Torrid Courtship at the Beach and a Closing Notice
A fragmented reminiscence describes a sunbathing scene with flirtatious talk and heated impressions at a hotel and pavilion. The narrator recalls social pressure, journallike observations, and a dramatic engagement announcement. A closing notice from The Thomas Buggy Co asks customers to settle debts as retail operations end.
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Thomas Buggy Co
A California Vacation Love Triangle at High Court
Austin Knowles visits the Thorburns in Arroyo for two weeks and becomes entangled with Vincenza the turkeys keeper while Ned Heaton edges toward marriage with Dorothy. A wealth‑sharing plan emerges as Austin contemplates Europe and a life with Dorothy or Vincenza, ending with a vow to support Ned and the house.
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Dorothy Rane
Austin
Barbara
Mrs. Thorburn
Dorothy
Hal
Miles Scott
Lamberts
Ned Heaton
Betwen the Lamberts
Hamilton Ranch
Arroyo
Tende
Miss Scott
Ned
Vincenza
California
Austin Rose
Heaton
Fantana
Dewey
Anatin
Misa Scott
Vicenza
Maria
Pedever
Guido
Marla
Europe
Afaald
Zrience
Mick Scott
Esey Court
Maxim of a Reporter and Weather Prophet Warn Tales
A compact collection of old adages and views on reporting. It mocks weather prophets and politicians while stressing caution with hotel stories and smoke filled rooms. Horatio Winslow quotes underscore the value of timely truth over flashy rumor.
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Horatio Winslow
A Warranted Suspicion in a Carriage Car Probe
A fragmentary report notes a wife’s arrest yesterday following a trolley car incident. A police officer questioned the affair, suggesting disguise or mistaken identity as the cause. The brief hints at an undercover or mistaken arrest outcome.
Puzzling Rejection Sparks a Boothill Quip
A puzzled speaker notes the book was declined by eleven publishers. The wit responds that the anomaly isn’t the eleven declines but that a twelfth publisher didn’t also decline.
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Band‘ox
Sparling
Montgomery Street
Arroyo Way
George Thorburn
Larry
Justin Knowles
Thorburn Country Place
Maranita
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Trath
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