Mr Frog Delivers Green Katydid Overcoat Tale
In a Pleasant Valley scene, Mr Frog engineers a sly gift for Kiddie Katydid on a cold night. The Katydid awaits a green overcoat, while the frog hides a trap as weather turns. The cozy moment hints at a mischievous twist as the coat awaits trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Frog
Adena
Cricket
Freddie Firefly
Kiddle
Farmer Green
Kiddie Katydia
Kiddie
Pleasant Valley
Almach
Sfattle
Witch ridden horses stalk lingering superstition across regions
The piece notes a surviving belief that night riding witches or evil spirits ride horses, found among African American and white communities and possibly stemming from Canadian sources. It mentions Latin as a term for night demons and ties to European folklore, with braided manes as a modern marker. Cats are on game fox farms to prepare for young foxes.
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Cotton Mather
American Folklore Society
Maine
Canada
Canadian
Europe
America
McClure
Byndicate
Thirteen Superstitions Doomed By Odd Beliefs
A discussion of superstition around the number thirteen traces origins to biblical events and the Last Supper. The piece notes how modern readers avoid certain plans on the thirteenth while acknowledging lingering unease about the date. It closingly cites San Francisco's lead in telephones per capita.
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Christ
Rights
Judas
Bell Syndicate
San Francisco
When I Was Twenty One by Joseph Kaye
Memoir excerpt recounts John J. Carty's rise from a lab supply shop firing to Bell Telephone and Telegraph leadership. He explains early listening difficulties and a joke about fool’s gold that led to his career in telephony. The piece notes his role in advancing American telephony.
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Joseph Kaye
Bell ‘Telephone Company of
Boston
Telephone Company
John J. Carty
Carty
Great American Telephone and Telegraph Company
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
A Day Well Spent Suggests Wise Living
A short moral urging youths to value time and choose noble endeavors. The piece, attributed to F A Walker and McClure Syndicate, warns that life’s tomorrow is uncertain and emphasizes planning, discipline, and faithful living to avoid loneliness when night falls.
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Préciosis
Hfe
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Shadow on the Wall at the Tollhouse
A doctor seeks shelter from a storm at an old tollhouse where a bulldog guards a hideous secret. Vivid memories recount Mary Dirk’s vanished money and violent deaths as a shadowy figure of John Dirk appears on the wall, revealing the fate of the buried wealth.
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Tollhouse
John Dirk
Mary
Old John Dirk
Mary Dirk
Sly Old John
Dirks
Green Lake
Gamebody
John
Atone
Qruff
Isle of Wight's ancient role in tin trade and Roman conflicts
The Isle of Wight near England's south coast appears early in history as an export point for tin from Cornwall and Devon. It attracted Phoenician and Greek maritime trade and hosted battles between Britons and Gauls. Suetonius notes Vespasian's campaigns near the island and a Roman villa remains at Brading, with the island's name evolving from Vectia to Wight.
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Wight
England
Cornwall
Devon
Gaul
Marsielles
Phoenichias
Polybius
Vespasian
Suetonius
Britain
Isle of Wight
Brading
Orchids Become Nuisance in Porto Rico Citrus Groves
In Porto Rico wild orchids are abundant and considered a nuisance. They command high prices in this country yet spread aggressively, damaging citrus groves by climbing trees and hindering fruit and growth.
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Porto Rico
Radio stations expand reach from Leningrad plant
Russia aims to match the United States and England in radio progress with a new Leningrad plant. It will host 20 aerial masts over 1,000 feet tall and provide regular long wave communication with China, Japan, Europe, and North America.
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Russia
United States
England
Leningrad
China
Japan
Europe
North America
Booboo Passes On A $20 Found On Friday
A brief tale notes Booboo saw a $20 bill on the sidewalk yesterday but refused to pick it up. He believed Friday to be unlucky for finding money, while a passerby asks if it was counterfeit or passed down.
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Shea
McClure Nawapaper
Booboo
Asker
Teller
Trouver de Semfers
The Wrong Way
A staged dispute centers on affectionate advances between two speakers. One insists on boundaries while the other probes a preferred expression of affection, revealing tension over romantic expectations.
Plenty of Time Beat the Train Quip
A humorous aside quotes a speaker claiming “Lots of time” to beat the train, framing an irony about delays and urgency often found in transit discussions.
Pater-Robert’s Report Card D for Deportment
Naturally Pater Robert asks why the card shows a D for deportment. Robert explains continual conferences with his instructor would make peers think the mark is prearranged.
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Pater
Robert
Choir Joining Mentioned in Personal Exchange
In a brief dialogue from the Peabody Star, Mr Bragga asks Patient Friend about joining the church choir and mentions his brother Tom, while Patient Friend confirms the information. The exchange centers on Mr Bragga’s claimed choir membership and the brother's disclosure.
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Mr. Bragga
Tom
Peabody Star
Revenge and a Bob Trim Request
A fragmented Americag Legion Weekly item shows a customer asking for “all you got” after inquiring if his wife is waiting for a bob trim. The scene hints at a wartime hangout or service encounter and the peculiar phrasing suggests typographical corruption in the OCR text.
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Americag Legion Weekly
Bandit Threats Over Money and Life
A man asserts he will take bandit money or his life, demanding both from an interlocutor. The exchange is terse, with implied coercion and high stakes for the speaker. The fragment hints at a confrontation or ransom scenario without full context.
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Mr. Peck
Unthinkable proposal rejected by secretive mind reader
A quoted exchange questions Luecourt's proposal and satirically labels him a noted mind reader. The dialogue warns about the dangers of losing secrecy and hints at public skepticism toward his abilities.
Deautiful girls on the cover page
A playful verse notes the allure of weekly fashion pages and the joy of new purchases. It paints a carefree mood of love for the latest looks and the excitement of weekly novelty.
Ex husband asks for marriage recommendation in diary note
A fragment shows a tall dark ex husband requesting a recommendation for marriage. The speaker mentions checking a diary for the man's details and will inform the listener after reviewing records. The tone suggests a personal inquiry with potential social implications.
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Dearie
Wow That Death Scene Stuns in Out of Character
The passage plays with a comic death scene as characters react to a shocking moment. The dialogue hints at a playful, surreal tone with nods to a cavern era and a hiccuping corpse, framing a quirky scene.
Hunter’s misread leads to odd bandage tale
A fragmented hunter’s remark about a deer triggers confusion as he tends a leg wound. The garbled lines hint at a miscommunication or translation error amid the encounter.
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KDE Kayo
Arthur Scott Bailey
Chirpy Cricket
Palmer Green
Chirpy
Harving
Judy King
West
F.A. Walker
McClire Newspaper Syndicate
By John Kendrick Range
Short Story Pub, Co
Radio In
Humior
Luecourt
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