Ranch rivals race ends in a phonograph loss for Flying Heart
In New Mexico, Cowboys of the Flying Heart mourn the defeat of Humpy Joe by Centipede Ranch cook in a foot race. Stover reveals a bronco-busting win that yielded an Echo Phonograph, sparking house party plans and romantic intrigues among Jane Chapin Helen Blake and Mariedetta as foreman Stover laments the setback.
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Flying Heart Ranch
Centipede Cook
Mother
New Mexico
Fresno
Mrs. Keap
Carara
Helen
Mariedetta
Jean
Miss Blake
Misa Blake
Marledetta
Isa Volcano
Joy
Hal
Martedetta
Miss Chapin
Stover
Joe
Bill
Joseph
Centipede
Misa Chapin
New York
Paris
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Speculative Form of Art at International Show Sparks Bets
The article notes betting in Picasso's Woman with the Pot of Mustard at the Cubist division of an international art show. Visitors wager on titles and meanings while observers discuss the painting's face and composition, and a playful exchange reveals wagers on the mustard pot. A domestic science pupil jokes about pastry tools and work, amid a pastry and kitchenware frenzy.
Domestic Science Graduate Delights Hiring A Cook
Cherryvale note reports a woman expressing delight after hiring a cook who had completed a drastic science course. Mrs. B D Moffatt writes about the unusual qualification and its impact on household service.
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Cherryvale
To Catch Foxes at a Country House Party
An old note describes surreptitious fox catching with magical rites from Lup ton's Thousand Notable Things. It advises anointing shoe soles with toasted tut awine flesh and placing liver pieces in each step, then drawing a dead cat carcass behind. The tale adds to have a man nearby with bow and shafts or another method to finish the fox.
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Lupton
Tutawine
Curious Prompt Causes Barroom Stir at Fairbanks Terrace
Mr. Brown from Fairbanks Terrace publicized a bold claim by insurance agent Dawson saying he kissed every woman on the terrace except one. Mary, at home, wonders which resident remains unkissed as the tale spreads through the bar and into the village.
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Mr. Brown
Fairbank Terrace
Dawson
Fairbanks Terrace
Mary
Pye
Electricity and Pointed Leaves Boost Plant Growth
A theory with experiments suggests that pointed leaves at plant tops draw atmospheric electricity. R. H. Dimick of Almena Wis reports vegetables with pointed wires among them grew less than those without, implying electricity aids growth when drawn away by points.
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R. H. Dimick
Almena
Wis
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Robert Keap
Roberta
Mise Chapin
Culver
Hlhn Blake
Berkeley Fresno
Jean Chapin
Freano
Helen Blake
Jack
Mr. Speed
Gulver
Sex Beach
Paul Armstrong
Thisteat
Edgar
Warper & Brother
City Star
Hubby
Elinor A. Serene Company
Galesburg
Cura Carter
Bourbon Remedy Co
Latington
Stan Weceta
Allen
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