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  2. THE CHILDREN'S PAGE

    My Dear Nieces and Nephews. Thank you all very much for your nice ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 675 words
  3. DIPS FROM MY LETTER BAG.

    Dear Auntie Nell,—I put my age last time 11 years, and I am 12. I am sorry it was a mistake, and I hope you will forgive me. I think I am too late to put a puzzle ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 3,505 words
  4. A FOREST OF [?]

    Here is a whole "forest" of good riddles. Each one is a ree. catch your friends with them:—What does the sea wash against ...

    Article : 313 words
  5. AFTER THE PARTY.

    "Oh oh! what pain," she said, "I'll have no more plum cake, I'll go to bed an sleep instead, And feast no more on cake ...

    Article : 32 words
  6. THE DESERTED HUT.

    Among the distant hills which raise Their snow-clad peaks on high, Where on the stilly evenings You can hear the curlews cry ...

    Article : 178 words
  7. TELEGRAM ANSWERS

    Rita Coad: I hope you had a good view of the race on Monday. Wasn't the Park looking lovely? Thank you, dear, for your donation towards the Sunshine Cot. ...

    Article : 1,233 words
  8. HOW DOLLY WAS NAMED.

    I am almost certain that every little girl has at some time or other played with a doll (writes a correspondent). Very likely the older ones have outgrown their dolls ...

    Article : 264 words
  9. A WATER TRICK.

    A dinkum way to make water higher in the centre than the sides: Put about a quarter of an inch of water in a soup plate; then stand a stump of lighted can ...

    Article : 76 words
  10. FIDGETY FLORA.

    Come, listen to me and I'll tell you the tale Of "Fidgety Flora," of Dingleby Dale; For she was the girl who couldn't keep ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 165 words
  11. THE ELFIN WAND.

    Behind the rhododendron bush, Just beside the summer-house, There's a pond with treasure rare—Nurse says I can't go there ...

    Article : 167 words
  12. THE SUNSHINE LEAGUE.

    The object of the Sunshine League is to train children in acts of kindness and love, believing that such acts brine blessings to themselves and others. Our motto is ...

    Article : 124 words
  13. ODDS AND ENDS.

    Teacher: If you had three mince pies, four cakes, three buns, and an apple, what would you have? Little Mary: One pain, I think. ...

    Article : 143 words
  14. A WONDERFUL INVENTION.

    A clever inventor of Shoreham Made brown paper gloves and he wore 'em; They looked strong and neat ...

    Article : 38 words
  15. AUNTIE NELL'S POSTSCRIPT.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 35 words
  16. NOT SO EASY.

    Bill: Dad, there's a wasp on the ceiling. Daddy (deep in the newspaper): Well, tread on it and don't worry me. Mabel: My grandpa hasn't got a grey ...

    Article : 51 words
  17. A FUNNY CONVERSATION.

    Now you can believe this or you can believe it not, just as you please; but I am going to tell it to you! I happened to overhear a most remarkable conversation ...

    Article : 286 words
  18. SPRING CLEANING.

    Hey! what a rattle of dustpans and pails! Up come the carpets—don't tread on the nails!, Rubbing and scrubbing, we're dreadfully ...

    Article : 72 words
  19. NAME COMPETITION, (Under 10 years) MAY 12.

    {No abstract available}

    Detailed lists, results, guides : 17 words
  20. COMPETITIONS.

    A prize is given each week for the correct solution of the puzzles. When more than one competitor has the correct answer, neatness, spelling, etc., are taken into ...

    Article : 76 words
  21. HELP!

    One day as I was separating the milk I noticed a green-head ant caught fast in a spider's web, and the wily old spider now and again would touch him, apparently to ...

    Article : 92 words
  22. COMPETITION FOR NEXT SATURDAY, MAY 19.

    A man gave a boy 20 pennies and told him to buy 20 birds. For sparrows he was to pay ¼d each, for parrots ½ each., and for pigeons 4d each. How many sparrows ...

    Article : 52 words
  23. TELL IT TO DADDY

    "If it wasn't for me," said Dan proudly, "my class wouldn't have any standing at all." "But I thought you were always at the ...

    Article : 53 words
  24. SAY THESE QUICKLY

    Tim Tam tied a tripod to the trim tram. Can a cool coal-scuttle scuttle school-wards? Robin, the roving robber, jammed his ...

    Article : 75 words
  25. COMPETITION FOR SATURDAY, MAY 26.

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    Detailed lists, results, guides : 70 words
  26. A GOOD TRAVELLER.

    The proud mother was showing baby to the absent-minded uncle. "Can he walk?" asked uncle. "Why, he's been walking for the last ...

    Article : 46 words
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