Peter Rabbit hears Brownie Thrasher’s family ties
Jenny Wren explains to Peter Rabbit that Brownie Thrasher has cousins Mocker the Mockingbird and Kitty the Cat bird, all in the same family. A Cardinal’s whistle draws Peter’s gaze to a gray songbird with a long tail hanging down, reminding him of Brownie’s singing.
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Brownie the Thrasher
Jenny Wren
Peter Rabbit
Peter
Brownie
Jenny
Mocker the Mockingbird
Kitty the Catbird
Thrasher
Mocker
Kitty
Glory
Cardinal
Welcome Robin
T. W. Burgess
WNU Service
Question Box by Ed Wynn The Perfect Foo
Questions and answers from a humor column featuring Ed Wynn. Readers seek song titles and social guidance, with jokes about money troubles whisky and flirtations. The dialogue includes humorous interpretations of tax notices and mythical mermaids in a lighthearted tone.
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ED Wynn
Do You Know What Makes an Author a Chemist
A reader asks about horn use before glass and mermaids cradle of the deep. The reply: an author is called chemist when his book becomes a drug on the market. Associated Newspapers WIN Service.
Lemon Sirup and CED Coffee Recipe Notes
A dated recipe describes CED coffee served with ice sugar and cream for warmth and lunch. It also provides a lemon sirup method grating rind and mixing juice sugar and water for emergency use.
A ROOM IN A HOSPITAL
Poem on a patient’s view from a hospital room and the world beyond the door. It contrasts quiet dawn light with the constant hospital sounds and wistful thoughts of health, visitors, and old friends. A recipe-like insert then follows for lemon soup and mint sangaree, ending with a culinary note and a quip about women.
Model Farm House of the Future at Chicago World’s Fair
A model farm house by The Country Home magazine draws attention at the Chicago World’s Fair. Built of brick steel and concrete, it features a two story plan with living spaces on the lower floor and four bedrooms on top plus a roof deck. Fireproof construction uses reinforced brick panels and no cellar, and the home can be built for under five thousand dollars with modern amenities.
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Country Home
National Farm
Chicago
World in Grip of Dry Phase Speculation Across Regions
The author considers a potential global dry phase, noting England's concerns over falling water levels and suggesting long term climate cycles may affect the northern hemisphere. They discuss historical ice caps shifts, possible 15 to 40 year wet-dry cycles, and the idea that future data could improve regional weather predictions.
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England
Europe
Will Breed Goldenrod to Yield More Rubber
The United States Department of Agriculture aims to boost rubber content in goldenrod as an emergency source. Researchers planted native goldenrod at an experimental station near Charleston, Washington, D. C., and will select promising varieties. Some leaves showed up to 7.91 percent rubber across species.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Charleston
D. C
Washington, D. C
Edison Laboratories
Florida
Iowa’s steady climate praised in Des Moines Tribune
The Des Moines Tribune notes that Iowa’s regionally favorable climate has long supported the production of life’s necessities in the corn belt. It argues drastic climate shifts do not arrive quickly and cites historical cycles of dry spells followed by wet periods.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Crazy Water Crystals Offer Home Mineral Water Cure
Advert shows Crazy Water Crystals from Mineral Wells Texas promising relief from neuritis arthritis and rheumatic pains by adding crystals to ordinary drinking water. Claims millions benefited and notes a standard box costs $1.50 making several weeks of treatment.
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Europe
America
Crazy Water Co
Mineral Wells
Texas
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Griffith Observatory
Hollywood
Gove
Hall of Science
Calif
By Thornton W. Burgess
Mr. Wren
Rabbit
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Mr. Wynn
Bradstreet
Jack Knife
D.linquent
Asia
C. Beast
Western Newspaper Union
Sue
Irliga
Model Farm House of the Future
Threshermen Settlement
Your Name Company
LA Porte
Indiana
Adamite
Adams
Lears
Adams Tire & Rubber
Michigan Avenue
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