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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1907
Page
11
Maud Walker recounts Mary and May, seven and nine, hosting a birthday party where many toys lie hidden away for being damaged or broken. The neglected figures, led by a brave tin soldier, quietly scheme a plan to reclaim their place among the favored dolls and animals.
In a fanciful tale a Tin Soldier leads maimed dolls and animals against toys in the nursery. The revolt unfolds in a chaotic, London-like siege with furniture broken and a fierce battle ending as Mary and May surprise the scene and the rebels are discarded to the yard and ash can tomorrow.
Annie James recalls a farmyard tale where a turkey gobbler disrupts three horses named Joe Willie and Lucy in a sleigh. The mishap frightens Lucy but nurses help, and the gobbler is pursued round the haystack before being brought under control.
Bricktop discovers Bert French cheating during exams and confronts him. After a serious talk with Bert, Bricktop convinces him to confess to the teacher and seek a fair retake, while Bricktop’s sisters suggest anonymous note and moral appeal. Bert resolves to change and repay the dishonor with honesty.
Mary Graham recounts Anne Boleyn's birth in Norfolk around 1501 to 1507, her early life at Bucking Hall, time at the French court, and eventual ascent as Henry VIII's wife. Her ambition led to execution on May 19 1536 after bearing only Elizabeth.
The figure known as Mother Goose was born Elizabeth Foster in Boston Massachusetts in 1663. She married Isaac Goose at age 20 and wrote nursery rhymes for her children and grandchildren. Her rhymes were first published by Thomas Fleet in 1716 as Songs for the Nursery or Mother Goose Melodies. She died in 1757 at nearly ninety three.
A father tells his son this hurts me as badly as it does you. The boy replies that it may hurt him, but not in the same place, showing humor amid a chastising moment.
A short tale follows a slow boy who wishes to be a fish and becomes a whale. He finds the ocean cold and ends up on dry ground with dust in his eye, crying for a home in the sound near the bay where he stays away from work and school. Maud Waleber
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