Nimbleheels Jumping Mouse Learns to Jump Blindly
A timid Jumping Mouse named Nimbleheels lives in constant danger from hawks cats owls and foxes. When awakened by heavy footsteps he jumps blindly and lands somewhere surprising. The tale mirrors Peter Rabbit with a night loving creature more than daytime.
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Nibbler the
House Mouse
Nimbleheels
Hawk Family
Black Pussy the Cat
Hooty the Owl
Reddy Fox
Old Man Coyote
Danny Meadow Mouse
Peter Babbit
Peter
Peter Rabbit
Brier
T. W. Burgess
Boners on Sir Philip Sidney as Aristocrat
A humorous claim suggests the term aristocrat implied Sidneys circus stunts rather than noble status. The anecdote uses satire to question historical labels and famous identities.
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Sir Philip Sidney
Boners and slang in old student exams
A quirky collection notes humorous exam answers and slang, defining terms like spontaneous combustion and hottentot, with playful etymologies. It cites lines about Bassanio, a coal like vitamin, and prehistoric Egyptians in skin, attributed to Bell Syndicate WNU Service.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU
Mottier’s Cook Book Ingredients List
A recipe fragment lists ingredients for a bake including brown sugar shortening sour milk eggs one yolk for frosting cinnamon and baking powder. It specifies quantities such as one cupful brown sugar one-half cupful shortening one cupful sour milk two eggs two teaspoonfuls cinnamon and two teaspoonfuls baking powder.
Sunshine Cake Frosting and Layer Assembly Directions
A recipe excerpt lists spices and flour for the cake layers and frosting. It specifies one teaspoonful cloves one half teaspoon nutmeg one and seven eighths cup flour mixed in order baked in layers. Frosting combines one and one third cup confectioners sugar one teaspoon melted butter one egg yolk and enough thin cream to spread between and on top layers.
Caraway Flavored Potato Dish and Quick Orange Cream
A home recipe notes orange rind and juice boiled to tender with sugar and condensed milk to soft ball stage. Caraway seed is suggested in creamed potatoes for aroma. Cheese dish combines rich cheese with cream eggs and paprika, melted in oven for immediate serving. By Western Newspaper Union.
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Western Newspaper Union
Set My Feet In Thy Way Poem By Anne Campbell
Poem urges choosing divine path over worldly vanity. Speaker asks God to set feet in thy way and pursue a higher life, describing angels, inner sight, and growth beyond the common day. Copyrighted verse distributed by WNU Service.
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WNU
Pretty spring gown with square neckline and frill
A charming young style features a spring gown with a square neckline bordered by a doubled frill echoing the print on the sleeves. The design emphasizes a fresh, youthful silhouette suitable for the season.
Digger Finds Hoard but It's Counterfeit in Michigan
Grand Rapids resident Goldner, 73, discovered 862 round heavy dollars from an apple tree on farmer Lyle Michael's land near Eau Clair. A Benton Harbor bank alerted federal agent Frank Holliday, who confirmed the coins as counterfeit. Goldner recalled the farm's past as counterfeiters' headquarters.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Ec Ioldner
Lyle Michael
Eau Clair
Benton Harbor Bank
Frank Holliday
Federal Secret Service
Holliday
Husband 29 Wife 74 Wed For Love in Kansas
Kansas City report tells of Maynard D Curtis, 29, and Lida Barber Curtis, 74, who wed for love after a four month marriage. He explains the law allows such marriages and defends their happiness as she, a gray haired great grandmother, praises him while recounting elopements and a prior divorce and child.
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Kansas City
Kan
Lida Barber Curtis
Maynard D. Curtis
Curtis
Rose Ann Curtis
Franklin D. Curtis
Maynard
Maynard Curtis
One-Handed Cleveland Student Aims for OSU Baseball Team
Wilbur F. Davidson, a Ohio State University sophomore from Cleveland, intends to try out for the spring baseball squad despite missing his right hand. Coach Floyd B. Stahl plans to give him a uniform and a chance to prove himself after a .300 high school batting average. Davidson, funded by the state, attends school while working part time to cover living costs and says he will compete in boxing wrestling swimming and running as well.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cleveland
Ohio State University
Wilbur F. Davidson
College of Commerce
Floyd
Stahl
Davidson
Man Escapes Jail Then Is Recaptured in Gard Shoals
William Stuckey fled jail in Shoals Indiana and, after hours of freedom, was recaptured near Loogootee by the sheriff and deputies. He faces larceny charges added to his original automobile banditry charge. He wore clothing belonging to the sheriff during the escape.
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William Stuckey
Stuckey
Loogootee
One Man Serves Coneaut Police and Fire
Coneaut Ohio lays off all but one officer in a cost cutting move. The police chief remains as the sole active officer while former officers volunteer for emergency duty. The fire department is reduced to a single firefighter.
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Coneaut
Ohio
Fire Department
Doe Joins Army Life at Fort Douglas Utah
A wounded young doe treated by physicians at Fort Douglas Utah after a mountain lion injury forms a bond with the army. After recovery she is released but refuses to leave the fort, staying on the grounds rather than departing.
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Fort Douglas
Utah
Fabric Sticks To Metal Through New Adhesive Bonding
A worker at a prominent institute develops a metal adhesive using low melting alloys that bond metal to any fibrous material without altering either. Early commercial use includes corrugated roofing with asbestos feel attached to sheet metal. Wool felt and paper can also bond to metal.
Why Children Need a Liquid Laxative
Medical guidance favors safe liquid laxatives for kids. Avoid harsh cathartics and dose carefully, then taper to regular movement. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin is presented as a widely used option with adjustable dosing for all ages.
Doctors Promote Creosote Cough Remedy
An old advertisement touts Creomulsion with creosote as a quick, effective treatment for coughs colds and bronchitis claiming it is harmless and easy to take. It promises refund if not relieved and urges keeping Creomulsion on hand for persistent coughs.
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Pope Pius XI
Vatican
Sistine Chapel
Holy Father
BY Thornton W. Burgess
Hawar
Lehat
America
McGee Syndicate
WNU Service
Bassanlo
Towa
Mottier
Flo
By Anne Campbell
Kitty
Nina Wilcox Putnam
Digger
Goldner
Man
Sheriff's Gard
Dr. Caldwell
Parker
Iseox Chem
Wks
Chemical Works
Patchogue
J. R. Young
Bluffton, 8. C
SWOK
Radcliffe Ave
Detroit
Dept. B. Scott Stamp & Coin CO
W. 47Th Street
New York
N. Y
Midland Wall Paper CO
Third St
Ironton
Write For Free Sample Tea CO
Brooklyn, New Yor
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