Brave Pete Explores Pine Cop Top and Finds Gold
In a valley town at Pine Cop, a wheelwright and his son Pete hear legends of a vengeful wizard atop the mountain. Pete's perilous ascent ends with an avalanche, a hidden stone hut, a skull, and a pewter pot of coins dated 150 years old. He returns with treasure and a hard lesson on courage.
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Pine Cap
Pine Cop
Peter
Pete
Peto
Feather
Pina Cop
Danger Canyon
Little Pete
Wheelwright
Snow Ball Elegy of the Snow Flakes
A nostalgic verse recalls a festive snow ball age 44, describing a family with mother and father attending. The crowd, music, and dancing are praised as a grand, lively scene where the snowflakes frilled about, seemingly warm and joyous despite the cold.
Impertinent Piggie and the Tall Giraffe Exchange
A playful scene unfolds as Piggie jokes about the weather while the tall Giraffe lifts him by the ear. Piggie squeals loudly, echoing across the scene as the two characters interact. Helena Davis.
Artie the Rag Doll Finds a New Little Mistress
A two year old rag doll Artie, once Lucy Grover’s nursery favorite, is neglected for a pink white Polly doll. A visiting Minnie rescues Artie, cleans him, and he ends up in a family where he outlasts a Teddy bear rival, finally remaining Lucy’s loyal toy.
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Artie
Lucy Grover
Little Lucy
Lucy
Pauline
Minnie
Lille Lucy
Teddy Bear
Teddy
Minonie
Ted
Remains of Sir Thomas More in Chelsea Old Church
The article surveys Chelsea Old Church in London noting its century of history and relics. It describes the 1520 chapel built by Sir Thomas More and a 1532 tomb for him and his two wives, with his headless body later buried in the Tower. It mentions More’s wives Joan and Alice Middleton and compares related sites in Canterbury. Mary Graham.
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St. Luke's Church
Chelsea Old Church
Nes
Sir Thomas More
Old London
Thomas More
Joan
Alice Middleton
St. Dunstan’s Church
Canterbury
Sir Thomas
Unclear Riddles and Miscellany From Local Paper
A fragmented poem and quiz items tease readers with wordplay and clues. It references a brown haired boy loved by children, a note on last week’s beheadings, and a sequence of word puzzles with answers tied to historical or literary figures.
Puzzling riddle word from letters clues
A six letter word is formed by letters indicated by inclusion in certain words. The solution hints that the word has a meaning requiring mental labor to unfold. The exact answer is withheld for next week.
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Bear
Richard III
Churchlil
Mary
Queen of Boots
T. Weeks, Ridaten
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