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But I must tell you of the Jack-o'-lanterns the children made for
Boy Blue and His Friends Etta Austin Blaisdell
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He had seen boys make Jack-o'-lanterns out of paper boxes.
Boy Blue and His Friends Etta Austin Blaisdell
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The hall should be in total darkness except for the light coming from the Jack-o'-lanterns of all shapes and sizes in various places.
Games for Hallow-e'en Mary E. Blain
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They needed all the time they could get for their Jack-o'-lanterns.
Boy Blue and His Friends Etta Austin Blaisdell
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In addition to this Jack-o'-lanterns made from pumpkins, etc., should be placed around on tables, mantles, corners, etc.
Games for Hallow-e'en Mary E. Blain
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Jack-o'-lanterns for the gas jets may be made of paste board boxes about the size of a shoe box.
Games for Hallow-e'en Mary E. Blain
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Jack-o'-lanterns, with which the room is lighted, are hollowed pumpkins with candles inside.
The Book of Hallowe'en Ruth Edna Kelley
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The tavern seemed to be on the banks of the Thames, for we could see through the two large windows, flitting lights as if boats and ships were moving on the water, while across the bridge old Southwark could be seen in the midnight glare as if it were a field of Jack-o'-lanterns moving in mystic parade.
Shakspere, Personal Recollections John A. Joyce
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The room or rooms in which most of the games are to be played should be decorated as grotesquely as possible with Jack-o'-lanterns made from apples, cucumbers, squash, pumpkins, etc., with incisions made for eyes, nose and mouth and a lighted candle placed within.
Games for Hallow-e'en Mary E. Blain
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The dining-room should also be in total darkness, except for the light given by the Jack-o'-lanterns, until the guests are seated, when they should unmask.
Games for Hallow-e'en Mary E. Blain
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