Japan School Visits Through a Boy's Eyes in Tokyo
Jacky and his auntie tour Japanese schools near Yokohama and hibya Park learning student life. They meet Miss Tsuda's girls in purple kimono skirts and observe washday, Buddha statues, and a host of lively scenes before departing on a sunlit voyage back to Yokohama.
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Japan
Jacky
Hibya Park
Loy
Miss Tsuda
Polly Evans
Takahira
Washington
Yokohama
Auntie
Buddha
Pes
Custom House
Fair Nippon
Cut-Out Game ERE and Home Remedies Tale
Instructions describe a cut-out game using a folded cardboard table with numbered holes and an arrow made from a penholder cross notches. Players take three turns aiming to score by landing the arrow in holes, first to fifty wins. A fragmented aside mentions a mother and child choosing food at the circus with a fat boy.
Pen Wiper and Blotter Craft Ideas Shared
Helen Wilkins sends designs for a pen wiper and blotter to Polly Evans and friends. Instructions describe cutting heavy cloth, framing with blue bordered paper, painting holly leaves, and tying with red ribbon. Blotter uses a plain white paper and a card backing, with notes for final assembly.
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Polly Evans
Helen Wilkins
Helen
Moxie the Green Parrot’s Many Tricks and Sudden Death
A cherished parrot named Mexie or Moxie with a bright green body and blue tail entertained Mrs. Heffelfinger’s family with clever tricks. He spoke, posed on a trapeze, and greeted visitors with politeness. A playful girl’s gift of a penny bell led to his fatal illness and sudden end.
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Tress
Mexie
Moxie
Ellis
Mr. Hefelfinger
Shadow Folk Appear At Firelight in Winter Night
A poem depicts children summoning figures from the shadows as the fire glows. Queer ponies, goblins, animals, and toys emerge on walls, including an elephant, a bear, rabbits, birds, and Punch and Judys. The shadow folk appear unshy when children beckon.
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Shadow Land
Margin with holly leaves and berries marks 1906 blotter
Instructions describe a decorative margin design for a water color paper blotter dated 1906. The margin features holly leaves with red berries between each leaf and the center text Biotter 1906.
Definition and mischief query in classroom dialogue
A teacher asks Jackey for the definition of nothing and what it means when up to mischief. John questions what he is doing, prompting a playful exchange about definitions and behavior.
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Jackey
John
Fragmented Wordplay Puzzles From A Winter Slice
A set of wordplay clues transforms phrases by slicing parts of words. The puzzle asks to slice terms such as a small animal, a May bug, and a larva to form new words. It also involves slicing phrases like good-bye and a vest to yield meanings related to price of passage, water, and injuries.
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Apes Sarcest
Exi
Foll
Leu
Gils
Wade Gites
Carol
Mexis
Herfelfinger
Cam
Exie
Mary
Carrie
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