Nut quarrel ends in empty hands for Squirrels
In the Green Forest Slappy Jack Squirrel and Chatterer fight over nuts shaken from a chestnut tree. Striped Chipmunk steals the nuts while the cousins quarrel, and Sammy Jay and the Merry Little Breezes watch. When the dust settles, no nuts remain for any of them.
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Jack Squirrel
Batterer
Red Squirrel
Green Forest
Happy Jack
Chatterer
Happy Janek
Merry Little Breezes
Sammy Jay
Striped Chipmunk
Jack
Might and
T. W. Burgess
Sunday Evening Supper Etiquette and Service Tips
This guide advises hosts on comfortable seating and minimal equipment for a relaxed Sunday evening meal. It suggests arranging plates and cups, using a tea cart, and serving hot meat with compact salad, plus easy desserts. It emphasizes neat handling, proper buttering of rolls, and keeping guests comfortable.
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Western Newspaper Union
Afternoon Ensemble Complements Black and White Dress Look
Hollywood fashion note describes a black crepe dress with puffed sleeves and a fitted cuff paired with a white crepe collar and sash. A white sik embroidered turban hat, close hair covering, polka dot veil, and an ermine capelet finish the ensemble for a refined black and white appearance.
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Hollywood
Kitty McKay by Nina Wilcox Putnam
The girlfriend complains her boyfriend speeds his car so fast she cannot read the scenery. This note hints at a fast paced romantic plot from a 1932 Bell Syndicate WNU Service release.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
The Greatest Thing in Life Poem by Douglas Malloch
A 1933 verse ponders the ultimate worth beyond wealth fame and power. It contrasts riches and pride with the fleeting nature of earthly glory, concluding that the greatest thing in life is life itself through love feeling and belief.
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Douglas Malloch
WNU Service
Boners and Oddities From Exam Papers and Essays
Humorous tidbits from teachers include exaggerated lines about abominable muscles and aprons, while other notes describe Macbeth on a vaulting horse and mineral wool as ram shearings. References to Madame Curie and her husband claim they enabled radio.
The Feeble Squawk of Parental Conflict in Fable
A heated father resists the rising generation as the Grivets challenge youth with a list of rules and bravado. Edna and Wallie rebut their parents with quick wit and swagger, turning the family clash into a satirical portrait of adolescence and old age. The piece ends with a moral that parent authority should yield when it does not conflict with children's plans.
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NCE
Papa
Old Reliable
Western Hemisphere
Grivets
Wallie
Edna
Jimmy
Father
Son
Gillie
Mr. Grivets
Reform School
DAPA Questions Village Life In Poetic Exchange 1932
A poetic exchange from 1932 by DAPA explores the idea of village life with a line about tongue and eye. The piece, distributed by Bell Syndicate via WNU Service, frames a folk inquiry in concise aphorism.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU Servica
Champion Hen to Defend Her Honors at Chicago Exposition
America's famed egg layer, the white leghorn known as "33," trained by George England of Inglewood California, aims to defend her title at Chicago's exposition. She averages 330 eggs yearly with multiple cups and blue ribbons, facing hens from all states and six foreign nations.
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Chicago
America
George England
Inglewood
Calif
King's Verger to Retire After Sixty Years of Royal Service
John Crisp, verger at Sandringham Church, retires on a pension after 60 years of service to the king. He has shown nearly half a million visitors the royal church and its treasures, served 44 years in his post, and once tended skittles at Sandringham house. He is seventy three and mourns leaving a life tied to royalty.
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John Crisp
Sandringham Church
Crisp
Sandringham House
Montreal Herald
Anglers’ Dinner Plans Prompt Wide Guest Table Spacing
A hotel proprietor explains the anglers association dinner setting. Tables are spaced far apart to give each guest room to tell fish stories. The scene blends hospitality with a love of fishing culture at the event.
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Anglers’ Association
Witty Kitty Reflection on Fashion and Fun
A dated reflection notes how a girl figure may signal a trousseau or a vacation plan. The line hints at changing social signals and playful style trends in 1933.
First Auction Visit Ends With A Pitchfork Question
Louise accompanies her father to a country auction where farming tools are offered. The auctioneer shows a single handled pitchfork and the child asks what it is. The ad at the end promotes Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for liver bowel and stomach regulation.
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Louise
Dr Pierce
Nature Plays Fair. Everything Has Its Warnings Noted
In a concise review, observers with keen eyes spot cautions hidden within natural displays as the fair highlights how sharp perception can reveal subtle warnings amid colorful exhibits.
Creomulsion Promises Quick Relief for Coughs and Colds
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as a two fold remedy for persistent coughs and colds. It claims creosote calms inflamed membranes and inhibits germs, with guaranteed satisfaction and money back if relief is not achieved.
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Harvard
Museum of Comparative Zoology
Harvard University
Germany
United States
Kiddies’ Evening Story
By Thornton W. Burgess
Sammy
Kitty McKay
Nina Wilcox Putnam
Macbeth
Madame Curie
Caesar
Lce
Coolidge
Pop
Europe
Pokeville
Dapa
Fred. Vrorgay
King’s Verger
Shean
Optician
O Street
Lincoln, Neb
Midwest Refining Co
104Th St
New York
Pittsburg
COAL
Cherokee Coal Producers Association
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