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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1921
Page
24
Readers describe joining the Aunt Anna Cousins Club with pen names and drawings from Washington Alexandria and Laurel schools. The page features letters from youths ages 9 to 15, poems about Custer and pirates, and requests to join the club with names and pen names like Pollyanna Chirpie or Bouneme Ret, all celebrating the club and its Aunt Anna column.
A jumble of handwritten signals from young readers addressing Aunt Anna, mentioning pen names like Princess and Black Dyes, joining the Cousins club, and verses or drawings for The Post page. Several items include ages, addresses, school details, and references to pets, poems, and a duck tale.
A collection of three short letters to Aunt Anna from young writers. Long Leg Lonnie describes a wheat farm with crop rotation and a self feeding threshing machine. Lady Bird narrates a fishing trip to South Fork and North Fork with family, near miss with a black snake. A Daughter of the Snows from Fredericksburg writes about exam pressure and preferring the pen name.
A little girl wanders from home, meets a Bird King who offers shelter. An old woman refuses to help, but the Bird King summons a storm to punish her. The child is returned to her family as the storm drowns the old woman. The tale ends with a moral about kindness to others and safe behavior.
Marie Casassa reports on leadership trials for girls swimming at Central High School with side stroke, dives, and disrobing tests. She notes concurrent tennis, basketball, rifle practice, and yearly swimming meets granting Cs for high achievement, while academics ensure one cannot earn Cs without good studies.
Mary hosts a modest birthday party for eleven guests as Jerry the New foundland puppy mischievously chews her sash. His mistress forgives him after a quick repair and Mary promises not to stay cross. The drift of the tale centers on a child's birthday and a well behaved dog.
A reader describes the kangaroo as an upright, rabbitlike animal with small front legs and very strong hind legs capable of hopping over 15 feet. Its hind legs are a weapon, able to injure a large dog with one kick, and it calls Australia home. Also a child signs her letter to Aunt Anna, proposing the pen name Goldilorks for the Cousins’ club.
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