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Mary Leslie Newton describes the family's recent activities, including an encounter with a "good looking" young man at the coal office. Several postscripts are written vertically along the sides of the pages.

Mary Leslie Newton writes a humorous letter to her father, making up details to supplant the lack of news. She describes her own printing responsibilities, and asks if she might "set up as a boy" once her brother Don leaves home.

Mary Leslie Newton describes her cold and the effort she and her aunt are putting forth to entertain Halley, who was forbidden from using her eyes much. She describes a purchase of coal and her decision to begin wearing her brother Don's old collars,…

This letter contains a typewritten and a handwritten letter, sent at the same time due to a delay. One page of the typewritten letter has a pencil drawing of a bird. The letter describes a trip to the YMCA reading room, weather, a frightening…

The cover of No. 87 of theTip Top Weekly.The series was marketed as "An Ideal Publication for the American Youth." This cover image shows Frank Merriwell, the hero of the series, pinched the necks of two men.

This is an advertisement for the magazine "The American Boy."

The cover of No. 87 of theTip Top Weekly.The series was marketed as "An Ideal Publication for the American Youth." This cover image shows Frank Merriwell, the hero of the series, pinched the necks of two men.

This is an advertisement for the magazine "The American Boy."