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Wide Awake [v28 #2, January 1889] ( ) [Jeff Kaylin] 90 · A Violin Recitation · Lisbeth B. Humphrey · fp 91 · The Cricket Fiddler · Clara Doty Bates · pm; illus. 93 · Good Luck · Hezekiah Butterworth · ss; illus. 99 · McGee’s Sidewalk · L. J. Bridgman · pm; illus. 100 · My Grizzly Bear · Jessie Benton Frémont · ss 102 · A Man of Straw · Prof. Otis T. Mason · ss; illus. 104 · To Mamma on Her Birthday · Faith Cleveland Lee · pm; illus. 105 · The Adventures of David Vane and David Crane. Chapters 5-9 · J. T. Trowbridge · sl; illus. 114 · Hail! · C. E. Whiton-Stone · pm 115 · Minty Malviny’s Santa Claus · M. E. M. Davis · ss; illus. 120 · The Court Calendar · L. J. Bridgman · cl; illus. 121 · Five Little Peppers Midway. Chapters 3-4 · Margaret Sidney · sl; illus. 131 · The Legend of William Tell · Sarah Loring Bailey · ar; illus. 135 · A Bone of Contention · C. M. Emery · pm 136 · “But — Let Me Think” · Margaret Eytinge · pm; illus. 137 · An Apple Orchard in Winter · H. A. H. · ar; illus. 139 · Dilly Dally and Shilly Shally · Emilie Poulsson · pm 140 · Daisy’s Letters to Pattie (The Second Letter) · Mary B. Claflin · nf 141 · Such a Little Thing · Mrs. L. B. Walford · ss Atalanta Dec, 1888; illus. 147 · The Stolen Custard · Esther B. Tiffany · pm 148 · Men and Things — XII. Kissing · H. A. H. · nf 148 · Men and Things — XIII. More Hints · P. P. P. · nf 148 · Men and Things — XIV. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher’s idea of Apple Pie · Anon. · nf 148 · Men and Things — XV. “English as she is [has been] spoke” · P. Quintius Curtius · nf 149 · Men and Things — XVI. “Help-Yourself” Recipts for the use of Children · The Little House Mother · nf 149 · Men and Things — XVII. A Forerunner · The Suggester · nf 149 · Men and Things — XVIII. “Blue Blood” · Q. C. · nf 149 · Men and Things — XIX. A Royal Nursery Story · Sallie Joy White · nf 150 · Men and Things — XX. Party Calls · Margaret Lake · nf 150 · Men and Things — XXI. Bird Juries · Q. C. · nf 151 · Men and Things — XXII. He Who Runs may Read · Q. C. · nf 151 · Men and Things — XXIII. “Turn About Is Fair Play” · Q. C. · nf 151 · Men and Things — XXIV. Little Three-Year-Old’s Story with a “Moral” · A Listener · nf 151 · Men and Things — XXV. A Cure for Round-Shoulders · A. B. H. · nf 152 · Tangles · Frank E. Saville · cl
Wide Awake [v28 #3, February 1889] ( ) [Jeff Kaylin] 154 · Lorenzo the Magnificent, Peri and the Grand Panjandrum at Lunch · E. H. Garrett · fp 155 · Who Ate the Queen’s Luncheon? · Susan Coolidge · ss; illus. 160 · The Dancing Lesson · W. H. Chandlee · il 161 · Children in Italian Sculpture · Mabel F. Robinson · ar; illus. 166 · Forty-Eight Hours a Day · Charles L. Hill · ss; illus. 168 · A Heavenly Visitant · Mrs. M. F. Butts · pm; illus. 169 · The Adventures of David Vane and David Crane. Chapters 10-14 · J. T. Trowbridge · sl; illus. 178 · A Grievance · Emma A. Opper · pm; illus. 178 · The Tupper Children · A. G. Plympton · ss; illus. 183 · Hurry Scurry and Fluttera Flurry · Emilie Poulsson · pm 184 · The Court Calendar · L. J. Bridgman · cl; illus. 185 · Five Little Peppers Midway. Chapters 5-6 · Margaret Sidney · sl; illus. 194 · Some One’s Valentine · C. E. Whiton-Stone · pm; illus. 194 · Daisy’s Letters to Pattie (The Third Letter) · Mary B. Claflin · nf 195 · A Little Pretender · Emilie Poulsson · pm 196 · Princess Mayblossom · Annette Lyster · ss Atalanta Dec, 1888; illus. 201 · An Old-Fashioned Boat · Ernest Ingersoll · ar; illus. 203 · An Apple of Discord · Georgiana Washington · ss; illus. 208 · How a German Boy Became an African Prince · Elbridge S. Brooks · ar; illus. 210 · Nonsense Animals · L. W. L. · ms; illus. 212 · Men and Things — XXVI. Tool Chests for Girls · Helen M. Winslow · nf 212 · Men and Things — XXVII. A Musical Definition · Q. P. · nf 212 · Men and Things — XXVIII. How a National Table came to Boston · Elisabeth M. Gosse · nf 213 · Men and Things — XXIX. A Horse at the Dentist’s · Q. P. · nf 213 · Men and Things — XXX. More New England “Economies” · Jane Gregory · nf 213 · Men and Things — XXXI. A Boston Santa Claus · Elisabeth M. Gosse · nf 214 · Men and Things — XXXII. “If She Only Would” · P. P. P. · nf 214 · Men and Things — XXXIII. The Survival of Ancient Superstitions · Frances A. Humphrey · nf 215 · Men and Things — XXXIV. A Progressive Dinner · Amanda B. Harris · nf 215 · Men and Things — XXXV. Little Four-Year-Old’s Experience with the “weather” · A Listener · nf 215 · Men and Things — XXXVI. “Is it Catching?” · Annie M. Libby · nf 215 · Men and Things — XXXVII. How the Sheriffs of London are “Sworn In” · Margaret Lake · nf 216 · What Are They? · E. S. Tucker · pm; illus.
Wide Awake [v28 #4, March 1889] ( ) [Jeff Kaylin] 218 · Schnontz and I · St. C. Simmons · fp 219 · Schnontz and I · Graham R. Tomson · pm; illus. 220 · How Nat Went to the Inauguration · Frances Emerson · ss; illus. 227 · March Bugles · C. E. Whiton-Stone · pm 228 · Queen Kapiolani Sends Greeting · Prof. Otis T. Mason · ss; illus. 229 · What the Boughs Said · Clinton Scollard · pm 230 · The Last Day at School · A. Daudet · ss; illus. 232 · In a Glass House · Agnes M. Lewis · pm; illus. 233 · The Adventures of David Vane and David Crane. Chapters 15-18 · J. T. Trowbridge · sl; illus. 241 · When Summer Comes · Hiram Barnes · il 242 · The Coon Hunt in Wheeler’s Woods · Rowland E. Robinson · ar; illus. 246 · The English Skylark · Frances A. Humphrey · ar; illus. 248 · The Court Calendar · L. J. Bridgman · cl; illus. 249 · Five Little Peppers Midway. Chapters 7-8 · Margaret Sidney · sl; illus. 258 · Famous Pets — VIII. Pets in Literary Life · Eleanor Lewis · ar; illus. 266 · Captain Carnes’ Profitable Pepper · John Albee · pm 267 · How Bess Was Kidnapped · Theodora R. Jenness · ss 270 · Four Dogs · Thomas G. Marquis · ar 272 · Our Pictures · Mrs. M. F. Butts · pm; illus. 272 · How the Blind Kindergarteners Read “Five Little Peppers” · Sallie Joy White · ar 275 · Daisy’s Letters to Pattie (The Fourth Letter) · Mary B. Claflin · nf 276 · Men and Things — XXXVIII. Ben Franklin’s Wish in Old Age · Q. P. · nf 276 · Men and Things — XXXIX. A Reminiscence of the Presidential Election of 1840 · C. W. P. · nf 276 · Men and Things — XL. A Royal Japanese Schoolboy · Q. P. · nf 277 · Men and Things — XLI. The Lapps and the “Sleeping Bags” · Q. P. · nf 277 · Men and Things — XLII. In a Sick Room · M. B. H. · nf 277 · Men and Things — XLIII. Is the New-Fashioned Teaching Perfect? · P. P. P. · nf 278 · Men and Things — XLIV. A Class Distinction · F. A. H. · nf 278 · Men and Things — XLV. A very “Foolish Virgin” Indeed · Lydia Atherton · nf 278 · Men and Things — XLVI. Two Californian Dogs · F. E. Hamilton · nf 279 · Men and Things — XLVII. An Elderly Woman’s Dream · The Suggester · nf 279 · Men and Things — XLVIII. A Pretty Story about our President’s Wife · Q. P. · nf 280 · The Ballad of the Great White Stork · M. E. B. · pm; illus.
Wide Awake [v28 #5, April 1889] ( ) [Jeff Kaylin] 282 · John Burroughs · Anon. · fp 283 · Birds’ Nests · May Riley Smith · pm 284 · A Dash for a Flag · R. M. Backus · ss; illus. 286 · Basking · L. J. Bridgman · il 287 · Five Little Peppers Midway. Chapters 9-10 · Margaret Sidney · sl; illus. 295 · The Pigeon and the Owl · Emilie Poulsson · pm 296 · “Der Woman in Der Soo” · Gertrude F. Harrison · pm; illus. 297 · “The Boy John Burroughs” · John Burroughs · ss; illus. 300 · “A Stitch in Time Saves Nine” · A. G. Plympton · il 300 · Grandpa’s April Fool · Clarissa Potter · ss 303 · The Household King · Arthur D. F. Randolph · pm 304 · The Adventures of David Vane and David Crane. Chapters 19-22 · J. T. Trowbridge · sl; illus. 312 · An Easter Song · C. E. Whiton-Stone · pm; illus. 313 · Ralegh and the Potato · Margaret Blathwayt · ss; illus. 324 · The Cascaroni Dance · E. L. H. Willis · ss; illus. 327 · The First Memory · Marian Douglas · pm 327 · Fairy Food · Clinton Scollard · pm 328 · The Court Calendar · L. J. Bridgman · cl; illus. 329 · The Little Girl of the Okobojo · Clara Doty Bates · ss; illus. 335 · Daisy’s Letters to Pattie (The Fifth Letter) · Mary B. Claflin · nf 336 · What the Great Wise Man Said · Adeline V. Pond · pm 338 · How the Eskimo Trap Arctic Foxes · Herbert L. Aldrich · ar; illus. 339 · After an April Snow · F. Childe Hassam · il 340 · Men and Things — XLIX. What Is Truth? · E. P. · nf 340 · Men and Things — L. Easter Eggs in Greece · A. B. H. · nf 340 · Men and Things — LI. The Power of a Voice · H. A. H. · nf 341 · Men and Things — LII. Bolivar’s Christmas Dinner · Q. P. · nf 341 · Men and Things — LIII. Two Good English Ideas · Frances A. Humphrey · nf 341 · Men and Things — LIV. A Laughing Match · Q. P. · nf 342 · Men and Things — LV. Little Helen Keller and Her Dog · Emilie Poulsson · nf 342 · Men and Things — LVI. An Abnormal Sheep · The Suggester · nf 342 · Men and Things — LVII. The Bent of the Twig · Q. P. · nf 342 · Men and Things — LVIII. “The Beginnings of Good Manners” · Margaret Lake · nf 343 · Men and Things — LIX. Indian Fun · Q. P. · nf 343 · Men and Things — LX. Two things some Little American Girls would like to have · Q. P. · nf 343 · Men and Things — LXI. The “Perquisites” of an Earl · F. A. H. · nf 343 · Men and Things — LXII. Prue’s Estimate of Washington · E. P. · nf 344 · A Roman Pig · Delia W. Lyman · pm; illus.
Wide Awake [v28 #6, May 1889] ( ) [Jeff Kaylin] 346 · “Out of Reach” · A. G. Plympton · fp 347 · Little Cy Downer’s Ride · Clara Doty Bates · pm; illus. 350 · Five Little Peppers Midway. Chapters 11-12 · Margaret Sidney · sl; illus. 360 · The Bootblack · Robert Ogden Fowler · pm; illus. 361 · Besieged · Jessie Benton Frémont · ss 368 · The Adventures of David Vane and David Crane. Chapters 23-27 · J. T. Trowbridge · sl; illus. 376 · The Way of It · Frances Allen · pm 377 · The Household of Andrew Jackson · Harriet Taylor Upton · ar; illus. 393 · A May Song · C. E. Whiton-Stone · pm 393 · Teddy · E. S. Thronton · ss; illus. 399 · Daisy’s Letters to Pattie (The Sixth Letter) · Mary B. Claflin · nf 399 · Mapleblossom · Charlotte W. Thurston · pm 400 · An English May Day · Frances A. Humphrey · ar; illus. 404 · Men and Things — LXIII. Arithmetic and Ethics · Emilie Poulsson · nf 404 · Men and Things — LXIV. Flower Pirates · Frances A. Humphrey · nf 404 · Men and Things — LXV. “Mud-larking” · Amanda B. Harris · nf 405 · Men and Things — LXVI. The Strange Idea in Caroline’s head · Louis Hall · nf 405 · Men and Things — LXVII. Who will tell Why? · Lucy Carter · nf 405 · Men and Things — LXVIII. How We Helped Build the Church · G. H. Le Cato · nf 406 · Men and Things — LXIX. Little Prue’s Valuable Discovery · E. P. · nf 406 · Men and Things — LXX. “Farming under Water” · A. B. H. · nf 407 · Men and Things — LXXI. The White House Kitchen in 1862 · M. S. · nf 407 · Men and Things — LXXII. John G. Whittier’s Little Dog and the Singer · Sallie Joy White · nf 407 · Men and Things — LXXIII. Apt · S. L. E. · nf 408 · The Court Calendar · L. J. Bridgman · cl; illus.
Wide Awake [v29 #1, June 1889] ( ) [Jeff Kaylin] 12 · I. The End of A Long Day · Henry Bacon · fp 13 · A Plain Case · Mary E. Wilkins · ss; illus. 20 · A Serious Puzzle · Elizabeth L. Gould · pm; illus. 21 · Master J. C. Ballantyne’s Cats · Anon. · pt 21 · The “French Member of Company B” · Annie Sawyer Downs · ss 22 · Master J. C. Ballantyne’s Cats · Anon. · pt; illus. 24 · Overboard in the Java Sea · Sara Trainer Smith · ss 26 · The Court Calendar · L. J. Bridgman · cl; illus. 27 · Sybil Fair’s Fairness. Chapter 1 · Charles R. Talbot · sl; illus. 30 · Flower-Fairies · Clara Louise Burnham · pm; illus. 31 · Two Marjories · Kate Putnam Osgood · pm; illus. 32 · The Naughtiest Boy I Ever Met · Olive Risley Seward · ss 39 · Relics of Torture · Frances A. Humphrey · ar; illus. 41 · Who’s Afraid? · Hiram Barnes · il 41 · Two Sermons · Emilie Poulsson · ar 42 · Apples of Gold · Clinton Scollard · pm; illus. 43 · Five Little Peppers Further On. Chapters 1-2 · Margaret Sidney · sl; illus. 52 · “More Than Twenty Years Ago” · Marian Douglas · pm 53 · Little People in the Studio · C. la Creevy · ss; illus. 62 · A June Sunrise · C. E. Whiton-Stone · pm 62 · The House That Jack Built · Jessie Benton Frémont · ss 68 · Such a Goose! · Jenny Wallis · pm; illus. 68 · Daisy’s Letters to Pattie · Mary B. Claflin · nf 69 · As Others See Us · Alice Wellington Rollins · pm 70 · Men and Things — I. Edith and her Conscience · S. L. E. · nf 70 · Men and Things — II. Fish-Catching on the Potomac · Mary Twombly · nf 70 · Men and Things — III. The elder Ben Harrison · A. B. H. · nf 71 · Men and Things — IV. “Sit” or “Set"? · Q. P. · nf 71 · Men and Things — V. The Footsteps of Genius · O. L. · nf 71 · Men and Things — VI. A Woman of the World · A Listener · nf 71 · Men and Things — VII. At the Inaugural Ball · Q. P. · nf 72 · Men and Things — VIII. A War Joke · M. B. H. · nf 72 · Men and Things — IX. “Yankee Folks” · Lydia Atherton · nf 72 · Men and Things — X. Johnny’s Preference · Sallie Joy White · nf 73 · Men and Things — XI. Lord Tennyson’s Chalk Pits · F. A. H. · nf 73 · Men and Things — XII. “Ten of ’em!” · F. A. H. · nf 73 · Men and Things — XIII. The Origin of Punch and Judy · Margaret Lake · nf 73 · Men and Things — XIV. What did they say next? · A Listener · nf 74 · Disproportion · Hannah R. Hudson · pm; illus.
Wide Awake [v29 #2, July 1889] ( ) [Jeff Kaylin] 76 · II. “Welcome!” · F. H. Lungren · fp 77 · Hodge the Cat · Susan Coolidge · pm 78 · Mademoiselle Papa · Virginia Champlin · ss; illus. 82 · Five Little Peppers Further On. Chapters 3-4 · Margaret Sidney · sl; illus. 91 · The Monkey and the Camel · Clara Doty Bates · pm; illus. 93 · The Fourth of July at Robert College · Olive Risley Seward · ar; illus. 100 · Sybil Fair’s Fairness. Chapter 2 · Charles Remington Talbot · sl; illus. 103 · The Child-Knight of Boufflers · Clara Cramer Bernhard · ar 105 · A Surprise · M. J. Hammond · pm 106 · The Musical Scale · L. A. Bradbury · sg 107 · The “Republican Court” · Mrs. Burton Harrison · ar; illus. 118 · “Cuck-oo!” · Frances A. Humphrey · ss 119 · My Foot Is Asleep · M. J. H. · pm 120 · July · C. E. Whiton-Stone · pm 120 · How Patty Earned Her Salt · Walter Lincoln Colby · ss; illus. 124 · Mosquito Nets · M. J. Hammond · pm 125 · Sierra Neighbors · Jessie Benton Frémont · ss 131 · A Promise of Cherries · H. P. Barnes · il 131 · Photographing an Esquimau · Herbert L. Aldrich · ar; illus. 133 · Daisy’s Letters to Pattie · Mary B. Claflin · nf 134 · Men and Things — XV. Israel Putnam and his Plough · H. B. A. · nf 134 · Men and Things — XVI. He was sure about that · A Listener · nf 134 · Men and Things — XVII. He liked to have things orderly · F. A. H. · nf 134 · Men and Things — XVIII. Why Not? · Louis Hall · nf 134 · Men and Things — XIX. The Best Boy’s Story I ever Heard · Mary Wager Fisher · nf 135 · Men and Things — XX. Yes, of course, certainly · S. L. E. · nf 135 · Men and Things — XXI. More “nearness” · Emily Mason · nf 136 · Men and Things — XXII. Who Is Osman Digna? · E. S. B. · nf 136 · Men and Things — XXIII. A Charming Pun · Q. P. · nf 136 · Men and Things — XXIV. Fatherland and Mother-tongue · F. A. Humphrey · nf 137 · Men and Things — XXV. Benny White’s Prayer · M. B. H. · nf 137 · Men and Things — XXVI. Great Men and Good Manners · M. D. · nf 137 · Men and Things — XXVII. Princess Louise and little Helen Henschel · Sallie Joy White · nf 138 · The Court Calendar · L. J. Bridgman · cl; illus.
Wide Awake [v29 #3, August 1889] ( ) [Jeff Kaylin] 140 · III. Gul Baba in the Rose-Garden · F. H. Lungren · fp 141 · Gul Baba, “Father of Roses” · John C. Carpenter · ar; illus. 147 · The Court Calendar · L. J. Bridgman · cl; illus. 148 · Five Little Peppers Further On. Chapters 5-6 · Margaret Sidney · sl; illus. 156 · A Disappointment · Elizabeth L. Gould · pm 157 · Little Sister Rehearses · Edith M. Thomas · pm; illus. 157 · The Dole of Susan Jane · Mary E. Wilkins · pm 158 · How Long Pond Ran Away · John Marshall · ss 160 · Tim Faraday and the Two Auroras · Eugene M. Camp · ss; illus. 163 · Mature · Henrietta L. Jamieson · il 164 · In the Meadows at Trianon · Olive Risley Seward · ss 168 · A Correction · Lucy C. Bull · pm 169 · Sybil Fair’s Fairness. Chapter 3 · Charles Remington Talbot · sl; illus. 173 · Queen Mary’s Child-Garden · Frances A. Humphrey · ar; illus. 178 · “Sweet Home” · Harriet Prescott Spofford · pm; illus. 181 · Fishing in Tweed and Yarrow · Andrew Lang · ar; illus. 187 · Camping Near the Giant Trees · Jessie Benton Frémont · ar 191 · August · C. E. Whiton-Stone · pm 191 · Daisy’s Letters to Pattie · Mary B. Claflin · nf 192 · A Backward Boy · Mary L. Wyatt · pm 193 · “Bin” · Grace Denio Litchfield · ss; illus. 197 · Affinity · M. J. H. · pm 198 · Men and Things — XXVIII. “Nothing more could be done” · M. S. · nf 198 · Men and Things — XXIX. About Silhouettes · Pamela McArthur Cole · nf 198 · Men and Things — XXX. An Eastern Gymnasium · Amanda B. Harris · nf 199 · Men and Things — XXXI. A future Novelist · M. B. H. · nf 199 · Men and Things — XXXII. The Lord Chancellor and the Ragamuffins · O. L. · nf 199 · Men and Things — XXXIII. The World’s Acceptance of Us · Margaret Emma Ditto · nf 200 · Men and Things — XXXIV. Cotton Mather’s cure for Stammering · M. I. E. · nf 200 · Men and Things — XXXV. How the Princess manages It · Q. P. · nf 200 · Men and Things — XXXVI. How we Caught the Cubs · Herbert L. Aldrich · nf 201 · Men and Things — XXXVII. The Oddities of Genius · M. D. · nf 201 · Men and Things — XXXVIII. More about Big Words · B. H. Q. · nf 202 · The Fox and the Rabbit · Philip Burroughs Strong · pm; illus.

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