Boys Athletic Club Lawn Fete Funds Camping Tent
In a Maryland town a youthful Boys Athletic Club held a barn meeting to raise money for a camping trip. A lawn fete with ice cream, lemonade, cakes, and donated goods drew local families. the event netted about nine dollars and funded a second-hand tent for their woods excursion.
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Maryland
Boys’ Athletic Club
Athletic Club
Middleton Parker
Sayin’ T
Middleton
Piggie Thomson
Long Tom” Grey
Long Tom
Art Jones
Piggie
Piggle
Shorty
Cecelia
Tom
Nell Spent Her Dime And Two Spoons For Cream
A compact verse passage describes Little Nell and her playful dilemma as she eats ice cream with two spoons to keep from melting the cream. The scene captures a whimsical domestic moment and childlike humor.
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Nell
Little Nell
Romulus and Remus Tale of Rome Founding
The legend follows twins Romulus and Remus born to Sylvia by Mars. Cast into the Tiber, they survive by a she wolf’s care before a shepherd raises them. They later found Rome in 753, overthrowing Amulius and establishing the city with martial strength.
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Romulus
Remus
Sylvia
Mars
Ag Mare
Alba
Tiber
Rome
Amulius
Esylvia
Cornel Rigg
I Stranee
BMS
Ieee
Sylvia Bedivas
Rosie de Oda
Takea Coe
Ranulus
pDight
Lilly Visits the Clouds with a Wood Sprite
Lilly sits in a hammock with her doll Florence Belle when a wood sprite invites her to fly to his cloud home on a giant bird named Aerial. They tour cloud towns and a Weather Man factory, then return home to avoid alarming her siblings and mother.
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Lilly
Sprite
Florence Belle
Weather Man
Great Factory
Earth
Tom
Mama
May
Apon
Papa
Made Over Nursery Rhyme—Cloud Flight Ends in Hammock Wake
Lilly and Florence Belle ride a wood sprite to the clouds in a dream sequence, then return to the hammock where Lilly awakes with Tom and May laughing at her nap. A seagater bird sings above as Lilly untangles the morning mishap and Tom reveals his hat covering her face.
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Lilly
Tom
May
Florence Belle
Fiorence Belle
Birdie
Sprite
Lily and May Read Tales While Lily Sleeps
Lily is questioned by Lilly about sleep talk as May confirms they read a book of fairy tales. Lily wakes with Florence Belle, declares only she and Florence know what it is like to go to the clouds while their mother calls them to the house.
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Lilly
May
Lily
Florence Belle
Conundrums for a humorous society page
A playful collection of quips: leaves debuting when coming out, boats matching the ocean in arctic waters, a lady resembling a locomotive when drawing a train, a bogus will called invalid, and a lady’s gown likened to a river when flowing.
Wordplay Curtailed Parts Puzzle From 19th Century Page
Curtailed terms reveal paired answers such as feet and boar and crown and crow. The puzzle hints at removing a part of a word to yield another word linked to animals and objects, showcasing a playful linguistic exercise from a historical newspaper page.
Freddie's Fish Keeps Kids Quiet During Big Catch
A narration shows Freddie urging children to stay still and silent as he aims to reel in a large fish, promising it will be a sight to behold. The scene centers on anticipation and the playful tension of a fishing moment.
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Boys Athletic Club
Dash Ave
Mr. Monk
Monktown
the Jungle Doctor
Romulus and
Maud Waleda
Aerial
Herself
Florence Bella
Dan
Tim
Conundrums
Ocean
Arctic
Freddie
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