Fairhaven Family Shapes a Harsh Welcome to Struggling Travelers
A midsummer scene at Fairhaven shows Eliakim and Miss Comfort turning away bedridden travelers seeking shelter. The old farmer insists they must pay, prompting a bend in the road where a child pleads for aid. Comfort hints at a hidden return in a land where people never claim sickness.
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Eliakim Fairhaven
Eliakiin Fairhavens
Tetitkins
Grey
Miss Comfort
Treart
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Rlinshouse
Eliakim
Bliss Comfort
Folix
Searce
Papp
Elsie
Esthér Bell
Miss Comfort Fairhaven
Comfort Finds Fortune as Essie's Housekeeper
Miss Comfort, now aged and weary, travels with Essie Bell seeking work. Essie reveals her grandfather’s wealth and adoption, then hires Comfort as housekeeper at a Fifth Avenue mansion. Comfort secures a position with wages chosen by Essie, ending her years in comfort and peace.
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Comfort Fairhaven
Intelligence Office
Fifth Avenue Mansion
Miss Comfort
Ming
Essie
Miss Comfort Fairhaven
Four Queens, Four Kings and a Poker Tale
A vivid tale recalls a noon to 2 pm poker duel in Bismarck between Stanley Huntley and Major A. W. Edwards. The pair wagered heavily over four queens plus an ace, the Major offering a ring worth $1,000 as a bet. Huntley discarded four queens and took the ace, while Edwards bet high with four kings. The crowd paid for drinks as the pot grew to $2,400, ending with Huntley’s win and the Major’s ring, amid accusations of a cold deck later denied by both.
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A. W. Edwards
Fargo Argus
Truutley
Bismark Tribune
the Tribune
Bismark
Major Edwards
Huntley
Fargo
Northwest
Flintley
Ilunticy
Chicago
Erll
Northwest Territory
Sitting Bull
Edwards
New York
Stanley
Stantley
Hentley
Mosquito Theory Sparks Malaria Debate at Louisiana Lagoons
A Galveston scientist roving Louisiana lagoons argues mosquitoes are nature’s antidote to malaria. He says nets invite chills while removing them may restore health, reflecting on regional immunity and old beliefs. A chaotic scene at a women’s convention follows as reporters jostle for the speaker’s stand.
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Galvesten
Louisiana
Elhimer
Father Visits Son Over College Costs
A father offers money while admonishing his son about study effort. The son accepts a $10 bill, replying he does not study very hard. The dialogue closes with a quip about the man in the moon being economical, never parting with his last quarter.
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Eiher
Man In the Moon
Ife
How They fad Him and the Walnut Stick Tale
A nostalgic narrative in verse traces a boy's early discipline by a walnut stick, first loves with Miss Priscilla Cudary, and a humorous, aging pursuit of wedlock. The speaker recalls romantic misadventures from youth to middle age, ending with a stubborn proposal and a stubborn family interference before a wedding plan.
Tunnel Imagery and Mischief Ride Aboard Train Tale
A newly married couple travel toward Washington by train with many tunnels through Ohio and West Virginia. The bride remains demure while the groom experiences a revelatory mood, then is spooked by a second tunnel encounter. An angry woman confronts him, ending with a brusque, comic scene aboard Veck's Sun.
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Washington
Baliimoore
Ohio
Ohio River
West Virginia
Ifo
Veck
Fragmented Proverb Scrap Folklore Bites
A collection of quirky maxims on money love appearances and everyday quirks. Wry lines recall old time humor about purses brides fishing cows ships and a circus joke about Arabs and teeth. The tone hints at a humorous clipping page of rural wisdom and wordplay.
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Die Mun
William
Jonny
Pat
Mike
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