Mr Toad Dines With Buster Bear In Puffing Pride
Old Mr Toad waddles to dine with Buster Bear in Green Forest, puffed with pride. He believes the invitation shows fine taste, unaware Jimmy Skunk planned the dinner to teach him a lesson with help from old friends.
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MR. Toad
Green Forest
Buster Bear
Jimmy Skunk
Jimmy
Buster
Bors
Toad
Peter Rabbit
Mr. Blacksnake
Johnny Chuck
T. W. Burgess
Red Headed Bride Furnishes House In Suitable Colors
A Miss Gertrude plans a blue centered living room with dark wall color and white tiled floor. She proposes a yellow sofa with floral cushions, white organdy curtains, and muslin upholstery in a light spacious living area.
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Betty Wells
First President to Speak Over the Radio Quiz
Warren G Harding first broad cast over the radio in 1923. Fear anger and love are the primary human emotions. Texas is the state that has existed under six flags. The six flags are Spanish French Mexican its own Confederate and the United States. The largest parachute ever made was 90 feet in diameter and contained 1000 yards of silk. The Romans introduced handclapping. Holland Michigan residents scrub streets for tulip festival. New Mexico was acquired by cession from Mexico and conquest in the Mexican War.
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United States
New Mexico
Warren G. Harding
Texas
Holland
Mich
Mexico
How to Sew a Slip Cover Pattern for Home Dec
The article outlines making a slip cover by first sewing a pattern before buying fabric. It advises folding bed sheets to estimate material, using unbleached muslin for fitted parts, and allowing 1 inch seam allowance and 3 inches for a tuck around the spring seat. It describes cutting straight-edged sections, pinning them, and marking pattern pieces with grain arrows, plus fringe detailing. It promotes Ruth Wyeth Spears Sewing for the Home Decorator and lists the 25 cent price and mailing address.
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Spears
S. Desplaines St
Chicago
Off the Earth Two Motorists Told They Were Flying Low
Two drivers criticized by police for speeding along at about eighty miles per hour. A bus at a traffic light was rear ended by an old car, prompting the conductor to ask what brakes are used when no bus is nearby.
Disputed Professor and Sophomore on Primitive Language
A humorous classroom exchange questions whether humans had a primitive language by noting a cave man’s Greek named animals. The sophomoric reply argues language complexity is evident in naming.
Indignant Customer Chides Grocer Over Rising Prices
A terse exchange unfolds as an irate customer berates Mr. Sands for escalating costs while the grocer retorts to keep quiet. The banter hints at frayed nerves over household finances and mounting price pressures.
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Mr. Sands
Battle of brains over a burglar plan at home
Husband warns the burglar that a battle of wits is ahead while the wife questions arming themselves. The domestic scene centers on a tense exchange as they prepare for confrontation.
Witty Exchange on Illness and Pain
A friend writes of very bad health asking if anything is worse than toothache and earache. The reply quips that rheumatism and Saint Vitus dance surpass such pain, delivering a sharp humorous contrast.
Not So Sweet Johnny Eats Salt For Taste Test
Johnny tastes a spoonful of salt to learn what it is like. He tells his dad it tastes like sugar but with a dry, choking finish.
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Panama
John Beal
Johnny
The Real Thing Hairdresser Quips About Quality
A salon dialogue features Mrs Newlyrich asserting she can afford the best and wants a genuine shampoo, while the hairdresser questions the authenticity of the product. The banter highlights vanity and spending habits in a light domestic setting.
Crochet Chair Set Pattern by Jacy K-stitch
Pattern 6091 includes filet crochet chair set with motif and scarf ends. Provides charts and directions, a 3 by 5 inch alphabet, stitch illustrations, and materials. Send 15 cents to The Sewing Circle Household Arts Dept New York New York with name address and pattern number.
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Household Arts Dept
W. 14Th St
New York
N. Y
Matinee Idol Clark Gable Drenched in Gumbo Scene
Hollywood reports a forthcoming film scene showing actor Clark Gable emerging from a mud bath amid fellow screen workers. The staged gag uses gumbo to cover the star as the gag builds suspense for audiences awaiting the release.
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Hollywood
Clark Gable
Provincetown Town Crier Keeps 200-Year Tradition Alive
Amos Emanuel Kubik, Provincetowns lone official town crier, wears a Pilgrim costume on daily rounds. He proclaims local news, tides, time, weather, and civic and commercial notices prepared by Town Criers of Provincetown, a long-standing civic group.
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Amos Emanuel Kubik
Provincetown
Mass
United States
Town Criers of
Household Tips for Everyday Kitchen Care and Cooking
Practical guidance from a past era covers toaster cleaning with a thin brush to avoid damage and cocoa preparation by cooking with water first for smooth blending. It advises blue kitchen walls, mothproofing furniture with paraffin, boiling vegetables with an uncovered kettle, cinnamon in custards, avoiding soap on white silk, and flavoring ham with apricots or pineapple and brown sugar.
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Dennis O’keefe
Alan Curtis
Caesar
Quebec Zoological Park
Burgess
By Thornton W. Burgess
Gertrude
Jane Withers
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Pat
JMNE
Central Park Avenue
Illinois
JelSert Co
Chicago, Wl
Sophocles
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