Dear Aunt Anna and Coneina From Camp Cherrydale
Glen Smith writes from Camp Cherridale describing nearly three weeks away with plans to stay two months. He details daily horseback riding, apple trees, long walks for sweets, river trips, a large campfire, songs and dancing, visits to the moving pictures, county fair plans, and a request for Aunt Anna to visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
Coneina
Gil
Petire
Tongn Cliote
Kirk
Moving Pictures
Helen Sanderson
Cousins Club letters from Aunt Anna’s page
A jumble of letters from young cousins in Laurel and Washington DC write Aunt Anna about school songs pets and life at Laurel summers. They share pen names homes and hopes to join the Cousins Club while recounting school sports dances and family pets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
Cousins
Baltivore
Omias
Jeff
Granny Scrapbag
Autey
Slater
Winona
Ruth
Ida Taylor
Ike Pearl of the
Cousins Club
Washington Post
T Mas
Patty
Marian Kats
My Dear Aunt Anna A Purp's Life as a Foundling Pup
Bill the Purp recounts his adventurous early life as a stray mongrel adopted by a family. He describes capture by the pound, reunion with his humans, schoolyard escapades, teasing a cat, and becoming a beloved family member before growing attached to new routines and younger generations.
Bishop Harding’s Cats and the Vice President’s Pets in Town
A breezy letter describes a row of six week old kittens visiting Mrs Philip J Ryans on Highland Terrace with their mother, a black cat, and notes the photographer’s hurried snaps. It also recounts Nellie the Indy dog and Shelby the snow white canaries, plus Pink the Victors tiger cat once owned by Vice President Marshall, who died in a bulldog fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Terrace
Bishop of Washington
Philip J
Nellie
Bavks
Potomac
Nalles
Shelby Ha
Port
Shelly
Europe
Mr. Ryan
Canary
Tnd
Bishop Harding
Marshall
Indiana
Indianaplis
Columba City
Witneus
Pink
Queenie Barzank
Darky
Cousins Club
Douglas
Anna
Tommymits Tales Dear Aunt Anna
A child writes as a titled kitten narrator describing life with a mistress, a neighbor dog, a turtle, a canary, and a girl with whooping cough. The letter from Tommymits, owned by 10 year old Mary Harrison, notes daily adventures, growing plump, and a friendly farewell until the next missive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
Kitty
Tommy Mits
Mary Harrison
Sonnecticut Avenue
A Letter From Marvelous Dear Aunt Anna and Cousins
Marvelous the canary writes of finding a four day old jay chick under a poplar, nursing it back to health, building a nest, and feeding her expanding brood. She names four young birds Snowflake, David, Rainbow, Trishy, and Prissy, notes rival among the young, and hopes the tale is published.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna
Beauty
Don
Mamma
Coursins
Collins
Dex
May
Jay
Cataipa Tree
Snowflake
David Rattibow
Trishy
David
Prisky
Marvelous 10
Lauretta May Klock
Epistle From Tabitha the Pet Cat
A humorous kid's column presents Tabitha the cat writing from a country home with Elina, Beth White, dogs, cows, and chickens. She chides the dog, recalls a kitten feud with Queen Anne, and hints at a future prize for her owner. The piece ends with a note about a pet contest for children and a call to send in stories and pictures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hahn
Tao
Avery
Taon
Pettr
Anna
Tabitha
Elina
Beth Wite
Jack Boy
Kitty Beng
Dot
Queen Anne
Saddle Pindell the dog recalls a life with Ruth Fundell
A family dog named Saddle Pindell shares seven years with Ruth B Fundell plus New York Avenue NE. He recounts being bought at a Thanksgiving gathering, learning tricks, surviving a pound incident, and a lifelong bond with his mistress and sister, expressing hope for a prize and avoiding pound capture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coxs
Ruth B Fundell
New York Avenue
Lady Molinda's Blackie Second Prize Letter from a Cat
Blackie the cat writes to Aunt Annar detailing life in a home with a Dane puppy, a canary, and a bustling porch. He describes escapes from the cellar, nightly calls, hunger treats, and the mischief that follows his adventures. The narrator, a pure black cat, notes his age near 14 and his owner Marie Spurgeon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annar
Blane
Hovee
Tygan
Tam Nat
Muna
Blackie Blackie
Coma
Plesze
Blackie
Cat
Marie Spurgeon
Chappie Doggie Narrates Life From Lost Puppy to Stage Dreams
An old dog named Chapple describes his journey from New York as a lost puppy to life with Rosebud and her family in Washington. He details his watchful bark, a drummer's box shipment, meeting Toots the fox terrier, and dreams of acting on stage with his little mistress hoping to be an actress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapple
Tam
Rossbud
Wes
New York
Drummers
Rosebud
Washington
Weebington
Ives
Ittle Rosebudy House
Toots
Rover
National Theater
Willem
Boots
Anna Aquily
Chappie Doggie
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Woodside
Herbert
Meadowbrook
Tor
Thomas McQueeney
Rhode Island Avenue
Quen
Bill
Shaw
Presidents Stable
Malik
Sinck
Eaid Wkewine
Thea
Buster Buster
Elaa Grace
Buster
Dad
Mother
Dagele
Ainea
White House
Hank
Bunk
Birkin
Theo
Buck
Bitkin
Lars
Fur Birkin
Keep Housa
Restine Henry
Chasa
Timon
Yaller
Dorothea Milner
Shelley
Philip J Ryan
Sighland Terrace
Tommaymits Tales
Tabitha the
Kitty Cat
Cub
Sally Lon
Catherine Smith
Buchanan Schook
Saddle Pindell
Ruth Pindell
Blecke
Maric
Spurgeon
Rosette Burrows
Willem Burrows Rosette
William Burrows
Pindell
Maaster
Ted
Hor
Aaor
Turkey
Sam
Jeter
Cae
Lady Molinda
Tuarrie
Roberta Burrows
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