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Newspaper
Mount Dora Topic
Location
Mount Dora, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1936
Page
7
Our story centers on a farmer named Thomas who feeds a new hand mushrooms. The hand worries about toadstools but Thomas reassures his wife that they are safe and suitable for breakfast, ending with the punchline about not being poisonous.
A Cincinnati Enquirer quote recalls a widower who proved overly cowed by his first wife. The former widow calls him a pain in the neck and says there is little pleasure in fussing with him.
Sir Horace Plunkett survived a Siberian wolf attack by diving into a sleigh and fighting the beast, earning Russian cheers at an inn. In Salt Lake City Joe Jenkins, famed for a net-like teeth contraption, hit a dramatic ninth inning home run to beat Portland Beavers 6 to 5.
In Columbia Tennessee Humming Bird Stevenson recollects his lifelike portrait of Blinky the one-eyed rooster. He details a dramatic fight with a city champion Allen round-head, noting Blinky’s glass eye, daring maneuvers, and a decisive upset amid betting odds.
The text notes European cormorants used by the Chinese to catch fish with neck rings to prevent swallowing large prey. It identifies the bird as rare and mentions Atlantic connections, though details are unclear.
The article describes the 17 year cicada, noting its song bears no resemblance to the shrill annual locust. It highlights the cicada’s burr-like notes and identifies at least four distinct utterances.
Crochet pattern notes describe repeating and joining lacy medallions to form heirloom squares. Pattern 5560 provides complete instructions, illustrations, and materials. Send fifteen cents to The Dia8 Circle Household Arts Dept New York for pattern number and your name and address.
A list of Latin French and Italian phrases with English glosses includes Affaire du coeur From bed and board Ben trovato Chacun a son gout Contretempts Delenda est Carthage Ecco homo Behold the man Falsus in uno falsus in uno Garde du corps In aeternum Je ne sais quoi.
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