Vengeance of the Abused Bear
Black Bear, chained and muzzled after years of abuse by Pedro, breaks free during a camp on a spruce wood edge. He traps Pedro at a cliff, kills him with a crushing bite, then returns to the forest as vengeance and tears apart the camp.
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Springfield
Pedro
Black Bear
Ife
Pejiro
Vulcan
Alice’s Disappointment and Morning Wake-Up Lesson
A 13 year old, Alice Weaver, is scolded for sleeping late and missing an early start to Niagara Falls. Her mother’s efforts and proverbs clash with a pattern of stubborn rising behavior, ending with Alice eventually embracing early rising as a lifelong habit.
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Alice Weaver
Alice
Niagara Falls
Niagara
Mrs. Weaver
A Little Girl’s Feat
Evelyn Albee of Alna Center bravely climbed from an eighteen foot well with six feet of water after a splash alarm, unassisted and unharmed. The six year old’s quick action astonishes observers as friends sought help.
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Kennebec Journal
Evelyn Albee
Alna Center
Evelyn
The Boyless Town Dream Ends In Wakeful Cry
A long ago old woman hates noise and dreams a town empty of boys. No baseball, no runners, no barking dogs, and cherries rot. the lonely streets drift into silence. She awakes with a scream, realizing it was only a dream.
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Ceeth
The Cat and the Custard Ruse
In haste I bore tidings that a cat stole the custard. The child rejoices, saying the cat can make custard good enough to steal, lighting eyes with rapture and flattery.
Wheat Harvesting in New Mexico Observed by Children
The piece describes rural wheat work in New Mexico where families cut with hand sickles, gather, and thrash in a circular corral. Goats stomp ground to hard adobe, then wind blows straw away as wheat is separated for market. It notes the tiresome, crude method used by poor Mexican and Indian families.
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Middle West
New Mexico
Rag Tag Party for Boys Inspires Kind Childhood Lesson
Detroit News recalls a birthday party where neighborhood rag tag boys were invited, highlighting a child’s aim to share happiness with peers who have little. The piece urges parents to avoid social judging and to treat every child with kindness, recalling one’s own playful youth.
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Mamie
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Philadelphia Record
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