Boy Circus Fever Warns Young Readers
The piece treats playground circus obsession as a harmless yearly fever among boys sparked by posters, with steps from chasing illusions to attempting dangerous feats. It warns against risky acts, citing a fatal accident and urging caution while noting practical laws and distant gems like Montana jewels on Yogo Creek.
Tiny Readers Aid Housekeeper Department Supplies
A note asks if a recipe or suggestion has been sent to the Little Housekeeper's Department recently. It urges sending one today if not and tomorrow if already done, highlighting that the department relies on young readers for support.
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Little Housekeeper’s Department
The Youth of Henry Ward Beecher
Biographical sketch of Henry Ward Beecher detailing his birth on June 24 1813 in Litchfield Connecticut. Notes his education at Amherst College Lane Seminary and Presbyterian and Congregational pastorates. Highlights his preaching humor journalism tours and death in Brooklyn on March 8 1887.
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Enry Ward Beecher
Litchfield
Conn
Lyman I. Beecher
Amherst College
Lane Seminary
Presbyterian Church
Lawrenceburg
Indianapolis
Plymouth Congregational Church
Brooklyn
America
Lyceums
New York
Thirteenth Regiment
England
Chocolate Ice Cream Recipe From Our Boys and Girls Page
A kitchen column invites young readers to submit recipes and tips. Dorothy Reiff of Lebanon Ohio shares a chocolate ice cream method using cream milk sugar eggs and chocolate with optional vanilla, then chill and freeze for serving.
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Dorothy Reiff
West Mulberry Street
Lebanon, O
Raspberry vinegar and chocolate caramels recipe notes
Beulah Bauer and Irene Elsie Bauer from Harrison Avenue share home kitchen tips. Raspberry vinegar mixes raspberries with vinegar then sugar, boils briefly, bottles, and keeps for years. Chocolate caramels combine sugar milk butter and grated chocolate, boiled until firm and cooled in tins.
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Beulah Bauer
Harrison Avenue
City
Irene Elsie Bauer
Letter from Mary H. Lawlor thanking Our Boys and Girls
A Cincinnati reader Mary H Lawlor thanks the editor for publishing her Andre capture picture and for the one dollar prize. She expresses appreciation and wishes the paper success. She signs from 519 Broadway and notes the date June 20 1900.
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Cincinnati
Our Boys and Girls
Andre
Mary H. Lawlor
Stamp collecting as a science for young readers
A philately department for Our Boys and Girls promotes stamp collecting as a learning activity. It covers proper album setup, stamps hinges, watermarks, and safe soaking, with notes on Postmaster stamps and Civil War revenue stamps and a $3,000 St Louis Bear example.
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Harry Lyndon
Large Five and Ten Cent Stamp Hoard Found at Courthouse
Workmen in Louisville discovered many stamps resembling older five and ten cent issues. A local collector, recognizing their value, offered to buy but the men, sensing he was getting a good deal, limited purchases to a few stamps. An early stamp went to auction as part of the sale.
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St. Louis
Louisville
New York
C. H. Mekeel
San Francisco
Stampee Rssb
Jefferson County
Pierre and Jessie Navigate a Language Misunderstanding
A short dialogue shows Jessie puzzled by spoken French. She learns it signals upcoming medicine according to her parents. The scene highlights a child’s practical link between language and health.
Lamps Roost by Aunt Mary Inspires Chandelier Wish
Nellie visits Aunt Mary in the city and returns home longing for a similar lamp arrangement. She exclaims that a place for their lamps to roost would be ideal, showing admiration for Aunt Marys chandelier.
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Nellie
Aunt Mary
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