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The Substitute Guest

The Substitute Guest (1936) ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ ⭐ by Grace Livingston Hill Inside the cover of my copy, there is a shiny gold sticker that says “Honaker’s Huntington W. VA.” and someone did a series of subtraction math problems in it. In the front flyleaf, it says “Clara Stover 1102 Chestnut St. Kenova W. VA”.…
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Stories of Our Holidays – January (New Years Day)

Happy New Year, everyone! Let’s see what our 1913 book has to say about New Year’s Day. New Year’s Day hear month season perhaps January vacation birthday colors A happy New Year, boys and girls!A happy New Year to all!I am the little new year.I came last night when you were all sound asleep.You did…
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Stories of Our Holidays – December (Christmas)

Of course it’s our holiday of the month! Whether you call it Xmas, Christmas, or Festivus for the Rest of Us, it’s that time of the year where you get your cocoa and fuzzy socks out and watch cozy movies and have gatherings and get-togethers for one reason or another. Let’s see what our 1913…
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Stories of Our Holidays – November (Voting Day) (Thanksgiving)

For November, we will be talking about the US Voting Day and the US Thanksgiving. Voting Day is the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November. Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. This year, (2025) Voting Day will be on November 4th, and Thanksgiving will be on November 27. The story…
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Stories of Our Holidays – October (Columbus Day) (Halloween)

This month we have 2 holidays to observe. The first is Columbus Day, and the second is Halloween! Columbus Day is October 13th and Halloween is October 31st. We are taking our little stories from the 1913 schoolbook Stories of Our Holidays by Isabel M. Horsford. She was a teacher in William E. Endicott School…
