Johnny Chuck’s House Wounded in Fox Fight
Johnny Chuck licks wounds after a clash with Reddy Fox near his new house. Sammy Jay visits and questions Johnny’s choice of home, urging him to return to the Old Orchard. Polly Chuck’s safety becomes the focal concern as Johnny reflects on his stubborn move.
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Dunny Chuck
Johnny
Reddy
Mrs. Fox
Bowser the Hound
Polly Chuck
Sammy Jay
Sammy
Johnny Chuck
Chuck
Polly
T. W. Burgess
WNU
Cabbage Salad With Lettuce Hearts
A simple 1933 recipe from Western Newspaper Union instructs shredding cabbage to about two cups with green pepper onion and celery. Mix with mayonnaise to moisten, serve on lettuce hearts, bake briefly at low heat, and enjoy hot.
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Western Newspaper Union
Boners in Examination Papers Highlight Humorous Errors
A lighthearted look at student mistakes titled boners shows how teachers catalog unintended humor in exams and essays. The pieces reveal quirky misreadings, puns, and literal interpretations that amuse staff and students alike.
Fragmented Riddle Verse on March and Hallowe'en
A surreal passage links odd facts about leaves dew sun perspiration and animal life in Africa to misused terms and historic allusions. It references March misfortune, Julius Caesar, and a casual take on Hallowe'en, ending with a Bell Syndicate-WNN Service credit from 1933.
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Hallowe'en
Our Father
Bell Syndicate
WNN
It All Depends Old Club and a Child
A whimsical poem about how actions toward a child depend on youth and approachability, followed by a 1933 WNU Service note and a jelly making recipe fragment with lemon water and an apricot roll method. The text blends poetry, a proverb style line, and culinary instructions.
Seasonable Foods Int enhances lamb dishes with mint jelly
Instructions describe roasting lamb and serving with mint jelly molded in lemon halves. Steps include making a mint jelly with vinegar water sugar spearmint extract and pectin, then cooling and filling jelly glasses or molds. paraffin cover advised for storage.
Knickerbocker Club and the Birth of American Baseball
The Knickerbocker Club formed in New York in 1845 pioneered baseball in America, with the sport expanding nationally by 1865. The note references 1933 and the McClure News Syndicate with WNUervico.
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America
Knickerbocker Club
New York
McClure News Syndicate
Wnuervico
Firebugs Ravage Reichstag Interior After Fire
Interior view shows the Reichstag chamber gutted by an incendiary blaze. Police say Communists set the fire and one suspect confessed to burning large sections of the great chamber where parliamentary sessions are held.
Seven Year Old Boy Fights Bear to Save Brother in Boston
In Franklin Park Boston a seven year old boy named John Suvisa crawled into a bear cage to rescue his brother Anthony after a bear seized him. He used a piece of iron pipe to strike the bear as a keeper arrived and freed Anthony who is recovering from claw injuries. The boy remained unhurt despite the danger.
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Boston
Mass
John Suvisaus
Anthony
Franklin Park
Park Zoo
John
City
Tony
Zip
Lillian
GOLF'S LARENT GAMBER TOWERING DRIVE PROFILES
Michigan’s long driving specialist Cyril Gamber consistently hits 300 yard plus drives. At Oakmont on a 600 yard hole he reached the green with a drive and iron. At Muskegon on a 611 yard par 6 he followed a huge tee shot with a sharp second to the green. He credits left shoulder strength and a pivoting, straight left arm for power and uses a slightly pigeon toed stance to loosen hips.
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Larench Gamber
Michigan
Oakmont
Muskegon
Mich
Gamber
Chick Evans
Cyril Tolley
Bell Syndicate
Plants Grow Without Soil Experiments Noted in California
Readable notes describe plants grown without soil in California experiments. Water chemistry and sap components are cited as key factors alongside nutrient delivery.
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California
Caveman Quits Life of Hermit Finds New Woe
Paris reports Eugene Masson a former cave dweller in Fontainebleau forest who lived on rabbits and stole cabbages for three years. He surrendered after exhausting his 85 centimes capital and facing charges from vagrancy to tax evasion.
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Paris
France
Eugene Masson
Ivar Kreuger
Fontainbleau
Farmer Hiccupping for Seven Years in Allendale
George Saxon a 45 year old farmer reports hiccoughing for seven years averaging one per minute. Doctors say a diaphragm operation could cure him but he refuses preferring to continue hiccoughing. He has slept through the bouts and holds his nose to avoid choking while eating or drinking leaving him too weak to work for two years.
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Allendale
George Saxon
Immense cedar barn destroyed by fire near Olympia
An aged 65 year old cedar barn near Olympia burned recently destroying 80 head of dairy stock and a team of horses. Dave Johnson, former owner, called the barn "as good as the day it was built."
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Olympia
Wash
Dave Johnson
$113 Gold Nugget Found Near Powell Creek
Medford Oregon placer miners along Powell Creek found a gold nugget valued at $113. It was the largest find of the season.
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Medford
Powell Creek
Brokelnto Spoof on Movie Start and Studio Rise
A Canadian sister and I pursued film work in New York with little initial knowledge. After a pivotal day securing a single role, persistence led to extra parts, then larger roles, culminating in a contract through the Mayer era and MGM merger. Notable credits include Smiling Through and Strange Interlude with stars Frederic March Clark Gable Maureen O’Sullivan Ralph Morgan.
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Athole
Mayer Studios
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Frederic March
Leslie Howard
Clark Gable
Ralph Morgan
Maureen O'Sullivan
Arliss Dreams of Historical Roles Pepys Cagliostro Queensberry
Actor George Arliss would like to play Samuel Pepys famed diary author Cagliostro the eighteenth century charlatan and the marquis of Queensberry the London sportsman famed for his name in boxing rules though not the sponsor.
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George Arliss
Samuel Pepys
Cagliostro
Marquis of Queensberry
London
Arliss Known as a Smacker in Studio Kiss Scenes
George Arliss earns the nickname smacker among studio sound experts for his onscreen kisses. He keeps filming methodical and cuts many kisses in editing, leaving only those deemed essential to tell the story.
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George Arliss
Arliss
Inn
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