War Fever and a Student Enlistment at the University
In the university town in wartime, a crowd cheers the first student to enlist as a private in the US Army. Dora Yocum, saddened by Ramsey Milholland’s decision, wrestles with duty love and fear as the nation moves toward war while campus leaders urge caution and discipline.
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Linski
Tommie Hopper
Chicago
Tommie
George
Ram
United States Army
United States Regular Army
Navy
Newport
Dora
Crovis
Ramsey Milholland
Birthday Poems from Pigs Highlight Frugal Times
Brother Bacon writes and performs birthday poems for himself as the pig family faces money tight times. The tale recalls a family tradition where others compose verses while the birthday person delivers thanks. The dialogue mixes humor with a lesson on thrift and self reliance as Pinky Pig’s mother notes the need to avoid debt.
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Brother Bacon
Grunt
Sammy Sausage
Miss Ham
Sir Percival Pork
Sir Benjamin Bacon
Grandfather Porky Pig
Mrs. Pink Pig
Pinky Pig
Mrs. Pinky Pig
Master Pink Pig
Indignation and Admiration at Dormitory Encounter
Fred Mitchell passes Dora Standing near the dormitory entrance ten days after a campus sighting. He wrestles with mixed feelings as she speaks about Ramsay, who enlisted with the regulars, and he struggles to explain Ramsay’s motives to Dora.
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Fred
Spain
Ramsey
Dora
France
Fra
Agal
Fred Mitchell
Miakes Old Waists Like New The Next Best Thing
A collection of short Midwest humor snippets about everyday misreads and misunderstandings. Jokes cover schoolyard fights, backwoods manners, manners in New York, generosity, politeness, and social missteps. Each gag relies on wordplay and cultural stereotypes for punchlines.
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Willie
Mother
Johnny Smith
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By Booth Tarrington
Congress
Potsdam
Germany
Dora Yocum
Frary
Graham Bonner
Brother Sacon
Mr. Pink Pig
Weill
Cap Siz
GWW& Putnam
Western America
New York
Jenks
Goodyear
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