Johnny Chuck Returns Home After Obstinacy Cured
In Thornton W. Burgess tale Johnny Chuck overcomes stubbornness to return to his Old Orchard home. Sammy Jay aids by recommending a noon departure when predators rest, while Johnny battles fatigue and fear but presses on until Polly Chuck greets him at the entrance.
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Chuck
Johnny
Polly Chuck
Blinger
Johnny Chuck
Roddy Fox
Sammy Jay
Sammy
Johnny Claick
Polly
Reddy Fox
Green Forest
Douglas Malioch
Wholesome vegetable oils and a French dressing
The article promotes vegetable oils as cheaper olive oil substitutes for dressings. It gives a French dressing recipe using half cup vegetable oil and vinegar with salt and pepper. It also describes making a pepper juice by grinding peppers, and a sugar pepper syrup by boiling sugar vinegar and peppers then resting.
About That Boy by Douglas Malloch
A reflective note on a father watching his son grow older. The speaker worries the boy is becoming like his father, mirroring early mistakes and traits. The poem hints at parental self-doubt and concern, with a sense of time passing and shared family patterns.
Odd Definitions From a 1933 Syndicate Feature
A fragmentary humorous compilation defines common terms with playful inaccuracies. It parodies education and history notes, mentioning cats, Gandhi, steam, Romans dining, the skeleton, and a mock adenoid definition. The tone mirrors light column humor from a Bell Syndicate feature syndicated in 1933.
Frugal Kitchen Tips from 1933 Western Newspaper Union
Boil ingredients to make jelly and spread, then let set for a week with paraffin. Prepare a savory oil and vinegar dressing with salt pepper egg and syrup, chill before use. Make an avocado omelet folded with square fruit pieces and crumbs. Turnips mashed with Irish potatoes become salad base.
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Western Newspaper Union
Bobby Jones Formalizes Golf Practice Varied Iron Drills
The article details how Bobby Jones keeps golf practice engaging by varying distances trajectories and angles to the green. He uses different irons and brassie to prevent boredom and ensure the irons serve the purpose of approaching the putting surface. MacDonald Smith contrasts with Jones by using a different practice approach.
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Bobby Jones
Iie
Jones
MacDonald Smith
Individually Designed New York Costume by Kargers
A unique sports costume from Kargers in New York features a diagonally woven brown and gold homespun skirt with a triangular center design, a lacy gold blouse with a diagonal scarf, tiny puffed sleeves, and a brown leather bow on the belt, emphasizing its distinctive style.
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Kargers
New York
Practicing shots to build good golf habits
The piece argues that golfers should develop positive habits rather than fix flaws, noting that form is fleeting. It suggests short practice rounds hitting three or four balls with all clubs to polish the game without chasing a definite fault, reflecting ongoing advice from 1933 Bell Syndicate WNU Service.
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Smith
Bell Syndicate
WNU Servis
A Strange Sound Among Lovers in Country Tryst
A young couple meets in a country lane and discusses telling the girl's father of their engagement. The girl reports she told him by telephone but cannot tell if his reply was real or a telephone breakdown, adding a note of comic uncertainty.
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Lnne
Answers Magazine
Practical education seen as plan for pro ball teams
A local journalist notes a son’s path to a career in sports, with three professional teams courting him for the season. The piece blends a practical education angle with the lure of athletic opportunity, highlighting the crossroads between schooling and pursuing baseball contracts.
Wrong Donkey
She had accepted him, but loved another. He asks why she did not marry the first suitor, in a dreamy exchange from Tit-Bits Magazine.
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Jones
Tit-Bits
Pippleworth Avenue Petition Calls for Officer Back On Beat
Residents of Pippleworth Avenue sign a petition demanding the return of a popular young police officer to patrol duties. They warn cooks in the area threaten to quit if the officer is not reassigned to the beat.
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Pippleworth Avenue
Weekly Telegraph
Sheffield
Recruit and sergeant clash over floor cleaning instinct
In a terse exchange the recruit asks if the sergeant scrubbed the floor and is told no soap is available. The terse humor reflects a drillroom exchange and emphasizes discipline and resource scarcity.
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K. P
Plan of reorganization praised by President and Director
The President calls the reorganization plan ingenious and creditable, saying it does us credit. The Director adds that it also does our creditors credit, reflecting approval from both officials.
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Brooklyn
Pathfinders Magazine Snippet Sparks College Meeting Joke
A light dialogue from Pathfinder Magazine notes a girl asking about meeting her brother at college. The boy replies humorously that they spent class time together all year, hinting at shared experiences and campus life.
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Pathfinder Magazine
A Kick Top YFlat Tenant Warning to Miss Nightingale
A neighbor admonishes Miss Nightingale to stop singing after sundown or move to another flat, reflecting a tense dispute over noise in a shared building. The brief note records a local complaint about nighttime disturbance and a demanded remedy.
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Miss Nightingale
He'd Never Get Rich Victim Watch Gimmick Retold
A fragment recalls a watch given by a former employer after a decade of service. The voice adds a humorous aside about timing and a slang exchange with a footpad remark. The snippet echoes a humor magazine style.
Bride asks if she seemed nervous at ceremony
The bride asks if she appeared anxious and the bridesmaid recalls initial nerves fading after Fred said yes in a lighthearted wedding note from Answers Magazine.
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Fred
Answers Magazine
Do you Intend to make any more after-dinner speeches
Senator Sorghum replies to a question about future after-dinner remarks, saying he may speak but will not draw his constituents’ attention to his dining. The exchange plays on public attention and political optics in a light legislative humor context.
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Poe
Senator Sorghum
Try a Cyclone Cellar Busband in House-Hunting Comedy
A brief humorous note suggests trying a bungalow to avoid burglars upstairs while house-hunting. The fragment reads like a light quip from Passing Show Magazine with a whimsical, theatrical tone.
Best Conversation in Commingling of Souls
An essay on trust and deep talks between two worthy souls. Old friends unlock rich ideas, sparking honest, unguarded discussion about life as it is lived. Casual acquaintances cannot match the freedom and warmth of longtime companions.
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Reddy
Mrs. Fox
Old Man Coyote
Bowser
Huhl
Papa
Wwnu
Brazil
Amazon
Abatinga
Amazon River
Leticia
Tabatinga
Hemisphere
Asiingtouon
Newburgh
Farley
Roosevelt
Representative Fish
By Douglas Malloch
Douglas Marloch
Bormees
Joan of Arc
WNU
Phic Golf
Dudley
Boston Globe
Baythe
Haskins Bros. & CO
Sioux City, Iowa
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