The Fable of Being a True Sport
A humorous meditation on how boys chase status through risky, rule bending acts. Griswold grows from a polite child to a self styled True Sport by smoking, petty theft, drinking, betting, and bravado, chasing admiration over virtue, until health and finances falter. The piece ends with a cynical moral about valuing practical, bold living over conventional virtue.
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Fred
Griswold
Crick
Robin Hood
John Bunyan
Captain Nidd
Canterbury
Rollo
Huck Finn
Griz
Buffalo Bill
John L. Sullivan
Pittsburgh
NCE
Windsor
Hyson
Lights of New York by L L Stevenson
The piece recounts tales from New York inns and hotels with focus on two scenarios. One involves Mrs Ida May Wood whose nephew seeks incompetency proceedings and reveals over a million dollars hidden in cash and securities. The second follows a long staying midtown guest resisting room redecorations until the manager forces relocation.
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New York
Ida May Wood
Surrogate’s Court
Aged Cows Prefer Death In Winter Says Kansas City Times
A correspondent reports that some elderly cows in harsh winter conditions give up on life, lying down to die and resisting food. Younger cows in worse shape may still struggle, while pregnant cows fight to survive.
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Kansas City Times
Persimmon Bezoar Explained in Medical Terms
A persimmon bezoar is a stomach concretion found in some ruminants and occasionally humans. Historically thought to cure poison, it forms from indigestible persimmon parts and may require surgery to remove.
Rapid Sex Change Observed In Oysters
The oyster may switch sex swiftly with a record of up to four changes in 13 months. Native oysters can flip, while Portuguese and American varieties stay male or female for life.
Hour-Glass Spider Description
The hour glass spider is of ordinary size with a globoid abdomen and shiny black color. A curious red hour glass shaped mark appears under the abdomen, sometimes accompanied by several red dots.
Back Up Judge Aide Response Captures Trial Mockery
A courtroom exchange features a humorous exchange between a judge and a witness about a man’s position after an alleged strike. The witness implies the man’s posture was flawed by his rounded shoulders.
Social hotels and moving tales swirl in the era’s chatter
A hotel manager repairs a room after a guest complains of a wall placement, hoping 17 years of quiet. In another prestige hotel a five year tenant returns with a single suitcase, never using clothes or towels. Elevator fights flare when dogs roam, while Jersey salt meadows and Garden City moving vans hint at back-to-the-land dreams.
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Garden City
L.L
Connecticut Farms
Cut and Run Phrase Reaches Everyday Speech
The term cut and run, from nautical slang meaning to cut the cable and lift anchor, is used beyond gangsters to indicate a hasty departure. The line appears in a 1933 Bell Syndicate WNU Service note explaining its origin and broad usage.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
My Neighbor says Cy sauce pairs with desserts and more
A 1933 column from the Associated Newspapers via WNU Service offers kitchen tips. It notes Cy sauce with baked spiced or cottage puddings, leather cleaning using vinegar in warm water, drying and polishing with egg turpentine, and advice to beat lumpy popover batter.
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Associated Newspapera
WNU Service
Beasts and Bees and Bears in Summer Woods
The verse notes a black bear that loves honey and acorns as children recall. It searches shaded creeks and muddy bogs to wallow and eat, then hibernates when days grow cold.
Keep the Change
A reflective dinner narrative describes simple, home style meals and everyday hospitality. The writer notes bachelor life, cooking coffee in the living room and modest courses from soup to dessert, including tomato juice cocktails and corn cakes. A 1933 Bell Syndicate WNU Service item hints at frugal, practical menus.
Good Menus for Summer Parties
Early summer invites parties for brides graduates visiting guests and farewells. The author shares a dinner menu starting with avocado crab and a spiced mayo, followed by broiled onions and noodles with butter almonds and poppy seed. Asparagus with brown butter cheese chutney olives celery and innovative dressings accompany the courses.
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Europe
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Lights of
L. L. Stevenson
Sey Meadows
Newark Airport
Jersey Meadows
BY Jean Newton
American Animals
Black Bear
F. Volland Company
Edith M. Barber
Is Ayo
Annapolis
Fred Neupert
Portland
Ore
Robert Madden
Sharon
Robert Gallagher
Pittston
New Hampshire
Amoskeag
Manchester
N. H
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