Boys Archives – Vintage American Ways
September 12, 2015 By Maryanne Datesman Leave a Comment
Boys’ Page for October: “When You Are Lost in the Woods” The Youth’s Companion October 1, 1914, p. 512 Few persons become lost in the woods when the sun is shining; but on a cloudy day, or in a …
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January 12, 2015 By Maryanne Datesman Leave a Comment
If you know a twelve-year-old boy whose idea of adventure is playing video games on his cell phone, share this story with him. Ask him if he’d like to trade places with this boy “born and bred in the …
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