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On 05/06/2015 06:07 AM, Barbara Schmidt wrote:
> "A Record of the Small Foolishnesses of Susie and 'Bay' Clemens
> (Infants)" spans nine years (1876-1885) and includes the kind of
> sayings and stories cherished by parents everywhere. Stories about
> Jean were included after her birth in 1880, but the emphasis is on the
> actions of "Modoc" (Susie) and "the Bay" (Clara), primarily at the

   Thanks for the excellent review.

   The variation between the spelling of "Susy" and "Susie" throughout
this article is a bit confusing.  Did they really write it both ways?

   There are also incorrectly-balanced quotation marks in the paragraph
beginning "The grieving Clemens..."

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