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Newspaper
The Diller Record
Location
Diller, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1931
Page
3
Peter Rabbit notes Buster Bear and others find each other’s ways queer in a conversation about winter sleep. He recalls Prickly Porky the Porcupine and Johnny Chuck as examples of creatures hibernating as cold weather arrives and waiting for spring.
A fragment describes tortes as dainty cakes with nuts and spices. It notes German cooks excel in this cake type and emphasizes slow baking for a light tender result. It includes a dated preparation step with lemon juice and eggs.
In Thornton W. Burg’s tale Peter ponders why Buster Bear stays awake in winter while others sleep. The Green Forest characters debate hunger and sleep as Buster resists the season’s pull and remains active through cold months.
A 1931 Western Newspaper Unions recipe roundup lists walnut torte and multiple egg yolk and white based cakes. Includes instructions for folding stiff whites, baking in layers, adding nuts, pineapple, lemon juice and rind, vanilla, almond flavoring, and cream filling.
Peter and Prickly Porky debate why Buster Bear sleeps through winter while other animals like Keldy Fox Old Man Coyote hunt. They conclude Buster eats roots berries nuts and small prey when available and would starve without sleep like Johnny Chuck and Coons.
Fragmentary verse reflects on shepherds as first to seek the Christ child and share charity. The text links selfless giving to heavenly radiance and emphasizes comforting the sorrowful, welcoming strangers, and spreading joy to children.
The British Board of Trade approves the Lake Bailey expedition to explore the Lusitania wreck sunk May 7 1915 off Ireland. Captain Bailey leads the project using Simon Lake's underwater craft to film at unprecedented depths with limited salvaging of cargo and possible surfacing of some cargo via a Lake tube.
An old anecdote about Senator Caraway of Arkansas recalls a speech in which he mildly rebuked a Republican senator. The tale claims he apologized and said he would not want the other man serving on his hometown bank's board, illustrating his cautious manner.
The article notes plans for Arctic trips by aurpline and dirigible in the near future while predicting it will be long before automobile tourists reach Alaska. It states the Seattle to Fairbanks distance is about 0 AW miles with stretches of good roads for nearly 1,000 miles leaving limited portions yet to be built.
A conversation fragment shows a bride to be seeking a friend’s reaction to a photograph. He responds with silence and a pressed hand, conveying unresolved emotion.
A Life magazine item notes a survey of 200 shop girls who were asked about their boss. Of the 184 who answered, only sixteen reported being married, suggesting views on management varied with marital status.
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