Dot and Tot Visit Flippityflop in Merryland
Dot and Tot enter the Seven Valleys of Merryland guided by Flippityflop the clown. They view clown platforms lit by electric lamps, watch juggling and singing acts, share meal with the valley residents, and depart by river boat after a day of playful marvels and a warm farewell.
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Frank ‘Baum
Dot
Tot
Merryland
Seven Valleys
Bing
Ule River
George M. Hilloi
Chicago
Flippityflop
Cloyne
Flippityfiop
Mr. Johnson
Mr. Goat
Flip
The Fairy Tramp and the Great Bird Migration
A spring to autumn scene at Earl's Court reveals Regulus the fairy kinglet tramp and a broader, science-led account of bird migration. Observations from Heligoland and lighthouse keepers illuminate routes, limits, and causes behind northern birds traveling south for winter.
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Earl's Court
Lovat
United Kingdom
Regulus
Regulus Cristatus
London
Clock Tower
Sussex Downs
Heligoland
Valtelline
British Association
Arctic Circle
Europe
Asia
America
British Isles
China
Surinam
Brazil
South Africa
Herr Gathe
England
Danube
Morocco
Scandinavia
Iceland
Trent
Polar Circle
Franz Josefland
Spitzbergen
Tennyson
Little Son Safe with Me Poem Fragment
A poetic fragment from Annie Johnson Flint dated in December Atlantic. The speaker reflects on maternal bond with a resting baby, contrasting gentle peace with the cruel world outside including references to scourging and the cross. The tone is intimate, sorrowful, and religious.
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Annie Johnson Flint
Roman numerals in business with Captain Bluitt tale
A tale told by Captain Bluitt about Rufus learning Roman numerals to tally accounts with butter, eggs, fruit and vegetables sold to Shoe Maker's store. Misunderstandings mispriced debts as Rufus saw M as 5 and V as 100, reducing a supposed hundreds of thousands to eleven dollars and thirty eight cents. Rufus abandons Roman numerals until better practice.
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Bluitt
Rufus
Cap'n Bluitt
Capn Bluitt
Cape
Cap'n Blunt
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Maybie
Phippityfiop
Cirentes
Flipplityfiop
Valley
Mer- Frian
Prince Flippityfiop
the Guide
Tommy Harris
Purist
Tommy
Paris
L. Frank Baum
W. W. Densiow
Fairy Tales of Science
Hugh Richardson, M. A
D. T. Pierce
Mary
Craig
Craig’s
E. Washington St
Members Merchants' Association
Alaska
Julius Wohlfeld
Washington Street
the Journal
Stort
Maude Adams
Maxine Elliott
Annie Russell
Julia Marlowe
Mary Mannering
Viola Allen
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Journal
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