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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1906
Page
19
Beginning a series of sixteen interesting hand shadow pictures for children. The article describes simple hand silhouettes to entertain youngsters and encourages parent child activity with easy demonstrations.
In a warm May tale Mercy discovers two sleeping babies in a hogshead behind the carriage house. A kindly mother, recently released from hospital, asks Mercy’s family to care for them. Mercy’s mother welcomes the strangers and offers work and a home, while Mercy dreams of two real babies to play with in her barrel.
A fragmentary lullaby verse describing a baby asleep in a cradle with the refrain Heigh-Hight and Rock-a-by. The lines mention blue eyes, cradling snugness, and a good-night ending credited to Florence May.
Willie Clarke finds a hungry stray and names him Tobias after a baker Tobias Tumble. Tobias moves into the Clarke household facing skepticism from mother and Tabby the cat. A midnight cellar fire, started by a rug, is extinguished with Tobias’s alert barking and quick actions, sparing the family and home. Willie proves Tobias a brave, lifesaving companion.
The piece lists various nose shapes and links them to character traits. It claims Roman noses show boldness, a straight nose signals seriousness, a cleft nose benevolence, a long thin nose wit and cleverness, a fleshy nose cruelty, curved noses on Catherine the Great and Elizabeth I mark selfishness, very small noses indicate mediocrity, thin open nostrils imply dishonesty, and long prominent noses reflect a well balanced mind while a turnup nose suggests idleness and vanity.
A guide for boys to construct and maintain a four room pigeon house with old lumber and packing boxes. It details perch height, nesting boxes, mate selection, water needs, feeding like cracked corn wheat and millet, seasonal diet changes, and daily cleaning and bathing needs. Emphasizes patience, care, and practical measures for successful pigeons.
A jolly crowd enjoys a May picnic in the woods, gathering blossoms, wading streams, and climbing hills. The lively scene features squirrels at play and a morning filled with cheerful exploration.
An article fragment recalls a family picnic by a sunlit brook where baskets appear for a luncheon. A hungry boy stands out in the crowd, his longing mood noted as the scene unfolds with children spreading cloths and sharing food.
A courtroom exchange has Mrs Sullivan recounting that her husband struck her, occasionally with impunity, while a Civil War orator proclaims Union victories from Atlanta to Richmond. An Irish audience member quips about taking a drink.
Fragmentary report describes Liam Eatema found after a fall near a gutter with rebounding fire. No clear date or location available.
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