A Lawyer and A Simpleton by M Quad
An old miserous father wills all to his simpleton son Peter. A scheming lawyer aims to seize the estate via clever searches. In a gravel pit Peter uncovers a box of 25000 English sovereigns hidden since the Revolutionary era, while the village cheers the simpleton and condemns the lawyer as the tale ends with a moral about fools and sharp men.
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Olf
John Cairnes
Lea
Peter
Old John
Fen@ergon
Henderson
Beirs
Lsten
Pete
Ita
Attorney Henderson
Clown Trick Story Teaches Crowd Judgment
In a bedtime tale a circus clown wins a pig squeal imitation contest with a fake squeal and a farmer exposes the trick by producing a real pig. The judges are fooled until the farmer reveals the real sound, highlighting the idea that viewers can misjudge performances.
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Jack
Evelyn
Daddy
Trespasser deaths on rail line fall with PRR safety drive
The Pennsylvania Railroad reports a sharp drop in trespass fatalities from 916 in 1907 to 585 in 1910 after a company led safety education campaign. Collaboration with city and county authorities reduced annual deaths by 86 percent over four years, highlighting the toll of trespassing and the railroad's ongoing efforts. Homer City man grows a four pound parsnip weighing 4 pounds 1 ounce. 2 feet long and 16 1 2 inches around the top. A& group Blairsville businessmen form a firm to build an ice plant in Homer City, possibly supplying borough electricity if a franchise is granted. Arthur Neal of Pittsburgh visited Indiana on Friday.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
Homer City
Thomas George
George
A& Group
Blairaville
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M. Quad
Associated Literary Press
Wien
Arthur Neal
Pittsburg
Indiana
Phila
Indiana Woolen Mills
D.C. Mace & Somn
City Grocery
IRA. A. Myers
McConnell’s Shoe Store
Indiana Newstand
Arid
Fanchise
Arty
Indiana, Pa
Indiana Roller Mills
Hetrick & Wilson, Proprs
Pennsylvania
Wilson
Serge Alzes
Moen
Brighton
Hilton Bata
Boya
Cai
Thia
Ok Techs
Wilson & Wood
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