Courtship of Miles Standish features in seventh grade reading
Seventh grade newspaper students edited the piece on courtship of Miles Standish. Priscilla is depicted as Plymouth’s Mayflower maiden in a brown dress and blue eyes. John Alden is portrayed as a quiet, dutiful scribe with a flowery speech and loyalty to Miles Standish.
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Miles Standish
Chaacters
Plymouth
Priscilla
Alden
Old England
John
Margaret Fisher
John Alden Portrait as a Mayflower Youth Scholar
The text describes John Alden in period dress with velvet knee breeches cotton stockings and buckled shoes. It portrays him as fair haired azure eyed with Saxon beauty a cheerful courteous writer and a steadfast friend who prays for success in his courtship with Priscilla on the Miles Standish mission.
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Johan Alden
Alden
John Alden
Ami
Towan Miles Standish
Standish
Priscilla
Gregory
Pricilla
Miles Standish
Garland Button
Miles Standish Portrait and Letters from Cameron Texas 1931
The passage profiles Miles Standish as a tall tense warrior with a stubborn, hands on approach and a motto of doing tasks personally. It also includes a 1931 Cameron Texas letter set showing citizens requesting street improvements such as sidewalks and a manhole repair.
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Cameron
Texas
Street Car Co
Sirs
Roy Heath
Public Notices From Cameron Enterprise Reader Letter and Job Application
A reader letter urges Cameron residents to keep streets clean citing cooperation with the public schools and thanking readers in advance. The piece includes a job application from Garland Button age fourteen applying for an office boy position, listing references from local teachers and professionals.
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Cameon
Mary Louise Vaughan
Cameron Enterprise
Johnson’s Business College
Blanche Hensley
Bassett Watson
Texas Power & Light Co
N. D. Trimmerman
Baptist Church
Irma Porter
Ada Henderson School
Garland Button
Job applications from Timothy Smith and Texaco assistant seek positions
Letters reveal multiple job queries from young applicants, one seeking a secretary role at Smith, Timothy & Co in Dallas, another applying to Texaco Oil Co in Port Arthur. References from church and bank figures are listed. A third note from Yee High School seventh graders requests a zoo visit for study. The text also includes student descriptions and a study of Sir Launfal.
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Cameron
Texas
Smith, Timothy & Co
Pennsylvania Ave
Dallas
Dallas News
State College of Texas At Austin
M. S. H. Jones
M. S. H. Jones, Rev
A. H. Butterworth
The
First Baptist Church
C. A. Applegate
Walter H. Scott
Texaco Oil Co
Port Arthur
Texaco Oil Company
Texas University
T. A. Fisher
O. M. Smith
Citizens
C. S. Miles
Rockdale
S. M. N. Marrs
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Austin High School
University of Texas
A. N. Ebe
R. M. McArthur
University Methodist Church
Yee High School
Albert Kelley
Sir Launfal Finds Holy Grail through Charity
A noble knight initial scorns a beggar, then aids others in need. Winter brings a return glimpse of the same leper as the image of God, revealing the Holy Grail as acts of mercy. Trent Newton.
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Sir Launfal
God
Child with New Toy by Fireplace in Christmas Scene
A small golden-haired child sits before a large fireplace playing with a new flashlight. A newly emptied stocking hangs above a lit Christmas tree with toys scattered on the floor.
Organ Grinder and Monkey Fill Quiet Corner
A sleepy organ grinder with a large moustache and his monkey perch on the shoulder while the man sings O Sole Mio in a bar ritone. First Grade Children walking home collect blue pansies for mothers near a brick schoolhouse. A brief note mentions Harold Jackson, an Italian man watching children play and his comic monkey dancing to the worn organ.
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Harold Jackson
The Organ Grinder Street Visitor Remains Noted
The old Italian organ grinder, with a monkey, is described passing by on the street. He wears green velvet pants, a bright red jacket, black greasy hair, curling mustache, and a small brown felt hat, as depicted by Ralph McLerran.
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Ralph McLerran
Comical Fruit Vendor Promotes Clean, Sanitary Produce
Wenonah Slaughter recalls a fruit vender with a push cart loaded with fruits of all kinds. The comical seller calls out, Fruits for sale, fresh fruits for sale, and remains neat and clean in appearance to ensure sanitary produce.
Child Plays Proud Toy With Quiet Happiness
A child sits on the floor playing with a new toy, faces joy and contentment as a photographer notes the scene. The moment captures a sense of simple delight and calm.
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Nancy Newton
The Fresh Fruit Vendor Calls Out in Town
A humorous sketch describes an Italian fruit vendor with brown hair black eyes and a short mustache. He pushes a new cart loaded with an abundant supply of fruits and cries out Fresh fruit.
Child with Doll In Hut Firelit Room
A girl sits on a hearth holding a doll as a fire lights a bare hut interior and the child’s face. The scene centers on a girl in Tags named Gale Campbell.
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Tags
The Happy Organ Grinder and His Monkey
A comical organ grinder strolls the street, his organ squealing as he entertains. An Italian performer with ringlets in the ears, curly hair shaded by a sunlit monkey, tattered clothes show faded colors beneath dirt. A yellow handkerchief covers the organ during rain as spectators drop coins into the cup held by a grave little monkey.
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Margaret Fisher
Bananas Vendor Draws Crowd With Old Wagon Cart
An elderly grey fruit vendor hawks fresh bananas on busy streets. He travels in a worn wagon with a canvas top drawn by a grey donkey. A poster on the wagon fronts his roadside display.
Bananas Ten Cents a Dozen Shown in Queer Letters
Odd roadside sign or notice reads Bananas ten cents a dozen, reflecting a quirky storefront message. The fragment suggests a simple commodity price note likely from a market area.
Mrs Owens Delphyn Scott and Ethridge visit in Waco
Mrs John S Owens Miss Delphyn Scott John Ethridge and Miss Bernice Pratt visited in Waco Sunday for a social call and shared time with local acquaintances in the city.
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John S. Owens
Delphyn Scott
John Ethridge
Bernice Pratt
Waco
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Launfal
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John Martin
Leonard Blaylock
Jack Moore
Gale Campbell
Ray Fanning
F.o.b
Detroit
Roby
Ford
Ford Finance
Universal Credit Company
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Castoria
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