Naughty Mary's Exile and the Country Visit Refusal
In a domestic vignette a slugging Mary sulks after her mother denies a country visit to cousin Adah. Father urges patience during luncheon. Mary’s temper worsens and she is sent to her room. Frustrated, she wishes she belonged to the Jacksons, who are invited to care for her briefly.
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Ary
Adah
Mary
Miamena
Mmama
Bo Mary
Funcheon
Gey
Mamma
Lancheon
Mrs. Jackson
Adan
Jacksons
The Man at the Wheel Helps a Naughty Wish Backfire
Mary wishes to be sent away and her mother obeys, packing her trunk for exile to the Jacksons. A dream reveals the punishment and Mary awakens back home in tears, realizing her naughtiness and the comfort of her parents. Her mother forgives her and Mary vows to respect parental decisions.
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Ain
Mary
Mammia
Mamma
Atairs
John
Phaeton
Genlélé
Mr. Jackson
St Mary
Yonra
Papa
Jacksons
Mrs. Drew
Manima
Just Pretending verse about a possum in the wood
A short poem in dialect describes a possum clinging to a limb pretending to sleep as a darkey approaches with a gun. The unseen danger remains only a pretense until a sudden fall implies a threat, conveying a rustic rural scene through simple, rhythmic dialogue.
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Littie Darkey
Darkey
Puzzle signs spell a morning’s name and farm relation
A scanned page shows two word puzzles in archaic spelling. The first is a nine word acrostic where nine five letter words form a name when read in order, clued by baking bread, competition, ships, nagging items, a name for a disreputable man, body parts, post-fire finds, and hand parts. The second escriptic forms seven six-letter words whose initials spell a warning phrase about a Berdible boy or girl. Additional word lists and old-time additions follow, with examples like Nosegay, Boatswain, Landlord, and a Zigzag puzzle with garment and related words.
The Fairy and the Fiddler by Maud Walker
A poor traveling family of musicians travels to a village where young Danoto astonishes listeners with a magical violin solo. The lord of the village offers Danoto a future in music, and Danoto declines to leave his parents, who are invited to live in the palace. The fairy departs, revealing Danoto’s true talent was within him all along.
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Maud Walker
Danote
Danato
Pietro Banos
Luela Banna
Danoto
Banna
Lucia
Foon
Jon
Dandte
Ashin
Pietro
Luci
Dafoto
Trorld
Iron Your Lace on the Window for Fresh Look
An old lace and ribbon care guide explains washing in warm soapy water with pure white soap. Rinse in several clear waters without wringing then blot and lay to dry on glass, shaping while damp. Trim stray threads after drying and avoid ironing. Similar method suits ribbons.
Butterfly Lesson Ends In Hornet Attack Near Farm
Mrs Butter fly warns Billy and Betty to avoid the farm and its boys who lure butterflies. The siblings hide in trees as two boys pursue a butterfly net. A hornet nest bursts with a swarm that injures the boys, while the mother consoles and credits the hornets with saving the children.
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William Wallach
Mrs. Butterfly
Hilly
Hetty
Jong
Billy
Betty
Tilly
Pilly
Valn
Betty Butterfly
Kim
Nature
Tommeta
Exty
Fun for the Boy Versus the Finnies and Frogs
A fragment poem noting playful fishing for finnies, catching frogs, and mice with a light verse tone. It contrasts joy for the boy with hardship for the animals, ending on a coy refrain about quaint mischief. The piece references fun phrases and a household scene.
A Squirrel Barometer Predicts Weather Changes
A domesticated fox squirrel acts as a barometer, living in a large paint barrel with a straw filled interior. It spends days moving in and out of the house through a small hole, keeping the door open, and when weather shifts it plugs the hole with material to signal the change. The keeper claims the creature never makes a mistake and offers no fog alarm.
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Teig
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Naughty Mary
Helena Davie
Bhe
Man AT the Wheel
Nemo
City
Philadelphia
Hall
Landford
Lark
the Fairy and the Fiddler
Oliver
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