Smugglers Turn Away as Lighthouse Rescue Unfolds
A boy of ten aboard a lighthouse story shows a dramatic sea rescue when a clipper veers off and later friendly fishermen aboard a mackerel schooner offer passage to Boston. The tale follows the boy’s prideful departure with new crewmates and his hope to return with supplies for the light.
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Seph
Boston
Jack
Eric
Your Drawing Lesson (No 1) Pig Creation Steps
Short beginner art guide shows compiling simple shapes into a pig. Start with rope line, add curve, two ears and eye, then short fat legs. Finish with tail, snout, and legs to reveal a pig. Lucille Crites.
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Lucille Crites
Why We Are All Crazy by M. K. Thomson
An essay arguing that labeling as crazy depends on perspective. It notes that everyone is sometimes deemed insane, from workers and pilots to inventors and foreigners, and that society only rarely meets those certain a person is sane. The piece concludes with a pointed reflection on social judgment.
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M. K. Thomson, Ph. D
McClure
Slave Did Not Want to Be Freed
A Paris Morrocan slave case shows a woman insisting she does not want freedom, prompting a court compromise to continue her servitude. The piece compares this to London slum dwellers opposing relocation for sanitary housing, illustrating how people resist change when freedom or improvement requires effort.
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Jean Newton
Paris
Fez
Morocco
Africa
East End
London
Some Different Foods by Nellie Maxwell
A 1929 Western Newspaper Union recipe feature lists Armenian Cabbage Tomato Egg Plant and Plum Knoedel as affordable dishes. It provides step by step directions for each dish including ingredients, preparation, and cooking times. The piece reflects home cook guidance for economical family meals and notes the town on the river Slow.
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Plum Knoedel
Western Newspaper Union
Explorer John Cabot Origins and 1497 Voyage
Giovanni Caboto born in Genoa later settled in Venice. He reached North America in 1497 while sailing for England after moving to Bristol circa 1490.
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John Cabot
Giovanni Cabato
Genoa
Venice
England
Bristol
Boston Common a Historic Park of New England
Boston Common stands as a renowned symbol of the nation and world famous in U S history. It originated in 1684 when the ground was set aside as common ground for public use, later lending its name to the park and echoing the citys Puritan traditions.
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Boston Common
New England
Slam Bang by Douglas Malloch
A playful poem about scary noises in a house that turn out to be Slam Bang not a quake. The narrator reassures readers that rattling windows and crashing sounds are not an earthquake but a harmless blast of noise.
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Slam Bang
Douglas Malloch
Weather note on snow to water ratio at observing station
The weather bureau notes that snowfall at the government observing station i is converted to rainfall to determine annual precipitation. Typically unmelted snow to melted snow is 1 to 10, so 10 inches of snow yield about 1 inch of water.
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The
Weather Bureau
Christmas Presents to Make or to Buy
Features ideas for out of the ordinary gifts including wood carved handbag frames and hand tooled leather bags from Italy. Gifts emphasize craft frames, felt or velvet bag construction, dolled up coat-hangers, hat stands, decorated glass toiletries and painted trinkets for holiday tables.
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Italy
Burying Metal Improves Ground Contact With Water
A large metal body buried in moist ground enhances water contact. Placing charcoal around the metal helps draw and hold ground water for better moisture retention.
Treat It Gently When Radiator Ornaments Don’t Snap
The instruction advises gentle handling if a radiator ornament fails to snap into place and warns against pounding. It notes that applying force may be unnecessary and could cause damage or misfit.
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