Shovemobiles Spark Club Rivalry In First Sugar Hill Race
A Rose Garner led group forms the Shovemobile Club to race against the Skidder Club after Dan builds twelve shovemobiles. Martha leads as president with Grace and Jeannette, while boys like Fred Tuttle prepare to race. Detailed build instructions and a plan for a speed race unfold as girls push for equal courage and competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crub
Fred Tuttle
Silla
Martha
Dan
Grace
Jeannette
Rose Garner
Shoremouse Club
June
Sugar Hill
Bart White
Fred
Tommy ‘Hook
Shovemobile Club
Gkidder Club
Clat
Javsis
Mick
Foxy the sports-dog Foxy performs dazzling feats
The narrative describes XY a game terrier living with a France-based master who is a sportsman. Foxy excels as a dog athlete performing jumps over five-foot fences with room to spare, finishing leaps in a somersault while carrying a cricket ball.
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France
Foxy
Accidents That Led to Great Inventions
The article recounts accidental sparks of ingenuity from 19th century Britain and America. It notes how rounded shovels improved labor, Elias Howe’s eye-down needle creating a chain stitch, and a contractor’s hook and eye adjustment leading to a practical new fastener after trials and errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Manchester
England
Sheffield
Elias Howe
Army Transport Department of
United States
Peter Pixy Reaches Rainbow Paint Box Amid Rainbow Chase
Peter Pixy steals the Jack Frost paint box from Hellow Oak. He flees to a rainbow with a magpie and elvish pursuers aboard, nearly falls to a hawk, and ends up on Mrs Eagle’s nest before he slips from the rainbow arch and falls into the sea, to be continued next week.
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Peter
Bald Englee
Needle’s Point
Snowy Peak
Mr. Eagle
Eyrie
Mrs. Eagle
Peter Pixy
Rob Encounters Living Idols in a Library Dream
A boy named Rob imagines a tropical voyage in a library filled with curios. A New Caledonian mask and a Nicobar idol come to life and argue, then clash, presenting unsettling yet humorous spirits guarding the room. Rob recalls the idol’s final spoken word as proof of his vivid sleep vision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rob
British New Guinea
Jasper
South Seas
Borneo
Nicobar Islands
Nicobar
Reb
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Our
Shortmobile Club
Myra Grove
Jane
Kore
Emma Ma
the Rainbow
Eagle
ALPY
Kate
Guinea
Bombay
West Indies
Mexico
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