Royal power vs Plunger and Eagle tale in old fable
A fable style tale contrasts King Eagle with Plunger as hungry fisherman. Plunger defies the king’s demand for his catch, aided by Mrs Plunger while Eagle schemes to claim fish, ending with culinary notes and mock kitchen guidance. The piece blends moral critique of tyranny with whimsical animal antics and recipe tips.
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Hawk
King Dagle
Plunger
Ayer
Bug
King Engle
Green Forest
King Eagle
Aeding Plunger
The Market Place by Douglas Malloch
A poetic meditation on commerce and desire in a market scene. The speaker contrasts wealth and moral cost as buyers seek love and life through purchases, only to find true value cannot be bought with gold.
Tiered Skirts Popular for the Evening Frock
Back interest characterizes many new evening frocks with back decolletage and waist bows drawing attention. Tiered skirts, flounced and ruffled styles in the Worth fashion mark this season, favored by younger women for a soft, attractive look.
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Tanner of Worth
Crepe Fashion Returns with Cautious Paris Stance
Printed crepes and cotton crepes are returning in fashion, but with caution. Parisshunned prints, while American designers use crepe for sleeves on black dresses and for restees, gilets, or boleros.
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Paris
Who Was Who in Legends and History of Peru and America
The article recaps the La Perichole legend linked to Thornton Wilder and Lima, Peru, detailing the real eighteenth century Perichole, her beauty, rumored love with Don Andres, and a castle now used as police barracks. It then shifts to Johnny Appleseed, noting his frontier life, wanderings, and mission to plant apple trees from Springfield, Massachusetts, toward the western frontier.
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Thornton Wilder
San Luis Tey
Lima
Peru
Camille la Perichale
la Perichole
Renose
Don Andres
Perichole
Manuel de Auiat
Perus
Chena Police
Down Than Chapman
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Johnny Appleseed
Willan
Springfield
Mass
Garrard
Virginia
Alleghant
Pittsburgh
Johny Appleseady
Bedis
Port Warne
Ind
Buffalo Nickel Myth Ties to Three Chiefs Not One
A 1932 Western Newspaper Union piece notes Two Guns White Calf of the Blackfeet is not the sole model for the U S Buffalo Nickel. Sculptor James Earle Fraser says he used three chiefs Iron Tail of the Lakota, Tea Moons of the Northern Cheyennes, and an unnamed Kiowa or Sioux figure, with no direct image of Two Guns White Calf.
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Glacier National Park
James Earle Frazer
United States Treasury
Frazer
Ose
Iron Taji
Ogullala
Tea Moons
Indiana
Unie
Woman Loses 20 Pounds Fat With Kruschen Regimen
An ad touts Kruschen Salts as a fat loss method highlighting a 20 pound fat reduction in weeks. Claims include increased energy and clearer skin while promising money back if not convinced. Also mentions Texas relic preservation centered on San Pedro Springs fort in San Antonio.
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America
Texas
San Pedro Springs
San Antonio
Restful Sleep for Fretful Feverish Child
An advertisement promotes Castoria as a gentle non narcotic remedy for children with colic and upset bowels. It claims Castoria eases discomfort, prompts bowel movement, and restores sleep for both child and parent. The ad emphasizes Castoria as a pure vegetable product with no harsh drugs.
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Castoria
Charcoal Use in Mexico Triggers Forest Loss
In Mexico City, EB D Me l Laughlin reports to the U.S. Commerce Department that Mexicans still heat homes with charcoal at about 200 tons daily, destroying roughly two square miles of woodland each day. Government officers discuss plans to educate the public to switch to other fuels.
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EB. D. Mel Laughlin
Mexico City
United States Commerce Department
Names in Odd Sequence at Alabama Professors
A curious report notes John James and James John occupy seats in a freshman class at the University of Alabama meeting each other. Across the aisle are Jacob Jacobs and Roger Rogers. Three Bernard Cohéns share the same course. The issue was resolved by placing the Cohens on different schedules.
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University of Alabama
John James
James John
Jacob Jacobs
Roger Rogers
Bernard Cohéns
Cohens
The Big Cheese and Butter and Egg Man in Washington Post
A Washington Post feature explores idioms in American language tracing the phrase big cheese to prominence and the humorous butter and egg man to everyday slang, illustrating cultural origins and usage.
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Washington Post
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