Peter Rabbit laments hunters as Quacks brave spring journey
In the Green Forest Peter Rabbit worries about Mr and Mrs Quack and their ten young on a dangerous trek to the Southland. Lightfoot the Deer consoles him while reflecting on humans and hunting, expressing pity for the ducks and dismay at hunters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eter Rabbit
Paddy
Beaver
Mrs. Quack
Southland
Peter
Farmer Brown
Brier Patch
Green Forest
Lightfoot
Quack
Boners and Oddities From Exams and Tales
A collection of humorous exam tidbits and quirky lines. The text includes jokes about bulls and cows, biblical phrasing, and a baby teether weapon, followed by a short vintage fiction passage featuring Peter and a dragon-like Lightfoot, attributed to T. W. Burgess with WNU Service in 1933.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
Lightfoot
T. W. Burgess
WNU Service
Husbands Day in Malloch Verse Calls for Honor
Poet Douglas Malloch imagines a national day to honor husbands beyond Father's Day. He contrasts wives' focus on home chores and duties with a wife’s affection for the husband himself, urging one day annually to celebrate husbands and their true value.
Squash Soup and Simple Tomato Soup From a Clear Guide
A Western Newspaper Union recipe feature explains how to make squash soup with mashed squash celery onion juice and spices then cream or milk and croutons for tomato soup with bread crumbs onion cloves parsley hay leaf and cayenne followed by a simple pea soup milk blend. It notes careful measuring and balanced seasoning with mace cloves nutmeg thyme bay leaf and a touch of sugar.
Aid to the Able The winds and waves favor skilled navigators
A compact quotation attributed to Gibbon notes that winds and waves favor the most capable navigators, underscoring confidence in seamanship and leadership amid trials at sea.
Relics Lost When Brought to Light
A Williams College geologist warns that sun wind and rain degrade ancient Greek and Roman relics fast. He urges better preservation methods and even reburial after study to protect monuments such as Olympia Delphi and Carthage mosaics from further decay.
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Rome
Athens
Williams College
H. P. Cleland
Scientific Monthly
Olympia
Delphi
Carthage
Cleland Read
Cleland
Delos
Caosgus
America
Yucatan
Greece
One Likes a Fine Old Home Yet Never Stays There
A reflective remark noting affection for an aged residence while admitting frequent absence. It suggests universal appeal and mixed regard, portraying a person as both trusted ally and jested fool in society.
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Henrietta Bakker
Pomona
Calif
Miss Bakker
United States
Holland
By Thornton W. Burgess
Peter Rabbit
Bell Syndicate
WNN
Otis Edmunds
University of Indiana
Kitty McKay
Nina Wilcox Putnam
By Douglas Malloch
Douglas Malloch
Western Newspaper Union
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
Pringfield
Baby’s Bank
Miz
National Biscuit Company
Uneeda
Mid-Continent
Pittsburg & Midway Coal Mining Co
L. D
Kansas City
Moe
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