When Someone Leaves Us by Douglas Malloch
A 1932 poem recalling the bonds formed in labor and fellowship. It speaks of friendships strengthened by work, prayer, and shared purpose, and notes that departing friends continue to labor with the group in new fields and vineyards.
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Douglas Malloch
Farmer Brown's Boy Recovers Cool From Forest Honey Heist
In the Green Forest on a scorching day Farmer Brown's Boy finds Buster Bear raiding Busy Bee's honey storeroom. Bees sting him while he greedily scoops honey, making the forest scene chaotic and hot for the boy who contemplates leaving.
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Farmer Brown
Green Torest
Sammy Jay
Bee
Buster Bear
Green Forest
Buster
Busy Bee
T. W. Burgess
Candy and Honey as Quick Energy For All Ages
The article extols honey and candy as safe quick energy foods for both children and adults. It advises moderation, notes peppermint remains a favored flavor, and suggests candy as a well suited dessert or gift, even for bridge players who enjoy sugar cubes presented in decorative shapes.
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Tuck Ao
Western Newspaper Union
Letting Him Down City Council Photo Fame Sparks Humour
A newly sworn city council member basks in praise and nods to passersby. A stranger recalls seeing the member’s likeness in the papers and jokes about a familiar photograph. The man claims he used the medicine for his rehumanism but found no cure.
Octopus Defined in Kids Dialogue
Willie asks what an octopus is and Dad replies with a playful definition. The exchange includes a child’s mis identification and a simple explanation about eight arms versus nine. The tone is light and educational.
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Willie
Dad
Fragmented Dialogue and Odd Vignettes From Hader Magazine
The piece presents a string of disjointed lines with characters named Johnny, First Explorer, Pathfinder, Disturbing Beggar, and others. Scenes include unexpected visitors at dinner, pie references, skull imagery, and a joke about progress through a flirtatious tag line. The tone resembles a satirical magazine collage.
Conversation Between Musician and Sage
A musician complains that the sage talked over the solo but the sage replies he heard nothing worth hearing. The exchange highlights tension between ego and restraint in a quirky dialogue.
Great Spouter Whale as Banter Politician
A playful exchange argues that a famous whale named Great Spouter would make a good politician because of his skill at spouting. The quip contrasts a boastful stance with the idea of public speaking prowess.
Poor Papal Wife and the Gown Joke
A humorous exchange features a wife asking about her new gown and the husband responding with a sharp, joking assessment. The compact dialogue showcases a light domestic humor dynamic.
Automobile Commercial Traveler Phrase Fragment
Fragmentary lines describe a broad concept of forever and a joke about paying installments on Drano. It reads as a garbled newspaper clipping with unclear context and few concrete details or identifiable names or events.
Conservative Spender and Thrift Talk Between Mrs Waggs and Taggs
Dialogue sketches a dispute over wages and money habits. Mrs Waggs criticizes thrift while Mrs Taggs contends her partner always has money in his pocket and remarks on giving only half her wages.
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Waggs
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