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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Nov 28, 1907
Page
7
A tale of dream and folly follows a man named Rich who, after decades of work, constructs a colossal telescope three miles long intending to reveal all heavenly secrets. The first observers mistake their own faces for cosmic wonders. the telescope proves a mirror, ruining his fame and leaving him poor.
DIY guide describes building two squirrel cages from wire cloth tin boxes and wood. Step by step details include baseboard dimensions twenty eight by fifteen inches, a six inch end, a partition with a tin cover, a wicket, nailed wire cloth, a hinged door and a wedge support. A second cage design features an inverted cracker box shelter and basic wire ends.
A verse depicts Sally and Sammy and Sue on a shore outing with Old King Neptune welcoming them. They explore the beach and its creatures while obeying wary guidance to stay safe in the waves. The narrator urges listeners to heed the tales of waves and shore.
Sammy pursues sailor dreams while Betty and Susie imagine cooking pies and chasing bubbles along the shore. The verses pair playful rhymes about seaside whimsy and innocent girlhood pursuits with lighthearted animal imagery.
A playful verse about children racing waves on the shore. Sally and Sammy dash into the sea chasing crabs and sand toys. They collect shells and dodge crabs while the tide, horses of Neptune, ties and relays in playful nautical imagery.
The text contemplates a near shore breaker named Sammy Wonders and asks why the breaker is significant. It wonders if ships will pass through it, suggesting a maritime obstacle or event and a reflective inquiry about its impact.
A playful, cryptic poem excerpt riffs on pronunciation of ocean and related words. The speaker mocks a noisy crowd as they riff on language quirks and regional speech. The piece reads as whimsical verse with invented speech and joking tones.
The visit ends as time passes swiftly for Sal Sam and Sue. They depart from Neptune with sighs, promising to return often to the place that held wonders. The sand of the hourglass just ran signaling a final farewell.
The group of boys plans a secret meeting place, borrows a punt, and discovers a hidden cave on a creek island believed to be the Pirates cave. They rescue Bill Kane from a deep hole, then realizes the cave could be a future target for a surprise raid.
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