Bruin's Red Mittens Saga Ends In Knotted Yarn
Granny Bear knits red mittens for Bruin who soon loses them as Mrs. Birdie and Timmy Coon tussle over a loose yarn end. Bruin’s mittens unravel and fall apart, leaving him with only red wristbands. Granny follows the yarn to recover the remaining thread and finds the culprit nest of birds in a tree.
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Granny Bear
Bruin
Timmy Coon
Virdie
Birdie
Homme
Mrs. Girdies
Little Brain
Tittle $Ruin
McClure News
Indigestion and stomach acid explained by George M Adams
A health column discusses digestion physiology, stomach juice formation, and hyperacidity. It notes how excess hydrochloric acid causes heartburn and sour regurgitation, links dyspepsia to cancer risk, and covers causes from diet fatigue and habits. Advice includes washing the stomach, careful food choices, chewing and gum use, and cautions against harmful remedies.
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Mons Rauses
Athens
George Matthew Adama
Devil’s din and dragonfly superstition in old lore
A discussion of enduring superstitions stemming from Norse and Scandinavian myth. It traces beliefs about the dragonfly as the troll’s needle, explains why trolls hate noise, and notes how such fears persist in children and in American culture today.
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Isis
Osiris
Nile
Oman Coliseum
Thor
Odin
Heaven
Stonehenge
Silisbury Plain
Scandinavia
Phor
Lucille Lucille Pagan Ideals and Lucky Charms in One Note
A fragment discusses the name Lucille as a distinct given name meaning light from Latin tus. It traces historic uses from Lucius in Rome to Lucile in French, noting literary fame by Owen Meredith and noting a claim that Wednesday is lucky with the number three. The piece ends with a Wheeler Syndicate product pitch for a talisman diamond.
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Ucille
Lucy
Lucille
Britain
Lleufer Manor
Lucius
Malvinus
Englyns
Rome
Miorence
Lucile
England
Owen Meredith
Famanus
Laville
Wheeler Syndicate, Inc
Hints on How to Make Own Dresses in 1920s Style
Fashion writer advises home dressmakers on choosing jumper frocks and chemise variants. For slim figures, use long panels and pin tucks to create length. for fuller figures, avoid horizontal stripes and add vertical lines, panels, and godets. Details cover trim choices, sleeve lengths, sashes, and collar looks to achieve period fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sctusin
New York Herald-Tribune
Dubinis Ghillees
Demoiselle
Amite
Jersey
Ehse
Fire Servant and Its Nightly Dimming Warned in Witty Prose
A reflective local snippet notes that fire, while useful, tends to burn out at night as other helpers do, delivering a concise moral about dependence on fading forces.
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McClur
Per
George O’brien
O’brien
San Francisco
John Kendrick Bangs
Ty McClure
Hirving
Scotland
America
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Mildred Marshall
Maris
Godete
Lafayette Lyre
Champion
Champion Spark Plug Co
Toledo
Obia Adsor, Ont
London
India
Uskide
Spri Heels
United States Rubber Company
the Goulds Manufacturing Co
Seneca Falls, N
Glenn
Baltimore
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