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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 1, 1924)
BURGESS BEDTIME STORIES -- THORNTON \V. BIRGKSS. - A New Year in the Sunny South. Safe in their nest in the little cup ^ktard in the treat man-bird, as they railed the airplane, Danny and Nanny Meadow Mouse talked and talked and talked. The airplane was locked up in the shed for the night and there was nothing to disturb them. Danny told nil about his adventures and the strange people be had inrt. He told about Gutor the Alligator and Grand pa Pelican and Darter tho Snakeblrd and Kgret, the snowy cousin of I.oBg l»‘S«s the Heron. Nanny told how noth ing h«4 happened there until that very afternoon. Then the great nun bird hod l*en rolled out of its shed and the dreadful rtotse hod begun. Of course, Nanny meant the engine had been started. "I was frightened almost to death, Hanny Meadow Mouse,” said she, snuggling a little closer to him. ‘ You see, ( thought that great nun-bird W going to fly and take me away where I never, never wolild have u chance to see you again. I was afraid to go a ltd T was afraid to stay. But here we are together, and you roust promise never to leave me again. Hay that you never, never will, Danny." "I never, never, never will, ff I van help it." said Danny. And with this promise Nanny had to la* content. THE NEBBS IT'S MY FAULT Directed for The Omaha Bee by Sol Hess 'now I .SUPPOSE WOO ARE GOING TO STAY \n\_ BED ALL DAT TH\S »$ A N\CE LOOVONG ROOM T AND TOO'RE A N\CE LOCKVNG PERSOcs » ATT&R LAST JnNlGUT I'D TWiNKVCO’O WANT TO LEAVE TWE 5\) COONTR.T and NEVER LOOK A SELT-rcr~rq> > \ RESPLC.T\nG person «m tne s-T" Vv l t/T>—new_rivbi-ciJ (Copyrir.ht lST'.bv TI- »••••• '-i\ /vT6 ALL VOOQ. VAULT7 WAS 'T MV^Uw\ '•toO DRAGGED ME OUT | THAT VOL) LEFT ME AlWE AT THE ) IL I WANTED TO J TABLE ALL N\GHT? WAS O' STAV HOME r \ MV VAULT THAT VOU DANCED > ...®Y---—-N'-—' \ LOTH THAT SVGNNX fcLONDL ^ 55 j ALLEUENING ? SUPPOSE vr U)AS MV FAULT THAT NOU ALMOST KlSSED THE DOORMAN GooO nvGhT 1 _ At*D NOU \ l TOUO HIM TO GO RIGHT HOME AnO h\OE BECAUSE V -Vfto UJLR.L GO«hG UP TO the ^00 A NO Zn. I (FT ALL THE ANIMALS OuT * UoAS rW\iTf mV FAULT That NOU pell asleep^ fTj j(QH THE CORft LjATUnG pop, a cab? CcvE-WsoM Barney Google and Spark Plug BARNEY BUSTS A NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTION Drawn for Th. Omaha B« by Billy DaBeck BB^JbUUS H. CAESAR !! CAW This Be JANUARY 117 1924 ?T BY 1-7 coolly . This calendar says yes * ■ ( Amci here i am , IN The heart of ) New Mexieo. where r can t / “Throw a Bottle or blow into ( * A HORN r I IjOTTa DO SUMPN OR IT WONT BEEN! LIKE NEW YEAR S ! IU NlAkE A RESOLUTION 7o control mx Temper for The next 3t>5 DAYS W ILL SHOW THE WORLD V Tuer^c <- ONE MAW ; WORLD The I POSITION : AN ANGEL IXy':'-: :-: : • •: V* ts>i*g. i'w>?r<sv&n4feff^ fe>-■] ■! DTE think We STOPPE.D OFF HERS 5o >. YOU' UNO PUNKS COULD > MAKE A SlOHT- SEEIfvi BUS OUT OF 007 ANIMAL V.j 6ET OFF = That HORSE AIMT MADE OF I IRON - G"JE HIM A Grange 7o sit aouw an REST <• D YE Think , SPAkkts A COVERED/ uwa6om o <Soriu.A»eor two Buttons | ID SMACK YOU ONE IN THE i YOU ou6wr To ee ashamed op .1 yourself •'You dontT know hqujTo p Treat OUMfs-animals on cross [ CONTINENTAL RACES » IF we WASN'T 1 WAT OUT H61?e IN I DESERT 10 - Yes I'D • •??* /.ITS LVJCKV \ ' FoaTAAT CIO 1 Buzz AGO That LM eoATftOU-/M' 1 (viy Temper- -/ pi * +.+ h J / H6 S Cc,r ''v ' ljt_n HEtrj c \ t -. y ' ' y DDlMriMr1 I ID C ATUCO " • > SEE JiGGS Drawn for The Omaha Bee by McManus BRIIsGIiNv* Ui r 1 ritlK U. S. Patent Office PAGE OF COI.ORS IN THE SUNDAY BEE <Co(jyri*ht, l»:t ) e>Y colly- e>OY<ts* ^ ♦T't> AfTER MIDNICHT- I f---v l cotta e>e c,nrTiN‘ rr f ano home.: many - \\crm) bh-m-h: happy MEW YEAR■DADDY•BOT I ' ODD BETTER MOT J COME MS UUBT -YET fj f MOTHER it> AWFULLY (1 _AN^Ry- — —UjM ^TlLCaTiT' ri y HER UPON [A ] THE phone : f ® HELLO • MA^,4»E.. OARUH': HA.PPY HEW HEAR! IT^ JOtiT LIKE i THE OLD *fEAS<‘. I * ' O IS?4 »v Intx Feature Service. Irc hi JERRY ON THE JOB and many op them Drawn for T,^ B" by Hoban —\vu hr »■> .1--X. "Now, while they had been talking in the night a strange and wonderful thing had happened. An old year had passed out and a new year had come In. Danny and Nanny didn't know it, liut it was so. Bo it happened that when morning camo the great man bird was once more rolled out of Its shed. The engine was started. The av iator climbed Into ills M-at, and pr<» < ntly they were all up in the air Tou see. that aviator was going to give an exhibition In order to celebrate the New Year. That was the strangest. New Year Danny and Nanny ever had known. The sun was bright, the air "as warm, Mr. Mocker was singing, there were flowers in bloom, and if they hadn't known that it couldn't be they would have thought that It was mid summer. In faet, their reals were ton wsrm. They actually wore uncomfort able. Th6 great man-bird kept going up and coming down. Sometimes the av iator took some ono up with him Sometimes he went up (done and made the great Ilian bird swoop and dive and turn over and do ju-t urh wonderful things in tin air ns the best fliers among the birds, do, and Danny told all about Iris adventures and the strange people he had met. some thing* that even they cannot do. And all the time Danny and Nan ny Meadow Mouse wire in the big man-bird. They were actually enjoy ing it. You see, they bad been flying so much that they no longer were afraid. Besides, the big man-bird "as now their home and the aviator was their friend. So in this strange way they spent New Year's Day, and it was a happy day. It was quite as happy a New Year as ever they had spent at home when the Green Meadows were cov ered with snow and lee. Being togeth er again, they were so happy that right down In their hearts they wished everybody else happiness, which was jui|t the right wish for New Year's Day. They made that wish with all their might. And H must have come true, for every one else seemed to be happy So Danny and Nanny Meadow Mouse began the New Year way, way down In the Sunny S< uth, and didn't know- that up in the N rth they had come from all their friends still there were sure that they were dead and thought of th- m a little bit sorrowful ly on this happy New Year Day. Thu te our New Year Kish to you: Just happiness tl • whole >**ar thn»u*r< —Danny anti Nanny >It-;«dow Mou*e. (Copyright. 1124 » The next story : "The Great Man Bird Balls." Afghan Trouble Serious. Itanigoon, British India, Dec. 31.— The vneory his curtailed h:~ tour of Burma and it returning to Delhi be cause of the Afglwn trouble. There is an increasing tenseness because of the raids over the northwestern fron tier. Mahomet All. preside nt of the India national congress, denies the IKjssibility of Afghan invasion, saving the "the Kabul pony can't swallow the Indian elephant." Births and Deaths. Birth*. Albert and Uuia Whitt, hospital. boy. Stephen and Adelhid: Kl**f^*v>. hospital, fir! otto and Lina Ksstler, tim.hi. Neb. boy Ivan and Charlotte Adair, hospital, boy Hen and Sophia Telpner, hospital g<rl Heater and Pearl Groat, 101# Charles street, bey, < h u f.in and Don Hie Quong. 191 • Cb*b street, gill. - Dnvin and May Milbcurn. 5^5 Decatur street, girl. I.duis and Pearl Gsrian. 2121 Douglas street. girl. Albin and Viola S ramom, 1549 North Seventeenth street, girl Ve<la and Houi«a c neglia, If t» South Tenth street, girl 7 Peitli*. Frark E D»rkln>ur 61 year*. hospital Hilton Joseph Pftuff. J* month*. 4324 Maple street John Starks, ?f years, hospital Mrs. Mary Libbc *»» p-.in. hospital Cohetta Ann fttewari, 1 y.jr, 24li Broun atreet Omaha Divorce Petitions. Nellie Miller aga'.n-t Jack Miller, cruel and nonsupport charged How to Start the Year Wrong ' By Briggs 9 0 LlAPP'l 1/ - AND A HAPPV dbAR ' HAPPY New ^ ( yehR To You V ,DemR --— / my goodness - Just > Think- this is Your? ( fiftieth Year • !* I \^IALF^A H WPRE.D ?y ’ / im so or $9 Years ) Wou'Le Be AM OLD OLD) M/\U‘ ' HAUL T(i HAVE * A CAME AMD AM EAR trumpet maybe •-• OMLY 30 Vea«S Am!> YouLL BE OCTO v-—-—\(i£fJAR|ANj " s£\\ UJOW'T You OiM FUNWV.' 3.U* HOU7 ABOUT Youa- i ELF • ? You'll Be am / LADY AT ThS p——-./ v^e Time- Yoi/ll NRouwd 76 i—'{tijy/ UR SELF !» ( I <TAM IMAGINE You AT 75\ " V wow' ^ AMD SO ThC FiajT £>AV OF Twe ycar 15 Practically Ruined! —' I ABIE THE AGENT Drawn tor 1 he Omaha Bee by Hershfield \l| the World'# a Scream. END of REEL 1923 REEL 1924 WILL BE SHOWN IN A FEW MINUTES I ..ftmh i9Lh.’«,~ i***" IY& STILL lKiTERtST IKiGr TO » POSTiVELi: \ CAME IN on \ REEL 1900 -ANh i \ | HAVEN'T GOT THE , DRIFT OF —/ V! f MAN 66 OUR \ WUU \ SNOOY »Y AS MUCH AS u;t ' !.»*,« Besto »n»ln«t Tony Best#. cru.Kr charged. ... , Kiis c. liakk- iik .ii•.*i Milvln* V. Bakke, rrueltv and noneupport charged* Anna Moms against <>. W. Mosa.erueltY Maria k against William Hem bU' k, cruelty < barged. Mary A K Volg again t Thomai Voix* cruellv and nonpupport charged. Anna K Hrahatn against Albert r». Brah tin. < rtieity and notiftupport charged. Omaha Marriage Licenses Henry D Brown Valley, Neb.fj Lucy ,1. Gerkln. valley. Neb ... Forrest K. Wylie, Omaha .... * Gladys P. Stewart. Omaha ... Otto G. Red dig. Omaha *" Hester Helligae. Omaha . Kdward A Oondy. Omahg ..*••* Lucille Deuarnor*- Omaha .. George W. Oraliek. Booae. Neb. Shirley II Dyer. Boone, S b.-*3 Omulia Marriage Application* Chaika B 1‘enlayano. Omiliri. Led) * A. Penk*. iivun.ngton, Neb.-0 Paler Allen Omaha . Mary C. Rolen. Omaha . *• Herbert A. Upton, Haetlnpe. »b ... T4 Mildred c Mriyb* r >. nm.J i.. -'0 Hoad Conditions. (Kurnibhfd l-y the Omaha Auto Club.) Lincoln High \a>. Kant Hand* fair to Mlanouri Valley, dilfted pretty badly In tilarea l«-!wfetii M -koiiri Valley and Deni son. Lincoln Highway Weal — Road* drifted c.-idlv to < ii,: f.iir. «' 'umbua tc Ujund Island f> 1* l» ItoadN drifted badly. M» tid art HikLw hoed* covet *4 with mow Cornhutfker Highway—Koada coveted with Black Jlill" Trail—Koada drifted badlv. • »eorgt A» uwhtnglon H go way—Koada drifted badly b V A —Iluadh covered with anew, li.ghland Cutoff—K "** d -* drifted hgdl" Mii uha Tula* Highway Koatjf cover* ■} with snow*. Omaha-Topeka Highway—Koada cov ered with enow King of Trajlr. North Roads covered with snow arid bad > ;f«*d in place* King of TiJtilu, South—'Koa.de covered with enow' lifver-to-RiVf r Road—Koada badly drifted. AA’h te Way "7 Highway—Road* badly drifted f O A short Ji»w -Roads badlv drifted. Prjntarv So. fe—Koada badly drifted. Building Permits. Mr* H*-r. ' f, fd3 8wtb Thirty - fir*! atre-' hr. . v.ver d ellir.g, 4* 50k. John 11 o! < i . Co'j South Fortieth street, frame dwelling. |6 t*ort. J. A Lin oh am £411 Nnrth torty-biath street, frame dwelling, 41,50b. Real Estate Transfers. Milton f'ornr’ny to Edward Smith and wife. 8 W >r 4©th nv« and lied* ref a v -, 1 12,551 A. E Perk to Eugene M. 7 '*>- and wif* 60th ave to© ft 8 t,f N. hoias t'. E Hid-, i'ul.v. . i,B A Andrew Motenaen and vife to Carl A Mortenaen, Mason at. 200 ft E of 37th Br N Side 60*130.. 10! John N. Haskell and Wife to Pearl* Shelly, 4l» h av*. |©6 ft 8 of Grant a' E 8 !■-. 2*'xl24 1 Pen Handler and w.fe to Kent a Ford Co. D. < ator at, 110 ft W of 2*th *t N s,d.*. ::0*127Vb SCO i'dward A Smith and rf» to An nie E. M Franklin at. lft4 ft W of Military ave, N Side. 4 *106 . ... 50© David Altman and v.fe to Ott. A. Johnson. Webster at. 226 ft W of 2 Ar h a ve. N 8 ife 5*1*1 A6 . . . . J ,156 Na'han Boro be v; to Sail;* HJ.raburg. Sherman av*. liS ft 8 of Bur dutt* at W Side. 1 '*416 2 Nathan Bomber*.' to Sal lie Sloaburg. ?<th ave. 73 ft 8 of ave, E Hide, 4*«,x7<» . S N. than Bombers? to Fi’lie Sir.--Harr, I-omit '** 126 ft E of ISth at, \ Hid - 4 3 George \A' Tietfort and wife to >f Co’tr^in et at. 4 h ave. 24U f* S of S, auldtng §?. E Bide, it?* 134. .... S56 Harr, ’t E Wolfe to John -T. Bogae*, -'7th at. 576 fr N* of Ar bor ft. E Bide SaxM'** . 27© Os ar A. Scott and wife to Nora E 111 kV, Newport ave 42 ft W of J Si h a v *. H Side 44*11©. 12 500 H A. Wolfe C<> to I.«uih Wilkin, 4*ih s'. -S f» N of Pacific t, E Hid- 4 £ ac 1 1.6«© Eather Rob’ft son and husband to Bos* Goldne-, Jv?h at. '» ft N of f'uf s t W Side. 44x56 ... 1 William E. Madden and wife to Anna K. Friedman, 27th ave. 7“ ’ A* ft F of InJIana avt, W Fide, 4 2*4*125 . 1 Je-e * H I* * . b to Ch*ri*a Horn, 4 St h at, 70 ft N of lsard at. W Hide. 1 f* * 17 fi . ... 1.366 Rfi’l# V Bbanriera srd wife to f'anejr 7nv Co. 2*'*h at. 74 ft | S of T y r at. E > ** 4 x1." §*© Kami* Hab-enn to Haunt M^iah 5 ptlat Cerb* a? 1&6 ft W of 24th Rt. V Fide. 5MU© 1.666 Lillian M R ^ f f* n - p* rgt*r and h;:e bi.r.d to R 'h iAwrenc-a. 27’h B\* 2 • ft N of goer r at, W Bide 4**16* e2 .. 2.56© AI>\KBThEMKM. STOMACH MISERY Chew a few Pleasant Tablets Instant Stomach Relief! The moment "Pare'* Diapepsfn reaches the stomach all distress goes. Lumps of indigestion, gases, heart burn. sourness, fullness, flatulence, palpitation, vanish. Ease your stomach now'! Correct digestion and acidity for a few cents. Drugg.sts sell millions of packages. Baby’s Best Laxative is “California Fig Syrun” b’htn baby is e-Mist iwited, has w ind colic, ftveri*h hi»ith, cuated tongue »»t diarrhea. a half'tew*P'«onful of gen ulna “California F;g Syrup’ promptly move* the prisons, j - h:ie. sour" w ~ N f vi crumps or overacts, rabies Jove It* delicious taste. A-U your druggist for genuine Cal ifornia Fig Syrup’* which has full di* roc turn* for infant* in a; ms, and chil dren i'f All ngcs. pla.nly printed on bottle Mother! I\u must m\ “Cali* forma'* or you may git an ini its t ion fig syrup.* vm ikvio \n n r. 666 ii • Pirn uptu-w ptrfNited fur Colds, Fever »»d Grippe It it tk# ***»»( ifinfJi «i iiMg rreventinj Pneumonia