New Blackbird Stranger Sparks Color Surprises in Old Orchard
In the Old Orchard, Peter Rabbit spots a newcomer among the Blackbird family. He appears all black at a distance but is revealed by Jenny Wren to be a dark green to iridescent plumaged stranger with a short tail, provoking curiosity and mistaken identity. The interchange hints at social tensions and color shifts among birds observed by T. W. Burgess.
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Peter Rabbit
Peter
Creaker
Grackle
Blackbird
Jenny Wren
Jenny
Creaker the Grackle
T. W. Burgess
Question Box By Ed Wynn The Perfect Fool
Readers ask about a centenarian marriage, criminal lawyers in Bridgeport, a minister in Washington, kissing slang, and happiness. Answers humorously address aging, law, religion, romance, and contentment with concise, wry observations.
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ED Wynn
Coin return reaches home after fifty years
A silver half dollar spent at the Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia in 1876 has rejoined its original owner H. B. Curl of Jamestown New York. Curl recalled the coin by marking it H. B. C. Clarion Pa on the back, a mark from the McClure Newspaper Syndicate WNU Service.
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Philadelphia
H. B. Curl
Jamestown
N. Y
Clarion, Pa
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
WNU Service
Terrible Lizard Meaning of Dinosaur
The term dinosaur derives from Greek and Latin roots meaning terrible lizard. The phrase reflects early naming by paleontologists who coined the word to describe prehistoric reptiles and omitted later discoveries.
Indoor sport quip frames operation query
A brief cartoon-style caption notes a child asking what an operation is and receiving a sly reply that it is an indoor sport. The line is attributed to the Bell Syndicate via WNU Service.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
Smithsonian houses over 2000 primitive musical instruments
The Smithsonian Institution in Washington maintains a collection containing more than two thousand instruments crafted by primitive tribes. The vast archive showcases diverse sounds and cultural artifacts from indigenous communities.
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Smithsonian Institute
Washington
Rubber Para City Promised World Rubber Center
A historic note from Brazil recalls Rubber Para in the western hemisphere with a famed museum and ambitions to become the rubber hub of the world. The fragment highlights the city's past promise and notable cultural landmark.
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Rubber Para
Brazil
Mother The Golfer
Poem by Anne Campbell humorously contrasts a mother’s rural fondness with golf aims. The speaker suggests she would score better if she focused on the game rather than birds, clovers, and memories, framing golf as a chance to rest in a green field.
Through a Woman's Eyes: The Door of Hope Mating Season
In Nanking China the Door of Hope shelters and educates former slave girls for six months to a year. Its mating season invites prospective brides to choose from photographs of graduates after applicants submit photos and a detailed questionnaire. Last season 151 applicants produced 19 marriages with consent.
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Door of Hope
Nanking
China
Witty Kitty
The girl chum jokes that people who live in glass houses never have bills for sun ray treatments. Nina Wilcox Putnam presents a humorous vignette about vanity and self care in a light tone.
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Kitty
Nina Wilcox Putnam
WNU
Door of Hope mating season in mixed eastern western ideal
The passage critiques the sight of unattached young women waiting for suitors, noting the suitors often rely on supply and demand. It questions a so called Door of Hope and suggests blending best elements of eastern and western ideas instead.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
Preserving Watermelon Rind and Pears for Winter
Home canning tips describe preserving watermelon rind by removing rind, soaking, boiling until tender, and sealing in a lemon ginger syrup. Pears are prepared whole or in pieces with sugar and water, simmered until tender and transparent, with optional spices. pineapple juice can enhance flavor.
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Western Newspaper Union
Beauvais Holds Annual Jeanne Hachette Memorial Day
In the French village of Beauvais residents honor Jeanne Hachette, the town’s heroine likened to Joan of Arc, with a special holiday that recalls her defense during a historic siege centuries ago. The observance celebrates courage and local pride.
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Beauvais
Jeanne Hachette
Joan of Arc
Jeanne
The Walnut Closet Mystery Aimed at Noble Family Ends in Poison
Fouche disguises himself to uncover a plot by Madame de Polvere the younger wife of a French nobleman. The countess walks a hidden path to a poison closet, confesses, and is jailed for life for a political crime. She escapes by taking poison in prison and dies.
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Adame DE Polvere
Fouche
Rue Des Fosse
Saint-Victor
Madame de Poveres
Madame de Polvere
Madame de Poivere
Bank
Action of Ice Sheets Reveals Glacial History
A geological survey suggests ice sheet movements may be mere hills of earth, as glacial periods occupy only a small portion of Earth's history.
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Geological Survey
Land Moving Westward According to Naval Observatory
Pathfind er Magazine reports observations and calculations testing the claim that San Diego has moved 40 feet in seven years. If true, the result supports a theory that land drifts westward due to Earth's rotation, bending the crust into mountains and potentially causing earthquakes.
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Naval Observatory
San Diego
Calif
Pathfinder Magazine
Poor Contest He’s Wrestling With His Con Science
Kansas City Star quotes a witty line about a featherweight match and a contest framed as a moral struggle. The brief humor hints at boxing or wrestling rivals amid playful sports column banter.
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Kansas City
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