Summer in the Old Farmhouse Woods
BUTTY AND ROB visit Grand in a rural farmhouse setting. They explore the orchard and woods beyond, dress their play as house keeping, fish the brook but fail to catch fish, grow wary as fear of the unknown rises, and imagine dangers like bears as they hurry back toward safety.
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Butty
Rob
Mainn
Daddy
Bugy Tlty
Grand
Berry
Peen Stek
Jong
Grutt
Bob
Batty
Betty
Hobby
Bobby
Waron Shed
Sid Bobby
Hetty
Bear Event Becomes Lesson For Young Farmers Children
A large bear is spied near a stream as Bobby and Betty flee to safety behind an orchard wall. Grandma calms them with bread and jam while the children recall Gray Nose the friendly forest bear. The tale ends with the kids planning a cave in the hay to play Indians.
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Grandma
Quiter
Bobby
Betty
Gray Nose
Les
A Royal Message On The Atlantic Cable History
A historical note recounts the failed 1857 Atlantic cable lay, the 1858 completion event, and Queen Victoria's message to President Buchanan. It describes the two ships Amableman? and Niagara forging the link, the cable’s initial break, and subsequent repairs leading to a global communications network.
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Mir-Ocean
America
Ireland
Great’ Britain
United’ States
Queen Victoria
Buchanan
Great Britain
United States
Cocoa beverage recipe for cooling athletic days
A simple cocoa drink combines cocoa, sugar and water then beaten into a smooth syrup. Four thirds of the cocoa is mixed into milk with crushed ice. serve immediately for a refreshing post swim or tramp treat. The base can be prepared in larger quantities for later use.
George Stephenson the boy who built the locomotive
A historical tale of George Stephenson born near Newcastle upon Tyne who rose from poverty to invent and develop steam locomotives. The piece traces his early life, self education, first engine work in a coal mine, and his drive to transform travel from stagecoaches to trains, inspiring future railway expansion.
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United States
Pennsylvania
Newcastle-on-Tyne
Httle
George
England
Workin
George Stephenson Beca
New York
Washington
Nevada
George Stephenson
A Peace Offering
Ellen moves to a new home near Tom Mercer on the Osage orange hedge. The pair become friends as blossoms bloom in the orchard. Ellen, eager for blossoms and apples, clashes with Tom over picking privileges, while Tom learns about orchard care and share limits.
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Ellen
Tom
Shea
T & Hollan
Tom Mercer
Tom Little
Feminine Name Transformations Puzzle
A cryptic crossword style item asks to take letters from a girl’s name to form words like part of a shoe termination and an animal. The long fragment contains clues about letters in states and towns, a tale of Tom and Ellen at the orchard, and a nameless narrator pondering the first apple pick in a story ending with Tom giving Ellen a weeta thing as a joke.
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Tom
Ellen
Making a Glider Toy From Cardboard and Wood
An old guide explains crafting a simple glider toy to spark interest in aeronautics. It details cutting a tapered base, assembling wings from cardboard, and attaching a winged slider with a rubber band for launching. The lesson encourages teamwork and iterative testing to improve flight.
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Grampy
Vic
Cook
Hisswife
Enlen
Walter WE
Tists
Kisie-Lue
Ethele Heel
EeneEnd
Stetlattale
Meviel
Lemar
MabelBale
Janet Nee
Eather Steer
Anibals
Omaha
Chester
Marriland
Maryland
Vermont
Toledo
New Jersey
Town
JAND
Prann I
Soraz
IL Ito Mami
Canopaare A
Skare Brads
Runner
Bano
WwiRe
Siive
Hote Stine
Rght Arava
Guioer
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