Boyhood cruelty to Chinaman ends in locked shop
The article recounts Arthur Graves leading peers in daily harassment of a Chinese laundryman, hurling insults like Chink and common Chink rat eater. They escalate to throwing a dead mouse into the shop, locking the door, and planning theft to provoke a reaction, while the Chinaman remains patient and continues his work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Chinaman
Arthur Graves
Celestial Empire
Arthur
America
Pacific Coast
John
Tommy
Helpful Hints for Our Young Artists Lesson No 2
A Chinese shopkeeper John Chinaman saves a summer kitchen fire in a house block after a servant’s careless blaze. He retrieves water and climbs to extinguish flames, earning praise from Mrs Graves and quieting a teasing boy named Arthur who witnesses the act. Neighbors arrive after the blaze is out, acknowledging his heroism.
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Lobster
John Chinaman
John Rain
John
Arthur
Nancy
Mra. Graves
Puzzle Corner Word Diagonals and Hidden Names
A dense collage of puzzles includes a five by five diagonal word game, beheadings and curtailings, a hidden inventor puzzle, and various word lists. The prose weaves clues about crosswords, rebus, and acrostics with lore about Arthur Graves helping a Chinaman, concluding with a note on St Petersburg's vast indoor military hall and its arching roof.
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Sword Square
Owen
Tetter
Robber
Nature
Groves
Rebus
The Chocolate Fiend A Good Night Story for Wee Ones
Seven year old twins Katie and Matle beg for more chocolate at bedtime. Their mother recalls her rule against late sweets and tells a cautionary tale of Tack and a deceptive Candy Maker. The story warns that excess candy can harm, using vivid but neutral wording.
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Helena Navis
Atie
Matle
Mommna Alware
Mamma
Katie
Matie
Prise
Sony
Harry Jones
Munatic
Ape
Mamta
Mautie
Maun
Tack
Jack
Miesa
Sk Teute
Iack
Mr Won
Npa
Hidden Guests at the Great House Party
An old fashioned scene describes a grand house filled with woven tapers for visiting children and their parents. Brownups in the drawing room, youngsters in the nursery, and a famed candy maker greeted with gifts while mothers proposed recipes for home delights. Soon several children fall ill and mothers faint as a mysterious ailment spreads.
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Howaver
Vasco da Gama and the Age of Discoveries Recalled
A reminiscence on Vasco da Gama and early exploration contrasts bold voyages with modern times, citing Columbus, Prester John myths, and Portugal’s rise and fall. The piece notes Gama’s route via the mid Atlantic, his landmark voyage, and the profound but costly impact on East Africa and the Indies, ending with a cautionary view of imperial excess.
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Vasco An Gama
Portugal
da Gama
Columbus
Vasco da Gama
Marco Folio
Frester John
Europe
Marco Folco
Prester John
Asia
Vasco da Game
Frester Jebr
Christiana
Africa
India
Columbia
Gama
San Raphael
Paulo da Gama
Berrio
Nicolau Coelho
Cape Verdes
mid-Atlantic
Cape of Good Hope
St. Helena Bay
St. Helena
Beard
Garon
Libbon
East Africa
Indies
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Lawindray
APPLE
Art
Plaa
St. Petersburg
Chocolate Fiend
Howse
Jark
Olivers Eouoote
Peek
Papa
Lam
Jack Tay
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