How Artie and Bessie Found the Great Country
Artie and Bessie, eight and six, live in a grim city tenement beneath elevated tracks. Their mother works long hours in a sweatshop while the children play by the window, listening to the city noises and dreaming of escape to a better world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artie
Bessie
Bruver
Papa
Italy
Stork
Central Park
Coney
Papas
Dash Street
Arties
Queens of England Sophia Charlotte and her storied life
In this recollection of Sophia Charlotte queen consort of George III the text recalls her Mecklenburg birth on May 16 1744 her devotion to learning her progress in English and her role as a cultured monarch while noting her domestic virtues and a few personal foibles.
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Sophia Charlotte
Charlotte Sophia
George III
Great Britain and Ireland
Meckleburg-Strelitz
Charlotte
Europe
George
Allo Ingland
England
France
Prussia
Artie and Grandfather Find a New Country and Family
An old grandfather reunites with Artie and his mother and sister after learning Artie is his missing descendant. The scene ends with the family moving to the country to live with loving grandparents who welcome them and promise protection. The tale centers on reconciliation, home, and new beginnings.
Toddles and the Stork Brings a Baby Sister
In a park outing Grandmama helps Toddles write a letter to the stork asking for a baby and a sister. They imagine various babies, visit the zoo, and return home to a blue eyed girl who becomes Toddles’ sister the next day.
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Gramma
Grandmama
Archibald John Brown
Toddles
Beheaded Word Puzzle and Toddles Welcome New Sister
A playful scene follows Toddles eager to meet his new baby sister and introduce James Arthur Franklyn to the family. The tale notes the stork brought the baby last night and hints at future visits to the park for introductions while awaiting the moment when James Arthur Kenny n can meet the child.
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Aon
James Arthur Franklyn
Tole
Spa
Jamea Arthur
Franklyn Mus
Aales
James Arthur Kenyn
How He Would Get Even
A contractor installs a hod hoisting machine to replace hod carriers on a public building project. The next morning a discharged hod carrier watches the machine at work and remarks bluntly about the setup, suggesting bricks and implements will be affected. The exchange hints at tension over labor changes.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Airester Ea
Johnny Jumper
Johnny
Annid James
Queens of England
George II
Mary Graham
Woarda
Besale
America
Mr. Old Gentleman
Sonny
Lad
Arthur Atkinson
Thomas Atkinson
Grandpapa
Sayjong
Maud Walker
Mama
Toddies Brown
Grender
James Arthur Franklin
Archibald John
Brown
St. Grandmama
Zoo
James Arthur Wranklyn
Shore
Todd
Alster
Grammama
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