Tatters The Wild Cow Editor Of The Budget
The Budget’s editor flees amid a hilariously chaotic week as Tatters the printer becomes the wild cow editor, chasing sensational copy and dodging the boss’s ire while the ladies struggle to publish a satirical paper. A prankish dog fight item is rejected then pushed back, ending with Tatters fleeing as a sensational cow incident headlines the issue.
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Tatlers
The
Amelioration Society
Tatters
Jim Beasley
Deacon Ketcham
Jim
Geacon
Tarbox
Coopersville
Brookdale
Tatter
Bill Tarbox
Hook and Ladder Company
Fireflies and a Prison Break Story from Jamaica
A Jamaica camping tale describes using fireflies on a gun sight to shoot a white owl and a Venezuelan prisoner cleverly signaling rescue via a glowing firefly. The narrative recalls a prisoner named Flo deciphering signals from bioluminescent insects to plan a getaway witnessed years later by G. Rh. O'Reilly.
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Jamaica
Caracas
Flo
G. Rh. O'Reilly
Little Chronicle
Nat Hollister's Substitute for Gilbert Ames in the Civil War
In Freehall a drafted Nat Hollister contemplates losing his chance to serve a father with illness and a sister to care for. Gilbert Ames offers to take Nat's place, sacrificing an officer’s career to become a private. Gilbert dies, Nat endures loss, and years later honors Gilbert at Memorial Day, realizing he has lived as a substitute in spirit and action.
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Freehall
Nat Hollister
Oliver Kimball
Nat
Washington Keens
Uncle Oliver
Oliver
Boston Journal
Goverment
John Hollister
Nathaniel Hollister
Rocky Hill
Vicksburg
Mgr. Holister
Gilbert Ames
Squire Ames
Gilbert
Lfip
Gil
Father
Dixie
Winsell
Gils
Flat Rock
Sis
Grand Army
Freehold
Nat Hallister
G. W. Scott
Birds Nests Teach Friends, Not Pleasure in Birds
The Farmers' Review urges boys to befriend birds by building simple nest houses rather than seeking amusement. It notes old New England practice of tall poles with houses and describes an easily made rustle nest to attach to trees, hoping readers test and report attraction results.
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New England
Farmers’ Review
Farmers' Review
A Deed of Kindness
A winter Saturday scene shows children helping a horse carrying logs uphill after a sledding spree. Amy calmly comforts the animal and assists, while other kids transfer logs to sleds. The man learns kindness as the horse ends the night relieved, prompting questions about happiness between the horse and Amy.
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Amy
Azy
Missy
Horee
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Disease Germs in Water Illusions and Real Risks to Wells
A European scientist reports that water bacteria can empower disease germs rather than destroy them. Spleen and typhus bacilli outlast harmless strains in water, with the spleen bacillus surviving 284 to 816 days and sterilized water not preventing growth. Contaminated wells may remain dangerous for over a year, underscoring need for safe farm water supplies.
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Kouradi
Newfoundland Pup Proofs Loyalty at River
A Newfoundland pup saves its owner from drowning after the writer waded into two feet of water. The dog whined when left on shore but swam out to drag the keeper back, proving its breed’s instinct to rescue. Narrator Gerald Haya recalls the moment with affection and humor.
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Qgerald Haya
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