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Pickens Sentinel in Pickens, South Carolina

22 Jul 1915

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Pickens Sentinel

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Pickens, South Carolina, United States of America

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Jul 22, 1915

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3

Miss Minerva and the Sprinkling War in the Street

In a Southern town a capricious Aunt Minerva tries to civilize her nephew Billy with doll gifts and Bible talk. Jimmy and Billy wage a child’s battle over Miss Cecilia, Sam Lamb, and Major Minerva while water fights around Aunt Minerva’s gate ignite mischief and moral learning.

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Jimmy Billy Minerva William Green Hill Dilly Hilly Jack Papa Holy Ghost Cecilia Voltece Mamma Jimmee Weckly James Lafayette Garner Wimmy Garner Little Boya Lafayette Garner Sam Lamb Pappy Jimmy Garner Lina Hamilton Frances Black Lina Frances Miss Minerva Gron Ikey Rosenstein Calaboose Major Minervya Gladys Maude Penny Skeeters Leary Wilkes Booth Lincoln Admiral Farragut Ling James William Aunt Minerva Bibby Willina
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Easter eggs and rabbit myths unfold in a rural scene

Billy and Jimmy plot to steal and dye eggs from Aunt Minerva and Miss Cecilia. Jimmy explains rabbits lay eggs and they sneak into the hen-house, enduring pecks as they grab a stash of eggs. The caper ends with Billy slipping through while Jimmy guards the hen, tailed by a tense escape.

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Billy Jimmy Cecilia Minerva Wilkes Booth Lincoln Teller Dilly Tie Tle Hilly Cindy Han Dominicker Stan
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