The Boy Who Saved a Sparrow Ends Cruelty
A wayward boy named Tommy teases animals until a crying sparrow triggers a change. He saves the injured bird by feeding it, builds a nest, and later loses it to his cat. After a mother bird’s grief and his mother’s guidance, Tommy repents and becomes a Humane and Audubon Society worker.
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Tommy
the Humane and Audubon Societies
The Day Line Across the World and Its Origins
The essay explains the Earth’s 15 degree per hour rotation and how moving east or west affects local time. It shows noon at Fortune Island occurring on June 30 and July 1 simultaneously, leading to the creation of the international date line at 180 degrees west of Greenwich.
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Paris
Sevastopol
Bokhara
Yokohama
Pine Island
Fortune Island
Azores Islands
Buenos Ayres
New York
New Orleans
City of Mexico
Aleutian Islands
Greenwich
England
Captain Kidd's Fishy Rivalry at Angelina Brown's
A kitten named Captain Kidd recalls life with Miss Angelina Elizabeth Brown. He ambles through a party day, eyes a goldfish named Goldy, taps the globe, tastes the water, then endures a biting setback as Goldy outwits him. The tale notes the cat's humbled fame and a plan to regain status with a brown mouse.
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Washington Star
Captain Kidd
Angelina Elizabeth Brown
Angelina Elizabeth
Charley
Goldy
Pery
Mrs. Brown
Two Errors in Possessive Case in Chicago News
The piece notes two common possessive mistakes. It argues for using Mr. Browns declining with the possessive and treats anybody s else as a compound that takes the possessive on the last word. It cites a Chicago public school and lexicographers.
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Mr. Brown
Mr. Cross
Chicago
John
Salamander Young Corporal Promoted by Napoleon
A French corporal directing fire in a besieged fort earns admiration from a visiting general, who later reveals himself as Napoleon. The brave junior officer, Junot of the Ninth Foot, survives a shelling but earns a promotion to captain, and eight years later is decorated by Napoleon.
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St. Louis
Corporal Junot
Ninth Foot
Junot
General Bonaparte
Marshal Junot
Napoeon
Telephoning Cat Visits Friends Businesses
A curious cat enjoyed visiting friends at their workplaces causing desk chaos with papers. His mistress solved the issue by calling him on the telephone, and when the cat hears his name in a voice he loves he becomes pleased and scampers home.
Read It Thrice, Master It: A Lesson in Study
A Lutheran Evangelist recounts two boys preparing a Latin lesson. One tries to leave after a first read, but the other insists on repeating the text and notes. The third reading turns the effort into lasting mastery, stressing perseverance over speed as the path to success.
Dog Saves Master Then Perishes on Alpine Cliffs
Dr Loewe a professor at the University of Czernowitz dies after saving his dog on the Gaisberg. The dog slips over a rock edge and survives on a ledge before returning to alert Loewe's household. Rescue parties locate the professor’s mangled body among bowlders at the cliff base.
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University of Czernowitz
Gaisberg
Dr. Loewe
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