Money Power Awakening in Barton Baynes Tale
Orphan Barton Baynes goes to live with relatives on Rattleroad in 1826, meets Sally Dunkelberg and Roving Kate, faces mischief then heads toward the Dunkelbergs. Silas Wright, Jr. rescues Barton on a Canton porch, sends books to the Baynes home, and soon wins a U S Senate seat.
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Barton Baynes
Peabody Baynes
Deel
Rattleroad
Lickitysplit
Sally Dunkelberg
Barton
Kate
Amos Grimshfin
Baynes
Amos
Dunkelbergs
Canton
Silas Wright, Jr
Silas Wright
Wright
United States Senate
The Great Stranger Money In Our Old Homeplace
In Battleroad the town learns the power of Money as a stranger who changes lives. The narrator recalls 1837 panic, scarce cash, and notes, while Uncle Peabody struggles with a cooked stove, debts, and a mortgage. Rodney Barnes, a cousin, shares dreams of wealth but falls into bondage to Grimshaw’s bank.
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Kate
J. Dorothy
E. Miner
Flavius Curtis
Grimshaw
Aunot Deel
Mr. Wright
Sir Walter Scott
City of
New York
Uncle Peabody
Rodney Barnes
Canton
John Axtell
Deel
Mr. Barnes
St. Lawrence
Potsdam
Lickitysplit
Barnes
Israel
Drcle Peabody
Dawn
Aunt Deel
Bart
Benjamin Grimshaw
Hills
Ram
The Peabodys Face Hard Times and Grimshaw's Warning
In a hard scrabble home, Aunt Deel and Uncle Peabody brace a debt crisis as powerful farmer Grimshaw pressures repayment. Bart, Aunt Deel, and Uncle Peabody plead for time while seeking options, including selling livestock, amid poverty and concern for the boy's future.
Barton Heeds Silas Wright On Boy's Education Plans
The article notes Barton drawing motivation from Silas Wright as he contemplates sending the boy to school when he is old enough to depart home for education.
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Barton
Silas Wright
Henry Faces Doubt as Merchant’s Heir Takes Over
A merchant leaves his vast business to his only son Henry amid doubts about his ability to manage. Friends split: one praises Henry as bright, another fears he lacks the head to fill his father’s shoes.
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Henry
Scouts Dispatch Bearers to Boy Scouts of America
George Creel chief of the committee on public information writes to the Boy Scouts of America praising their role as dispatch bearers for the war effort. He notes public opinion as vital to defense, scouts delivering the president’s message to over five million homes and nearly two million pamphlets requested on war questions. He lauds unity and loyalty and credits the scouts with aiding victory.
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George Creel
Committee On Public Information
Boy Scouts of America
Mr. West
Boy Scouts
Scouts In Transport Work
A letter from Lieut. Col. F. P. Jackson to national headquarters says two boy scouts work as messengers in the supplies division of the army transport service. He notes they carry confidential official documents between government offices and piers and asserts scouts provide reliable, disciplined service and will follow instructions.
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United States Army Transport Service
France
National
F. P. Jackson
Army Transport Service
Made a Townful of Scouts
A Scranton scout executive visited a boy in a neighboring town during a serious bone operation. On the boy’s twelfth birthday he gave him the tenderfoot test. Back home the boy organized a troop and sparked townwide enthusiasm for scouting. So shines a good deed in a naughty world.
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Scranton
Doings of the Scouts Across Several Cities
Butte Montana scouts distributed literature about the YMCA and sought aid. Waterbury Connecticut Rotary club supplied 60 auto trucks while 240 scouts gathered books for army camps. McKeesport Pennsylvania scouts bought a used six cylinder auto to teach auto repair.
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Boy Scouts
Butte
Mont
Waterbury
Bill's Delusion as Sweetheart Speaks with Eyes
A humorous note claims Bill believes his sweetheart communicates with her eyes. The quip predicts he will learn his error only after marriage.
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Bill
Garfield Tea Advert Says It Cures Ailments
An old advertisement promotes Garfield Tea as a remedy for constipation indigestion sick headache and bilious conditions. It claims results with a note to drink on retiring.
Wilhelm the Multitalented Scientist Poet and Educator
Former Kaiser Wilhelm is credited as sociologist archeologist poet music composer stage manager yachtsman and educator. He reportedly discussed music with Saint-Saens and Massenet sculpting with Begas shipbuilding with Ballin drama with Desprez and Assyriology with Delitzsch.
Growling Bear Gets Tale of Dog Luncheon
In a playful Sioux City comic bit Growling Bear quips with his squaw about a dog luncheon hosted by Mrs Bone-In-The-Head. The skit features Mrs Growling Bear recounting attending as an invited guest and a curious exchange about the meal.
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Growling Bear
Squaw
Copperface
Bone-In-the-Head
Retiring. Ts of a retiring divoctition.
May appears to be retiring from a division of duties before three o'clock in the morning, though specifics remain unclear and the context is uncertain.
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Eben Holden
D’'Ri
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Blessed Asses
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Mr. Grimshaw
Aunt Dee
Sile Wright
Tomorrew
Eboys Scouts
Scouts
Nene
Cascara
Mr. Hill
Glenn
Haly & Whicker
Binek Brown
Absorbine, JR
W.f.young
Temple
Sortnaffeld
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