Barn Mouse Boast Ends Quietly as Crowd Laughs
A rustic tale follows Tippy Field-mousie boasting of bravery after warning villagers of a looming cat threat. The crowd expects heroism but misreads cat-tails as danger, leading to embarrassment when the true reeds are revealed and the boast collapses.
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Cort
Tim
Geriy Bening
Mrs. Bart
Tippy Field-mousie
Creas
Tippy Field-mouste
Mrs. Barh-mouse
Tippy
Flo
Xeerqaper Foutey Gerving
Revelations of a Wife and the Vintage of a Coat
A narrator recounts purchasing a long skirt and a vintage coat for a prank against Dicky, while Mrs Cosgrove and Lilian help prepare Junior for bed and a home lesson in letters. Marion joins the scene with playful guidance as Junior recites the alphabet, earning applause and praise from family.
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Lamar
Dicky
Mra. Cosgrove
Mra Cosgrove
Junior
Lilian
Bunnalow
Marion W
Mupper
Fragmentary odds and ends from an old news page
The readable fragments reference religious practices, fossil words, and distant places. Mentions include Friday Sabbath customs, imports and foods, ancient Egypt, a Meeseman naming Geowmad, and a long river with colonial notes.
Regular Sanitary Inspections for Health and Hygiene
A reader urges weekly inspections of homes and grounds to prevent disease. Advice covers dry clean cellars, litter-free floors, screened windows, dry attics, and vermin control. The column includes Q and A with medical and hygiene guidance from Dr. Copeland and details on sending questions.
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Army
Navy
Yesacl
Buldings
Bilio
Smekel
Bam
Copeland
Reed
R. S. Copeland
Cameright
Bertie
You Can Improve Curly Waves With Simple Home Care
A vintage guide explains why real natural curls vary, warns against forcing straight thick hair, and offers home methods to enhance waves. It covers vaseline glossing, curling irons temperature, and a DIY curling preparation of borax and gum arabic for lasting effect.
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Fust
Suspicion's Two Edges in a Schoolyard Tale
Winifred Black Y&2 presents a feature on Bessie and Irene amid a group of girls. It analyzes suspicion as envy and malice, showing how gossip distorts fact, harms reputations, and fuels self conceit, urging readers to refuse to listen to unproven whispers.
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Winifred Black
Suspicion
Berto
Beane
Clevereas
Bessie
Irene
Heasie
Advice to Girls and Annie Laurie letters a love dilemma
A reader asks how to win back Annie Laurie, who promised marriage but then moved on with another boy. The response urges focusing on education, college life, and social engagement to ease heartbreak and redirect energy away from lingering worries about the romance. It also advises evaluating true care and mutual respect, and suggests patience and self-improvement as steps toward future happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Laurie Tam
Moon
Old Time Dessert Recipes For Cakes And Pies
Instructions and recipes for home desserts from a vintage kitchen column. Includes tips on cake making, a rich two layer cake, Lord Baltimore style cake, English Apple Pie, Puff Malt cake, and a marshmallow sauce, with ingredient ratios and baking steps. Names of cakes and methods reflect period cooking style and emphasize fresh ingredients and precise beating.
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Dessarts
Malta
Tomorrow's HOROSCOPE by Genevieve Kemble
Jively and interesting experiences forecast from Ine ay's sidereal operations with hints of change travel and success if prudence is observed. Public recognition may arise from writing or investigation. Those born under Rewe possess assurance of a prosperous year through forethought and perseverance.
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Neva Hervison
Mousse
Bern
Adam Garrison
Mrs. Cosgrove
Marion
Madge
Marlon
Jenior
Raad
Marton
Lillian
Caing
Japan
Geowmad
Phout
Ees ' Pew
France
Abou
Juanita Hamel
Rae
Hallowe
Royal
New York City
H.R
Miss WI R. Alr
Ustrath
Amy
Bev Bren
Kenneth
Kenneth. Kmneth
Pleapater
Gira
Lord Baltimore
Genevieve Kemble
Cedars Ff Jon
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