The Brontë Childhood and Early Life in Haworth
A long narrative traces Hugh Bronté and his descendants, focusing on Patrick Brontë and his wife Maria Branwell, the four Brontë sisters and Branwell, their quiet upbringing at the Haworth vicarage, schooling hardships, early literary leanings, and the family’s move toward writing as a livelihood.
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Hugh
Patrick Bronté
Bronté
Patrick
Haworth
Engrand
Maria Branwell
Branwell
Mr. Bronté
Wellington
Napoleon
Maria
Miss Branwell
Charlotte
Elizabeth
Brontë Family Struggles and Literary Breakthroughs
A biographical sketch recounts Walter E. Longs prize drawing and the Brontë siblings. It details Emily Brontë writing Wuthering Heights, Charlotte Eyre, and Anne Brontë’s governessing, illness, and early deaths. It notes Branwell Brontë’s dissipation and the family turning to storytelling to survive.
Bunny Boots Survives Sea Rescue In Comic River Scene
The Adventures FY presents Bunny Boots attempting a swim aboard a planned boating trip. Bunny sinks amid cheers until a sea-urchin unexpectedly dives to rescue him. He wakes on a barrel as companions react with mixed shock and relief in a humorous cliffhanger.
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Bunny Boots
Bunny
Prize Contests in Tribune for Young Readers
Four contests offer boys and girls prizes from watches badges and paper to paints and books. Prizes awarded for best writings drawings and original letters with age, name, and address required. Contest closes August 14, address responses to Little Men and Little Women The New York Tribune New York.
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New-York
New York
Dear Little Men and Little Women Share Bizarre Pet Tales
A sick 14 year old boy Avery Hagan describes Dick the horse on his doctor’s rounds in New Haven. Dick loves candy and often drags the buggy onto the sidewalk. A reader notes a bantam rooster and a big chicken named Beggar who cuddle each other at Grace Church street Rye New York.
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Avery Hagan
Whalley Avenue
New Haven
Dorothy Exton woopDs
Grace Church Street
Rye
Pigeons Escape and Return in Rebecca L Ruhl Letter
Rebecca L Ruhl writes about a flock of pigeons that preferred a window sill perch over a self built yard stand. After adjusting a local coop and a window box with corn, the birds finally left the house but returned to perch on the cook’s bed as the season changed.
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Rebecca L. Ruhl
Mount Lake Park
Rooster Adopts Foundling Chick on Front Lawn
Two months ago a group of children found a starving gray chick and placed it in a pen. The rooster there began caring for the chick, keeping it warm and feeding it by hand, acting as a maternal guardian. The chick now follows the rooster like a dog and eats from a hand.
Honor List Children Named in City Schools Roll
A long roster lists 49 students and two misprints across grade listings. Names include Nellie Ackerman Katharine Bunker Ewald Boerner Marjorie Bangs and many others with cross references and the final entry Viola Yarton.
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Nellie Ackerman
Katharine Bunker
Ewald Boerner
Marjorie Bangs
Louise T. Butler
Douglas Brown
Juliette Cruser
Edwin Cole
Edward J. Campbell
Robert Chandler
Kathryn Corrigan
Louise E. de Gaugue
Charles E. Duzenberry
Irene Davies
Willie S. Dodez
Chester Downey
Kathleen Evans
Georgetta Gilbert
Robert Gomersall
Louise Halahan
Ernestine Herold
Valerie Hoag
Marion Jordan
Albert Levine
Joseph May
Helen Morrison
Chrissie Metzler
Allie Mahar
Mary Melia
John C. Niven
Curt Olsen
Ruth Ottman
Helen I. Preble
Jessie
Prize Winners and Word Puzzle from Last Week
The Numismatic page lists prize winners from last week. James Seymour, 13, South Duxbury MA, wins an interesting book for a twelve word Can list. Agnes Parry, 12, Patterson NJ, and Bessie May Otis, 16, Flatbush NY, each win a rolled gold bracelet for eleven word Can lists. Also named are Anna Drew Scott, 9, Westfield NJ, and Natalie Bomeisler, 10, Brooklyn NY, prizes for Things to Think About. Prize Drawing features “At the Camp” and prize letters appear under Our Letter Box.
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James Seymour
South Duxbury
Mass
Agnes Parry
Alabama Avenue
Paterson
N. J
Bessie May Otis
East 19Th Street
Flatbush
N. Y
Anna Drew Scott
Westfield Avenue
Westfield
Natalie Bomeisler
Hancock Street
Brooklyn
Postcard Exchange Letters From Readers
Alison Winslow asks for Milton Row's address in Shirley Massachusetts to join a postcard exchange. Rita Connelly, a young reader, seeks exchanges with girls in the United States or Europe to send cards to shut-ins. Gussie W Smith, age 15, requests inclusion in the exchange from New London Connecticut.
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Milton Row
Alison Winslow
Shirley
Mass. R. F. D
United States
Europe
Rita Connelly
Broadway
New York City
Gussie W. Smith
Montauk Avenue
New London
Conn
Mother Goose Puzzle Missing Words
A reader fills missing words to reveal a Mother Goose quotation. Sentences include Phyllis turning twelve, a Colonial clergyman, and requests for books. The text features partially omitted phrases and rhymes about daily scenes and a contentious park.
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Mother Goose
Phyllis
William
Harvard
Ruth
Charade Notes Spark Puzzle in Connected Squares
A fragmented text puzzle titled Charade appears with scattered letters and hints like ASSA SIN and NE ER. The jumbled segments suggest a wordplay column or game, inviting readers to decode connected squares and hidden messages across the page.
Simple flat relief wood carving lesson by Margaret Sterling
Margaret Sterling teaches beginner wood carving using Benny the cock and hen as a model. She outlines tools, approach, and steps for flat relief on soft wood like California redwood, plus background textures and finishing tips for young crafters.
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Benny
Col
Margaret Sterling
Letters of Thanks From Readers Across the Country
Readers express gratitude for Tribune prizes and checks. Names include MABEL FOSTER AMY JENNINGS MARGARET RICHARDSON DOROTHY COLLINS REBECCA RUHL MYRTLE E. WRIGHT with addresses in New Haven Dobbs Ferry Washington New York Mount Lake Park Walton.
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Tribune
Amy Jennings
Park Cottage
Dobbs Ferry
N. Y
Ten Puzzle for Children with Ten Hidden Word Challenge
Willie queries a group of youngsters in a game where each reply must contain a ten word with the sequence t en. Readers are invited to supply missing words such as at ten tion or other forms. Prizes include a Tribune badge airmost paper embroidery set cuff buttons collar pin water color paints and a book.
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Tribune
Willie
Newport Race Week Glitz as Yachting Elite Dines and Plays
Newport hosts Race Week with social leaders from the Elms The Nahma and other great yachts in attendance Commodore Gerry and Mrs Vanderbilt entertain aboard Electra while the navy blend of admirals Luce and Chadwick mingle with guests The season showcases lavish dinners dances and yacht pageantry along the coast resort city’s famed estates
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Coast Resorts
Newport
America
King Edward
Yacht Club
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Richard T. Wilson
Eioridge T. Gerrys
Commodore Gerry
Livingston Beeckman
Gambrill
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Bronte Sisters
County Down
Ireland
Hugh Bronté
the Foundling
Walter E. Long
Maitland Avenue
Westchester
Boy’s Tribune Watch
Emily
Anne
Miss Bramwell
Mr. Brontë
Wuthering Heights
A. Nicholls
Postcard Exchange
Litttle Park
Joe
Ned
Mabel Foster
Morris Cove, New Haven, Conn
Margaret Richardson
Washington, D. C
Tribune Watch
Dorothy Collins
East 15Th Street
Rebecca Ruhl
Edittor
Myrtle E. Wright
W. Butler Duncan
Har Harbor
Duncan
C. Oliver Iselins
Inchiquin
Iselin
Hope Goddard
Providence
Iselins
Reet
Branch
Reliance
Helvetia II
William Iselin
E. D. Morgans
Beacon Rock
Columbia
Berwinds
Elms
Luce
Chadwick
Mark
Germany
Crinfeld’s Linen Store
Leipziger Street
Berlin
Cwn Mills
Landeshut
Silesia
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