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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1915
Page
13
Old Knapsack and the War Myth in a Nursery Tale
A childlike tale unfolds with Bobble staging a pretend war using toy soldiers. An elder, Old Knapsack, appears from a newspaper, offering wartime reflections on loss and memory. The piece transitions to fables of forget-me-nots, Hyacinth, and a castle tale ending with the Wall Flower legend.
Grant Anecdote of a Civil War Driver and Horses
A shortened anecdote about General Ulysses S. Grant and his attitude toward a hard driving, ill-tempered wagon driver during the Civil War. The scene follows marching armies on Virginia roads with tired men and weary horses as drivers strive to ease the burden, until the cross driver spurs a moment of conflict amid marshy terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. & Grant
Eneral Grant
Virginia
Hidden Sewing Articles and Word Puzzle Frolic
A jumble of puzzle clues and quirky vignettes appears with hidden sewing article hints and a Civil War era anecdote. The piece blends wordplay with fashion notes and a mock demonstration of tissue paper dolls dancing under glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Otto
Percy
May Day Customs In England A Glimpse Of Festive Traditions
The article surveys English May Day customs across towns and villages. It describes London chimney sweeps in elaborate costumes marching with a flower crowned bow and hats to pass the hat for coins, children gathering violets and primroses, and maypole dances. Oxford boy choristers sing matins at dawn, while garlanded children parade near Magdalen College. In Canada a May Queen is crowned by public choice. Past records note milkmaids leading cows in flowers and a man dancing in a frame of silver cups, creating a bizarre spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bobble
Bobby
Knapsack
Jie
Hite
Uttle
Dan
Europe
London
Magdalen College, Oxford
Oxford
Euler
Nowora
The Circus Is Coming to Town Urrahs Cheer
A playful verse celebrates the upcoming circus arrival with excitement about acrobats, clowns, freaks, and side shows. The narrator anticipates saving pennies, enjoying a rider on a horse, and the snowy tents pitched in town as the event nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tley
Also Mentioned on This Page
aPon the
Pesplesetty
Flo
Old Knapsack
Stytle Bobbly
Master Bobble
Gobbie
Hobbie
Armis
Bobbie
Uttte Brandson
OM Kanpawek
Germany
Belgium
Prence
Husain
Austria Hungary
Eve
Toro
Iisa
Iie
Cid Knnpenek
Thors
Tme
Fly
Gould
Apollo
Hyacinth
Menhys
Wyacinth
Zephyr
Akywan
Temple
Jala
Lake
Felson
Grant
T. Corner
England
Seeer
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