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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Sep 19, 1907
Page
7
Edith and Brother Jack receive a talking Dolly named Susanne from a Merry Christmas box. Dolly learns to speak with the girl, who calls her Mimma and Papa, and follows Edith everywhere. A brook ride ends when the rescue cord breaks, leaving Dolly adrift and hearts set on finding her lost doll.
A curious experiment shows sound can be heard through a long stick placed between teeth while ears are blocked. Tales follow of Zeph the thief and Aunt Chloe, a boy who dislikes Alps, Edith and Jack with a doll, and a cannibal idolizing a doll in a village.
A village boy Tom is warned by a kind old woman from a hut about greed. She instructs him to fetch cherries for his Grandma, but he overindulges in the forest. Lost and hungry, he meets the old woman again, who becomes a fairy and teaches him the danger of greed, then guides him home.
Crowd in the city bowed as the marquis rode by in a sedan chair. Soldiers saluted the procession but a sudden leap of the marquis's pet monkey shocked all, exposing the act behind the show of respect.
A state minister visits a small city arriving with a splendid coach. The mayor and crowd honor the valet while the mild elderly man insists he is the minister, prompting amusement before the minister leaves in disgust. The scene ends with the valet receiving the city’s homage.
Hetty recalls barefoot play and rough nights with Rover the dog. Rover is stolen by gypsies but freed by a passing policeman. Hetty and Rover share a deep bond as they reunite, and the pair grow closer after the rescue.
A playful ventriloquial dialogue unfolds with a lady and a boy. The boy appeals for a promised reward to recover a canary, but the lady mistakes the cat for the bird. He insists the canary is hidden inside the cat.
Elsie visits grandpa and her fear of the grand clock grows as the door sticks and she hides inside. The clock seems to whisper goblin threats during the strike, until grandpa rescues her, and she vows to stay away.
Aunty promised a doll for a week of good lessons and presented the option. The girl, aiming for mischief, asks for twins as the clever answer, turning the promise into a playful riddle rather than a mere gift.
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