True Story of Boots a Twelve Year Old Yankee in Boer War
A South African luncheon recounts the tale of Boots a twelve year old American boy fighting with the Boers. Williem Young known as Boots drags oversized boots and brass spurs while serving with the Irish brigade under Colonel Blake. He follows battles, tends wounded comrades, longs for a pony and a Mauser, and hopes to return to America if the Boers lose the war.
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Boots
South
Arefa
Thomas TF. Mittard
Millard
Eis
Williem Young
Gwhilch
Boote
United States
Ocean
England
South Africa
William
Blake
Meni
Newcasile
Haassell
Amerie
The Old Gray Horse and the Soldier’s Bugle Call
A mill cart and a gray horse carry a city labor scene at noon. Negro workers pause under magnolias as a distant bugle summons Fifth Cavalry. The old horse halts, the diver shovels, and the crowd cheers the approaching troops amid heat and memory. ARLINE SCULLY.
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Jessamine
Magnolia
1. C
Eis Lieaning
Crowe
Duracad Horse Yard
Swann Lite
Nat
Alice Lagatn
Arline Scully
Immigrants in US policy and social attitudes debated
A survey of immigration in US life discusses government treatment of newcomers from Hiwali, Guba, and the Philippines, youth potential and education, and debates whether immigrants bring industrious, capable traits that need fostering. It also notes anecdotes on fashion, music, royalty, and early career success stories of New York women Zerlina and Laura Rozenfield.
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United States
Philippines
Tol
Paris
Washington
New York
Zerlina
Laura "Rozenfield
Mnost
Fed Stenographic
York
Puzzle like list of names clues across many categories
A garbled set of wordplay clues listing names, places, objects, and riddles. It references presidential names, feminine names, mythical terms, religious rites, ships, birds, verbs, seasons, ground, biblical figures, divine terms, mountains, forbidden items, stones, family terms, Latin words, organs, crossing a stream, birds and consonants, goddess contractions, attention calls, nationalities, guardians, times of day, sunrise, body parts, mountain peaks, vowels, boys names with forts, musical instruments with toiletries, Elizabethan courtier names, school classes, ru ssers, mountains with vegetables, truthful and falsehood tellers, discoverers, common surnames, city names, explorers, Christmas figures, vowels, era terms, and other scattered items, all in a dense, puzzle-like list.
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Tamone
America
Washington
Delaware
Elizabeth
Bland
Renowned Boy Singer Hart Gulicke Story in New York
A long feature traces Hart Gulicke the child prodigy known in New York for his sweet voice and striking looks. He gave up sports for vocal training, hid his talent at school, and earned thousands from concerts. His parents spent, not saved, his earnings, and his voice began to fail, yet vaudeville offers loom as a new path.
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New York
Harl Gulleke
Metropalma
Bark Gulicke
Alny
Kent
Earl Ay
Hatl
Carnegie Hall
Blair
Hart
Bari
Earl Gulicke
Mother Goose Wax Works on a Transatlantic Voyage
Robert Taylor’s Mother Goose Wax Figures sail from New York to England aboard the steamer Minnie-waska. The fantastical crew includes Cinderella Red Riding Hood and the Wolf and Puss in Boots. Giants Blunderbore and Cormoran humor the voyage by leaping overboard then returning, while Old King Cole’s Fiddlers entertain, provoking mixed reactions from passengers and a wary captain.
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Robert Taylor
Oldham
Maine
Cinderella
Red
New York Harbor
Atlantic
Jack Sprat
Occurcai
Wen
England
Philadelphia
Old King Cole
King ‘Cole
Robin
Mother Goose
Varmoryn
New York
Siants
Othar
Saunders Jones Wins Contest For Junior Readers
Last week The Constitution Jr offered a prize for best answers to historical questions. W Saunders Jones aged eleven of Inman Park won with concise replies. The weekly quiz plans more questions and a handsome book prize for all participating children in Georgia.
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The
Constitution, Jr
W. Saunders Jones
Hurt Street
Inman Park
Cloge
Hidden Capitals Translate Puzzles Into State Names
Two girls, during last week’s rainy spell, arranged a puzzle translating a list into the names of state capitals. The excerpt shows playful effort to render a garbled text into recognizable place names, reflecting light amusement during idle hours.
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Es Ry Ae Roy
Orecwil
Union
A Portfolio of Wild Flowers And Mounting Directions
A guide to illustrating wild flowers focusing on Marsh Marigold. Describes habitat near swamps and rivers, plant structure, flowering period in May, and color guidance for painting. Includes mounting steps with mat selection, pasting technique, and cautions against warping to keep pictures flat.
Dance aboard ship as Tom the Piper's Son plays
A crowded voyage tale recalls Tom the Piper's Son composing a tune that sparks a shipboard dance among Red Riding Hood, Mother Goose, Nimble Jack, and others. The Wolf joins the revelry until Robin and Cormoran intervene, ending with the Wolf secured and the crew exhausted but energized by the unusual spectacle.
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Tom
Dothey Hubbard
Red Riding Hood
Mother Goose
Nimble Jack
Boston
Robin
Bean
Iman
Wolfix Dan
Wolf F
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ANNE CANDLER. _ Bright
Mia,’ Allen’ D. Odudier
Greece
Europe
Duke of York
Duchess of York
Ught
Enelich
Nas
John D. Rockefeller
Marcus A. Hanna
Cleveland Grammar School
Rockefeller
Anna
Manna
Ttockefeller
Hlanoge
Henne
Cop
Henne Hanna
Dente
Thurlow
North Pole
Amélied
France
Germany
Presidente
Harmony
Mrs. Joseph Thomas
Griffin
Mother Goose Wax Works
Charles Battell
Saunders Jones
White House
Whites House
Ross
Weel
John Quincy Adams
Henry Lee
Chanes
Lynch
Peter Money
Daniel Winster
Hayne
South Carolina
Thomas Hart Benton
Holiday Street
Baltimore
Calhoun
Clay and Webster
Ried
Timothy Jones
Silas Deang
James Buchanan
John Quincy
Adams
Charles Lynch
Reece
Second
Continental Congress
Webster
Gino
Thomas H. Genton
Francis Scott Key
Lewaa Belak
Clay, Webster
James* Buchana
Lucy Vaughan
Dr. and Miz, C. C. Stockard
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