Peter Rabbit’s Brave Warning To Geese
Peter Rabbit alarms the pond geese by thumping a warning about coyotes nearby. He hesitates to flee, then narrowly escapes a pursuit by Old Man Coyote, who plots to dine on Peter if he cannot catch a goose.
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German decathlon star Kurt Weiss eyed for 1932 Olympic embarrassment
News notes a German decathlon standout Kurt Weiss expected to trouble American track and field at the Los Angeles 1932 Games. The piece also contains a children’s fable where Peter the turtle escapes Old Man Coyote by leaping through bramble and tail injuries, ending with a light moral moment.
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Mottieg Coo Book Quote On Watches For Children’s Garments
Poet Edgar Guest reflects on those who guard children while they sleep. The verse praises those who mend and stitch little garments, keeping watch and ensuring warmth and safety.
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Thrifty Guide to Canning and Pickling Recipes
A 1931 Western News-Press union column offers preserved recipes for Cucumber Mustard Pickles Chili Sauce Spiced Grapes and venison friendly jam. Instructions cover ingredients ratios cooking times sealing and storage aims to help homemakers lock up recipes for winter.
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Dark Corners by Douglas Malloch
A reflection on corners of the home and heart where darkness lingers. The poem urges lifting gloom, letting sunshine in, and building a new blaze of light and dream to look ahead.
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Douglas Metloch
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Hammer Man's First Tool Evolution Described
The text traces the hammer’s progression from a stone held by hand to a skin-wrapped tool and eventually to a handle-mounted implement. It notes the stick and rawhide fastening as key steps in the invention process attributed to early ancient makers.
Mammy Trees Seed Orchards Spark Protests in Arkansas
Fragmentary OCR describes seed trees left by a large lumber company in Arkansas marked with white streaks to protect new growth. The term Mammy Trees appears with objections by cutters and guards, citing the practice as part of seeding a crop of young trees per guidance from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
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Appeasing the Dead and Roman Ghosts in Ancient Culture
The text discusses appeasing deceased souls, noting Roman beliefs that a spirit could not rest in the grave. It mentions how survivors fulfilled wishes of the dead and cites February 1 as a day when the living offered sacrifices to shades of relatives and friends.
Buffalo Bill Cody Ancestry Traced by Sister Biography
The biography compiled by Mrs Helen Cody Wetmore traces Buffalo Bill Cody’s lineage to Milesius, a king of Spain, and notes three of his sons starting the first dynasty in Ireland. It records Hermon as a descendant and mentions several family members emigrating to America in 1787, settling in Maryland, Pennsylvania and Virginia. Buffalo Bill was born in Scott County, Iowa.
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Earth as Seen From Above The Stratoscope
Professor Piccard recalls his stratoscope ascent reaching 16 000 meters. He describes the earth appearing as a huge disk with a bright edge and a copper colored haze as clouds turn bluish and fade from view.
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Leprosy Records in Animals Questioned
The Washington Star notes uncertainty about rat leprosy transmitting to humans. It reports no conclusive evidence that rat leprosy equals human leprosy and states that an ailing rat should be killed for testing.
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