Miss Kitty Brings Arbor Day to Cumberland County
A Philadelphia Record piece recalls Miss Kitty who began teaching in a bleak country school and transformed it through Arbor Day. Students planted trees and flowers, beautifying the village, later extending greenery along the road to the railroad. Miss Kitty, now married with children, leads the local Peoples Improvement Society.
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Philadelphia Record
Kitty
Miss Kitty
Cumberland County
Tounk Weoples Improvement Society
Law of Forgiveness Sermon by Rev R H Bennett
The sermon advocates forgiveness as the cure for feuds and hate, urging believers to forgive to end conflict and reflect Christlike mercy. It cites historical figures and biblical examples to emphasize disarming enemies through forgiveness and contrasts vengeance with spiritual reconciliation. The message links forgiveness to church harmony and mortal mortality, urging imitation of Christ’s mercy.
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R. H. Bennett
Randolph- Macon College
Ashland
Louis XII
France
Orleans
Prince and Fairy Bride Endures Dream Quest for Consent
A Prince in a distant land dreams of a maiden born from logs. She assists him to win the consent of her magician‑cursed father. The Prince conquers the foe and marries the Princess, waking as his pipe goes out.
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Yonder Castle
Billy's Vacation and the faithful mare Billy
A humane worker recounts Billy the San Antonio horse who aged and suffered yet returned to duty. The piece honors Billy as a tireless, loyal comrade in the Band of Mercy and ponders the balance of rest and service for a devoted animal helper.
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Billy
San Antonio Humane Saiety
Band of Mércy
Ells of Cloth Game For Boys In Rolling Line
A playful game for boys describes forming a line of ell shaped cloth with two outsiders the merchant and the weaver. The merchant measures the line then returns to attempt to pull the line apart, letting players drop out until one remains besides the weaver. The activity is lively and humorous.
Odd leather book from Seventeen Naught Three
Little Tom notes the book's oddities with lisps and misread letters, calling it nonsense. He jokes about wrong f and s characters and wonders why glasses reveal odd colors, contrasting his brown eyes with grandpa's blue.
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Tom
Little Tom
Grandpapa
Riddles and Wordplay Across Letters and Letters In Jokes
A collection of playful word puzzles comparing letters to objects and actions. Each line links a letter or item to a punny rationale, such as sealing wax from ceiling or muzzlin from a bear in a linen shop, with dated humor and clever twists.
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Philadelphia Record
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Wagram
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England
Mary
Westminster Abbey
Pitt
Fox
Earth
God
Public Ledger
Gooqoog
Geiad
Githen
Carolyn Wells
Grace Frazer
Thomas
Noah
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