Jerry Muskrat Builds A Slightly Bigger Safer Home
At the Smiling Pool Jerry Muskrat plans a new house on the same successful plan as the first, promising more space and safety. Grandfather Frog questions changing tradition while neighbors watch and debate the project. Redtail the Hawk arrives as the scene closes.
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Eter Rabbit
Hooty the Owl
Jerry Muskrat
Smiling Pool
Jerry
Grandfather Frog
Billy Mink
Little Joe Otter
Redwing the Blackbird
Spotty
Redtail
Hawk
T. W Burgess
WNU Service
PITCH AND ROLL SHOTS FOR APPROACH NEAR THE GREEN
A golf expert explains loft control for short pitches near the edge of the green. He notes using marbles iron for edge landings and progressively lofted clubs for shots farther back to reach the green and stop near the cup.
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Ithin
Bobby Jones
Jones
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Emergency Sandwich Recipe Draft for Porch Parties
A rough lunch idea describes an Emergency Sandwich using six sweet pickles, hard cooked eggs, and peanut butter creamed with mustard. Mix with salt pepper and a dash of vinegar to thin, then fold in chopped pickles and eggs for a ready-to-serve porch or garden party bite.
Sardine and Lobster Sandwich Recipes and Boners
A collection of sandwich ideas including Sardine, Lobster and Celery, Pineapple and Tuna Fish, and Salmon variants with ingredients and preparation notes. Also features humorous Boners items from 1933 WNU Service and brief oddities about language and geography.
I Shall Choose My Company by Douglas Malloch
A reflective verse urging the reader to choose companions who bless the journey. The speaker favors memory of faithful friends and warns against dwelling on unkind or false people. The poem frames companionship as a deliberate life choice guiding one’s path.
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Hall
Douglas Malloch
WNU
Julius Caesar Murdered by Ides of March
Fragmentary line from a dramatic scene where Julius Caesar is stabbed and utters a brief remark as he falls. The OCR text ends with an unfinished quote about two brutes, suggesting a misread of the assassination moment.
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Julius Caesar
Ruth Seeks Bargain in New Little Chair
A young girl named Ruth sits in a new chair, rocking with delight until she asks where the bargain is. Her parents laugh at the moment, noting the chair’s value while Ruth searches for the promised deal. The scene captures a playful family moment from an Indianapolis News item.
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Ruth
Indianapolis News
Pneumonia Strikes After Rainy Day Taxi Ride
The item notes Dick is hospitalized after catching rain and skipping a taxi to save money, now with pneumonia. It also states Tom is hospitalized for taking a taxi, highlighting the contrast in outcomes between the two men.
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Tom
Pearson’s Weekly
Delay Request in Venetian Gazette Ink
A witty quip from Gazettino Illustrato in Venice notes a defendant asking a judge to postpone his trial for a week due to the judge's temper, highlighting humor in legal proceedings. The brief item combines legal ritual with a light cultural caveat about courtroom mood.
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Gazettino Illustrato
Venice
Two brothers and a missing cake bite in Chelsea Record
Two young boys hid two cakes for the morning. One boy found his cake had a bite missing. He questioned his brother who admitted taking the bite and then eating the other cake after realizing it was his brother's.
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Chelsea
Stray Stories Quip on Going to the Picture Show
A flapper asks if it is fair to see a movie with a disliked boy. Her friend answers that she enjoys the film and he enjoys her company, framing a light social exchange from Stray Stories.
Noted Exchange on Odds and Card Rank Tactics
A nostalgic exchange features a sagacious man and Bronco Bob debating game strategy. The man claims there is room at the top while Bronco Bob notes many games reward the bottom card. The dialogue captures a playful chesslike view of luck and skill.
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Bronco Bob
Brotherly Property Nationalization Joke Sketch
Cartoon caption jokes about nationalization of property as a fraternity house joke. A college setting explains how personal belongings become collective under campus rules. The humor hinges on a student inquiry and witty retort from a housemate.
Heard on a Street Car Exchange Joke
A brief streetcar quip features a lively exchange where a perky woman asks what her husband eats for breakfast and a languid woman replies she cannot say and must ask him sometime.
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England
Nglish
Hildren
Thornton W. Burgess
Spotty the Turtle
Girucago
Priscilla
Western Newspaper Union
King
Ocean
China
America
Liberty
By Douglas Malloch
Dyol
New York City
Holland
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Wwnu Service
Canada
Norton “Palmer
Ambassador Bridge
Preston
Norton
Windsor
Detroit
Yoouie
Rae Plan
Maa
Rinso
Uclean
K. Oskar L. Luci Jens
Westinghouse
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