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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1918
Page
16
The Telegram will debut Cap Stubbs and his lively crew illustrating Edwina style boyhood today. Edwina draws natural spirited kids who crave adventure and mischief, from pantry cookies to rough hockey play. Cap Stubbs promises adventures that thrill both young readers and former fans.
A first-person diary piece describes Jubilee and companions raiding a barnyard, milking scenes, threats of a fight, pranks with manure, and a weekend escape from pursuing police, with hints of Sunday School plans and a pond treasure. Names include Sweetie Nibs Mealy Banty and Jubilee as central figures among a rough group.
A narrator recalls walking with Jubilee, a mother brushing hair, and plans for Sunday school. He muses on becoming a preacher or pursuing a bold future with submarine dreams and a hidden mountainside den, while his father cautions him about changing too much.
Sarkis Chillinghan of Brockton was convicted in Superior Court of mailing a box of poisoned candy to Idarry Chickering. Judge O Connall sentenced him to four to four and a half years in state prison. The defense denied knowledge of the offense.
A fragmentary, stylized line of aphorisms about deception and judgment. It casts humbugs as gilded coins from a mint of deception and notes a busy person avoids meddling in irrelevant matters while the average girl never appears.
A fragment from the Chicago Daily News notes a two year old child’s instinctive reaction to fear, unable to decide whether to cry, showing how a young mind cannot gauge danger. The remark underscores early innocence amid a tense moment.
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