Peter Rabbit Meets Short Tail the Shrew Under the Log
In a gentle tale from 1933, Peter Rabbit tries to befriend Short Tail the Shrew who hides his home and speak of private paths. The Shrew mocks light, evasive about his whereabouts, and hints at hungry hunger as Peter learns Shrew families are famed for appetite.
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Peter Rabbit
Short- Tail the Shrew
Mole
Short-Tail the Shrew
Miner the Mole
Short-Tail
Peter
Short-Tai
Happy Jack Squirrel
Shrew
Happy Jack
T. W. Burgess
WNU Service
Pop Question Sparks Romantic Moonlight Image
A playful exchange features DADA asking what a moon is and a speaker answering with a romantic glow that masks a mundane dish pan, highlighting a whimsical contrast between cosmic wonder and everyday objects.
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Pop
Nutritive chowders and quick cheese spread
A historic cooking note describes chowder styles using dried potatoes turnips celery carrot onion pimiento salt pork and milk with crackers. It adds a codfish variant to enrich the soup and a hot cheese cornmeal mix served on crackers or toast. The guidance emphasizes hearty suppers or luncheons with simple pantry items and bold flavors.
Have We Forgotten by Douglas Malloch
A reflective poem mourns lost ease and shared joys from days gone by. It urges memory of togetherness over wealth or scheming, hoping the couple remains rich in love and able to dream despite rough times.
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Douglas Malloch
Wwnu
Assisting Golf Stance For Stronger Swings In 1933
In this Bell Syndicate WIN Service piece from 1933 the author outlines five setup tips to predict and improve the swing. Grasping with the left hand first reduces tension, thumb pressure tightens forearm muscles, grip aligns with clubhead lie, back of the ball stance ensures proper distance, and weight bias on the right foot can raise left shoulder and cause a miss hit.
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Bell Syndicate
Egg and Fish Loaf From Leftovers Recipe
A 1933 Western Newspaper Union recipe uses three hard cooked eggs one cup flaked fish rice onion bacon and seasonings. The mixture is pressed into a greased dish baked thirty minutes then turned onto a hot platter and served with tomato sauce.
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Western Newspaper Union
Shantung Hats Make Waves In Spring Chapeaux
Shantung hats emerge as a new spring wrinkle with low crowned sailor styles and narrow brims. Fashion features pair the headwear with tailored suits and printed shantung blouses to match the hats.
Boners and oddities from exam papers in 1933
A collection of humorous tidbits from tests and essays, including statements about Napoleon, collies pulling jinrikishas, ploughmen wearing guitars, and whimsical medical and linguistic quips. The text reflects light, humorous schoolyard content and dated phrasing from the Bell Syndicate WNU Service in 1933.
Barber college boast shows each graduate lands a chair
Coed Kay notes a singular distinction of the barber college as a learning temple. She quips that every graduate accepts a chair, highlighting the profession’s ready job placements amid 1933 optimism.
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Barber College
Temple of Learning
Kay
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Bedford Principal Sentenced to Life for Michigan Family Murders
Henry B Bedford a 43 year old Grand Rapids principal and former Sunday school superintendent received life imprisonment with hard labor at Marquette for the murder of Mrs Maggie Bengert and her two children Carl Jr and Thelbert. The judge cited the atrocity and Bedford confessed saying he loved Mrs Bengert and hoped for a constructive prison life.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Henry B. Bedford
Marquette
Michigan Branch
Maggie Sue Bengert
Carl, Jr
Thelbert
Bengert
A Vision of Beautiful Simple Schools for Children
A reflection on school design emphasizing beauty through simplicity. A long low building nestled in greenery, vines on walls, shade from trees, and thoughtful interiors with clean spaces, readable pictures, comfortable furniture, ample light and air, and organized storage to foster a pleasant learning environment.
Dog Finds Alcohol Cache for Montreal Raiders
A trained hound named Oscar located two gallons of illicit liquor hidden in the cellar floor after police failed to find it in Albert Oborne's home. Oborne was arrested on illegal possession charges following the canine clue.
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Montreal
Albert Oborne
Oscar
Needle Left in Body Case Sets Michigan Malpractice Rule
The Michigan Supreme Court upheld Circuit Judge Adolph F. Marschner, ruling a needle left in any part of a patient’s body after surgery constitutes prima facie evidence of malpractice. Marry J. La Faive won $1,250 for an appendicitis operation in 1928, marking Michigan’s first case where physician expert testimony was not required.
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Detroit
Michigan Supreme Court
Adolph F. Marschner
Marschner
Marry
J. la Faive
Michigan
500 Pound Bear Charms Schoolchildren in Dominion City
Teddy the 500 pound black bear, six feet tall on hind legs, roams freely in Dominion City Manitoba. Owned by William Maynes the gentle giant befriends local children who share scraps while Teddy play wrestles with a retriever pup but outgrows the pup.
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Dominion City
Man
Teddy
William Maynes
Clarisse’s Music Struggle Highlights Childs Soul Source
A long dialogue reflects parental frustration with pressuring Clarisse to practice piano. It contrasts forced lessons with the idea that art must arise from a child’s inner drive, warning against turning talent into a public spectacle and urging gentle nurturing of intrinsic musical spark.
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Clarisse
Someli
Wno Servica
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Albania
Durazzo
By Thornton W. Burgess
Short- Tail
Dada
By Douglas Malloch
Napoleon
Harold
Hastings
The
Jerusalem
Prs
Palestine
Lord Allenby
James Newberin Jarvie
Montclair
N. J
Bedford
Taylor
Bartel J. Jonkman
Mrs. Bengert
Carl
Qour
Dog
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