Jermy Bizby Plans a Wedding Amid Kansas Real Estate Pressures
J Bixby & Co. chief Jermy Bizby, founder and sole representative, confesses regret after mortgaging his brain to his heart. He has proposed to Miss Jessie Carter, village schoolmarm, and she has accepted. His plan to marry coincides with a booming yet strained Kansas land boom and his rising assets from new town lots.
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Kansas
J. Bixby & Co
Jermy Bizby
Jessie Carter
Jermy
Miss Jessie
Jessie
Couple’s Wedding Plot Revealed in Bank Deal
Jermy Bixby plans a new home with Jessie using cash from his borrowed funds and bank loans. A sudden investment by banker Mr Stanley seeds a deceitful plan. Jessie secretly buys the home and deposits funds, revealing the twist at the wedding.
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Jessie
Jermy
Mr. Stanley
Anie
Missouri
Kansas City
Stanley
Jessie Bixby
Romantic snowbound romance blooms after toboggan misadventure
Frances Kennedy and Roy Singleton bond after a chaotic moonlit slide ends with a surprise tumble and playful chase. Midwinter mischief leads to admiration and eventual declarations as the pair explore feelings sparked on a village hill.
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Randel Kennedy
Fiossie
Elmer Bergen
Frances
Elmer
Etta Bergen
Roy
Big Roy Singleton
Major and Widow Share War Stories Over Poodle Feud
In a Sherman villa ward, Maj. Singleton clashes with widow Mrs. Washburne over a poodle. After bites and feigned apologies, the pair temper their feud as the dog stays and romance possibly grows, with the major recalling Cedar Mountain battles.
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AJ. Singleton
Sherman Villa
Cedar Mountain
Major Singleton
Maj. Singleton
Mrs. Sherman
Sherman
Agaian
Cedar Creek
Why She Knew He Had Superior Intelligence
A brief dialogue reveals a jest of intellect as one character asserts the other knew more. the man admits the claim. The exchange hinges on perception of knowledge and superiority.
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Elmer
Frances
Mr. Reid
Counterfeiter arrested after overheard remarks
An ordinary police officer explains how he targeted a suspect by overhearing the counterfeiters remarks. The celebrated detective confirms the method led to the arrest, illustrating the case’s unraveling through a casual conversation.
Higher Education Philosophies in a Pennsylvania Note
A Pennsylvania remark defines higher education as teaching a young man to work to earn an honest living. The brief emphasizes work ethic over scholarly prestige and frames education as practical preparation for honest labor.
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Little Willie
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Will Shat
Mrs Bain
Jonny Bixby
Elsid Endicott
Eimer
Etta
Hum- Roy
Walter Gregory
Tom
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