Brass Dog of My Pocket poem ends in brass
A short verse presents a tiny dog that does not bark bite scratch or fuss significantly and is described as being made of brass with a playful twist on its imagined nature.
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Newspaper
Patoka Register
Location
Patoka, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 20, 1934
Page
7
Cooling beverages for busy evenings at home
A historical note on refreshing drinks for warm days offers ideas for serving cold beverages with quick meals. It covers coffee and tea on ice, lemonades, fruit-juice mixes, and garnish tips like frozen cherries in ice cubes, plus simple recipe notes for grape iced tea, fruit nectar, and fruit punch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hese
Arithmetic Curiosity About a Forty Year Old Gold Tooth
A brief cartoonish remark ponders how an old man recalls the exact price paid for a gold tooth bought forty years ago. The joke suggests he kept the amount in his head as a mental ledger.
First US comic opera linked to Yankee Doodle
The Disappointment, claimed as the first American comic opera, contained Yankee Doodle. Composed by Andrew Barton, the opera was printed in New York in 1767 and a copy was shown in Philadelphia by the Library Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
United States
Andrew Barton
New York
Library Company of
Woman Deep Sea Diver Challenges Men in Marathon Feats
Mrs. Margaret Campbell Goodman, who asserts she is the sole woman deep sea diver, argues her sex can match the best of the United States undersea explorers. She is married and mother to a twenty two year old daughter and concedes that few women have pursued such work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Margaret Campbell Goodman
Uncle Sam
Goodman
New York
Ann Middleton
Washington, D. C
Budapest Police Order Requires Mustaches for Mounted Officers
Budapest authorities issue an order that all mounted policemen must wear mustaches. The move aims to enhance military bearing and align with Magyar horseman tradition. It is uncertain if facial hair will boost efficiency, but it will surely make officers more attractive to Budapest housemaids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Budapest
Women divers could join navy ranks says rescue pioneer
Mrs Goodman argues women could rival navy divers despite the hostile atmosphere. She cites two publicity seeking actresses eager to dive and recounts her 150 foot salvage of the S S Pewazic from Lake Huron near Thunder Bay, where the wreck lies 69 years after the storm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Neighbors Share Simple Kitchen Hacks From WNU Service
Tips include using pecelery leaves to flavor soups sauces and salads keeping bottles on hand. kerosene to cut grease clean and disinfect sinks. mashed potatoes rolled into small balls as salad garnishes with optional onion or parsley. and folding paper into funnels to pour sugar tea coffee and cereals without waste.
Shortage of Children Blamed for German Unemployment
Berlin officials claim unemployment stems from a decline in births over the past 15 years. Dr Hermann Thomalla writes that Germany once averaged 2,000,000 births annually, now about 1,000,000, and the lack of children reduces the labor pool and welfare base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Germany
Reich
Hermann Thomalla
Hausfrau
Bia
Pilates
Lights of New York 7. Meandering and meditations on Riverside
A reflective column notes heavier foliage along Riverside Drive and a bustling, stylish city scene. It mentions tourists in a crowded car, Fifth Avenue window boxes, Broadway signs, and the Chelsea piers while recalling John D. Rockefeller Jr. and family, advertising clocks, and various urban curiosities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riverside Drive
Texas
Christopher Morley
Helen Gould
Fifth Avenue
Woolworth
Hudson
Chelsea Piers
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
John D
Europe
John
Young
Schedule Origins Behind Modern Life
A reflection on the word schedule and its roots in a leaf or page that carried the system of daily routines. The piece notes the modern rush and clock time as a backdrop to the simpler concept of a written plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell Syndicate
WWNU
Frock Pattern 1680 Flatters Larger Figures in Cape Style
Fashion notes advertise pattern 1680 a warm weather frock with a deep flared cape concealing full bust and stout arms. It recommends printed silk fabrics and includes step by step sewing instructions. Sizes 84 to 46 with yardage noted. order by mail from Sewing Circle Pattern Dept New York City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sewing Circle Pattern Department
West Seventeenth Street
New York City
Smiles My Smiles My Better Order A Ham
In a humorous anecdote from The Northern Mail Mrs. Brown spies on her maid's guest in the kitchen. She notes the young man is very quiet, and the maid explains he has simply eaten without speaking, a shy visitor who has done nothing but eat.
The Real Job in the Club Room
Two men debate golf course beautification in a Tatler club room. One calls it rubbish while the other warns scenery should not influence golf yet notes the job is to keep golf from entering the scenery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tatler
Agriculture's Responsibilities Debate at Farm
A farmer argues with a government official about running a farm while dealing with government duties. The exchange highlights tensions between private farming and public responsibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corntessel
Washington Star
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