Grandma Beans Bread Goes West For Miltonvale Fair
Grandma Bean kneads night for blue ribbon bread as a balky horse balks on a long drive to Miltonvale. Hattie, Frank and children push on with the dough and buggy, finally hitching a gravel wagon for a wild descent into town and the county fair lanes.
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Grandma Bean
Grandma
Bean
Buffalo County
Miltonvale
Mrs -Puckett
Sally Horn
Hattie
Frank
Jen
Grandma Beach
Jimmy
Jen’s
Jen's
Hattle
Grandpa Bean
Gram-maw
Bertie
Dan
Jimmie
Dannie
Ossie
Daniel
Humane Society
Bread Brings Courageous Return Home After Wild Ride
Hattie and Grandma Bean recount a perilous buggy ride with a dizzy spell and a toppled moment. They arrive at Jen's, bake bread with zeal, and savor a crusty loaf tied to a blue ribbon while joking about the ride.
Slats Diary: Odd Narratives From Ross Farquhar
Slats Diary recounts days labeled Friday through Thursday with folk observations and quips about Aron Frump, Ant Emmy, Jenny Cole, and Pa. It notes deviled ham, a Bible reference, a 1000 dollar life policy, and a Davenport cushion request. It ends with a Miller's Worm Powders promotion for infant digestion.
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Aron
Arons
Ant Emma Woodent
Jenny Cole
Emmy
U. States
Overcoming Difficulties, A Roosevelt Insight
Theodore Roosevelt argues greatness comes to those who seek to overcome obstacles not dodge them. He warns that a instinct to avoid hard tasks signals weakness and impedes leadership, challenging young people to confront difficulties directly.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Pory
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Acton
Builders’ Supplies
N. McLeod
Acton Yard
J. W. Jones Red & White Grocery
Ont
Tyler’s Transport
Toronto
Acton, Ontario
Grandma” Bean
Mrs. Puckett
Graham
Slats
Ross Farquhar
George Cowle
Ritchie & Agar
Halton County
Erin
Eramosa
Society
Robert Simpson Co
Pioneer Equipment Company
Daymond Motor Co
Guelph
Acton Creamery
Acker Furniture Company
Venetian Mirror
Esquesing
Ist
Massey-Harris Co
Alex. Hume
Massey-Harris
T. Eaton Co
T. Eaton Company Limited
Guelph Weston Coke and Bread Co
Canada Bread Co
Uelph
Union Stock Yards
Carroll's, Limited
Gilson Mag
Co. F. Mooney
L. L. Mullin
Toronto Elevators, Ltd
D. H. Lindsay
W. Barber
Bray Hatcheries
George Brown
Norval
J. W. Jones
Cash Sake
M. Pallant
Quebec
Alex. McIisaac
J. C Matthews
W. M. Cooper
A. T. Brown
Wood’s Grocery
J. Wood
J. Woods
G. A. Dills
E. J. Nelson
Mira
Isaac Adams
Rev. C. L. Poole’s
Rev. C. L. Poole
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