Bit of Old Japan transplanted to Western Shores
A self contained Nipponese community thrives near Terminal Island in Los Angeles harbor. Fish Harbor village blends Japanese customs with American life while banning outsiders. 8000 residents, a school since 1917, 460 Japanese children, and a few Russian pupils. Annual Japanese warship visits draw 20,000.
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Terminal Island
Los Angeles Harbor
Fish Harbor Village
Tokyo
Fish Harbor
Japan
Kitty the Catbird Returns Visits Peter Rabbit
Peter Rabbit greets his old friend Kitty the Catbird in the Old Orchard. Kitty imitates others with playful mischief, shows sleepy poses, and reveals plans to build near Peter's hideaway with Mrs. Catbird after sharing new songs he picked up down south.
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Peter Rabbit
Glory
Cardinal
Kitty the Catbird
Welcome Robin
Peter
Kitty
Black Pussy the Cat
Jenny Wren
Mocker
Mockingbird
Women’s Wardrobe Recalled in Quieter Times
Aging Elise recalls a past era when women wore layers of clothing to draw male attention. The reminiscence reflects social norms of generosity in dress and public perception, contrasting with modern attitudes toward fashion and propriety.
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Elise
Onion Recipes from Mottier Cook Book
A Western Newspaper Union recipe note suggests using onions to flavor dishes. It offers methods for scalloped onion with cheese, onions with early apples as a vegetable, and mild onion salad with apple and dates.
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Western Newspaper Union
Odd Ball Tidbits From Test Papers and Stage Sagas
A collage of humorous snippets notes bizarre exam tidbits and stage anecdotes. It mentions six polar bears carrying a funeral coffin and claims Poe’s parents were present at his birth while mixing casino slang and fictional terms from various sources.
Patty and the Bee by Anne Campbell
A child narrator observes Patty weeping over a bee among roses. The poem expresses a wish to protect Patty from a sting and imagines being a bee to choose between flowers and love, ending with a playful kiss for Patty.
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Patty
WNU
Glove Embroidery Through English History
The article traces glove use in England from the fifteenth century with early glove makers. It notes embroidery on gloves dating back to near the start of glove manufacture and mentions Queen Elizabeth I's gloves with rich cuff embroidery.
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England
Water Spaniel Rescues Dog From Ice on Susquehanna
In Clearfield Pennsylvania a small water spaniel saved a larger dog that had plunged through the Susquehanna. R H Lynn witnessed three dogs barking as the spaniel crossed the brittle ice, finally pulling the trapped animal to safety by the collar after multiple entry attempts.
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Clearfield
Susquehanna River
R. H. Lynn
Lynn
Gold vanishes on trip from Africa to London
A sensational gold theft occurred in transit from Bulawayo to London. Boxes carried by the Balmoral Castle were opened in London to reveal cement and sand substitutes. The shipment valued at $10,000,000 had 930 ounces missing worth $32,550.
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London
Bulawayo
Rhodesia
South Africa
Union Castle
Balmoral Castle
Standard Bank of South Africa
Standard Bank
Cape Town
Southampton
Scotland Yard
England
Dog Falls into Well Rescued by Firemen in Elyria
In Elyria Ohio a dog pursuing a cat fell into a well and was rescued by firemen who pulled it out with a hook. The dog, owned by Theodore Frederick, appeared uninjured and eager to chase cats again.
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Elyria
Ohio
Theodore Frederick
It Was Far From Quiet Wedding for Hindle Cook
The Milford wedding of Oscar Hindle and Dorothy Cook was interrupted by a fatal heart attack striking the bridegroom’s aunt then an explosion at Hindle's father’s office leaving him severely burned. Hours later the bride’s father Sidney Cook fell on the town hall steps breaking his right arm.
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Milford, Conn
Oscar Hindle
Dorothy Cook
Charles Hindle
Hinkle
Sidney Cook
Rooster Hitches Ride 42 Miles Home to Cantril
Augustin Knox sold a rooster with hens and shipped them to Ottumwa 42 miles away. The rooster returned by sound of reveille under Knox’s window, as it had done before, prompting poultrymen to suspect a crate breakage. Knox swears the rooster hitch-hiked home.
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Old Home Cantril
Iowa
Augustin Knox
Ottumwa
Knox
Melrose hit and run twist ends with fleeing victim
In Melrose, Earl H. Boyce struck a woman with his car but the victim reversed the scenario by getting up and fleeing. She brushed off helpful bystanders and insisted she was not hurt, then hurried away, leaving the driver surprised and the incident unresolved.
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Melrose
Mass
Earl H. Boyce
Vitamins In Foods List From Kansas City Times
A Kansas City Times summary lists vitamins A B C and D with food sources and health benefits. Vitamin A appears in milk dairy eggs greens carrots sweet potatoes liver and cod liver oil aiding growth disease resistance and reproduction. Vitamins B C D follow with sources and roles including preventing scurvy beri beri and rickets.
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Kansas City Times
Postum Free Week Supply Offer
The Postum Company invites readers to request a full week’s supply of health giving Postum at no cost. Those who write for the offer will receive the free product.
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Postum Company
Self-made man remark cited in Stray Stories magazine
A quoted line features a speaker praising a self-made man as someone who always takes blame. The exchange underscores a boastful ethic echoed in Stray Stories Magazine.
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Stray Stories Magazine
Itching Pimples Healed After Cuth urn Soap Ad Sample
Miss Edith Langlitz of Oshkosh Wisconsin details hours of waking from itchy burning pimples on face and arms. She says a free sample of Cuthurn Soap and Ointment cured her skin within two weeks after purchase. Propr Potter Drug & Chemical Corp Malden Mass. Adv. Sept 2 1933.
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Edith Langlitz
Dove St
Oshkosh
Wis
Potter Drug & Chemical Corp
Malden
Mass
Lost 37 Pounds With Kruschen
A testimonial from Mrs J Sonza of Waco Texas claims she lost 37 pounds in 3 months using Kruschen Salts. She says friends observed weight loss and that the daily dose banishes fat and boosts health. The ad promises a four week supply, money back if unsatisfied, and urges purchase through a Detroit address.
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Sonza
Waco
Texas
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Patty and the Bee
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Pet
Little Pat
Biarta
America
Augusta Bernard
Los Angeles
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Ata
Cuticura
Kruschen
Cewek Ave
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A Co.,Inc
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