How Snip Got Rid of Hi
Snip the mongrel dog loves Freckles, the boy nicknamed Freckles, and is devoted to him through mischief and punishment. A city cousin arrives with a refined dog costing $50, causing Snip to feel replaced. Freckles learns loyalty matters and vows to keep Snip as his true friend, with Snip sharing in the yard’s adventures and heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Walker
Nip
Burton Thomas
Snip
Freckles
Freckies
Sam
Snipsey
Tom
Bob Tall
Sit
Bern
Zeu-Zeit
Zeu-Zeu
Pgs
Zeu
Zen- Zen
Brave Jack and Rosebud in the Mount Perle woods
Brave Jack and Rosebud plan a woodland walk to Mount Perle despite Granny Wrinkles warnings. A hideous old wizard captures them but fairies rescue them, lifting them home to their astonished mother as they vow to stay near Meades.
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Helena Davis
Neas
Jack
Rosebud
Woods
Granny
Mount Perle
Rosebudges
Loor
Tata
Yigeke
Starling
Granny Wrinkles
Anson Lawmaker
Meades
Brave Jack
Sister
Anson
Hermit
Diin
Rosebut
Lioness
Littl Rosebud
Uiranug
Beheaded Word Puzzle Devotion Personified
A New York Times item recalls pupil devotion in a big boys school on Henry Street. Pupils fetch and post a letter, earning bragging rights for a small savings and a stamp gift that adds to daily prestige. The piece contrasts with a Herald snippet on money and reciprocity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry Street
Geome
Heth
Fishermen Needing Nets Shift From Hand to Factory Made Gear
Historic note on how fishermen formerly knitted nets by hand in winter and now mostly buy factory made nets. Describes net types pound nets seines drag nets and gill nets, and how nets are sold by the pound or by length. Mentions major netting centers along the Atlantic seaboard plus Chicago and Seattle and notes some hand made dip nets remain in homes.
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Gravesend Bay
East
Atlantic
Seaboard
Chicago
Seattle
Taming Young Crows On Farm Boys Annual Crow Hunt
Farm boys begin seasonal scouting for crow nests before leaves. Catching a young crow at the right size yields a tame, glossy plumage and gentle demeanor. Crows are prolific eaters, revealing mischief once grown, from stealing knives to teasing cats, as boys tempt them with meat to coax the bird away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crow
Crow Tricks and Mischief in the Hen Yard
A rustic tale describes a taming crow that steals meat from a boy, dodges every grab, and sometimes beams with mischief for half an hour. It also notes crows tormenting roosters and cats, following humans, and a playful crow near Kaybob, plus legends of goblins and brave boys.
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Hc Road
Turin
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ted
Jack and
The
New York Herald
Diggs
Fishermen’s Nees
Pormmy
Ponce de Leon
Misa’ Fair
Queens OF England
Mary Beatrice
James II
Great Britain and Ireland
Modena
Italy
Prince of
Laura Martinezs
Duke of York
Great Britain
England
James
Mary Béatrice
Min Pfather
Charles II
France
Prince of Orange
Mary
James IT
Prince of Wales
Jorelets
Freddie
South Afrita
Iman
Mary Heatrice
Bad Boy
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