Adventures of the Twins: Hippopotamus Beauty Contest
Olive Roberts Barton narrates the twins encounter a hippo aspiring to beauty. The hippo asks for help with a potato-like nose and uses flour on her face while the Magical Mushroom hints at vanity. The twins slip away in search of Jocko after the exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adventures OF the Twins
Olive Roberts Barton
Abe
Indy
Potamus
Hippopotamus
Nancy
Jocko
Granny Fox Uses Bridge Trick To Escape Hound
Granny Fox lures Reddy and a pursuing hound toward a bridge and a speeding train. The hound dashes onto the bridge, is chased by the train, and plunges into the water, proving why Granny trained Reddy to cross bridges to deter dogs.
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Granny Fox
Reddy
Thornton W. Burgess
Granny
U S Navy program may exceed Britain’s for 1921 say Mondell
In Washington March 23 Republican Leader Mondell said the United States naval program for the year ending June 29 1921 will exceed Britain's. He put the American appropriation at more than 425 million dollars versus about 420.6 million for Britain after exchange. The remark followed the naval bill discussion.
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Washington
United States
Great Britain
Mondell
House
Son Drowns. Mother Sues for 16000 in Seattle Case
Dora Marriott files a suit in superior court asking $16,000 for the drowning death of her son in a Seattle swimming tank last June. She names Co. D. Stimson Company and the Seattle Beattie Natatorium as defendants, alleging failure to rescue and resuscitate.
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W. H. Marriott
Seattle
Dora Marriott
Co. D. Stimson Company
Beattle Natatorium
Cooperative restaurant plan grows from Boise workers
Boise reports that Cooke and Waiters union members plan to open a cooperative restaurant if local proprietors fail to meet their demands. The notice also mentions the London to New York gold shipment and Kuhn, Loeb & Co securing 1,250,000 in metal in the London open market.
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Boise
Idaho
Cooka’ and Waiters’ Union
London
New York
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Anglo American firm forms Diamond Fields of Southwest Africa
An Anglo American corporation creates the Consolidated Diamond Fields of Southwest Africa with capital stock of 22.5 million dollars to acquire all German interests in major diamond mining operations in the former German South West Africa.
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Consolidated Diamond Fields
Southwest Africa
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Nick
Caericon
Med Fox
Fox
Johnny
U. S. Navy
England
Smastex
Francis Sullivan
Bellevue Hospital
York
Westchester County
DUFFS
Tom
By Allman
Police Department
Bolshevists
Leo
Dion't
Freckles
Nes Ha
By Blosser
Rick Utne
Joneses
POP Momand
Allright Tulie
Feller
NO Man's Land
Otto Auto
Ahern
D. D
M. L.r Randolph
M.D. Ogkhuret
D.D
Elizabeth Wiard
Jessie Goodell
Grand Mound
Baume
Analgesique
Leeming & Co
N. X
Lcnes
Eczema Ae
Petey Heele
Sareen Sete
Ras
Bartell Drug CO
Boren Avenue
Scattle, Wash
Luna Park
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