That Husband of Mine and Other Bookshop Antics
A humorous scene unfolds in a Fourth Street book store as a flirtatious lady interrogates a clerk about various titles. The clerk, flustered by her bold demands and rapid-fire accents, misreads her intent until the gag ends with his admission that she has confused the shop with a chaperoned institution. Nearby, a playful border-note from the Cincinnati Breakfast Table riffs on a Mexican cattle raid tale and a mock legal case Boggs vs One Iron Kettle, blending regional wit with current affairs.
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Fourth Street
Times
Court Street
Helen
Cincinnati
Arkansas
Boggs
Angelo Thompkins
Mexico
Laredo
Gulf Coast
Chihuahua
Texas
Canada
Missouri
Waterloo
Rio Grande
N. Y
Canon Farrar
Afster
Dr. Farrar
Hell
Why She Wanted to Marry Him
A Wheeling West Virginia minister awoke to find a widow and her lover eager to marry. The woman commanded the talk and explained her plan to take Charley home for the night, while the wedding license was not yet obtained. The minister refused due to the missing license, ending the impromptu plan.
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Wheeling
West Virginia
Charley
France’s Ministers Build Post-Republic Cabinet
France has appointed ninety four ministers since September 4 1870 the birth day of the present republic shaping a growing executive lineup as the new regime consolidates power.
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France
California Millionaires in San Francisco Grew Rapidly
The Boston Journal notes San Francisco hosts over forty individuals with fortunes above four million dollars each and many more in the one to three million range. It credits self-made wealth from business and speculation over twenty-five years, with no retirees in the group and every man active in chasing riches.
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San Francisco
Boston Journal
Amelia Young to Return to Peoria Home in Illinois
Illinois papers report Amelia, Brigham Young's favored wife, plans to return to her former home in Peoria to reside again, signaling a return to local roots and a move of personal significance.
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Illinois
Amelia
Brigham Young
Peoria
Don’t ask editors to fight others battles
A long editorial urging readers to shoulder their own grievances and stop pressuring editors to act for individuals. It argues columns are public and that readers should publish their issues under their own signature, while editors remain responsible to business interests.
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County Commissioners
Goose Creek
Gander Branch
Ft. Worth
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Graham Leader
Peonns
of Sul
Nps
Wrewsserness
C. W. Jonson
Graham, Texas
Young and
Vial
Joseph M. Taylor
Sam’s
W. A. E. Rhodee
N. KE. Young
Rupprs & Young, Attorneys-at-Law
Grahame
Ving
Graham
Young
Federal
Supreme Court
Austin
Win. Veale & Son
Palo Pinto
Palo Into
J. H. GuLascon
Allany-at-Law
AUAM
Bus — Ss
John M. Stemmons
Dallas
G. H. Cagle
Cagle
3Rd
4Th Street
West Side Public Square
R. N. Price
Young County
Ie Hilliara
Gee, Spiller Hilliard & Spiller
North Western
Land Agency
I Graham
Henry Warrens
Henry Warren & Co
Weatherford
F. M. Gifford
G. W. Godfrey Gifford
Godfrey
Woeen-Hiskers and Blacksmiths
Niger
Star Livadey Star Livery
Benton Kramer
Grahwan
Graham High School
Trustees
L. Caldwell
G Packitt
Morrison
AK Pree
Arraham
Jso
Brantly
Bower
Southern Hotel
Jackshera
Boot and Shoe Maker
Star Saloon
Builtard Hall
FBI Fray
the Public Square
St. Louis
Graham Hotel
R. W. Richards
C. J. Christopher
Cfrafiam, TI
SAS
Alamo House
Robt
W. Donnell
Propt
Worth St
Public Square
Beattarene
Dante FP
Brisatrry
Washington
N.J
United States
Daniel F. Beatty
New Jersey
U.S. A
California Millionaires
Duval
Florida
Tab
Kentucky
Congress
the Central Railroad
Rocky Mountains
Minnie Gaff
Lafayette County
Back Counties
Ashland
Cambridge
Boston Traveler
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