The Spenders A Tale of the Third Generation
Percival Bines, a mine owner from New York, meets Miss Milbrey in a western mining camp. Amid family tensions and social probing, they stroll toward the canyon road, the west and east clashing in tone as he asserts his resolve to pursue the relationship despite distance and duty.
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New York
Bines
Shepler
Pangburn
Milbrays
Manhattan Island
Miss Millerey
Percival
Westy
Peter
Ruther
Uncle Peter
Cuttin
Miss Milbray
Pearl
Mr. Milvrey
Miss Milbrey
Junen
Mrs. Milbrey
Petér
Milbreys
Lake St. John
British Columbia
Manitoba
Milkey
Oldaker
Prince of Wales
Baron Renfrew
Qldsker
Qudaker
Up SkipLap Canyon Meal Ends With Smoke Teaser
Chapter V describes a scene where the meal ends and a smoke lingers while women gather, with Miss Mubrey notably absent. The fragment hints at social dynamics and setting, likely from a serialized narrative in a historical newspaper.
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Skiplap, Canyon
Miss Mubrey
Shanks’s mare as safe travel compared by poet
A poem by Robertus Love in the Sun uses rustic humor to argue that traveling on Shanks’s mare is safer and more dependable than modern autos and trolleys. It satirically praises plain mobility over fashionably equipped conveyances and endorses simple steadiness.
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Green Pines Land Spruce
Catter Beck
Iqutiiry
Launton Oldaker
Shanks
Robertus Love
Fox or Hare
J Noble Hayes of the law's delay commission, citing the New York Times, recounts a story about Charles James Fox and his secretary Hare. The tale illustrates court creditors pressuring debtors, with Fox delaying payment by proposing the day after judgment, highlighting impecuniosity and creditor pressures in historical court cases.
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Fox
Had Gone Out Callers and a Busy Day at the Dentist
A brief exchange describes a woman who has gone out on a warm day and will receive many callers. The new girl confirms the weather and notes the woman went to the dentist, signaling a lively day at home and social visits.
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Mrs. Highway
Learned a Lesson in Public Opinion
A Cassell's quote presents a wise man who knows when he is well off. A friend notes conversations about a new book, and the inquiry into what was said reveals a wary view of popularity and critique.
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Cassell
Sad Mix-Up in Washington Star Quote
A joke exchanges dates mix up between a policeman and a burglar called the same evening. Mrs Flatleigh asks why the cook left suddenly and Mrs Suburbs explains the mix up in a witty exchange from the Washington Star.
Dollhouse Furniture From Everyday Pieces
Aunt Helen guides Florence in crafting dolls furniture for a handmade dollhouse. They describe simple methods using corks, matchboxes, cardboard, silk, and white braid to create chairs tables fireplaces cradles beds chests and drawers with easy steps and minimal tools.
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Florence
Aunt Helen
Cincinnati &Nyifrer
Bird House Building Encouraged by Audubon Club
The Audubon society advocates bird friendly yards and simple do it yourself birdhouses. Children are urged to provide feed scraps and shelter, with practical designs from soap boxes to hollow logs. A light verse from Chicago Daily News ends with a note on prudent youthful planning.
The Worst Over By a Northern Lady on a Rail Journey
An elderly traveler from northern England journeys on the North British railway, famed for selecting the longest routes. A male companion asks her destination at a transfer point, and she replies humorously that she is bound for China, expressing satisfaction at enduring a long journey even to its end.
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England
North British Railway
Manchester
China
Building Bird Houses
In spring boys and girls enter the real estate field as juvenile bird lovers craft summer homes. The piece notes how birds migrating northward reveal signs in the hearts of young bird lovers about their work and plans.
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Audubon Society
Dennie Wren
Christopher
Mr. Bluebird
Unicka
Dee
Jack Frost
Clty
Tovers
Nis
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Spenders
Harry Leon Wilson
Capscight
Lathrop Publishing Company
Lladmira
Gerkin
Yong Man
Dolls Furniture
Helen
Brother Joe
Joe
Asiice
Chest OF Drawers
The
Indianapolis News
Sounthland
the Adventurers
Ralph
Harry
Inuths
Teers
Chicago Daily News
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