Be a Good Boy Good-Bye In School Gate Memory
A reflective poem recalls a child’s first day at school and the haunting refrain be a good boy good bye. The speaker laments parental and societal voices shaping youth while urging his brother to strive honestly, learn from mistakes, and do his best in life’s battle.
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Tim
Tony Uses Rattlesnake Bill to Foil Chicago Burglar
Tony Collingsworth, living in Chicago with her uncle's family, defends the home by using her dog Rattlesnake Bill and a lariat to subdue a burglar in the study. The incident shocks Aunt Henriette, earns Tony praise from the twins, and leads to the burglar’s removal by police as Rattles aids in the rescue.
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Collingsworths
Tony
Tad
Marion
Mamma
Roy
Fony
Wyoming
Henriette
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Otis
Papa
Rattles
Toodoo
Ioodoo
Chicago
Mr. Collingsworth
Dave
Tonys
Aunt Venriette
Lfe
Wong
Aboy
Bille
Marie Antoinette
Sid
Wil
Henriett
Shakespeare
Antoinette
Pony
Rattlesnake Bill
Billie
Chieago
Tildy
Jarrat
Great Jumper Horse Clears Twenty One Foot Chasm
Cowboy George King and horse leap a twenty one foot gulch to escape a grizzly in Santa Ana Valley. Indian companion Juan Machado balks at the journey, later jokes that the bear would hear threats. St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the dramatic escape.
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George King
Santa Ana
Juan Machado
Machado
King
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Greatest Apple Shipping Point in Leavenworth Kansas
Leavenworth stands as the leading apple shipping point in America, shipping more apples than any other city on either side of the Atlantic. The city hosts hundreds of packers who come from across the country to ship fruit, aided by two large cold storage plants, one with capacity for 75,000 bushels.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Atlantic Ocean
Nameless Village on Lake Huron Huts Then Milk Trade Roots
A nameless village of 500 fishermen huts winters on Lake Huron. A woman's idea of a good husband is one who moves away after she builds up a milk trade among neighbors.
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Lake Huron
Dismal Swamp Canal Revived From Early Plans by Washington
The Dismal Swamp canal, begun with George Washington's drafted plans and later chartered in 1787, reopened after 35 years. It links Deep Creek Virginia to South Mills North Carolina, running 22 miles with a history of funding challenges, Civil War impact, and renewed strategic value for inland transport and potential wartime routes.
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Fames Ditch
George Washington
Virginia
Chesapeake Bay
Albemarle Soumel
Deep Creek
South Mills
N. C
Elizabeth River
Norfolk
Pasquotank
Albemarle Sound
New England
Florida
Reopening of Lake Drummond Canal Under New Ownership
The Lake Drummond Canal and Water Company restored the long neglected Dismal Swamp Canal after a $900,000 investment. The project revived a century old route with a ten foot minimum depth and sixty foot surface width, featuring a 240 by 40 foot lock and modern alignment from South Mills to Turner’s Seat.
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United States
Congress
South
Lake Drummond Canal and Water Company
Lake Drummond
South Mills
Turner's Seat
Woman Fights Starved Cat in East 25th Street Flat
Mrs. Celia Mather, 27, was attacked by a half starved black cat at her apartment 847 East 25th Street. The animal tore her hands and face before escaping through a window. She was taken to Bellevue Hospital. Dr. C T Graham Rogers treated the wounds. The cat’s owner is unknown. the animal was believed to be a stray driven mad by hunger.
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New York
Celia Mather
East 25Th Street
Bellevue Hospital
Mrs. Mather
Saved the King from Kidnapers in Madrid
Queen Maria Cristina drove to the station in Madrid and waved to a crowd. King Alfonso sat opposite, smiling, as his former nurse, who once saved him from kidnapers, was recognized. She had recovered him from a cradle where two men carried a basket of clothes.
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Maria Cristina
Madrid
Alfonso
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