Perpar Edness in Bingville Sparks City Debate
In Bingville Cy Hoskins laments lack of preparedness and cites local cases. He praises preparedness while Ramson Smiley delays winter wood and a tale of Gale Hooker's twins prompts scarce baby clothes, illustrating a lighthearted take on readiness.
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Cy Hoskins
Widders & Offings
Cose
City Papers
Bingville
Humber
Ramson Smiley
Ramse
Allus
Gale Hooker
Gale
Periled mortgages and misadventures in Bingville life
A ragged humor column recounts Ame Hillyer facing mortgage trouble and failed efforts to raise funds. Lem Brown loses footing in a buggy crash after a windblown newspaper fright, while Bill Winslow catches the runaway mare two miles west. A string of local misfortunes and quips follow, from crows in a cornfield to a pie by Mrs. Samantha Gookins and a steer’s fatal fall, ending with a joke about a sack with a bottom hole.
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Barry
Ame Hillyer
Fowyer
Leggal
P. Notary
Everybuddy
Ame
Lem Brown
Lem
Teck Hill
Bill Winslow
Bingville
Bill Seaver
Snake Bend
Bill
Samantha Gookins
Samantha
Local Breefs Describe Weather and Jottings
A breezy local update notes warmer spell than last week and light rainfall. Tales include Miss Phronicia Hunt and Miss Alice Brummer visiting Sorrow Hollow, attorney Anne Hillyer troubled by a painful felon on his thumb, and Ame wishing harm on someone else. Lyman Whittleby repaints a buggy but rain messes the coat. Lime suggests repainting. A horse and buggy visited Miss Polly Tucker on Main Street, with a passerby from Hardscrabble. A stranger passed through, later revealed to be from a prior note.
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Phronicia Hunt
Alice Brummer
Sorrow Hollow
Whitch
Anne Hillyer
the Law
Lyman Whittleby
Offis
Polly Tucker
Polly
Sam
Lernt
Prankish Mixup Over Pound Claims at Hen Weatherbys
A rural comic exchanges between Hiram Wilkins and Hen Weatherby over a store purchase. Hiram accuses being overcharged after receiving three pounds of sugar for a single order, while Hen insists only one pound was given. The quarrel ends with both denying the other's claim in a humorous misunderstanding.
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Hiram Wilkins
Weatherbys
Hiram
Hen
Bingville Personal Squibs Show Quiet Week
Local squibs describe a dull week in Bingville with town constable Seth Dewberry wishing for arrests. A derelict fence on Main Street irks visitors while Malachi Smith survives a dog attack incident and a sedate church suffers from mosquitos. More squibs expected next week.
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Seth Dewberry
Constabble
Bingville
Seth
Bill Sims
Main St
Bill
Malachi Smith
Wes Woodruff
Wesses Galler
Malachi
Wes
Deacon Butterworth
Rev. Moore
Emergency visit to Doc Livermore for sick boy Sammy
A distressed parent recalls taking 11 year old Sammy to Dr. Livermore after severe pain from an apparent illness. The vet treated with multiple doses after suspecting apples as a cause, staying up until dawn to nurse Sammy through the night.
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Doc
Izsh
Sammy
Hatch
Ammie
Sammy L
Doc Livermore
Lem Buzzell
Dee
Dead horse sighting ends with dispute between Doc and Lem
Doc and Lem visit a stable to view a horse that is already dead. Doc plans payment from Lem Burrell, who refuses, predicting a cold day when he pays for coming to look at a dead horse.
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Doc
Lem
Lem Burrell
Doc Livermore
Ice Cream Carnival At Weathersby General Store
Weathersby announces an ice cream carnival at his general store next Saturday starting at closing time. He and his wife will serve ice cream cake and water with prices of 10 cents per dish or a quarter for three dishes and 5 cents per large cake piece. Bring your friends. Bingville.
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Weathersby Bingville
Prop General Store
Big Fire Dept Exhibition in Bingville
The Bingville Fire Department plans a Saturday exhibition at 2 PM to show how it would respond to a fire. Volunteers will race to the town hall then to the church with buckets while the Ladies Aid serves a 25 cent dinner to raise pastors’ salary. The first to reach the church will receive a free dinner.
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Ineville
Bingville
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Ppm
Theresa Hole
Wessel
Eddytorius
Jim Peterson
Jim
Hank Dewberry
Hank
Jask Hawkins
Jasp
Milly
Simon Whittacre
Sime
Dad Henderson
Lokal Breefs
Laff
Big Fire Dept. Exhibishion
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