Billy Mink Outwits Trap to Save a Fish
A clever mink named Billy outsmarts a trap set at the Laughing Brook entrance to his favorite hole. He dodges the snare by using a hidden tunnel back door and retrieves a delicious fish, savoring the victory as he feasts inside the hole. The tale ends with Billy triumphing over the cunning trapper. Meat sauces and condiments note ends with household guidance on prudent meat buying and milk use for children.
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Mink
Billy Mink
Laughing Brook
Billy
T. W. Burgess
WNU Service
Western Newspaper Union
X Ray Vision Card Trick Demonstration
A magician showcases X ray vision by placing a full deck on a table. A spectator inserts a face down card into the pack inside the case. The magician lifts the case to his forehead and instantly calls the card’s value, noting a pre-cut hole in the lower corner reveals the card’s index.
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WNU Service
Market Shopping and Self Control in Family Meals
A brisk city market scene shows well dressed shoppers selecting foods while households budget tightly. The piece urges disciplined buying to avoid feast or famine, notes cheaper cuts lack flavor but still hold nourishment, and stresses smart planning over last minute orders.
Port Monmouth Mother Excuses Bad Act Keeping Children Home
A Port Monmouth woman cites God and the Bible to justify keeping her two boys from school defying the truancy officer. She claims evil subjects in public schools, cites an 1868 education book, and condemns drawing and history as immoral, teaching the three R's at home.
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Port Monmouth
N. J
Misused Bible Verses Twist Truth to Excuse Crimes
A satirical note argues that false readings of biblical text could justify crimes, but people are not deceived by such twisted meanings. The piece condemns linguistic manipulation that distorts intent to shield wrongful acts.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU Service
The Aristocracy by Douglas Malloch
Poem praising workers who serve others from shoemakers to farmers. The speaker notes that those who labor to provide shelter food clothing and breath uphold society. By serving those who serve mankind every person becomes equal with those who toil, forming the true aristocracy.
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Douglas Malloch
WNU
Pleated Ruffles and Schiaparelli Hat Describe Black White Frock
A prim frock of black and white printed chiffon features pleated ruffles along sleeves and petti coat edges. The shanting straw hat completes the look, with Schiaparelli's new trim of colored glass flowers.
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Schiaparelli
Lights and fog greet New York Harbor collision near slip
A Staten Island ferry carriage in dense fog nears Manhattan with hundreds aboard as a government cutter looms. The near-collision triggers alarms but swift steering avoids disaster. Passengers disembark, minds on daily tasks, while observers recount the tense moment.
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Staten Island
Manhattan
Skeleton Kept Vigil Over Old Wagon Trail
Pratt Kansas story of a soldier skeleton unearthed near the Cannonball trail once used by wagon trains fifty years ago. Initial upright burial led some to think an Indian, but a small metal badge and uniform patches confirmed the wearer was a soldier. Local legend holds tribesmen paid tribute by guarding the grave in reverent fashion.
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Pratt
Kan
AN Around the House Tips and Home Care Advice
A collection of practical household hints on waxing chair legs to protect floors and furniture care. Suggestions include serving portions, olive preservation, brass tray cleaning with ammonia paste, lemon juice on onions, rug stain removal with blotting paper and heat, magnesia for whitewash, and vinegar with alum for ceiling cleaning. Bell Syndicate WNU Service.
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Hach
Bell Syndicate
WNU
WNU Service
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