Fool no more a fool master of his house
A dramatic fiction excerpt shows Owen, wounded and insulted, vowing to abandon subservience. He confronts Patua, seizes control, and asserts his authority by discarding a pink package into a canyon while declaring he is no donkey or pack mule. Copyright The Frank A. Munroe Co.
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Mink Farm Vision In Maine On Door Island
F C Tibbetts of Portland Maine advocates mink farming in Casco Bay, praising mink fur for its wear, texture, and heat retention. He argues climate and soil suit Maine and ranch-bred mink thrive, predicting a profitable venture with Door Island as the ideal site.
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Inspirations and the late night muse in a comic tale
A narrator recalls misfiring inspirations that arrive in midnight spurts and his friend Duff reacts. The antics center on jotting down poems while chasing a humorous daybreak after a night of chilly airs, beds, hippo plans, and a laughing muse that disrupts the desk and morning razor use.
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Brute Learns of Old Friend in Silly Exchange
Alec ponders rising costs while parents discuss gifts and money. A week later the father questions the boy about a supposed remark from Mr. Babcock. The wife and Charles chase a misheard line as the source of confusion. The brute insists he meant he knew her when he was a boy.
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Verbal Economy in Village Snippet
A mother asks about new neighbors. Johnny says they play fine yet use naughty swear words. He adds he does not repeat them, only says them Ditto, highlighting a child’s retort about not repeating but echoing phrases.
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Not Mental Labor in Doctor Patient Exchange
A doctor tells a patient that intense mental work is needed for weeks. The patient worries that his income from writing poems for magazines would stop, but the doctor reassures him that he can continue writing poetry.
Sure to Work in Use of Exercise Advice
A plaintive woman asks how to compel her unwilling husband to exercise. A doctor quips about windy days and hats that blow off. The passage also notes many poker players err in reading calls.
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