Don't Snub A Boy And Other Moral Tales
A miscellany page highlights moral maxims urging kindness to boys of all backgrounds. It presents anecdotes on Edison Lincoln Shakespeare Milton Hogarth Demosthenes and general encouragement not to judge by appearances. It also describes new shooting marbles methods among Arabian boys and notes education challenges for Chinese girls and reform school boys in South Africa with wartime honors.
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Edison
Boston
Abraham Lincoln
Shakespeare
Progrim's
Milton
Dulness
Hogarth
Demosthenes
Greece
Arabia
China
South Africa
The Lion’s Surprise as British Lions Arrive
Mrs. Lion warns the king of beasts of British lions invading South Africa and threatening scarce prey. The lazy king weighs action against peace, while farmers vow to drive off the intruders as a wary tension builds in the remote wilderness.
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Mr. Lion
Mrs. Lion
Mrs. Growler
South Africa
King of Beasts
Lions in a Field Battle with British Farmers
In a brown coat and yellowish hair, a lion living among dried grass faces a sudden rifle clash as farmers approach shouting The British lions at last The king of beasts blinks and learns men, not cannons, await him The brief fight ends with the lion retreating amid crowd reactions.
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Lion
Mons
Weil
R “Pliz
Beth Langsdorf
Fortunate Escape in Wilderness Pursuit
Jack Prince survives a forest chase after a savage shot a hat off his pursuer. He crawls to safety ten miles from home with a maimed wrist and wet clothes, as dusk falls and dangers loom. His father, Flack Prince, later brings him home, and the party recovers saddlebags and a single indelible memory of the shot.
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Brent
Jack
Angi
Abin
Flack Prince
Vorttieg Saati
Tramp Postman Receives Retirement Gift
Thomas Dewar, a Kirkcaldy rural postman retiring after thirty four years of service, received an easy chair for his long career having tramped over 150000 miles during his tenure.
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Thomas Dewar
Kirkcaldy
Good News From Ghent to Aix Poem Recalls Roland’s Gallop
The excerpt echoes Browning’s poem with a narrative of Joris and Dirck racing to bring news from Ghent to Aix. It details the swift ride, the tension of the gates, the dawn light, and the rider’s pride in Roland as the horse bears the burden of life and fate, ending with a toast for the horse’s feat.
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Aix
Wien
Roland
Ghent
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Commercial Tribune
OUR
Elizabeth Langsdorf
oGhEeer
Robert Browning
Joris
Dirck
Aerscholt
Hasselt
Loos
Tongres
Dalhem
Alx
Wade V
Ayde Lotte
Dayton Street
Hamilton
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