Hummer the Hummingbird Nest and Hummer’s Feats
Peter Rabbit and Jenny Wren discuss Hummer the hummingbird in Old Orchard. Jenny boasts the nest of plant down and lichen camouflage, notes Hummer’s fearless nature and long migration to South America, then explains hummingbird feeding by Mrs Hummer and the brood size of two. Peter and Jenny rush to inform Johnny Chuck.
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Peter Rabbit
Jenny Wren
Jenny
Peter
Chatterer
Hummer
South America
Johnny Chuck
Hammer the Hummingbird
T. W. Burgess
Origin of Sailor Nickname Gob Not Definitive
The exact origin of the nickname gob for U S navy sailors is not known. The term was once applied to English coast guards, and an old meaning of gob is to spit, suggesting a possible origin.
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U. S. Navy
Coast Guards
Infant memories and the danger of early impressions
Psychologists at Columbia University report that infant experiences do not form lasting memory or shape later conduct. The writer fears that babies could recall harsh treatment or frightening tales, leading to long lasting hurt if caregivers fail to handle infancy gently.
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Columbia University
Notorious abuse of a toddler at a public beach sparks outrage
A reader reports overhearing a civilized mother scolding her child at a public bathing beach. The child is taunted as a bad wicked boy and a trouble to mother. The account emphasizes the shocking nature of the scene and questions whether babies remember such mistreatment.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU Sarvica
Sunday Dish And Duck Roast With Parsnips In A Cook Book Note
A vintage recipe note describes a Sunday dish using butter breadcrumbs milk egg cheese salt and paprika on toast. It then outlines a small duck roast with potatoes in a scotch kettle, a parsnip side dish with butter and salt, a baked egg and sugar dessert with walnuts and dates, and a salmon salad on buttered bread with pickles. Western Newspaper Union.
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Western Newspaper Union
Caprice Knit Dress by Amy Blatt Paris
The two piece hand knitted dress named Caprice by designer Amy Blatt of Paris features a mouse color fabric with a belt and prominent yellow leather accents. The creation highlights bold color contrast and textile craft from Blatt's studio.
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Amy Blatt
Paris
Girls Seem Different
Poet Douglas Malloch notes a shift in behavior as boys enter high school. He recalls how, in grade school, girls faced name calling and rough games, but after schoolyard days end, boys realize girls are treated with increased respect and distance.
Kiddies To Match In Church Talk With Mrs DeStyle
A humorous exchange features Mrs DeStyle choosing which child will accompany her to church to match her new purple gown. Marie prompts with playful questions about suitability and style. The dialogue highlights social etiquette and wardrobe considerations among the ladies.
Question Box by Ed Wynn The Perfect Fool
A reader asks about Prohibition's passage and public surprise. The column mixes witty answers about burglars, gas mileage, and a farmer’s wheat sale, with humorous economist gags and light social quips.
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ED Wynn
Farm Pivot: From Chickens to Chicken Feed Profits
A farmer recounts testing chicken farming income and shifting to producing chicken feed to boost profitability. The experiment shows higher returns from feed production than from selling spent hens. Local observer notes the practical pivot toward value added product making.
Magnate and friend discuss expensive golf game
A magnate offers a time value of $100 a minute while a friend suggests playing a high stakes golf round this afternoon, with stakes of $10,000 to $15,000.
Three's a Crowd in the Cabins
Jane frets as lights flicker and fear the power may fail while Jack Tar sighs at the prospect of being alone together. The scene hints at a tense intimate moment behind closed doors.
The Philippines A History of Naming
The text explains that the islands were named Filipinas by Spain in honor of Philip II, with natives calling inhabitants Filipinos. English usage Anglicized Filipinas as Philippines during Spanish colonization beginning in 1565. The note mentions the phonetic difference with ph and £ sound and its effect on spelling.
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Islands
Felipe
Philip) II
Spain
Filipinas
Philippines
Quiet Confession Sparks Gossip In Town Paper
A cryptic remark about a man hoping his partner views herself as others do circulates in town chatter. The exchange hints at a personal motive behind close bonding over a compact device.
Engagement on an Ocean Liner Sparks Surprise Tale
A passenger recounts a proposal that happened aboard an ocean liner while traveling. The moment stands out as a notable personal milestone shared amid travel chatter.
Bread and jelly fish offer confuses a recipe line
A playful line mixes food and marine life as a household task morphs into a quirky kitchen moment. The casual remark hints at a lighthearted domestic scene with no further context.
Slender and Large Figure Pattern 2005 for Fall Wardrobe
The advertisement promotes Pattern 2005 offering sizes 84 through 50 with 36 requiring 2 1/2 yards of 39 inch fabric. It touts a simple slip with decorative seams suitable for slender or larger figures. Illustrated, with step by step instructions, costs fifteen cents plus coin or stamps and is mailed from Sewing Circle Pattern Dept at 243 West Seventeenth Street New York City.
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Colina
Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Seventeenth Street
New York City
Fragmentary wartime dialogue referenced in Jugend text
A damaged fragment shows a woman advised to return home with terse replies about difficult times. The dialogue notes two occasions her husband sent money without her asking, reflecting wartime financial strain and social mood.
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Jugend
Munich
Ferdy Tries To Find Miss Ethel For Chocolates
A playful exchange shows Ferdy offering chocolates for Miss Ethel while a maid notes she wished for some when the bell rang, prompting thanks and a lighthearted scene.
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Ferdy
Miss Ethel
Keep Her in the Barn Exchange Leads to Laughing Run
A brief comic exchange from the 15th Infantry Sentinel notes a host joking about ashes and laziness while a guest interprets the line as a misread death. The humor hinges on miscommunication over an ash tray.
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Inf. Sentinel
All Haywire Grocer Jug Memory
A boy frets over recalling what his mother asked him to buy from a grocer. The grocer prods him about a missing jug, highlighting a humorous memory lapse in a wartime era dialogue.
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Sonny
Army and Navy Journal
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