Peter Rabbit envies pockets and learns Mother Nature knows best
In a tale from the Old Briar Patch Peter Rabbit laments not having pockets like Nimbleheels the Jumping Mouse. Nimbleheels counters that Peter’s bigger stomach makes pockets unnecessary, and Peter realizes Mother Nature may know best as Nimbleheels shares seeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
Peter Rabbit
Nimbleheels
Jumping Mouse
Nim
Bleheels
Farmer Brown
Mother Nature
T. W. Burgess
WNN
Boners as Humorous Tidbits in Exams and Essays
A light look at so called boners in school work. Teachers note these amusing slips and errors found in exams and essays. The items reveal student misreadings or playful misspellings that provoke smiles and occasional embarrassment.
Popular Chinese dishes win American palates in markets
The article praises Chinese handwork and industry and notes sauces, canned hearts of palm, water chestnuts, bamboo shoots, and other chop suey ingredients now common in U S markets. It mentions American preparations of chop suey are well liked and tasty even without bean sprouts.
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Western Newspaper Union
America
Lawyer’s Verdict Sparks Debate Over Client Burden
Dialog shows two lawyers weighing risk and cost. The first warns that a proposed solution will burden the client with trouble, while the second argues for charging the client for the idea.
Neighbors by Anne Campbell
A light verse praising daily companionship and the value of familiar neighbors over romance, luxury, and wealth. It celebrates the cheerful greetings, small talk, and gossip that sustain happiness through life’s busy hours. The piece emphasizes kinship with those nearby as essential to happiness.
Dead Volcanoes Found Under Lake Superior Waters
A New Orleans Times-Picayune writer notes dead volcanoes discovered on the bed of Lake Superior between Thunder Bay and Michipicoten Island in Canadian waters. Peaks about 100 feet across lie under three and a half fathoms of water, with a second, smaller peak nearby. Officials weigh either cutting them down or permanently marking and lighting the sites. Decision pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Superior
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Thunder Bay
Michipicoten Island
Canadian
Department of Marine
Fire Mountains
British railways waste bill highlights spend on basics
A Canadian National Railway bulletin reveals yearly figures showing small items add up. One railway spent 275000 for sponge cloths and cotton waste, another 220000 for linen, a third 190000 for crockery and glassware, 150000 for brooms and 50000 for soap.
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British Railways
Canadian National Railway
S.S.S. Promoted as a tonic for fatigue and anemia
An advertisement claims S.S.S. rebuilds red blood cells and improves appetite, color, and energy for indoor workers weakened by wear and tear. It asserts the tonic stimulates gastric secretions and supplies minerals to rebuild hemoglobin, promising renewed strength with regular use.
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S.S.S
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Berlin
New York
Germany
Rumpler Company
Iago
Phyllis
Bell Syndicate
WNU Service
BY Thornton W. Burgess
Paul Revere
WNU
McClure Newspaper
Synticsta
By Anne Campbell
Kitty
Nina Wilcox Putnam
Corot
Rembrandt
Rubens
the Wizard
Thomas A. Edison
Eagle Rock
N. J
John B. Peterkin
Hugh A. Kelly
Charles Keck
Lake Near Superior
Dr. Pierce
Bayer
of Bayer
FERRY
Bess
Dad
Joe
General Foods
Genera Foods
Battle Creek
Mich
W.N.U
Postum
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