How Jerry Muskrat Picks A Safe Mouse Creek Home
Jerry Muskrat weighs site needs after a flood and chooses a new house spot. He checks Smiling Pool and Laughing Brook approaches for depth, current, and flood safety, aiming for easy digging and access to deep water. He finds a mud bank near bulrushes and the Big Rock offering current break and refuge.
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Father
Green Forest
Laughing Brook
Welcome Robin
Black Pussy
Johnny Chuck
Farmer Brown
Johnny
Jerry Muskrat
Jerry
Smiling Pool
T. W. Burgess
WNU Service
Pop, What Are Ancestors Source of Pride to Many Living Dead
A 1933 WNU Service brief notes how the question “Pop, what are ancestors” reflects a view of forebears as a source of pride for the living, illustrating family heritage sentiment in era.
Fruit Desserts begin with summer strawberries and more
A recipe passage describes a summer fruit dessert spread starting with fresh strawberries served with sugar and cream over angel cake. It mentions currants cherries raspberries and blackberries, offering seasonal fruit desserts from spring through autumn. It details a Blackberry Roll using rich biscuit dough and raspberry jam, boiled or steamed, then rolled and cooked.
Adding Backspin The Novice Driver Of The Game
The article explains two primary methods for producing backspin in golf. The first uses a descending swing with a divot, yielding a low flight and heavy spin. The second, rarer method involves striking the ball with the clubhead near parallel to the ground, creating reverse spin and a higher trajectory.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
Dawn Comes at Last in a World Unequal to Change
Poem by Douglas Malloch from 1933 reflects on perception of time and light as dawn arrives while human sight and belief shift slower. It contrasts sun's westward movement with the mind's interpretation, noting faith and meaning persist beyond visible change.
Oddball School Snippets About Words and Facts
A collage of quirky lines from exams and essays, noting playful misstatements and misdefinitions. It references Solomon’s reign as forty days, a hypothetical million-dollar wardrobe split, and humorous errors about anatomy and minerals.
Forgiving Widow Helps Rival To Escape Chair
Jersey City case of Dolly Lumpkin amid romance with married man Tommy Plastkis ends with acquittal. Mrs Elizabeth Plastkis testifies to brutality and forgiving stance, while the defendant recounts the self defense that led to Plastkis death. Jury returns a swift not guilty verdict.
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Rival
Jersey City
N. J
Dolly Lumpkin
Elizabeth Plastkis
Thomas Plastkis
Miss Lumpkin
Plasticis
Tommy
Thief in Church Wears Stolen Garb Then Arrested
In St. Joe Arkansas two strangers sat beside Jack Henly during a church service. He noticed their clothes looked familiar and left, later discovering his garments were stolen. After the service the man and woman were arrested and Henly recovered his clothes. the man wore four pairs of the farmer's pants.
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St. Joe, Ark
Jack Henly
Henly
Henry
Snakes Win Girl Seat in Crowded Subway Car
Beatrice Lillie won a $50 bet by releasing three wriggling green snakes inside a New York subway car. The sight of the snakes raised over her coat made a male passenger surrender his seat, and the man fled down the train.
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Milwaukee
Beatrice Lillie
New York
Milwaukee Journal
Bee
One Shot Kills Eagle While Protecting Farmyard
John Moore a farmer near Grand Junction Colorado fired a single shot to down a huge Mexican eagle that had seized a 25 pound pig on his farm yard. The bird weighed down by a steel trap crashed into a tree as it rose.
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Grand Junction
Colo
John Moore
Moore
Boy Swallows Worm Trick by Accident in Wabash
In Wabash Indiana Albert Wigner practiced a fishing worm trick on friends. He pretended to swallow worms as they dropped into his sleeve. A worm slipped from his fingers and went down his throat horrifying onlookers.
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Wabash, Ind
Albert Wigner
Wigner
How I Entered the Movies From Nebraska to Western Comedy
Nebraska native Hal C. Herman recounts early life on ranches and rodeos in Tekamah and Pendleton. He rose from wrangler to trick rider to director, then shifted to acting in westerns with a humorous, human touch, aided by hard work.
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Nebraska
Tekamah
Edward
Dick Stanley
Congress of Rough Riders
Pendleton
Ore
Australia
Joan Blondell Cries Real Tears On Screen
In a candid note on acting Joan Blondell rejects glycerine drops camphor spray and onions as tear substitutes saying she simply cries when the moment demands it. She avoids artificial methods used by other actresses.
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Joan
Joan Blondell
Miss Blondell
Immediate success for actress Miss Jay Wray in 1925 film debut
Miss Jay Wray began her film career in 1925 and quickly gained prominence with her first appearance and several notable films. Her credits include Finger Points Not Exactly Gentlemen Conquering Horde Captain Thunder Lawyer's Secrets Unholy Garden The Vampire Bat and King Kong.
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Miss Jay Wray
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