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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 29, 1924)
| BURGESS BEDTIME STORIES | V_l_By THORNTON \V. BURGESS.-A Peter'* Long Leg* Serve Him Well. I How would you feel If Just when you' were eure that everythin* was eafe you eaw one of your worst enemies I right In front of you? If you can guess what such a feeling is like you will know just hov* Peter Rabbit felt when he saw Heddy Fox come around the end of the dear Old Print* Patch. Redilv saw Peter at the instant Peter saw him. Reddy bounded forward so as to eret between the dear Old Briar Patch and Peter. There was Joy in those yellow' eyes of his. He grinned. There wasn’t a doubt in Reddy's shrewd bead that at last bis chance had come and he would catch Peter Rabbit. Re knew that If Peter turn ed and ran bark he could1 catch him lonp before he reached a place of safely. There was only one place that Peter could escape from him. and that was the dear ('id Briar Pntrh and lie was between Peter and the dear Old Briar Patch. He felt as sure of Peter ns If b" had already seized Peter In those wicked look In* teeth of his. Peter Babbit saw it all just as lierldy Fox did. To turn and run back the Way he had come would be useless. He must K“t into the dear t>Id Briar THE NEBBS THE SILVER LINING. Directed for The Omaha Bee by Sol Hess |§f\)UST CK _ TODAY—'T^Y REGISTERED —'VOO'LU • WAVE *TO 5'Grs ~iwE ■ \RUOQ.NCARD I : \—r> [T(Z.CX^\ HORCTi US NlBUCVC > ' or tSOP.TV4\J\LLL -I r GoLSS X-M f\N WLR kVt£R CM_L 1 < OH FINNS’ * 100*. UUHtVT UtsCLL&At'T BROUGHT its » J _ “_v-* > werestme mortgage cancelled 3—-> AND A LRTTtB - 'MB ■ ROOQLPw NEDG - T1E.AR S'R ■ • I AVa)A\T twe PLEASURE or SEEING woo PERSONALLY OB RECEDING written instructions as to low at disposition to mare or wouR. <■ late grand aunt^ ESTATE. l , MOST GRACIOUSLY YOU R.S 1-^ NORATIUS NlSHCVC^ 1 (Capyrigtit, ItH *7 T!» B«n If* *f) F(^ * C^Q.WSo^-H Barney Google and Spark Plug If Barney Got Any Tips He Doesn’t Know It. Drawn for The Omaha Bee by Billy DeBeck (Copyright 1324) Brwvs ivstxT iTQY RAGS OF S CAUSIM& TIR r ThERVS IOM OF CHINKS today ; UP COV LYtD SiABY = They want Homo That EOF MAG'S IMA STACK v A6AIMST fOY UTTlt ■SPARK Pt-OG - "They ou<Jmt "To RE HERE AMY WINUTt ASOU! III M\CE AMO POOTE -* AJO T&U-1M& what V ■ VJAUUABLE -TIPS XM \v El ABLE To PICK V UP jj VlOCr topyniht. 1924, by King Feature* Syndicate. Inc.- ^ 2 7 nni\ir*VMr< I TD CATLiCD Ret-»««r.d SEE JIGGS AND MAGG1E in full Drawn for The Omaha Bee by McManus BRINGING UP r A 1 HLK U. S. P.te... Oftic. PAGF. OF COLORS IN THE SUNDAY BEE <Coryr,eh, 1924 > • --- - . .. ■ —. -■■■■■. ... ...... - i, ■ - — ■■■ ■ — ■ 1 1 i rr~——————■*-1 . , that <suv Mutrr have voooem EAR*b ' he WON'T 6IT OFF THE TRACK-' Ml K - .r1 t -F~ <£> ' p^* <*V c-v ^ - • 3, WHERE.O VOO CET THEN\'» ~u-— rROM A> V/HOLEtjAECR*. » OON'T KNOW Hl^> name: ©1924 rr Iktu Fm-runt Stnvicr. Inc-I—ftil ' *■ JERRY ON THE JOB THE CHAMPION PLACATER. 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It was so sudden and unexpected that ltnddy didn't know what to make of It. Peter could see the surprise and uncertainty on Reddy's sharp face. “He'll think," thought Peter, "that I'm going to try to dodge him.” This is exactly what Reddy did think. So Reddy prepared to Jump either one way or the other after Peter. He knew that Peter might dodge him once or twice, hut he was sure Peter wouldn't he able to do more than that. Straight on came Peter. Reddy crouched ready to spring. His eyes were fixed on Peter so as to see which way Peter was going to dodge. Peter didn't dodge. At the point where Red I lie jumped right over ISeddy Fox dy expected him to dodge he seemed to run faster than ever, and then he made a flying leap in the air. Yes. sir, he made a flying leap in the air. ile jumped right over Reddy fox. You know, those stout hind legs of his were made for jumping. It was ail so unexpected and caught Reddy so by surprise that he didn't even jump up into thi air to catch I'eter as he sailed over. By the time Reddy had whirled around Peter was • streaking It straight for the dear Old Briar Patch. Reddy wasted no time, lie was after I'eter In a flash. Peter run his best. Reddy gained at every was already tired, and he couldn't jump. Three more jumps would take Refer into the dear Old Briar Patch and safety. Would he make it? I One! It seemed to I’eter that Reddy was right at his heel*. Two- Peter was sure that he felt Reddy * breath. Three! Peter plunged headlong un der a friendly old bramble, and dy landed with a crash right In that very bramble, lie was just too lets. (Copyright. 1934 i The next story: "Peter Cannot Find Mrs. Peter.” Iowans Address Teachers’ Meet Chicago, Feb. 28.—William McAn drew, superintendent of school* of Chicago, was elected head of the de partment of superintendence of the National Kducation association in the International election of officers to | schools In Aberdeen, 3. Dt, addressed a meeting of school superintendems on new methods in curriculum mak ing. K. Sipple, superintendent of school" in Burlington, la., spoke on the ne< 1 of "humanizing-- the grade school curriculum—advocating the elimina tion of subject matter suited to the child spirit. J. I). Studebaker, superintendent of schools In Des Moines, la., spoke or. school building designs. Civil War Widow, Aged Omahan, Dies Mr,. Martha A. Hathaway. 83, d - ' Thursday morning at the horn* of her ! son-in-law, K. J. Slater, 234u Sou h Thirty-third street. Mrs. Hathaway »,«s a civil wa: » widow, her husband, (iiibeit Hath- 4 away, a lieutenant in the union forces, having ls-en shot from ambush at the Hattie of the Wilderness. One sister. Mrs. H. B. Aust.rj. of Sheridan, Wyo., and brother, William Jardine, of Chi cago, survive. The funeral wIU l>e held Saturday morning at 10 at the Slater home. Burial will be In I/.i-oln. Sating- Deposits Increase. Chicago, Feb. ► —A slight decrease of seven-tenths of 1 per cent in rav ings deposits held by national banks in the seventh federal reserve d:* tr;« t was noted today by the Federal Hes*rve bank of Chicago In It* month ly business condition report. Sav ings deposit* in federal reserve bank* representing 40 per vent of the d* I posits of the district amounted X* L 4**4 on February 1. AM KKTlaCMENT. MM EBTlaEMEM. MUI KM FOrCASlDHA" Especially Prepared for Infants and Children of All Ages Mother! 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Get Blue-jay today at your crugg;sL Blue=jay \t»l I RTISEMI vr COLDS The slightest cold may develop Flu" and then run into pneumonia. |Go to your druggist and be sure to get a 25c box of Zerbst's Grip Cap sules. Follow simple directions ar i you'll be surprised how quickly you’ll feel fine. For that cough use Zerbst’s ( hloro-Pinc. Ul\ I KTI«FJMR\T Mr*. W. H. AVIS WEAK WOMEN Health li Mo«t Vital to Yot Council Bluff*. Iona—"A fen- yean ago after motherhood I could not gain hack nty strength. I developed quits a severe case of woman s trouble, suffered with bearing pains which would he so severe I would have to He down. I became so weak that a'! I wanted to do was lie and rest. It seemed t o ev.->> spark of vitality had left me. 1 consulted a doctor and ho said nothing Put an operation would help mo. hut I would not con sent. I had seen Pr, l'lerce s medic ines ndve i sod. so at onoe l>e*sn t-iktne the l-'avoi. e Prescription' amt (lie ‘(Soldon Medical IMscovevy ' and It was not long until l nottoeil my ap pitlte was telurnmu. 1 could eat. so 1 knew the mid cine was doing tne good 1 took nho.it If bottles and It was well north It for it complete! restored me to health, without the npe'.ation Mis V\ II p i. J't S 19th St AM >1 iggist* sell IV Pierce* Pam Ily medicine* tahleta er liquid *
