly his love. New studies also suggest Pope Julius II and Duchess of Urbino served as models for the pope and St Barbara in the painting.
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Raphael
Vatican
Sixtus
St. Barbara
Moritz Stuebel
Dresden
Julius VII
Michelangelo
Papal States
St. Peter’s
Urbino
Julius I
Real boys behind Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer figures
Mark Twain used real childhood acquaintances for Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer. He says Tom Blankenship inspired Huck, while illustrator Pp. W. Kemble based characters on Court Morris of Audubon New Jersey who posed in a Bronx schoolyard to portray Aunt Polly and Tom. Morris later recalled spending four dollars weekly on candy.
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F. Huck
Mark Twain
Tom Sawyer
Huckleberry Finn
Huck Finn
Tom Blankenship
Tom
W. Kemble
Courtland
Morris
Audubon
N. J
Kemble
Huck
Bronx
Court
Aunt Polly
Western Newspaper Union
Thousands of wild horses persist in western states
Still many thousands of so called wild horses remain in Idaho and New Mexico though many have been exterminated in recent years. They are descended from Spanish horses freed in the sixteenth century.
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Idaho
New Mexico
Tablet at Rathenau Place Hails Punctual Aid In Hanover
A Hanover tablet at the junction of eight streets uses squares for writing to guide or explain a tardy party. If one side to an appointment is late the earlier arriver notes directions or departure reasons. The device reportedly attracts consistent daily messages.
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Hanover
Germany
Rathenau Place
Sweet potato vase garden becomes sour remark
A mother cultivates a "win dow garden" with a sweet potato grown in water. Her son Bob mocks the plant when its leaves yellow and fall, saying sarcastically that the potato is getting sour.
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Bob
Blue Star Ointment Promises Heals Itch and Skin Ailments
An advertisement touts Blue Star Ointment as a cure for itch g erms including tetter rash ringworm and eczema. The product claims to melt with body heat and deliver medicines into pores to kill stubborn itch while soothing inflamed skin and offering a money back guarantee. Sold by all drug stores.
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Ady
Firemen Use YMCA Pool To Fight Berwick Blaze
Berwick Pennsylvania firefighters pumped water from the YMCA pool in the basement to fight a fire on the third floor. Water lines fed from the pool were started at once and firefighters estimated the supply would last about three hours.
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Peterman
Berwick
Why have we no poet laureate in this era
A sardonic inquiry questions the absence of a national or official poet laureate and who will pen political verse in contemporary times. It reflects on cultural roles and the need for literary voices in public discourse.
St Joseph's Aspirin Sold At 10 Cents In Cellophane
Public notices declare no monopoly on genuine aspirin and promote St Joseph's Genuine Pure Aspirin as safe affordable protection. The 10 cent price covers 12 tablets wrapped in moisture proof cellophane, claimed as the largest selling aspirin worldwide.
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St.Joseph
St.Joseph’s
One Thing Needful Butcher Round Steak Exchange
A witty exchange appears in a Southern Farmer column where a shopper asks for a specific cut and the bride responds that tenderness matters more than shape, highlighting practical kitchen concerns in a humorous tone.
Does Your Wife Get Angry If You Do Not Talk
A fragment from a dialogue explores marital tension and loneliness. The speaker notes conflict follows when listening lapses, highlighting misunderstanding as a core issue. The exchange hints at emotional distance and strain within domestic life.
How One Woman Lost 10 Lbs in a Week
Dayton resident Betty Luedeke endorses Kruschen for rapid weight loss claiming ten pounds shed in seven days. The ad suggests taking half a teaspoonful daily in hot water before breakfast and offers a money back guarantee if results are not convincing. It urges purchase at drugstores and warns against imitations.
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Betty Luedeke
Dayton
America
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Holabird and Root
Chicago
Joseph Bell de Remer
W. F. Burke
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Olivia
Bel Syndicate
Audrey McVey
St. Louis
By Douglas Malloch
Anita Louise
Rko-Radio Pictures
Matetetetete
Columbia University
Ralph McKee
Department of Chemical Engineering
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