Sally Learns The Jackknife The Story Of A Little Girl
In a Silver Lake summer tale Dick Mills, a high school lifeguard, guards resort guests and teaches Sally Faber to swim. When Miss Walpole’s purse disappears Dick is accused. Sally learns of the plan, fears, and helps him face the night while the case heads to morning police review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dick Mills
Silver Lake
Sally Faber
Francis ‘Stanley
Mad Walpole
Stanley
Sally
Mae Walpole
Miss Walpole
Milas Walpole
Forktown
Liis
Mr. Faber
Mr. Fariwell
Boa
Dicket
Chinook Old Trappers Language Glossary Entry
A historical glossary entry by Elcamanch MuckAMuck outlining Chinook words and pronunciations for terms like cov era meaning food, MOWITCH for Deer, NANAGE and NOWITKA for yes and we us, OLLALIES for berries, OOKeOKE for That, OIBHUT for Path, and other basic words with guidance on pronunciation accents and usage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mika Chaco
Nanage
Nanat-Ge
Nika
Labor Manpower and a Morning Awakening
A reflective piece on Labor Day honors workers and transformative American development from wilderness to cities. It contrasts vast historical labor with a quiet dawn scene where Dick spots Sally on the lake shore, hinting at a morning encounter.
The Adventures of Peter Pen Hagelty Closes In On Dive Attempt
Hagelty watches a guest enter the lake at the hotel fearing no lifeguard on duty. He suspects the diver is practicing a jackknife dive from the platform and vows to teach her next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Balloon Plane Race Promises Novel Fun for Boys
Two balloons can rise with air but hydrogen-filled balloons offer dramatic buoyancy for a unique contest. Boys gather at a pre arranged race track at a set hour with hydrogen balloons and cardboard planes to compete in a playful event.
Globe Trotter learns Harvard and telegraph past in Cambridge
A Globe Trotter visit to Harvard in Cambridge rekindles history, noting Harvard’s age since 1636 and a display of the first telegraphic message printed on a yellowed paper ribbon from 1844. The piece then guides balloon and aeroplane toy construction using zinc cells, sulfuric acid, and a ballooned tethered craft, warning of fire and chemical hazards.
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Globe Trotter
Cambridge
Massachusetts
Harvard University
Harvard
America
Baltimore
Washington
Samuel F. B. Morse
Puzzle Column Labor Day Edition Brings Word Chains
A lively puzzle page offers a Labor Day themed word hunt with horizontal clues like Beverages and The Emerald Isle, a vertical grid note, and a chain where PLAY becomes WORK in nine moves and CAME becomes WENT in four moves. It hints at beheadments, curtailments, and letter reuse to craft missing words.
Four items found in school play and items pictured
Students guess items in a school themed puzzle. The missing words tars arts star rats are identified. The clues reference drama classes and classroom objects such as erasers rulers and report cards.
Also Mentioned on This Page
W. Boyce Morgan
Francis Stanley
Pelton
Peldton
Adventures OF
Peter Pen
Hagelty
King Snarl
BY Nick Nichols
Pwile
Peter
Isle OF Gloom
Peter den
Ayegon Mio
Around the World
Sas
American League
Boy Scouts
ABOR
BOK
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