Billy Mink Seeks New Dinner Along Laughing Brook
Billy Mink grows tired of fish and eyes a change in meals after spotting Rattles the Kingfisher with a small fish at the Laughing Brook. He follows the trail from Smiling Pool and contemplates his next move in Thornton Burgess's tale.
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Rabbit
Billy Mink
Billy
Smiling Pool
Jerry Muskrat
Laughing Brook
Sour Cream Dressing and Veal a la King Recipes
Quick kitchen notes from 1932 detail Sour Cream Dressing mixing flour salt pepper and vinegar, then sour cream heated. Veal a la King uses browned veal, vegetables, mushrooms and peas in a creamy liquor, finished with cream and paprika. dessert suggests cupcakes with candy bar layers and custard or lemon sauce.
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Western Newspaper Union
Billy Mink Seeks Kingfisher Babies by Laughing Brook
Billy Mink hides near the Laughing Brook to raid a kingfisher nest. He plans to grab the young birds but forgets to check for Mrs. Rattles guarding the nest. He squeezes into a narrow hall and realizes too late the danger, risking the sharp bill of the female kingfisher.
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Laughing Brook
Billy
Jerry Muskrat
Peter Rabbit
Rattles the Kingfisher
Rattles
Bill
Peter
Bill Mink
Mrs. Rattles
Each Has His Place by Douglas Malloch
A reflective poem contrasts the sea and hills each finding its place yet longing for the other. The speaker notes both are fulfilled yet discontent as they serve their duty, concluding each person has a unique role no one else can fill.
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Douglas Malloch
WNU
Hats for Fall Cover Forehead and Hair in Back
The article describes fall hats covering much of the forehead and hair at the back with a pictured Agnes model in frappe velvet. It notes the style’s practical coverage and velvet material for the season.
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Agnes
Frappe
Boners and Bits From Exam Papers
A quirky compilation of humorous tidbits from teachers’ exam papers and essays. Jokes touch on topics like wash routines of Pharisees, Clara Bow, minors as gold diggers, and common phrases about arithmetic, philanthropy, and tuberculosis detection.
Two Guns White Calf a Modern Blackfeet Leader
The article portrays Two Guns White Calf as a vibrant Blackfeet chief, world traveler, and modern figure in American life. It recounts his father White Calf’s ties to President Roosevelt, his 1912 New York hotel and Hudson River adventures, a meeting with Queen Marie, and a landmark 1927 White House encounter with President Coolidge, highlighting his humor, stature, and role in representing contemporary Native Americans.
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Roosevelt
Washington
New York
Two Guns
Dodd’s Ferry
Hudson
Marie
Romania
White House
Coolidge
America
Sun
Western Newspaper Union
Winged Victory of Samothrace Votive Claim by German Scholar
A Berlin report in Art News says Prof. Hermann Thiersch of Gottingen believes the Nike statue in the Louvre is a votive work by a Rhodes sculptor named Pothkirtos dating to 190–180 B C. The claim places the famed piece as a dedication from that era and credits a Rhodesan artist.
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Paris
Nike
Samothrace
Berlin
Art News
Hermann Thiersch
Gottingen
Pothkirtos
Rhodes
So Don’t We All Bridge Exchange Sparks Grudge
A humorous remark about private lessons from a bridge expert leads to a quip that the hands studied never appear, sparking light banter in a social exchange. The dialogue reflects playful self-doubt and the mix of expertise and practice expectations.
California Fig Syrup touted as safe child remedy
A breezy testimonial praises California Fig Syrup as a wholesome potent medicine for children. It claims it boosts appetite and energy, regulates bowels and aids quick recovery from colds, with a San Antonio mother endorsing its long use and urging buyers to seek the genuine California label.
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California
J. G. Moore
Cliff Ave
San Antonio
Texas
Dorothy
First Beet Sugar Factory Marks Beginnings of Industry
The article notes Edward Lee Church built the first beet sugar factory in Northampton Massachusetts in 1838 and its 1800 pounds output the next year. It mentions several failures until 1870 when BE H Dyer built a factory at Alvarado California leading to a successful operation in 1879 and the start of modern beet sugar production.
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Edward Lee Church
Northampton
Mass
BE. H. Dyer
Alvarado
Calif
Remarkable animal postage stamp collection at South Kensington
In the main hall of the South Kensington museum London a notable display features hundreds of postage stamps each showing an animal in its native habitat. Most stamps reflect the country of origin and depict creatures in natural settings.
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South Kensington Museum
London
Animal Kingdom
Emerson Praises Shakespeare Over All Other Writers
The noted essayist Ralph Waldo Emerson lauds Shakespeare as the supreme writer among Americans and compares him favorably to Goethe. He reportedly said he enjoys meeting those who recognize Shakespeare's transcendent superiority over all other authors.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Ralph Waldo, Emerson
Shakespeare
Goethe
Hamlet's Sanity Sparks Debate Among Critics
The Washington Star notes that for 300 years critics have debated Hamlet's sanity and most leading thinkers consider him sane, arguing the play loses point if he is truly mad.
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Hamlet
Washington Star
Bird Sheep Herder The Yakamik Guards Flocks in Venezuela
The yakamik, a crane species used by Venezuela natives as a shepherd dog substitute, guards and herds sheep. It wanders with the flock yet reliably returns home at night driving all entrusted creatures.
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Venezuela
South America
Best Things Are Nearest
The excerpt urges appreciating immediate joys and daily duties rather than chasing distant stars. It emphasizes breath, light, flowers, duties, and the path of God as present rewards, valuing common work and daily bread as life’s sweetest things.
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God
R. L. Stevenson
Man’s Supremacy Tied to Thumb Touch
Scientists say human advantage over animals comes from ability to touch each finger with the thumb. The text invites readers to try their own hand and imagine the difference if this simple act were impossible.
Glaciers Vanish From Yosemite Over 50 Years
The report notes numerous small glaciers in Yosemite National Park disappeared in the last half century. The so called living glacier first found by John Muir in 1871 in the Sierra Nevada has ceased to exist.
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Yosemite National Park
John Muir
Sierra Nevadas
Hat fashion pun sparks quick headturn at London affair
A British pun from a magnate quoted by a London Humorist claims a new hat is like wine to a woman, noting it goes to her head very quickly.
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