Stranger in Green Forest Stirs Blacky and Sammy
Blacky the Crow tracks Sammy Jay’s claim of a mysterious Stranger in the Green Forest beyond Paddy the Beaver’s pond. The creature, as large as Farmer Brown’s Boy with a black fur coat and huge claws, is seen, provoking disbelief and a frantic chase by Blacky to verify the tale. The two birds’ excitement ends with the Stranger’s appearance and renewed tension between them.
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Sammy Jay
Green Forest
Blacky the Crow
Sammy
Green
Blacky
Paddy
Beaver
Farmer Brown
Green Meadows
T. W. Burgess
Wood floors on concrete and moisture proofing
The article explains moisture problems with wood floors on concrete in cellars. It argues moisture rises through concrete, causing rot, and recommends waterproof coverings. Asphalt tiles or sheets, mastic cement, or felt underlayment with 2x4 sleepers provide protection and a pleasing result.
The Pancake Hat Style Mystery
Douglas Malloch reflects on fashion as a man questions why people chase trends. A playful dialogue about hats reveals the tension between practicality and style, with the speaker resisting social pressure to conform to spring fashions.
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Douglas Malloch
WNU
The Finger of Speculative Mentality Fourth Finger Profile
A description of a fourth finger with extreme length crookedness and a pointed nail. It portrays the owner as a gambler at heart who enjoys activities ruled by chance and risks in business and social life.
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WNU Service
King Cobra Diet: Cannibalism vs Nonvenomous Prey
The king cobra largely eats snakes and sometimes cannibalizes. It kills and devours snakes as they die from venom, with meals lasting many days depending on size. Smaller cobras like the spectacled cobra in India prefer frogs rats and small birds.
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India
Sew-Your-Own Autumn Frocks And Waistcoats Patterns
Fashion features a fall sew your own program with colorful fabrics and practical designs. It highlights an autumn model, a Morning Frock concept, and a feminine waistcoat, plus three sewing patterns with sizes and yardage, instruction to order from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept. in Chicago.
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Milady
Rue de la Paix
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
The Mania of 1937 and Public Image
The passage discusses manias for speed and public fame, noting publicity can craft a prominent citizen. It argues nature serves as a workshop for cooperation, and self-made men shape character to build reputation while remaining valued as genuine individuals.
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Ad Claims Quick Malaria Relief
An old advertisement urges readers to treat chills and fever with Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. It touts tasteless quinidine and iron, promises rapid relief and a build up, and notes drugstores stock 50c and 1 sizes, with the larger being more economical.
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Grove
How Long Can a Three Quarter Wife Hold Her Husband
A dental of advice on marriage and endurance urges wives to work at marriage despite flaws in men. It promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a tonic to ease female discomforts through womanhood motherhood and middle age, encouraging steadiness and optimism.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Black-Draught Promises Quick Relief for Constipation
A vintage ad touts Black-Draught as a purely vegetable laxative that provides prompt relief from constipation. It urges taking a dose at the first sign to prevent dullness and bad feelings and to refresh life.
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