The Skilleted Pranks of Nancy Parker's Courtship
In a rural tale from the Baker Valley, Bi and Bill spin a boyish tale of a planned prank to disrupt Nancy Parker and her suitor Gus Burke. They rig a dummy to scare the schoolmaster after a staged courtship plot, leading to a comically chaotic night and a hurried flight to safety. Nancy’s late-night walk and a rope trick escalate into a dramatic escape, leaving the neighborhood buzzing about the railroad escape and the ensuing高 laughter and relief.
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thor
Nancy Parker
Coon Parker
Connysnugy
Nancy
Gus Burke
sorgwin
Derster
Gus
Yaas
Sam Benson
Bill
folkesses
Warren
kim
Bil
BUl
Parker
Ben Sanders
sturtin
Bald
ternite
Parker house
Mose Ely
Josephus Brown
Balance
sashay
Sallie
ofo
Becky
Ben
Nancy's
Becky niver
Bill baying
Squire Lane
dore
Mike Benson
Mr. Wiliam
Atlanta
St Louis Globe-Democrat
An Atimntic Steamship's Larder Market on Sea Brews
Helen C. Candeela describes a shipboard market under the sea with a six foot wide refrigerator. The supply includes 5,000 pounds of butter, 20,000 eggs, 2,500 quarts of milk and cream, and a salt sweats room stocking bacon and tongues to 4,000 pounds. There are 10,000 oysters, 1,500 clams, and 700 pounds of lobster. The ship’s market also holds fruits, greens, and a vast grocery stock, plus large tea and coffee consumption.
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Helen C. Candeela
Ladies’ Home Journal
Oldest Boy Preacher Claim Sparks Banter
Mrs. Snagge questions the Rev Mr Fifthly calling himself a boy preacher while noting he is 40. Mr Snaggs-Pitte suggests he may be the oldest boy preacher alive, prompting humorous debate.
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Mrs. Snagge
Mr. Snaggs —Pitte
Indian Friendship and a Right of Way Correction
An Atchison Globe report recounts railroad dealings with a Sioux reservation. A solitary Indian negotiates a minor right of way dispute, leading to a corrected payment after a prudent exchange between engineer, conductor, and Indian ambassador. The tale contrasts tradition with progress and ends noting common sense can override strict rules.
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big Sioux
Montama
Overland express
Great Northern
Indiana
Iron horse
aed
St Paul
Helena
ely
tuat
rettread
Atchison Globe
Rube Fields a Known Johnson County Character
In Johnson County Missouri thirty years ago Reuben Fields known as Rube noted for genius in mathematics and quick wit. An anecdote recalls a bet between two travelers over a question he could not answer, with Rube answering by sharp humor. From Fleming County Kentucky the piece cites a local memory from the Flemingburg Times-Democrat.
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moruin
Nancy
Reuben Fields
Johnson county
Rube
Luke
Fiekis ia
Bath county
marter
Flemingsburg
Demoocrat
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P. H. DENNY
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EUGENE LYNCH
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H. C. HOBBS
W. R. PETERS
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LORD
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Denton
Greenwood
Queenstown
WILLIAM M. CONN
QUEENSTOWN, MD
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Lewes
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GAUTSBURY & BED
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B. G. STEVENS
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FOWLING CREEK
A. G. SAULSBURY & BRO
De. H. W. Dobson
FIMORE OPFIC
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J. O. Taylor
J.C. LEIB & COMPANY
FRUIT AND PI PRODUCE COMMISSION N MERCHANTS
First National Bank of
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Light Street
Maryland
RUMFORD
Water Street
EASTON, MD
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Easton delivery
G. M. WINCARD
EASTON, MARYLAND
JOS
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GRO. L. WALLACH
Castiller
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CAE
DENTON, MARYLAND
WHERNARD
Greensboro
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Goldsboro
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Queen Anne
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Andersontown
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Willston
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Federalsburg
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WM. B. NOBLE
PALADELVIA
FISHER & NICHOLS
Donton
J. ¥. COHEE
HARRY B. MASON
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Wilmington
Philadelphia
New York
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India
Hambourg
Thomas Carmine
Caroline
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Talbot
Dorchester
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EMORY & NEAVITT
Denton, Md
FLEMFY R. LEWIS
counties
JoURNAL
PERCY DUNNING
Cate alogue
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Battimore, Md
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Cupid
scroll of Fame
salentine
Margaret E. Sangeter
Woman's Home Companion
BILL SMITHS
Jet
McVay
A. Henderson
Toronto
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