The Little Malte Repiz and Benny's Traveling Ships
A collage of children's tales and domestic scenes. Benny loves six ship toys named Pearl Phoebe Dolphin Star Racer and Kate, which his grandpa builds into a wind powered sea on a barnwheel, while a cat Maria bonds with 15 chicks. A Texas inventor pitches parasol fans and a Lippincott Magazine note closes with current novels and reader taste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benny
Beany
Phoebe
Dolphin
Star
Racer
Kate
Grandpa
Papa
Mamma
Dini
Pearl
Rawer
A Pale Keohange Mystery On Farm
Grandma Altman frets over a dead Topknot hen and brood of 16 chicks in a farm scene. Mamma continues chores while Carl ponders the odd fate and a pale Keohange mystery lingers, hinting at unseen trouble and family concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grandma Altman
Beciure Topknot
Old Topknot
Grandma
Mamma
Carl
Trl
Shadow puppetry by mirror and candle trick
A dark room setup uses a white cloth a table and a lit candle. A book blocks light to create a dark background while a mirror reflects the candle onto the cloth. Silhouette figures cut from stiff paper are moved between candle and mirror to cast sharp shadows that appear to walk across the cloth.
Kite with three nested cones born from ballooning idea
G A Finsmuth of Philadelphia builds a three cone kite inspired by tell-tales used on ships. The bamboo mouths measure 12 18 and 24 inches diameter with cones 24 36 and 42 inches long. Weight seven ounces. At 1000 feet it registered a pair of 1 pounds. Suitable for boys and amateurs to build.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Finsmuth
Philadelphia
Youthful talk and forbidden words in a child’s lesson
A mother reprimands two young girls, Alice and Dottie, for repeating coarse terms learned from neighbors. The scene shows the sisters explaining to avoid saying certain words, with a misheard travel reference about Madagascar and India and a fragment about 14 000 tolands and Lohabltnt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice
Dorothy
Dottie
Madagascar
India
New Calendar Proposals and White House Expansion Plans
The text notes Kessia's proposed calendar with thirteen months of twenty eight days and mentions Hot Epson Bitter’s remedy. It reports Russians allegedly looted four million silver from Tien Tein treasury. It previews October Ladies' Home Journal plans to enlarge the White House with an article by Colonel Theodore A. Fingham urging adoption and addresses building symmetry concerns amid revolutionary movements in southern China provinces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kessia
Hostetter
Tien Tein
White House
October Ladies’ Home Journal
Washington
Theodore A. Fingham
Executive Mansion
October Journal
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Relief
A reader from Troy Ohio describes long lasting fatigue, menstrual disruption and kidney pain and seeks help. Testimonials claim the compound restored health, improved sleep and appetite, and eased back pain and leucorrhea after many years of illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Pixenaw
Epxa
Troy
Ohio
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Epxa Faenenics
Mus
Révkham
New York
Windsor
Ankle torie Sale of United States Hands in England
Compilation of varied items including government correspondence with the Bank of England, patent medicine ads, political notes on the National Prohibition party, naval losses, and railway excursion promotions. Notable entries mention Ex-secretary Routwell, a cyanide crisis in Manchester, and an anarchist arrest at Carrara amid broader news briefs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Routwell
Tressery
McClure
United States
England
Bank of England
Dewey Homestead and Various 1908 News Snippets
The clipping details the Dewey Homestead birth and sale to the current owner, mentions Admiral Dewey visits, and includes assorted 1908-era items: a letter praising a remedy from Dr. Gordon, a note on Henry Metcalfe’s vice-presidential nomination on the Prohibition ticket, and brief items on China, India, Luzon scouting results, Chilean military service, and Manila fever delaying shipping.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sbich Ofims
Pywttiem Fam Lowe
Manila
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Charles Lee
St. Nicholas
Maria
Marla
Maris
Bhatsanid
Bremee Coma
Texas
Lippincott
Ike
the Ancient Wood
Charlies G. D. Roberta
Avril Showers
Alice Brown
Chine
Lise Prederich
Ish Bray
Boson
Mase Sci
Edward J. Wheeler
Anique
National Prohibition Party
Ite
Messia, Woolley
Metcalf
Iapanenee
Niji
Shan Tung
Union Factfic
Kaliewad
Great
Overland Limited
Fast Mail
Atlantic Express
Ogden
Salt Lake Sod Deneve
F. B Capare
Salt Lake City
Utah
Persia
Europe
Raine
Kansas City
St Joseph
Atchison
Chicago
Detroit
Rio Grande Western
Colorado Midland
Denver and Rio Grande
F. Warres
GAA
T&f
Dooly Bik
Rio Grnde Western Railway
Denver
St. Louis
St. Paul
Omaha
St. Joseph
Rockies
America
Iande Western
West Second South
Tonls Sixxhrood
Manchester
el Paso
Tex
Denver & Rio Grande
Grand Junction
Denyer& Rio Grande
D. & Rgr
Ananarchist
Carrara
Haring
Vieter Emmannel Iit
Dewey Homestead
Voupiot
Gordon
Tn Cg Ag
Surine
Vewey
T- 1
Peruana
M'fig Ca
Cobembes
Obie
Coluber
Obio
Extarre
Probiitionies Nouty Nominse
Henry B Metcalfe
Pawtucket
R. 1
Carnegie Hall
R. van Bergen
Lord Carson of
Kedleston
Rome
Oficié
Luzon
Security
Carter
Ron Bearache
Henry
Jevesiie
Betas
Elena Troe
Pension Ceford
Washington, MD
Gus
Rowe
Second South St
Viarmees
N. U
Salt Lake
Roberts’ Pa Fateat
Roberts Supply House
Minnespelia
Tine
Peratainc Berm
Savice Pama Ty Fonler
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