Billy Mink Drives Rats From Farm House
A farmer lured Billy Mink from the woodpile with fish as bait to chase the rats out of his barn. Billy enters a shed hole while the farmer watches, but the mink naps under the shed. When he emerges, a panicked swarm of rats floods the yard, fleeing toward the barn, woodpile, henhouse, and nearby farm. The farmer hopes the mink will finish the job.
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Billy Mink
Billy
Bitty
Jar
T. W. Burgess
Facts and Fallacies in Pianism by Greer
An article argues that skill at piano performance does not ensure good teaching. It notes many renowned players were poor teachers due to lacking pedagogy and pupil psychology. It highlights how obscure teachers have produced many trained pianists while great artists struggle to connect with students.
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M. Cochran
Siem
S—Wiu Service
New Fashion Twist in Style Quirk of Velvet Ties
A fragmentary note describes a fashion twist with velvet ties and fastened dyes, mentioning an Anita and a stylized rope detail. The text is unclear but hints at new fashion trends and accessories in a bygone style.
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Val
Anita
Open porch rot risks and protection methods
A guide to preserving open porches with rot resistant woods like redwood and cypress, heavy creosote painting, back painting all wood, tight tongue and groove floor joints, and proper finishing around porch supports. It advises sealing joints with white lead or calking, bedding column bases, and using durable materials to avert repairs long term.
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Lea
Roger
Whitman Wnt Service
How He Helped by Douglas Malloch sugar bush tale
The poem reflects on a father who saved a sugar bush and funds for his son amid cheap land and social guilt. It contrasts thrift with greed, praising the man for providing for his family and neighborhood, while acknowledging the moral tensions of generosity and self interest.
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Dougies
Fingers Signify. A Guide to Palm Reading Power
The text outlines palmistry basics with focus on finger roles for personality. It describes thumb analysis and finger lengths, noting index for power and progress, second for thought, third for brilliance and fame, and fourth for psychic ideals, as explained by Wall Service.
Well Dressed at Little Cost
Ladies of The Sewing Circle pose for a Spring fashion lesson under Dame Fashion. The feature highlights a 1202 pattern with sizes 12 20 39 33 and yardage for a cashmere or velveteen dress, plus a delicate He tle frock and a modern print option.
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Tom
W. Weeker
Caicego
Homemaking Tips from WNU Service
Household guidance covers coffee making, beet fat for fatless dressing, whisking to set, beans browning with molasses, washing greasy dishes, pressing rayon, careful stocking care, and beating egg whites when cream won t whip. This practical sheet from Associated Newspapers offers period kitchen and garment care hints.
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Saunders
4Y Thornton W Burgess
Elizabeth
Beil
Thyself
George D. Greer
BY Douglas Malloch
Leicester K. Davis
Public Ledger, Inc
Wall Service
Honus Wagner
Raymond Dumont
National Semipro Baseball Congress
Chicago
Houom & Questons
Associated Newspapers
WNU
Bayer Aspirin
Gregg Newace
Cables
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