Brother Gardner On the Warpath
A mock sermon at Limekiln club features Brother Gardner chastising Brother Pullback and Brother Beebe for neglecting work and money. Gardner urges practical effort, warns of debts, and tests Beebe with faith versus labor, ending with Beebe’s name restored after adherence to duty.
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McClure, Phillips & Co
Brother Gardner
Limekiln Club
Bradder
Ollie
Bradder Beebe
Brother Beebe
M. Quad
Properly Pious and the Prayer for an Appendix
A collection of humorous vignettes from various papers. A man awaiting appendicitis surgery insists on having his pastor present to pray before the operation. Other snippets feature playful exchanges about calling a father Pop and a quip about baking powder in biscuits.
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Lippincott’s Magazine
Wealth and Ambition in Quick Wits
A witty exchange in playful banter about wealth and virtue. The Man and Woman dispute abundance while Puck quotes, and Gerald contemplates acting the fool in an amateur theatrical, with Geraldine noting his dislike of hard work.
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Puck
Gerald
Geraldine
New York Press
Expansion King 32422 leads top Poland China hog sale
Expansion King 32422 prize winning boar star of Audubon Fair 1904 1905 and Atlantic 1905 with sweepstakes for best hog. Shamrock 34571 and Wilkes 84684 among largest Iowa hogs. Dams are prolific aged sows 19 farrowed 169 pigs in 1905. Sale features sons bred to Expansion King 32422 Melville Chief 38795 and Shamrock Perfection 38912.
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Hero Wilkes
Shamrock
Iowa
Atlantic
Audubon
King
Melville Chief
Shamrock Perfection
J.C. Hanna
Burlington
Chicago
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Bradder Pullbuck
Shakespeare
Dar Fc
Laura Jean Abbey
Old Sleuth
Bradder Penstock
Beebe
Mr. Slokodie
Pop
Miss Long
Mr. Slokocie
Miss Schulp
Belle
Philadelphia Ledger
Mr. Younglove
Detroit Free Press
John
Audubon, la
Poland
China
J, West Jones
John McGuire
J.C. Hardman & Son
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