Fourth of July Sparks Bring a Farm Boy Glory
Enos Judkins learns his farm boy Reub quietly drilled forty rocks with powder overnight. The village then honors him, inviting the Judkins family to join a big Fourth celebration with dinner, guards, fireworks, and ice cream in a unifying show of communal spirit.
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Enos
Anna
ayflenben
Reuben
Enos Judkins
Mrs. Judkins
Neuben
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Tie
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Neab
Lost Contract A Fountain Pen Costs a Sale
A salesman recalls losing a deal because his fountain pen ran dry. He prepared a contract on the executive’s desk but the ink would not flow. After a delay, the buyer hesitated and decided to think it over, costing the sale. The anecdote ends with the duty of daily routine including checking the fountain pen.
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James N, Bowen
Multilingual Scholar Solomon Marin Cited by London Review
The London Saturday Review recounts Solomon Caesar Marin who spoke with his children in Tatlin and, at his deathbed, muttered a phrase as his son recited a psalm. Marin could write in thirteen languages by eighteen and translated works from Arabic to Welsh, Gothic, and many others. He reportedly spoke Armenian swiftly and preached Georgian to a Georgian congregation in Kutaisi Cathedral.
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Solomon Caesar Marin
Tatlin
Solomon
Jiebrew
Tie
Tle
Kutals
London Saturday Review
A Patient Dog
In a Chicago Tribune item a brother's two dogs, a large mastiff and a small thy Spitz, illustrate loyalty. Don, the mastiff, knew to wait for the Eat command, and when his mistress hurried out for shopping and forgot permission, he kept his paws on the plate, untouched, until she returned.
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Don
Chicago Tribune
Blunt Doctor Dougal of Kell Inspires Aberdeen Wit
An 18th century tale recalls Dr Dougal of Kell known for blunt replies. An annoyed woman asked about her tongue and he dryly said it needed a rest. A patient lamenting eye troubles was told it was better to suffer with them than without.
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Dougal
Kell
Aberdeen society
Indiscriminate giving teaches Beth a lesson
In this tale Beth quarrels with Howard over charitable giving fearing scams yet acts from pity. After Beth destroys her uncle’s cherished items to spite him she learns a moral about restraint and true need. Howard confronts her with genuine concern as Uncle John awaits truth and Beth reassesses her generosity.
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Ffloward
Beth
Thoward
John
Mary
George
Mike
Deth
Beth'i
thie Le
Uncle John
trousseau
A Great Catcher and the Tale of Em Gross
A historic tale recounts Em Gross, famed NL catcher noted for power and catching skill yet weak at foul balls. A Philadelphia batter’s foul, wind twisted, Em spun and fell, then instinctively kicked up his feet and glove catching a rising ball, prompting Providence papers to claim it deliberate.
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big Em Gross
Providence
Philadelphia
Chicago Tribune
Couldn't Be Done Preacher Faces Frustration on Sermon
A colored preacher, with an irregular salary, grew exasperated during a morning service. He addressed his church saying things are not as they should be and warned that he cannot preach on a board in heaven while present hardships persist.
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Bredern
heben
The Naked Truth fable about Truth and Falsehood
An old fable describes Truth and Falsehood bathing together. Falsehood leaves first, dressed in Truth's garments. Truth, reluctant to wear Falsehood's clothes, remains naked.
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Truth
Verger asks churchwarden about rector’s inundated service
A village verger asks a churchwarden if he can attend the rector’s inundated service next Tuesday week. The churchwarden, a humorist, replies he will attend and hopes for an overflowing congregation.
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London
His Change of Front on Coeducation Foreseen
A satirical dialogue features John opposing coeducation as deleterious to mental development until his wife Amily interrupts. The exchange wends between memory of college days and cautions about prudence, ending with a brief Italian proverb on prudent haste.
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John
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