The Reckless Tongue in Longlegs and Rattles
In Thornton W. Burgess tale Longlegs the Heron loses his temper after Rattles the Kingfisher steals his breakfast. A dispute over a minnow escalates as Longlegs accuses the thief, while Rattles remains calm, suggesting temper stems from hunger. The story warns to guard one’s tongue and think before speaking.
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Longlegs
Little Joe Otter
Rattles
Kingfisher
Rattles the Kingfisher
T. W. Burgess
WNU Service
Firrara Sets American Discus Mark At Chicago Meet
Evelyn Firrara of the Illinois Women's Athletic Club set a new American record in the discus with 111 feet 11 inches at the Central A A U meet in Chicago. The scene shift to a story about a Kingfisher named Rattles outwitting a rival at the Smiling Pool, with a playful exchange about theft and instincts. The piece blends sport milestone with a fable-style interlude.
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Evelyn Firrara
Illinois Women’s Athletic Club
Central A. A. U
Chicago
Boners and quirky quotes from old exam clues
A dated collection of humorous misstatements and casual definitions from 1932. It parodies Gettysburg lore, royal marriages, medical jargon, and political phrases, ending with a Bell Syndicate note.
Breton Beef and Lamb Sauce Recipes Intro
Half a dozen sauces well made and appropriate sauce will take an ordinary meat dish out of its class. Breton Beef Sauce combines gar and horseradish with mustard and vinegar. Lamb Sauce uses mint infused in boiling water and chopped mint leaves to create a distinct finish.
An Old Man Envy and Old World Recipes
An old man speaks of envy as youth moves ahead while age sits by the fire. Also includes 1932 Western Newspaper Union recipe notes for unusual meat sauce, olive sauce, fish egg sauce, and mustard sauce with practical kitchen guidance and ingredients.
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Western Newspaper Union
Dora and Doria Castor Oil Joke
A playful 1932 gag panel by Bell Syndicate features Katrinka teasing Dora about mispronouncing castor oil as a noisy sound. The cartoon uses light household humor to lampoon child misunderstandings.
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Dora
Catty Katrinka
Doria
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Minerals in Food Easy to Supply
Dr. H H Mitchell discusses simple mineral supplementation for livestock, focusing on calcium sources for pigs and poultry. He recommends calcium minerals with salt, favoring high calcium limestone over bone meal, notes limited value of rock phosphate, warns against overuse, and mentions wood ashes as unreliable.
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H.H. Mitchell
College of Agriculture
University of Ilinois
WNU
Suggestions to Improve Farmers Finances
W. L. Cavert of the University of Minnesota offers a series of prompts to ease farm finances. Overhaul old machinery and harness, cooperate with neighbors on equipment, avoid installment buying, defer purchases, live from the farm, market directly to consumers, economize wisely, focus on market demand, and farm better to gain extra income despite low prices.
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W. L. Cavert
University Farm
St. Paul
Agricultural Squibs on Manure Silos and Chick Ration
Practical notes urge barnyard manure before potato plowing to offset sweet clover residue. Ration choices for chicks should be tested with successful growers. A 10 by 12 house can feed a six person household with meat and eggs. Proper silo use prevents corn overproduction and fodder waste. Forty percent of corn’s nutritional value is in stalks and leaves. es tate dent corn can substitute poles for beans. Ducks need sharp sand. at least 8 percent of feed weight. phosphorus is essential for healthy growth and bone strength.
Woman Finds Lost Diamond in Hen’s Craw
Mrs John Stell recovered a diamond she lost ten years ago from the craw of a hen she was dressing in Lake City Arkansas. The bird, about a year old, likely picked up the gem recently while foraging in the poultry yard.
Wealthy Omaha playboy seeks third divorce after costly separations
E John Brandeis, famed Omaha financier and playboy, files for divorce in Los Angeles claiming his third wife Claire Blavette deserted him and showed temper and insults. The string of marriages, divorces, and suits has cost him about two million dollars in recent years.
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Omaha
E. John Brandeis
Nebraska
Brandeis
Claire Blavette
Paris
Victor Blavette
Los Angeles
Scotland Yard Snares Car Bandits With Wires
Scotland Yard adopts wire entanglement devices inspired by German World War II tank tactics. The trap uses compressed spiral steel wire released by springs to snag axles and brake drums as cars pass. A test at 60 mph stopped a vehicle within 80 feet.
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London
Scotland Yard
Lad Dashes Under Train to Save Life of Puppy
Chicago commuters watch two boys at a station marbles game. A freckled lad spots a nondescript puppy named Rags darting toward the tracks. He dives under the moving train and emerges on the opposite side with the pup safe, the crowd awed.
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Lad
Chicago
Speed Trap Used to Pay High Salaries in North Randall
North Randall village near Cleveland, with six taxpayers and 110 residents, paid its mayor $6,000 yearly and minor officials $10,000. Abe Pickus, a village businessman, accuses officials of running a speed trap to defray salaries. He alleges a round the clock court for the marshal and deputies trapping drivers from ambush.
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Cleveland
Congressional
North Randall Village
Abe Pickus
Pickus
Drifted buoy alarms Mara thon far from Boston
The British steamer Mara thon reported a scare 800 miles east of Boston when a drifting buoy wailed aboard. Investigation showed the buoy had broken from its moorings and drifted into the steamship lanes, causing the officers to fear a reef collision.
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Boston
Marathon
Trinidad
Montreal
Bandit Hold Up Ends With Bank Cash Return
Akron man Sam Belich withdrew his $7,900 savings from a bank and, after being attacked by two bandits, saved the cash by fighting them and directing it back to the bank from his hospital cot with a call to an officer.
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Akron
Ohio
Sam Belich
Belich
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