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Newspaper

Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel

Location

Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Apr 22, 1908

Page

15

Sultan’s Poetry Trial Elevates a Page to Chief Councilor

A distant eastern sultan launches a reign guided by poetry and wit. The vizier, then treasurer, fail to critique. the page alone offers blunt truth, earning the new Chief Councilor post as the court learns that “After wit is everybody’s wit.”

el Shekels Silleh Ben Rifraf Ben Rifraf Sultan

The Dancing Lesson From a Fairy Guest

A short verse about a happy child receiving a dancing lesson from a fairy. The poem describes light steps skip spin and twirl as the fairy teaches graceful movements.

Three Good Recipes by Marion Richardson

A humorous piece titled Three Good Recipes features whimsical play at home with children and a mock recipe for Rainy Day Pie. It shifts to a tale about a Sultan and a page, highlighting honesty and wisdom, ending with the page being named Chief Councilor and Grand High Vizier in a humorous twist.

Marion Richardson

Timmy Toole and Willie Wise Rivalry in School Prizes

Timmy Toole and Willie Wise trade lines about longing for each other’s talents. Timmy wishes for Willie’s spelling prize and arithmetic prowess while Willie dreams of Timmy’s baseball skill and a tennis victory.

Timmy Toole Willie Wise Louisa Fletcher Tarkington

C. He And Ends With Y DoubheyS Ancient Game

The prompt describes an ancient game Nowzsee with a clueing line starting C and ending in y doubheyS. It references a horseman barson the kind and his wife, and a battle fought for dear life. The text hints at a riddle or archaic wordplay rather than a full article.

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