Trapper Threat Pushes Jerry Muskrat to Quick Moves
In a woodland tale Jerry Muskrat plans to avoid a dangerous trapper along Laughing Brook. Billy Mink and Little Joe Otter head for distant waters while Jerry, fearing winter and human snares, c onsiders his limited land travel. A mysterious stranger hunts for traps and visits Jerry’s preferred foraging spots, tempting him with scents of carrot and apple.
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Terry Muskrat
Billy Mink
Little Joe Otter
Billy
Little Joe
Big
Laughing Brook
Jerry
Joe Otter
Farmer Brown
Jerry Muskrat
Manavoids Temptation and Returns Home to Think
A man resists shore temptations, diving under water to flee the scent of food and swims back to his house to ponder his choices. This vignette attributed to T. W. Burgess via WNU Service presents a reflective scene of self control.
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T. W. Burgess
Convict faces gallows in new murder case for Alguin
Little Phil Alguin already serving a life term for killing Los Angeles Police Sergeant J J Fitzgerald in 1923 is jailed on charges of murdering Frank Rudeen the same night. He has been brought back from Folsom prison and faces possible death if convicted.
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Los Angeles
Mother’s Cook Book Sweets and pantry tips for emergencies
A compact recipe note outlines sweets and snack ideas using candy bars ginger snaps figs orange juice and lemon juice crackers quince jelly walnuts and marshmallows. It suggests canned pineapple crab meat and simple dressings for salads and desserts with a Western Newspaper Union brief quote.
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Western Newspaper Union
Grandmother Clocks Show Feminine Carved Cases
Collier's Weekly notes that grandmother clocks feature cases carved to resemble a woman's figure, unlike grandfather clocks. The National Museum in Helsinki houses an example with a short-sleeved blouse a flared skirt and a figure-like stance on two human-shaped feet.
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National Museum
Helsinki
Finland
Collier’s Weekly
The New Word Poem by Douglas Malloch
A call to readers to seek out new words and explore language. The poem urges looking up unfamiliar terms in books to gain wealth beyond gold, a fortune of speech revealed through discovery and study.
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Douglas MaHoch
WNU Service
Gatching the dice trick and its secret
A playful game uses two dice and a cup. The performer releases the second die instead of tossing it, letting it fall while catching the first die in the cup. The routine hinges on controlling the fall rather than throwing the second cube. WIN Service.
Annabelle's Answers Patience Dear Patience
Annabelle addresses Patience describing a rainy night and a taxi as the sole exception to everything. The snippet centers on a dialogue style line with the name Annabelle repeated.
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Patience
One Ton Sunfish Grows From Tiny Pinhead
The ocean sunfish reaches about one ton in weight as an adult while starting life as a minute pinhead. The fact highlights extraordinary growth from minuscule larval stages to vast mature form.
Philip Tells the Glad News on a Desert Mission
A Sunday lesson outlines Philip the deacon as a lay evangelist and his meeting with the Ethiopian eunuch. It stresses immediate obedience to the Spirit, knowing the Word, and following through with a decision and baptism, urging all Christians to be like Philip and win souls for Christ.
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Philip
Samaria
Angel of the Lord
Gaza
Dwight L. Moody
Jerusalem
Alps
the Lord
Gideon
Lord Jesus Christ
Christ
Count Your Blessings Wise Man Quote
A reflective line attributes wisdom to Epictetus, urging gratitude for what one possesses rather than mourning what is missing. It emphasizes contentment and the value of perspective.
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Epictetus
Self Knowledge Quote Inspires Personal Discipline
A reflection on self reverence self knowledge and self control as keys to power and sovereign conduct highlights timeless virtues from classic wisdom. The line emphasizes inner discipline guiding life and decisions.
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Tennyson
Center of Selfishness by John Owen
A brief quotation defines selfishness as making the self the center of all actions, asserting it as the origin and goal of all deeds. It presents a moral critique from John Owen.
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John Owen
A Comfortable Culotte Pattern for Summer Wardrobe
A stylish Barbara Bell Pattern No 1922 B offers a cool culotte and matching blouse ideal for bicycling beach and errands. Sizes 12 to 20 with easy cutting using printed cotton or linen, price 15 cents per pattern plus 15 cents for the Summer Pattern Book from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept Chicago.
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Barbara Bell
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Adams St
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
No Prince of Wales Title After King George's Death
Capper's Weekly notes the Prince of Wales title vanishes with King George's death and Edward VIII's accession as a bachelor king. It observes no eligible heir as Edward is unmarried, the first bachelor king in 176 years since George III, noting a long line of kings who married.
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Prince of Wales
George
Edward VIII
England
George III
William the ‘Conqueror
Capper
Home economy tips for daily chores and food prep
Practical household hints cover rug care, grain brushing, overnight cereal prep, plum preserves, bottle opening, fire risk from polishing cloths, bean rust avoidance, cookie crusts, and chilling lettuce for salads. Includes advice on storage and simple cooking tricks from Associated Newspapers WN Service.
The Selfish One
A maxim condemns self centered living as a recipe for meanness and social failure. The aphorism portrays a person who acts only for personal gain as a poor companion and failed neighbor.
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Washington’s Bust
Eatty Katie
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Ponjay Harrah
Ledgar, Inc
Annabelle
Wally
Fleishhacker Zoo
San Francisco
Schoor
Harold L. Lundquist
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Jesus
Free Breath Products Co
Dept
Benton Harbor
Mich
Associated Newspapers
Aeen With A ‘Coleman
Coleman
Calif
Picea Jeans
Ian Leaf
Ase Rts
Gil
Gil-Boat Sales Co
Cass Ave
State
Detroit
Caticura
Malden
Mass
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