Puzzle youth section teasers and riddles No. 1978–1982
The page presents a sequence of puzzles and wordplay challenges from a youth section. No. 1978 Ten Puzzle asks readers to identify ten clues each describing a number ten. No. 1979 Riddle asks for a simple word everyone misreads. No. 1980 Aimed Nabverital Aitma uses numbered hints about a story or poem. No. 1931 Charade offers a four-part riddle about August flowers. No. 1982 Transpositions presents wordplay with five letters, land segment, vehicle, and transformations.
Hidden Puzzles and Verses From Youth's Companion Issue
A dense excerpt lists riddles poems and puzzle captions from Youth's Companion No 1985 1986 and No 1009 to 1977 with references to wordplay transpositions hidden proverbs and crosswords including lines about a storm and a tenor voice with accompanying piano. The page showcases puzzle headings clues authors and sample phrases reflecting the magazine’s entertainments and literary games.
Stevenson’s Second Call Reveals Bold Union Vision at Washington
The account describes Robert Louis Stevenson speaking with Mrs. Virgil Williams about an imagined union of Britain and America with a throne at Washington. He envisions Britain ruling with America, bringing world peace and prosperity, while dramatic pageantry marks the royal transfer of power.
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America
Great Britain
Stevenson
England
Atlantic
Mr Williams
Mrs. Williams
Stranager
Virgil Williams
Bookman
Poisoning by Tea and Women in Politics Across Histories
An article notes tea poisoning as a risk in tea prevalent societies with stewed pots and excessive daily tea, while contrasting coffee and tea production. It also cites early women’s political involvement from 1876 conventions to 1848 suffrage origins and mentions Abigail Adams, Mary Warren, and Margaret Brent in colonial rights claims.
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England
Mr. Bryan
Utah
Seneed Falls
Abigail Adams
Mary Warren
Margaret Brent
Lord Baltimore
Assembly of
Nice For the Guest Subbubs Dinner Quip
A humorous exchange at dinner centers on roast beef and a promised mutton head, as Wille Subbubs questions the meal plans while his father defends the choice. The gag then shifts to a comment about blue chips priced near a dollar and a boxful bought for 98 cents with colors included.
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Subbubs
Chumleigh
Wille Subbubs
Boston Transcript
Charney
No Offense In Lawyer Question About Wifes Remarks
A Washington Star excerpt uses a lawyer exchange where the client notes his wife called him “it” and he suspects no offense. The quote contrasts how she also referred to her pet dogs similarly.
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Washington Star
Undertaker on the Horizon
Nell wears black as Belle explains she is in training and hints at marriage to an octogenarian, a peculiar social note from the Philadelphia Record.
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Nell
Belle
Philadelphia Record
Moltke and Stranger in a Garden Incident Recounted
A reminiscence fragment describes Moltke visiting his nephew’s villa and a curious episode in a garden where a stranger tried to pay the gardener with a coin, only to have the gardener pocket the tip. The passage also references European memories and a Tunisian sponge laboratory note.
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Morthe
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Major von Bure Mathe
Major von Bure Mathe Waved A Greeting Aml
Osile
Lin
The Hero First Critic Secrebler New Comedy
The Philadelphia Record notes a viewer addressing Secrbler's new comedy and asks about who played the hero as the piece details a full evening of theater. The exchange reflects a critic's impressions and curiosity about casting and performance.
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Secrbler
Philadelphia Record
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