The Nut Heist in Green Forest Tale
Thornton W Burgess narrates Happy Jack Squirrel and Chatterer as they quarrel over nuts. The Merry Little Breezes reveal Striped Chipmunk secretly hoarded the harvest while the cousins fought, prompting the woodland helpers to seek the chipmunk for aid.
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Jack Squirrel
Chatterer the Red Squirrel
Merry Little Breezes
Sammy Jay
Happy Jack
Chatterer
Jack
Merry Little
Striped Chipmunk
Left shoe always goes on last says Beulah
Beulah notes a curious habit claiming the left shoe always ends up on last no matter which shoe is chosen in the morning. The remark appears in a 1932 Bell Syndicate WNU Service feature.
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Brainy Beulah
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Striped Chipmunk Accepts Help From Breezes
A busy Striped Chipmunk refuses to play until the Merry Little Breezes offer to help. They reveal they shook down ground nuts to prevent quarrels among his cousins and pledge further assistance, leading to a cooperative plan and the chipmunk’s cheerful agreement.
Debutante on Sunday Morning
A 1933 Bell Syndicate WNU Service item notes a debutante featured on a Sunday morning. Details are sparse but imply a society-page notice highlighting a young woman’s presentation.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
Recipes for Desserts and Sauces from a Vintage Cookbook
The article outlines dessert sauces and meat sauces including a butterscotch sauce for steamed cakes, a hard vanilla sugar buttercream, a brown sugar variation with citrus, and a Spanish flavored tomato onion celery sauce with bay leaf. It provides preparation steps such as mixing water and brown sugar with flour and spices, beating in butter, and simmering until thick.
Kitty McKay by Nina Wilcox Putnam says salary wings
The girlfriend complains that her salary seems to have wings and cannot help her feather her nest. The remark frames a light note on work and finances in a social setting.
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Kitty McKay
Nina Wilcox Putnam
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Humorous Exam Tidbits and Odd Facts Collage
A garbled collage of school humor and trivia notes cites Boners jokes about Lincoln banquets and garlic headwear, a quip on fish value, vague geography lines, and a misattributed Wedding Guest scene. The piece references common exam snippets and a Bell Syndicate line.
Ham and flour method noted in 1933 UPI kitchen tip
A 1933 Western Newspaper Union note instructs to cook ten minutes longer then add four tablespoonfuls of minced ham and serve at once, detailing timing and ingredient steps.
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Western Newspaper Union
The Way We Figure by Douglas Malloch
A 1933 verse reflecting on arithmetic rules and life. The speaker contrasts schoolroom math with real world complexities, noting that carrying one and doubling it leads to bigger troubles. It critiques simplistic rules and highlights how choices compound today.
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Douglas Malloch
WNU
Johnny Gilbert Sets 24 Year Jockeys Record in 1982
Champion jockey Johnny Gilbert finished 1982 with 208 firsts breaking all previous marks from the past 24 years. The haul establishes him as the season’s top rider and a new standard for the sport.
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Johnny Gilbert
Marriage list shocks Mysore state as many underage girls named
A Mysore state report lists children including thirty nine girls under five years old as married. The document highlights alarming marriage practices and raises concerns over child protection.
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Mysore
India
How I Broke Into The Movies By Hal C. Herman
Memoir of a Grinnell College artist turned film extra who moved to Los Angeles in 1924. He details struggles with newspaper work, selling ads, and joining the movie industry as an extra before landing a major contract after a chance encounter with Paramount executives. He recounts roles in Winning of Barbara Worth and Wings.
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Los Angeles
Grinnell
Iowa
West Coast
Hollywood
Wok
Abe Lee
Barbara Worth
Paramount
San Antonio
Cadet’ White
Desert Animals and Their Water Needs
The Bureau of Biological Survey explains all animals need water, though some desert species never drink, getting moisture from food. Mentioned are jackrabbit desert sparrow cactus wren desert rattlesnake horned toad and gila monster.
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Bureau of Biological Survey
Beyond the Milky Way Two Million Stellar Families Found
Astronomers reveal at least two million star families exist, each a vast rotating wheel of hundreds of millions of suns. Light from the nearest family takes about 850000 years to reach Earth, showing how distant these celestial groups are.
Male Majority in Population of the United States
The article notes many nations have more females overall, but the United States shows a male majority. It cites 1930 counts: 62,137,080 males and 60,637,965 females, while Germany in 1925 had 32,218,796 females and 30,196,823 males.
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United States
Germany
End Serious Coughs With Creomulsion
An advertisement promotes Creomulsion as a powerful yet harmless remedy for persistent coughs and colds. It claims seven proven aids, non narcotic relief, and a money back guarantee if symptoms persist, urging readers to visit their druggist.
Excellent Advice Don’t Believe All You Hear
A compact note urges skepticism about rumors and cautions readers not to pass along unconfirmed chatter. It frames prudent listening as a value and warns against repeating hearsay.
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California
Norma Adkins
Pomona
Calif
Thornton W. Burgess
Breezes
T. W. Burgess
WNU Service
Idada
London
England
Lincoln
Charles the Bald
Mariner
Delta
By Douglas Malloch
Champion of Jockeys
Hal C. Herman
Gary Cooper
U. S
Lehmed
New York
St. Louis
Mistol
Mistol TN
Haarlem
Pierre Janette
Riverside Drive
Beechhurst
Graham
Ditmas Ave
Brooklyn, N. Y
St. Joseph
St.Joseph's
W.N. U
Cincinnati
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