Hooty the Owl Tracks a Murky Night at Smiling Pool
In this 1921 tale by T. W. Burgess, Hooty the Owl prowls the Green Forest at night to watch the Smiling Pool. He eyes Jerry Sluskrat's growing home and plots a quiet approach as darkness settles and shadows creep from the Laughing Brook.
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Ligety
Slooty
Green Forest
Mr. Sue
Slooty the Owl
Hooty
Mr. Sun
Smiling Pool
Jerry Sluskrat
Jerry
Wooty
Laughing Brook
Fig Rock
T. W. Burgess
WNU Service
Peon ers Boners in examination papers humor
A stray student joke note references humorous tidbits found in exams and essays. The item cites teachers noting comical misreadings and student word plays. The fragment suggests a playful classroom moment without broader context or specifics.
Summer meals and desserts with fancy fruit garnishes
A recipe snippet describes melon cocktails with lemon and ginger sirup, Red Raspberry Whip served on ice, Junket in cups with warm milk and vanilla, and a Frozen Plum Pudding with chocolate and junket. It ends with a fruit layer and lady fingers, packed and chilled for serving.
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Western Newspaper Union
To Get It Done
Poem by Douglas Malloch from 1913 on taking initiative and completing tasks. It argues the greater task is not the action itself but deciding to act and applying effort without waiting for others. Emphasizes self reliance and proactivity to improve the world.
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Douglas Malloch
Crochet Wardrobe Treasures From White Cotton Set
Enthusiasts press on with hand crochet creating a practical white cotton outfit trio hat gloves and sweater. The article notes loose mesh and tight stitches form a high yoke look while praising crochet as a lasting wardrobe staple amid beaming confidence in craft.
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Ultra Chile
German Fire Chief Extinguishes 250 Gallon Oil Pool
A German fire chief set a 250 gallon crude oil pool on fire and extinguished it in twenty seconds after water was applied, challenging the belief that oil fires cannot be put out with water.
Practice putting precision in golf stroke training
The article notes Walter Travis used a miniature cup or chalk line methods to improve putting. It emphasizes striking the ball accurately as the key to better results and describes golfers focusing solely on stroke and contact rather than target area to build a sound putting technique.
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Walter Travis
Bell Syndicate
Evergreen state story of Washington growth and Seattle's rise
A National Geographic feature traces Washington’s postwar revival from 1851 pioneers to Seattle’s emergence. It highlights Spokane’s 50th anniversary, Yakima and Wenatchee apple regions, Lynden bulb fields, Bellingham’s port and lumber, Whatcom dairy and eggs, and Olympia’s varied economy within a forested Pacific Northwest landscape.
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WNU
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Puget Sound
Sound
Ilinois
Seattle
Commonwealth of Washington
Evergreen State
Spokane
United States
Washington Territory
Evergreen
Withic & Miles
Olympic Peninsula
Jefferson County
Peninsula
Shuksan
North America
Foresta
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Holland
America
Fount Baker
Whatcom County
Lynden
Netherlands
Ile
Siz
Bellingham
Bellingham Bay
San Juno Islands
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América
Commencement Bay
Charles Wilkes
Antarctic
Puyallup
Yakima
Wenatchee
Izaak Walton
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Grant
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George Washington
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Palisades Park Commissioners
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Egypt
Cohumus
McClure Nawapaper Syndicate
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