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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1918
Page
8
A fragmentary excerpt shows characters debating a dog’s ownership and a knave, with dialogue about politeness and minding one's business as the scene hints at a tense moment involving Peggy and a fearful dog.
Bob and Peggy chase knaves, rescue a French bulldog named Joffre, and trace him to a grand Johnson Place home. A gracious owner rewards them with twenty dollars and plans to introduce the cousins to new duties and a knightly future.
Mrs. Antoinette Fune delivers a patriotic plea to American children urging support for Liberty Loans to aid war relief abroad. She frames Poland Belgium and France as victims of German rule, highlights German cruelty, and calls on youths to learn about and promote Liberty Loans, stressing children’s central role in winning the war.
Two sisters Susan Louise and Helen proudly make a service flag for their home window. They hem red fabric, add white center, and replace sewing with blue paper stars cut to fit, ensuring stars align on both sides. The girls attach the finished flag to a gilded stick, hang it in the window, and share pride with their brothers and uncles serving.
A cryptic verse hints at a man who savors certain foods and keeps his wife protected within a shell, suggesting a fablelike reflection on appetite and possession. The speaker uses playful sounds to shape the tale.
A fragment records Duzzie Corner discussing automobile terminology and a note on a gas barrel. Details are sparse, with unclear context and missing names, places, and dates.
A fragment recalls a child with a single curl, torn between mischief and kindness, asking who could be both wicked and virtuous at once. The verse hints at a playful, cautionary figure in a liminal moral space.
The passage discusses how boys design kites to fly higher with less breeze and even create devices to reel and measure the kite pull. It contrasts simple toys with inventive efforts to send messages, sails, or mechanisms along the cord, showing curiosity in aerodynamics.
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