Honker the Goose and Granny Fox in the Green Forest
In Thornton Wurgess style a goose named Honker leads followers to Paddy the Beaver’s pond while Old Man Coyote and Reddy Fox plot a dinner. Granny Fox warns Reddy to wait for the right moment as night wraps the Green Forest.
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Hen Honker
Goose
Paddy
Beaver
Southland
Peter Rabbit
Jack Frost
Rough Brother
North Wind
Man Coyote
Fin Fail
Green Forest
Coyote
Honker
Reddy
Reddy Fox
Farmer Brown
Granny Fox
Green Meadows
Danny Meadow Mouse
Honker the Goose
Geese
Superstitious Sue and the Hair Lock Caution
A fragmented 1931 clipping notes superstition about finding a horseshoe as bad luck and suggests tying a lock of hair to avoid danger. The text appears in a garbled McClure Newspaper style with unclear details or full context.
Motfiers Coo Book Quiet Minds In Fortune Or Misfortune
The text presents a home cooking column with orange soup rice pudding suet pudding cherry pudding jam cake and spice cake recipes. It includes instructions for orange juice cornstarch rice brown sugar dates milk suet flour and baking steps with optional flavorings and substitutions.
Calm By Douglas Malloch
Poem reflects on inner storms and the calm surface of lakes as a metaphor for human resilience. It contrasts outward serenity with hidden burdens and suggests that true calm comes with bearing grief quietly.
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Douglas Malloch
WNU
Orange Blossom Salad Cock Tail From 1931 Western Union
Prepare in a moderate oven in a square pan with lettuce leaf curl. Peel and section oranges to resemble a flower, moisten with French dressing, dust with coconut frostettes, and top with mayonnaise and whipped cream. Serve with grapefruit juice or canned grapefruit, a maraschino cherry, and a dash of cordial for flavor.
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Union
Miller wins at fifty-ninth Schuylkill regatta
William G. Miller of the Bachelors Barge club in Philadelphia wins the national championship in the single sculls at the fifty-ninth annual regatta held on the Schuylkill river course.
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William G. Miller
Bachelors Barge Club
Philadelphia
Schuylkill River
Furniture-Making Terms Veneered and plywood described together
The article explains that veneered construction and plywood are interchangeable terms for furniture built from multiple glued wood layers with attractive surface grain. It notes that some of the finest furniture is made this way.
Car Plows Through Train Collision at Charlton
A passenger train traveling at pace clipped the radiator of a car in Charlton England leaving George Swift and a companion unharmed in the front seat. The incident underscores a remarkable near miss as both vehicles endured impact without serious injuries.
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Charlton
England
George Swift
Apron and Cuff Sets by Cherie Nicholas
Modern home makers seek apron sets with deep matching cuffs to protect sleeves. Patterns feature bias trim, surplice fronts, V-shape waistlines, and decorative bands on gingham and percale fabrics. Uses sheer material thread for delicate fabrics and notes on machine gauge and Paris couture influence.
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Paris Couturiers
Union
Autumn Hats Return High On The Head
The season's new autumn hats sit high on the head with tiny tiled brims and shallow crowns. Retailers in upscale shops say this style signals real millinery is back and a welcome change from plain head coverings.
Fashion notes hint at empire waist revival from Paris shows
The piece notes wide patent belts worn at the back and lacy mesh stockings as chic updates. It mentions tri color belts and scarves, increased waistlines, Eugenie style hats influencing empire lines, and a Paris display suggesting 1830s to 1860s revival trends with ruchings and tiny fur scarves.
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Eugenie
Paris
Cheri Nicholas
Fabric Hats Debut In Various Styles for Summer Wardrobe
New knockabout hats join summer wardrobes with several versions. The flannel vagabond style features a soft crown and stitched brim, available in every color for town or country wear.
Scarf Becomes Bonnet by Simple Twist of Wrist
A practical headgear item described as a scarf of wool or tweed that can be transformed into a bonnet with a simple twist of the wrist. Worn with a sports frock, the wide scarf wraps around the head and is pinned, with ends standing out as the sole ornament.
White on Red or Navy Sheet Prints Fashion Town Costumes
White on red or navy prints dominate town costumes. The white and red print model offers a cooling contrast, appealing especially to younger generations in warm weather.
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Chehalis
Hehalis
Washington
Pacific Northwest
Thora Yeager
BY Thornton Wrurgess
McClure
Motfiers Coo
By Douglas Malloch
By Cherie Nicholas
Smart Parisienne
Cherie Nicholas
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