Star-Eyes and Fleet-Foot tale of fealty and tragedy
A frontier Savannah tale recounts Star-Eyes a nearly blind Indian boy captured by kin and saved by Quaker allies. Fleet-Foot and Minnawaqua endure loss and division as settlers seek justice. The climax reveals Fleet-Foot murderer or deceiver of justice and Star-Eyes death in camp.
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Chicago News
Otzinachson
Pennsylvania
Allegheny Mountains
Lycoming Creek
Williamsport
Fleet- Foot
Fleet-Foot
Minnawaqua
Star-Eyes
Mirnawaqua
Star-Eye
Philadelphia
Fleet Foot
Harrisburg
Pine Creek
Star- Eyes
Llaughter
Star Eyes
Minnaqua
Milton
England
Knight
Washington School
Among the Telugu Boys in India Education Mission
Rev S D Bawden writes from Ongole for The Baptist Missionary Magazine describing daily life of Telugu boys. He highlights Kasim Ahmed Hussian Naraydu and Daniel and Nagiah as examples of labor and learning, noting a shift from heathen practices to schooling, plowing, drilling, and baseball as the boys adapt to Christian instruction.
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South India
S. D. Bawden
Ongole
Baptist Missionary Magazine
Karinipati Kasim
Dr. Bawden
Ahmed Hussian
Baitakamari Naraydu
Rochester
N. Y
America
Garnipudi Daniel
Daniel
Kollam Nagiah
India
Scip the detecting dog uncovers contraband game
In Philadelphia records a State Game Warden dog named Scip tracks down contraband game on a train. The small observer sniffs handbags and baggage, points to a suspect, and helps uncover several dozen partridges hidden inside a barrel packed with cod. The Maine law bans taking game birds from the state.
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Philadelphia Record
Scip
Old Town
Maine
Boston Record
One Thing Was Certain
Carol meets a silent new playmate in her neighborhood and, after testing age and name, declares the girl not very smart for her age. The scene from The Delineator captures a child’s curious mischief and blunt honesty in a brief domestic vignette.
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Carol
Milton the Manly Boy from a Detroit Neighbor
A Detroit neighbor recalls Milton Behrendt, a fifth grade boy whose courage shames a neighborhood bully. The tale contrasts him with the poet John Milton, celebrating Milton’s kindness, practical kindness, and a lemonade stand dream. Morning glories planted outside a window symbolize his gentle strength.
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Detroit News
John Milton
Milton
Milton Behréndt
Corn and Beans Card Game Description
A classroom game assigns a professor to read questions from a card while others hold answer cards. Players distribute equal numbers of answer and counters of corn and beans. The question prompts may cause racing cries of Corn or Beans. Incorrect calls misallocate counters. repeated questions trigger role swaps. The game ends when the professor holds all answers, with titles for bankruptcy and millionaire based on counters.
State Abbreviations and Proverbial States
A fragmented OCR list assigns state abbreviations to quirky slogans. It links Mass as the most religious, Wash as untidy, Ind and Md appear in broken lines, with notes on floods, health, and education. The text blends humorous judgments with postal codes across many states.
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