Vacationers Bring Home The Darnbest Mementoes
Vacationers share unusual tales of animal souvenirs from trips across the United States. stories include a man returning with three bear cubs to be raised at home and later donated, a couple bringing jerboas nicknamed kangaroo rats, an elephant named Temple moved to a farm, and a fox kept as a pet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orrel Parker
Cleveland
Arizona
Parkers
Temple
Swope Park Zoo
Pennsylvania
Foxy
Northwest
Crossword and puzzle clippings from a 1940s era sports page
A jumble of crossword clues and a long puzzle section appears, referencing Across and Down entries such as Solicitude and Soviet city, plus a note on the St Louis Browns Orioles pennant drought, and multiple wordplay challenges including TRIANGLE and letter-addition riddles with cryptic lines and garbled text.
Washday in Sweden A six week cycle and a crowded day
Our grandmothers washed weekly while modern Swedes may wash every day or two. In many regions people still wash only once in six weeks another day when all chores pause. On wash day the family rises early and many hands work together moving tubs scrubbing wringing hanging ironing mending and storing linen. The war years reduced linen stocks but the goal remains enough linen to last six weeks.
Also Mentioned on This Page
George Hertfer
Hamden
Conn
Minnesota
Canadian
Cubs
Mr. Hertler
Connecticut
Hertler
Lincoln Park Zoo
Chicago
Irma Hegel
U.S
VASAW
Groove
Acre
Soviet City
Nevada
St. Louis
Browns
Baltimore Orioles
St. Louis Cardinals
Pete
WORD
Guido
Sicily
East
Jumbleayah
Burma
China
India
YaLsga
SNOOI
Suiova
Noswiyd
Zionvigl
viNi
Miss McAvoys
Nai
IAIA
Ghomsloud
Steve Canyon
Summer Olson
Havin
Joe Palooka
Henry
Ham Fisher
BY Carl Anderson
Boots
BY Edgar Martin
Cehees
Trav
Blondie
BY Chick Young
Captain
Babs
BY Leslie Turner
Pait
NEA Service
Freckles
BY Merrill Blosser
Oda
Gille
Nick Haliday
Keats Petree
Ugs
Zager
Swe
Den
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!