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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1908
Page
26
My first is in green but not in brown my second in anger but not in frown my third in row but not in boat my fourth in brown but not in float my fifth in eagle but not in fly my sixth in illness but not in die spell a place dear to children who work outdoors. Conundrums verse asks beheadings and wordplay.
Readers tackle a series of word puzzles and beheadings on a page titled Answers To Last Week's Puzzles. The item lists riddles about a door key a potato and a dozen eyes with no nose alongside wordplay sections Beheadings Curtailings and a hidden proverb puzzle.
A child named Amy Smith recalls playful scenes with Dolly Jack and friends. They mimic robberies, brownies, and soldiers, using marbles as cannon balls, tending the wounded, then bedtime ends their joy as time slips away.
In Bamford on May Day children crown May Dobbins, known for her freckles and plain looks, as Queen after she wins the most wildflowers. She blushes at the honor but accepts, and the celebration features a flower crown, bouquets for a hospital, and a festive lunch.
A playful collection of mini poems about weather and everyday items. It features silhouettes of Umbrella Robin Redbreast Pussy Willow Music Ring Mirror March Clock Darkness Come Salt Broom Winter and ends with a farewell from Winter.
A short poem describes a children’s garden with touch‑me-nots, daisies, marigolds, sweet peas, bluebells, pinks, purple pansies, and other posies. Annie James signs the verse.
A country school teacher recounts a fall term scene where a tall mother leads her son into class. She warns the teacher not to strike him but instead punishes the boy beside him to deter misbehavior. The mother claims the child is delicate and highly strung, insisting that gentle yet firm discipline is needed.
In a tale from the Philadelphia Ledger a hidden King Alfred in exile on a small island shares bread and wine with a beggar. After a dream vision of a prophetic old man, Alfred is told to blow his horn and rally 500 men by morning to defeat the Danes within seven days. The king follows the dream and triumphs.
A child reflects on bedtime. The narrator notes loving the nightly ritual despite protests from siblings and outside noises. A parent whispers magical tales of princesses and knights, leading the child to drift into dreams until morning.
An old man roasted and shelled peanuts to sell by the dozen or score. He offered fresh nuts and planned to share more verses if he recalled them.
Under an old piazza floor a family of toads spends the summer as the foundation rotted. Each evening I play banjo from the porch and the toads emerge from a crevice. They watch in solemn row with bead like eyes, creating a curious nightly concert as darkness falls.
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