The Professor and the Bundy Daughters Tea
A scholarly Bundy family hosts Professor Peo Lucky for tea at their home. Misses Bundy, priggish and well bred, vie for his attention while the plain Miss Sally contemplates marriage. A mishap with stairs keeps the professor onsite, prompting hopeful talks of a future union.
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Bensonby
Cicero College
Bandy
Bundy
Buody
Hey
Tos
Sundar
St Simon's
Trunkind
Llumpeg-Iide
Feds
Conein
Wheither
Lim
Geneis
Sally
Misa Sully
Jim
Misses Bundy
Boston
Bomebody
Miss Sally
Sully
Boobdy
Miss Enlore
Tang
le Dee& Nit
Mindy
Misselvira
Misses Bunsly
Miss Bedora
Fragmentary dialogue on inheritance and marriage dynamics
Fragmentary quotations describe a man and his heirs, a wife named Sally, and Miss Eudora commenting on changes in character and indulgence. The passage hints at wealth, comfort, and appetite within a troubled union.
Railway Wedding Mischief Delays Nuptials
A Bathgate minister helps a tairdie aged couple arrange witnesses for marriage. The groom proposes an unexpected bridegroom and the bridesmaid to stand with them, leading to comic hesitation and a delayed ceremony as plans shift mid ceremony prep.
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Mr. Wood
Bathgate
Jen
Lasa
Forgiveness, Fear, and Fraying Bonds in a Fractured Verse
A fragmentary verse piece laments failed friendship and moral decay, invoking cautions on forgetfulness and anger. It contrasts forgiving tone with vivid images of violence and ruin, mentioning deception, jealousy, and a specter of vengeance. The voice mourns misdeeds amid social strain.
Painting Farm Tools Adds Value and Longevity
Farmers are urged to paint tools before storage. A good paint job protects fencers, mowers, horse rakes, plow beams, and shovel handles, extending life. Cheap mixed paints suffices and red, being conspicuous, is recommended to deter loss of tools.
Hints for Visitors to the Sick Reflect Quiet Etiquette
Advice urges visitors to call only at the door unless the patient can bear sight, enter quietly, and leave promptly. Bring cheer without sparing truth, avoid questioning about illness, speak of outside topics, and avoid whispers. Offer pleasant visuals like flowers or pictures to ease the monotony.
Sensible Girls of Maine Form Protective Union
A group of Maine girls have established a protective union and drafted resolutions to govern members. The extract from their constitution rejects self styled idle suitors and promises marriage only to men with steady work and willingness to support education and family needs.
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Maine
Atlenlieans
Man repays counterfeit coin with stranger’s kindness
Jim Webster asks Sam Jounsiog for a dollar he can use. Sam loans a dollar, and Jim bites it in disbelief only to discover it is counterfeit. Sam insists he meant to help a friend and keeps the gesture.
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Sim
Jim Webster
Sam
Jounsiog
Graham
Jim
Son
Duldar
Dear Papa Letter Fragment Hidden in Playful Scribbles
A fragmented diary style note shows a childlike message to a father mentioning a paper scrap and a sorrowful memory. The text references a late death, a sultry house, and echoes of laughter amid mourning.
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Sulay House
Every Egg Broke on Freight Train Ride
A farmer attempting to hop a freight car fell after the train failed to stop. He escaped with a sprained wrist, torn ear, muddied clothes, and a broken count of eggs, lamenting aloud that every darned egg in the basket was broken.
Disorder in Crowd As Water Deluge Drenches Car
In a streetcar incident a stout man spilled a deluge of water, soaking a woman with creased attire on his right while another passenger clutched his dripping shoe. A younger woman later expressed ecstatic admiration as the man offered his seat.
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Ageedd
Lis Lefy
Wiisa
Vague Fragments On Wood, Dress, Remedies And Folklore
The text mixes advice on cutting and seasoning firewood for winter with odd anecdotes about teachers, a Texas milkman’s son, and musings on music and temple-like reverence for trees. It also mentions fashion plates, cosmetics, and cures with Holloway’s Ointment, plus scattered humorous dialogue and nursery chatter.
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Mill Street
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Ghangee
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Gan T
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Sejorel Elita
Enotacor
New York
Canada
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Tuanta
W. W. Borcher
H' Lowrey
Greadusta
Trinity College
College of Persicans and Surgeons
Gage
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Mi. Forster
Sonagox
D. Matheson
Cour
Chancery
Wallace's Hotel
Milton
LL. Benkett
George's Town
Ont
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Georgetown
Atton
veGarcia
Fisher
W.eing, W. R
Ngineer
Machinset
Tama
Mister Clare
Québec Street
Guelph
Seasick
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Mi Street
Actes
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Halton
Frars
ASH
Seisp
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Wheeler, Aéton
Spain
Pant
W. Worden
Barber
Acton’ Banking CO Y., Storey, Christie & CO
Ontario
MONET
Day's Bookstore
Medical Hall
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AEC
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Senna
Sarre
Watch End Clock Houses
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Forster
Acton
East End
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BRO
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Actos
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Patien
H. Marcatt & Bru
Geo. H. Hunt
Jersey City
N.Y
Gs. A
Wat J. Pravee
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Gut
Guelipe
W. C. Robinson
Sperried
Hk Oper
Ior
PTL
Cattern
W. €. Robinson
Manhogs
Mente
Adereas
Culverwell, Medical Co
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Francis, Nunan
T. F. Chapman
GCOS
George's Square
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Main St
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Premsea
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P.O
Suolpion
the Free Press
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Lalertand
Amata Bundy
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Lote
Eplrituette
Eudora
Tait
Lear
Thorne
Isheld
Thea
Acork
Tanya Bleury
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Jack
Papa
Esid
Astin
Texas
Mikes
Bool Fois
Peazon
Soarous
Ats
Mafia
Lepenk Wataoly
Holloway
Eure
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