Reddy Fox Seeks Help For Mud House Plan
In Thornton Burgess tale, Reddy Fox hopes to lure Jerry Muskrat into building a house from mud. Jerry declines, saying his priority is storing food for winter. Reddy waits at Smiling Pool while Jerry focuses on preparation and food, revealing careful plans and shifting motives.
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Emmy Fox
Jerry Muskrat
Neddy
Reddy Fox
Jerry
Reddy
Smiling Pool
Big Rock
T W. Burgess
WNU Service
Ancient jokes and old world cures in a 1933 twist
The note collects quirky lines from exams and essays. It mentions ancient Egypt books on science and medicine advising castor oil, Pilgrims fearing weather, a knight created by bath and attire, Goldsmith on America, a cheeky line about Minneapolis in a book, and a general road law to stay right.
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Ancient
Egypt
Castor Oll
Love At Home By Anne Campbell
A simple homey verse about a brown wren singing of comfort and common joy. The poem contrasts distant lures with a familiar yard song, celebrating home and tranquility.
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Western Newspaper Union
Back swing movement described in golf technique
The passage explains that the initial backswing starts from the hips and knees, not the wrists. Wrists follow as arms move across the body, ensuring a flat arc rather than an abrupt one. Wrists stay passive until roughly a third of the backswing is done, often relaxing enough to flex backward during this phase.
Backing the club with arms and wrists in the swing
The text explains a golf swing sequence where the arms and shoulders drive the club back, then the wrists assist to raise the club higher. After a third of the backswing, the wrists lift the club while the shoulders and hips turn, keeping the left hand pushing and slowly cocking the wrists.
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Bell Syndicate
WNU Service
Tasty dessert ideas and a hearty oxtails casserole
The excerpt presents recipes for Glorified Rice and Ginger Waldorf Salad with detailed steps for cream, rice, vanilla, fruit jam and nuts. It also outlines Oxtails on Casserole with cooking steps, including boiling, dredging, frying, and slow baking, noting seasoning and added water as needed.
Japan Roads Spur Motoring Boom Across Honshu
The National Geographic piece notes Japan's growing car use with about 70 000 motorized vehicles on Honshu and over 160 000 on four main islands. It highlights the Tokaido route, new highways, and urban congestion as drivers navigate narrow roads, diverse traffic, and courteous chauffeurs amid increasing imports of buses, trucks, and passenger cars.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
WNU
Japan
Uedo
Tokyo
Kyoto
Hakone Lake
Sacred Fuji
East
Chuzenji
Nikko
Lake Towada
Fuji Lake District
Honshu
United States
Via Appia
Rome
Nount Fuji
Pacific
Hakone
Carter
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Hildren
Thornton W. Burgess
Oliver Goldsmith
America
Minneapolis
Czar
Russia
BY Anne Campbell
Ove
Lobster
Newburg
Cora
Fox Wilshire Boy Scout Troop No
Los Angeles
Indiana’s Great War
Indianapolis
Indiana
Princess Elizabeth
Pada Krows
Chomei
Fuji
Tokaido
Titan
Osaka
Kobe
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