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The Mountain News is a periodical that includes current news on the continents, stories, and advertisements. This particular issue includes Chapter 3 of "An Adventure on New Poplington," News from Poplington, a "Boys Column," and various advertisements.

The fourth chapter of Seven Days in the Country details Fred and Dick's attempt to corral a stray calf that escaped from the pasture. Even though Dick hurts himself, he returns to finish mowing the field before returning back home to write.

The first Chapter of Seven Days in the Country introduces the characters Dick, Fred, and Franz--brothers that enjoy playing in the outdoors from the "milkroom roof" to "Hedgehog Ledge." The brothers consider outdoor play as a form of education. The three brothers in this story seem to mirror the lives of the Nelson brothers.

This fragment of a periodical, in two column format, includes sections on “Sunny Shore," "News from the Plains" and "Long Continent News" and beautifully illustrated advertisements for a bicycle, a music catologue, a gun, and a canoe.

War News is meant for "embracing war news & topics of the times" and "is for all who are interested in war & also those who are sportsmen and boatmen because it tells all about the latest inventions of the age." This particular issue includes a cover story called "A Great Battle: It Has Shaken the Whole World. Nearly a victory for L.C.," illustrations, and news from around the world.

War News is meant for "embracing war news & topics of the times" and "is for all who are interested in war & also those who are sportsmen and boatmen because it tells all about the latest inventions of the age." This particular edition is a short piece titled "The First Fighting" that provides details of an attack on Forest Continent that left "seven thousands men killed and three thousand men wounded."

War News is meant for "embracing war news & topics of the times" and "is for all who are interested in war & also those who are sportsmen and boatmen because it tells all about the latest inventions of the age." This particular issue has wonderful illustrations that bring various technological and warfare devices to life on paper. This edition also includes updates from around the world, an index of the Nelson Bros. Seeds, an honorary piece on William Little, and a story about the "Great Skier" Jimmy Allen.

The Western World is a periodical that includes outdoorsman inspired stories and current news of the Nelson's World and its continents, along with agricultural and commercial advertisments. This particular issue includes a story about Jimmy Allen, Ethan Allen's son, and "Words Concerning the Navy." The issue is not completed with empty column space and squares blocked out for illustrations that were never drawn. There is a list of agricultural and hunting supplies (including books, paper and pencils) on the blank last page of the document.

The Western World is a periodical that includes outdoorsman inspired stories and current news of the Nelson's World and its continents, along with agricultural and commercial advertisments. The stories include "The Lost Hunter," "A Wild Cat Hunt," "A Race for Life," and a story about sugar making that experiments with dialect writing. Stories with varied bylines not located in the Nelson's World suggest that children outside the family may have participated in the production of this 1895 periodical. The periodical also includes sophisticated pencil drawings, one of which is a comic named "A Base Bawl Game." This particular issue is the "Easter" edition.

The Weekly Telegram is a publication meant to please both old and young, consisting of both descriptive stories, illustrations and comics, and relative news from around the Nelson's imaginary world. This particular issue provides details and updates about the Allenstown Fair, "New Poplington News," and a list of prizes given out at the agricultural tent.