Teacher's Pet
Ramsey Milholland endures school life from a Civil War veteran grandfather memory to a German language class. In decimals at the blackboard he endures humiliation, watches Dora Yocum, and dubs her “Teacher's Pet” after a tense, comic classroom scene.
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Emale Ramsey Milholland
Ramsey
Dora
Dora Yocum
Yegher
Paul Revere
Old North Church
Rumsey
Shakespeare
Rivalry in a High School Class Drags Dora Yocum into Focus
Ramsey Milholland and Fred Mitchell clash with Wesley Bender over Dora Yocum as declamation star and class beauty. Ramsey resents Dora while Lincoln and patriotic readings sharpen tensions, leading to a street confrontation about personal appearance and cliques.
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Fred Mitchell
Dora
Ramsey
Dora Yocum
George Washington
Paul Revere
United States
Shakespeare
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Wesley Bender
Wesley
Bender
Foreign Office
Wes
Yocum
Dirty Wes
Life and gold wired long in unseen lines
A fragmentary scene shows a girl and clerk discussing hair nets and invisibility. An ounce of gold could be drawn into a wire fifty miles long, hinting at long, hidden processes behind everyday items.
King Penguins Pair In Ocean View Courtship Tale
Daddy narrates a King Penguin courtship where Mr. King Penguin chooses Miss King Penguin after walking with her on a high bank overlooking the sea. They exchange loving words and plan for a future chick, with details of their mate bonding and the hopeful young penguin to come.
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Daddy
King Penguin
Mr. King Penguin
Miss Penguin
Tanlac touted as world’s greatest tonic for thin frail people
The advertisement claims Tanlac relieves obstinate indigestion and dyspepsia, increases weight, and restores health in thin frail individuals. It describes digestion as failing to absorb nutrients, leading to poisons, weakness, and illness, and credits Tanlac with stimulating digestive organs and enriching blood to build bone, flesh, and strength.
What Most of Us Do and Other Quotes
A compilation of humorous exchanges and wry observations. Senator Sorgum questions whether auditors understood him and advocates for clear explanations. A quip about a father swearing when a car breaks down hints at pragmatic attitudes toward work and wages.
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