Percy Stands Up To Scare Plan And Teaches Kindness
Mrs Morley leaves for city and entrusts house to Percys care. Percy stops planned prank on Ednas friends, choosing a serenade with Frank Bennet and others. Edna and friends accept the music, and Mr Morley praises Percys restraint and character.
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Chicago News
Mrs. Morley
Fanny Bennet
Barbara
Mamma
Fanny
Edna
Percy Thornton
Percy
Frank Bennet
Mokey
Frank
Jack Craig
Lew Chester
Morley House
Mr. Morley
Beginning of School in wistful September tale
In a Philadelphia Record style vignette, siblings Wilbur Maud and Marian head to public school on a bright September morning. The teacher Miss Blazehe sparks interest with Revolutionary War history as the class imagines famed places and figures, then looks forward to Saturdays and new learning adventures.
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Philadelphia Record
Wilbur
Maud
Blanche
Boston
Lexington
Bunker Ilili
Paul Reveré
Longfellow
Mt. Auburn
C.metery
Cambridge
Mass
Independence Hall
Marian
Vermont
Miss Blazehe
Ethan Allen
Ticonderoga
Four Short Moral Anecdotes From a Folk Tale
A farmer confronts cranes and a talking stork over ruined corn. A shy flower pleads to be named Forget-Me-Not. A man helps carry a heavy baby for a tired girl. Dot tests a nurse’s tricks by comparing them to trained animals.
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Theg Stork
Dot
Exclusive Knowledge. Teacher Bobby joke prompt
A brief humor item presents a pun where a teacher asks why Bobby scratches his head and Bobby replies that he is the only one who knows where it itches. The piece emphasizes a single humorous exchange and features a child named Bobby.
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Bobby
Eny
The Littl Cyclone: Bessie Tupper Wins Rent Battle
The 11 year old Bessie Tupper, called The Little Cyclone, cleans homes in Philadelphia to raise rent money. She earns 65 cents second day and 75 cents the next, totaling 4.50 by week end. Her work saves the family from eviction and earns praise from neighbors. She also repurposes items, cleaning carpets and remodeling clothes.
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Philadelphia
Bessie Tupper
Bessie
Tupper
Anecdotes Of A Docibe Pig At Church And Home
A farm writer recalls Benny the pig who started ill and recovered with care. He followed his owner everywhere and even led them to a churchyard fire in the kitchen sawdust pen, saving the home from possible disaster.
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Mary
Benny
The Auctioneer Game
A social game where players write items on slips, the auctioneer marks one slip and adds a blank, all slips go into a hat, players draw, the blank goes up for auction, bids occur, and the buyer may require a feat. The auctioneer may instead open a slip, and a final silent slip remains in the hat. The dealer must describe the buyer comically and justify the bid.
No Smile in Sight Brightens Farmhouse Tease
A playful exchange shows Jennie claiming happiness while a blueberry pie stains her teeth. The joke hinges on the contrast between cheerful words and a messy grin, capturing a lighthearted domestic moment.
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Jennie
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