Five Little Swallows And Other Cozy Tales
Grandma Flora recalls a barn swallow pair raising five eggs and five fledglings amid porch activity and buzzing telegraph wires, then shifts to light verses about Bobby and Dot, a riddle-filled kid banter, and Lucy from Bermuda discovering snowy New York in winter, ending with Dumas and his hospitable dogs story.
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Barn Swallow
Ucy
Bermuda
Childress
Lucy
United States
New York Harbor
Jenny Gray
Jenny
Atlantic Islands
Dumas
Monte Cristo
Michel
Monsieur
Droll Q and A and Japan Girls Day Description
A fragmentary column of riddles and jokes on flattery and warlike vaccines, then a note about Japan’s Girls Day celebrated on March 3rd. It describes dolls, cakes, and visits as part of the holiday and mentions parents taking part in the celebration.
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Japan
Children’s puzzles and craft ideas in a 1900s magazine
A girl’s word search asks readers to find names like Mary and Mollie in a grid. It moves into craft tutorials for a toy boat from a walnut shell and a wheelbarrow from a matchbox. Narratives compare snakes to children and recount a tale of treasures and wisdom from King Munbaz about heavenly riches.
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George
Munbaz
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Sting
Grandma Flora
Bobby
Dot
Ace
Androlus
Gay Httle Dot
Eve
Karl
Johnny
John
Dorothy Gerson
Ly. Ly
Algiers
Malta
Deys
Mary
Mollie
Maggie
Madeline
Margaret
Minnie
Miriam
Mathilde
Mildred
Mattie
Millie
Marion
Mamie
Madge
Fate
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