Heroic Ebeneger wooes widow in wild prairie farce
Ebenezer Schermerborn a poor hired man falls for Widow Tompkins who owns the adjacent farm. After thwarted attempts to win her, he guards her house from imagined robbers, survives a shotgun volley, and endures a bees attack while plotting to win her hand. He declares he wants her for a wife, while she reveals she has been engaged to a sewing machine man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Quad
American Press Association
Ebenezer Schermerborn
Woupkins
Ebenezer
Ebeer
Ward
Tompkins
Shenezer
Tubber
Ebeneger
Thor
Sewlne
How He Got Away by T Anthony Twining
A humorous war tale about a prisoner named Nevin during the Spanish American War. He recounts a staged escape from Morro Castle and an extended ruse with a Cuban farmer Campanoni, using poker dice and a lead pipe to secure freedom, then returning to the camp while avoiding recapture. The narrator details gambled deals, a thousand dollar check, and a complex, ironic escape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Anthony Twining
Agendation
Nevin
Morro Castle
Troy
Campaneni
Campanoni
States
Ug Jasher
Johnny's Christmas and Zip the Terriers Bond
A Christmas tale shows Jimmy's illness and Zip the terrier becoming his devoted companion. Zip waits by Jim's bed, brings grapes to comfort him, and remains by his side as the boy recovers, illustrating a strong child dog bond and holiday tenderness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Sayce Bowen
Ameen Press Asso- Cracian
Jimmy
Jimmay
Jim
Jin
Papa
Sonoy
Zip
Dirt
Lok
Malaga
Fie
New Year Gift Ends Bickford’s Downward Turn
In a New Year twist, Bickford faces dismissal as pressure to cut losses grows. His fiancé Miss Tibbetts resources him with a plan to marry and move north, then she buys control of the company and names him as her husband to take over his old post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Worthington
American Press Association
Bickford
Cubis
Florida
Snd
Miss Tibbetts
Tibbetts
Lin
Miss ‘Tibbetts
Wickford
South
Nan
Norice of Shéritt
Norickis Heweny
Son
Sistrice Court
Palo Alto County
Iowa
Sandwich Manufacuring Company
E.W Burrhus
M. Bird
W. B. Jackson
Osgood
A.D
Emmetsisirg
A. W
Emmetsburg
Alex Cullen
W.P. McNaley
A Christmas Card and a Civil War Friendship
F. Townsend Smith recounts two Union Army officers, Peter Young and Frederick Ayres, once bosom friends whose quarrel over a soap dish driven rift nearly four decades. A dove card, a Christmas token, and a $10,000 gift finally heal the breach, reuniting the men in a late era reconciliation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Townsend Smith
American Press Associations
Peter Young
Frederick Ayres
Chilliaed
Young
Ayres
Cistoken
Ars_ Young
Hrsband
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District Court of
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Cwe
H. Heyer
Thomas Lauler
Adilaid
M. Lauler
G. Westphal
Rufus Diller
George A. Consignay
Lex. Cullen
Palo Area County
Ash
W P. McNaeey
Foy. Wilcox's
East Main Street
M. F. Kerwick’s
Ayer
Weokel
Thay. Co
Ager Co
Lowell
Mane
Southern
Rock Island Line
Trinity & Brazos Valley Railey
Kansas City
Topeka
Wichita
el Reno
Fort Worth
Dallas
Houston
Galveston
JeShauger
Agt
Emmetshirs
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