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  2. The Boys and Girls

    Dear Boys and Girls.—I bad some lovely letters this ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 476 words
  3. OUT OF MY POST BAG

    Dear Auntie Kitty.—I am enclosing the competition, and I hope I am one ol the lucky ones. We have had a lot ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 511 words
  4. Can Yon Fit The Faces?

    THIS competition will give you lots of run, for you have to decide which faces belong to the heads represented by the diagrams above them. For instance, if you think face A belongs to head 5, your solution will be A—5. Take a sheet of notepaper and on this write your ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 180 words
  5. Poems for the Little People

    Jack has a diamond fair to see: He longed to prove its quality. He studied chemistry with zest, And put his diamond to the test. ...

    Article : 80 words
  6. LAND OF PLAY.

    When at home alone I sit. And am very tired of it, i have just to shat my eyes To go sailing through the skies ...

    Article : 75 words
  7. DREAM EXPRESS.

    All aboard the Dream Express That's bound for Sleepy Town. The fare is just one loving kiss. There's no room for a frown. ...

    Article : 88 words
  8. HARD WORK.

    When the sun [?]out of bed, Just behind the hill. The fairies roll their sleeves up And work with a will. ...

    Article : 69 words
  9. "A BABY'S DAY."

    "A little work, a little play, A lot of love, and that's a day. A little crib, a [?] light, A loving kiss, and then—[?] night." ...

    Article : 36 words
  10. A LOVELY GARDEN

    Dear Auntie Kitty.— I had all the words right in the Puzzle Words Contest. I have been making myself a new ...

    Article : 456 words
  11. IN MERRY MOOD

    Teacher: James, can you define nonsense? James: Yes. Mise—an elephant hanging over a cliff with his tail tied to a ...

    Article : 587 words
  12. A BUDGET OF NEWS

    Dear Anntie Kitty.— I have just been reading the Children's Page, and after looking at some of the letters I ...

    Article : 546 words
  13. RICHARD JAMES URCH

    Two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Urch. East Chapman, via Geraldton. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 16 words
  14. TWIZZLETWIG AND WINKIE

    Twizzletwig was a little fairy, who was the biggest tease in all Fairydom. When the other fairies saw him coming they would hide in buttercups and ...

    Article : 518 words
  15. HOLIDAYS IN PERTH

    Dear Auntie Kitty.— I have not been able to write to you as we have all been holidaying in Perth. We motored ...

    Article : 380 words
  16. Letters Acknowledged

    Your answer is here: RON LUFF, quite a nice letter, thank you for the riddles, am returning your snap. ...

    Article : 297 words
  17. New Members

    Stella Riley, Lefroy-street, Gingin, have enrolled you and put your name in my birthday book; [?]me Hackworthy. Pingelly, you are now enrolled, ...

    Article : 94 words
  18. THE LUCK OF EDENHALL

    This is an old story which has been handed down through many generations. A Fountain Sprite gave a beautiful crystal goblet to an old Lord of ...

    Article : 253 words
  19. TWO GAMES FOR YOU

    You can play this amusing game if you first collect a number of corks. Make a whip by tying a string to a pole or piece of stick. ...

    Article : 220 words
  20. OUT FOR A SPIN

    Tony Harris, son of one of our English readers, going for a ride in his motor. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 20 words
  21. Little Things You Should Know

    When an oyster is young it floats about like a piece of Jelly. When the s[?]l forms it is too heavy to float, and so it sinke, usually attaching itself to a ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 454 words
  22. BLOTTING PAPER.

    Blotting paper is another of those useful things which we owe to a lucky accident. Years ago, in the Berkshire paper mills of Mr. John Slade, a ...

    Article : 235 words
  23. THE STRANGE FRIENDS OF WILLIE WHITE

    W[?]e White lived with his Aunt Alice because his father and mother wore dead. W[?]e had no brothers or sisters either, so the "Little People" ...

    Article : 1,200 words
  24. A BEAR STORY

    Many years ago a [?]ar cub was caught by a lad near the borders of one of the Canadian lakes. He carried it into town, and after proper training, ...

    Article : 338 words
  25. ISN'T IT FUNNY?

    Often we have been asked to find a sheet for the bed of a river, a shoe for the foot of a mountain a lid for our voice-box, and so on but here is ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 293 words
  26. MINDING YOUR P's AND Q's!

    Have you ever thought how the phrase "Mind your P's and Q's" was started? There are several sources of its beginning, one of them being that ...

    Article : 164 words
  27. THE MEDICAL STORE

    Perhaps [?] day will come when the medical profession will run a monster store with the general practitioner as shop-walker directing clients to the ...

    Article : 149 words
  28. Birthday Greetings

    This week I have to wish many happy returns to: DOUGLAS CARTLEDGE. Forestgrove. whose birthday is to-day. ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 56 words
  29. A RIDDLE AND SOME TANGLED FRUITS

    My first is in give but not in take; My second's in river but not in lake. My third is in snow and also in frost. My fourth is in fall but not in tossed. ...

    Article : 104 words
  30. A LITTLE TOY

    Would you like to make a jolly little mouse which will run along by itself? This is how it is done. Clean out the inside of half a ...

    Article : 102 words
  31. CONJURING AT HOME!

    A conjuror had gives a performance at a hall and after the show the Caretaker of the hall asked him to show him a trick or two in private. The ...

    Article : 181 words
  32. "LITTLE WOMEN"

    One of our members. Helen Greenside, sent me in a very interesting little account of how "Little Women" was published. The book was ...

    Article : 159 words
  33. TRY THIS CATCH.

    Go up to a chum one day and say to him. "Can you tell me what are the three words which boys and girls most often use in school?" ...

    Article : 63 words
  34. PERHAPS.

    Harold: Where are you going, mamma? Mother: Papa and I are going to a surprise party. ...

    Article : 53 words
  35. WRONG ANSWER.

    Said the schoolmaster: "Now Johnny Lee. Explain what means this—Q.E.D.[?] Johnny murmured in fun: ...

    Article : 30 words
  36. THE REASON WHY.

    Mrs. Brown: What does this mean? I ordered a dozen eggs and you only delivered 11? Grocer: Yes, madam. One was ...

    Article : 35 words
  37. BY RUNNING.

    Stranger: Could you tell me how far it is to the railway station? Scout[?] Yes, sir. It's twenty minutes' walk if you run! ...

    Article : 27 words
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