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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Feb 05, 1911
Page
31
An uneven Voz Corner snippet describes a playful reader challenge about a pictule showing a vegetable or fruit. The piece notes the difficulty deciding on the name, jokes about schoolgirls and curiosities, and mentions reading with a book and a green pickle nearby.
Coastal club notes reveal Helen Robinson adopting Pickles as a pen name in a Washington DC area family circle. Readers share letters, poems, petitions for hostess roles, pet tales, and plans for future gatherings across Virginia and beyond.
A lively readers page from Aunt Anna features letters from young readers named Adelaide Grillo, Dolly Kins, King Arthur, Minnie McDonald, and Ruth Smith. They request Cousins Club membership, pen names, and share drawings, letters about pets, books, and school, plus a roll-call plan for a new company of Cousins Scouts.
A reading excerpt from Dinth Giri. tage 15) sanassas Va Light School recalls a gentle scene as Johnny helps comfort his aging grandfather Dranny Dad. The boy speaks softly of journeys and a hopeful meeting in a peaceful, tender moment, reflecting family bonds and memory.
Elizabeth Walton age 14 wins first prize with Dave's Forty about her cat family and self photos. Harold Brace age 15 takes second prize for a story on gold fields. Margaret White age 14 wins third prize with The Queen of the Wables. Honorable mentions go to Wille Davis Mary Larkin and Jean Poor. Next week Ruth Miller of Georgia proposes an American Girl drawing contest open to under 16.
A playful feline party ends in chaos when Stonewall Jackson jostles the milk bowl. Dave the tiger cat and James Garfield Fairbanks clash, James earns love from his rival, and the hostess vows another party after punishing the offender. Beyond, Jack and Rover chase gold amid Colorado woods, altering their fortunes.
A fairy tale narrates how fairies boast acts of happiness but a crippled boy named Jack inspires one fairy to confess humble aid. The Queen praises the helping fairy and urges all to aid the needy in alleys, not merely beautify. Margot White, age 14, Seaton School, signs the story.
Jack Raymond and his dog Rover return to a favorite Colorado woods retreat as his father plans to move back to Mast. Jack hopes for one last hunt before the inevitable city life, torn by a mix of sadness and resolve.
A German woodcutter Hans and his wife Greta meet a wood sprite on midsummer day who shows them a fountain of youth. They guard the magical water, age slowly, and later face loss, admitting their love outweighs youth. In later years they choose to stay old and live with family, declining the water’s return.
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