The Pottersville Jail Capers End in a Floating Escape
John Grant the village blacksmith turns riotous feud into a jail story in Pottersville. After a spell in the lockup he works as a horseshoer to earn money and aid town needs, then elopes with Nellie Wenham. A spring thaw sweeps the jail away, and Grant proclaims the jail now his property, threatening a false imprisonment suit.
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Pottersville
John Grant
Nova Scotia
Dudge Weaver
Jode¢e Weaver
Nellie
Willis Wenham
First Selectman
Selectman Wenham
Weaver
Selectman
Willis
Wenham
John Barleycorn
Pettersvile
Macksmith
Keon Grant
Judge Weaver
Smith
Henryne
Come Inn
Grant
Gibson
Jim Gibson
John
Jim
Jader Gibson
Netter
Spencer
Sea
Kelleck
The joy of work and the nobility of labor
A Success Magazine inspired call to take pride in work. It argues individuals must love their vocation, view labor as a life university, and see necessity as the spur for greatness. It condemns grudging effort and unearned rewards, urging perseverance and personal growth.
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Success Magazine
Birds sing for rivals and mates in love rituals
The article argues that bird song largely targets rival males rather than the female. It says female birds often ignore singing while the male courts through feeding, guarding notes, and displays. Once the mate appears, the male resumes inner inspiration while maintaining courtship vigor. Virginia Garland in Out West.
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Virginia Garland
Out West
Not Charlie's Gum
A humorous anecdote from a New York Press item features a boy named Charlie told to remove gum before Sunday school. He explains the gum belongs to his brother, highlighting a child’s quick misattribution and a polite correction.
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Charlie
Brudder’s
New York Press
Mysterious Sub Hodge Plays Fast Cricket Stunt
In a humorous cricket tale from Tit Bits Hodge the cow keeper fills in as a substitute for Muggleton eleven at Puddleton. He hits the ball hard, races to the boundary and finally runs past the gate while muttering about not being caught. The crowd cheers as he escapes the chase of the opposing batsman.
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Muggleton
Puddleton
Hodge
Garn
Gas Plant for Sale by Owner
Owner offers for sale an Acetylene Plant with two generators a large gas holder about 800 in gas mains 100 in meters pipe fixtures and tools. It requires at least half a man’s time to run for around 65 customers. Shows to serious buyers who will maintain it.
What He Needed. A Baltimore workman with a wooden leg
A Baltimore trot foundry employed a man with a wooden leg. After a belting accident the ladder slipped and he struck his head. He recovered consciousness but lay on the floor with his leg deposed. The doctor deemed the case not medical but carpentry.
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Baltimore
Baltimore News
Trouble Ahead in a Domestic Dispute
A conversation hints at marital tension as a young wife refuses to give up her club and warns she will defend her own interests if her husband returns late. The exchange, attributed to Catholic Standard and Times, suggests a lighthearted but sharp domestic quip.
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Catholic Standard and Times
Kashgaria A Land Of Extreme Remoteness And Deserts
Blackwood's Magazine notes Kashgaria in Chinese territory with six month journeys from Peking and two months from India via high passes. Access from central Asia’s rail end is three weeks through stormy routes. The 350000 square mile region is mostly barren desert with only about one percent cultivated.
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Kashgaria
Peking
India
Central Asia
Blackwood’s Magazine
Why He Waited for the Bishop of Sodor and Man
The bishop of Odor and Man visited Melton Mowbray. A brougham waited at the station, but the coachman refused to move, explaining he was told to wait for the Bishop of Sodor and Ma. The bishop arrived, and the coachman awaited his man.
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Odor
Melton Mowbray
Philadelphia Inquirer
Sodor and
Money to Loan on Land and Vendor Lien Notes
Arnold and Arnold Attorneys offer loans on land and purchase vendor lien notes regardless of panics.
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Arnold & Arnold
Attorneys
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Frank H. Meloon
Wrangle
Young Wenham
Kellock
Love Songs
Birds
Graham
Republic
ST. Louis, MO
Graham, Texas
SOS Professional
C. W. Johnson
Young
West Side Square
Kay & Akin
Texas
P. A. Martin
Young County Land Titles
Court House
G. Drummond Hunt
Slaughter
Dallas
M. H. Chism
Pohlman
W. A. Morris
Graham National Bank
Camp Creek
Young County
H. C. Williams
True
Moore
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