The Haunted House Plot and a Night of Betrayal
Lang and Wilson meet in the haunted house as plans unfold to protect Pearl Huntington from Schiller. Lang seeks to secure Pearl and honor while plotting a broader criminal coup with a miners’ society. Dr. Huntington and Pearl fear for safety as Schiller hatches a scheme to ruin them, with a spy named Satan listening in.
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Dr. Huntington
Lang
Wilson
Howe
Wilton
Pearl Huntington
Schiller
Golden
Scbffler
Huntington
Hang
Layla
Pearl
Seliler
Seleister
Satan
Paradise
Clreimentinces
Leuiiller
The Bond Letter and the Honest Trader John Hopkins
A humorous tale centers on John Hopkins renowned for honesty who arranges a horse sale. A farmer tests a stallion, Hopkins insists the horse will “pull” well, and later the buyer complains the horse is useless. Hopkins calmly advises the man to reflect and remember his promise that the horse would be good to see dry.
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John Hopkins
John
Old John
Not There, Where The Publisher Despairs Of Happy Marriages
A publisher in his office at Tate laments the lack of happy marriages in novels. He complains to a waiting author that writers must include happy outcomes, noting the need for hopeful marriages somewhere. The Smart Set tone reflects a wry, editorial mood about storytelling conventions.
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Tate
Stenn
Not knocking Mins Mygee-Thaw drew crowd that night
The narrator notes Mins Mygee-Thaw drew the audience at an econ cert night, with voice filling the hall. A sense of public curiosity surrounds the event as Ms. Dearly, described as a wonderful harplet, adds to the atmosphere.
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Chestea
Mise
Fare Time to Smile and a Chicago Bridegroom’s Worry
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century piece depicts Bobby Wee and Observing Mind humor. A Chicago bridegroom asks if the bride is hurt after a stair stumble. She declares she won’t marry this year, tying a joke to the sign of misfortune.
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Chicago
Georgia dialect legal chatter about scattering wives
A quoted dialogue shows a Georgia speaker describing multiple wives and scattered spouses across states. The piece uses vivid dialect to illustrate legal culture and regional speech, hinting at jurisdictional reach and social norms of the era.
Hobby Say Scraps Reflect Slang and Local Dialect
A fragmentary note titled Hobby-Say reflects rural speech with colorful terms such as mammy and Tian. The line hints at folksy chatter about physical traits like bowl-legged arms, illustrating everyday language in a historical clipping.
Franks Acknowledgment In Football Scrimmage Talk
Farmer Corntom bel and the Washington Star report on a father’s cautious stance toward his son’s football participation. The exchange centers on approval versus concern about his son’s performance in a scrimmage.
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Frank
Farmer Corntombel
Washington Star
Inquisitive Visitor Probes Painter on Colors
An inquisitive visitor asks how colors are mixed in the studio of a famed arthritic painter. The painter replies with dignity that color is mixed with brains, prompting the visitor to comment that the painter paints miniatures.
No Letter Waits as Man Faces Job Trouble
A nervous man asks at the general delivery window if a letter has arrived. He reveals he plans to travel for Hustle & Co and fears imminent dismissal, while the clerk insists no letter has been received yet. The exchange highlights workplace anxiety over missing correspondence and potential job loss.
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Hustle & Co
Col onizers and ballot corruption at Crimean Gulch
Plute Pete recounts actions against conspirators who corrupted a ballot in Crimean Gulch. Suspects were held in the censua conth and then handed to the law and order committee for processing.
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Plute Pete
Law An
Washington Star
Man accused after roll of stage money found
Dincredited reports a claim that a man found a roll of money in the street and gave it to a passerby who dropped it. The roll contained only stage money and authorities say the finder may have known its origin all along.
Burglardom Tale of a Church Restoration Plan
In Burglardom Bill Sykes plans to restore an old Eyelalian church. Jimmy Jackson reacts with disbelief, noting the burglary scare once targeted the church.
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Burglardom
Bill Sykes
Jimmy Jackson
Hull
Our Perplexing English Irate Mother All right my boy
A New York Telegram report notes a tense scene as an irate mother declares she will hide her son if he tries to run away. The piece highlights the mother’s determination and the public reaction to a domestic disturbance.
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New York Telegram
You Can’t Get Ahead of Boston Apple Riddle
A whimsical exchange features a visitor and young Emerson debating apples and halves. The visitor suggests sharing a fruit, but Emerson insists there are not two equal halves, claiming there can be no largest half. The dialogue plays on language and humor rather than a factual event.
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Lang
Louis
Jim Denver
Wilson
Touls
Fous
Boston
Littl Emerson
Incubators Spread From Ancient Hatching Traditions
A Farmers' Review excerpt highlights incubators as a major farming aid, tracing origins to Egypt and China where hatching ovens and houses were common. The modern incubator, praised for reliability, cleanliness, and year round use, suits small farmers who cannot afford traditional brooders.
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Egypt
China
Estella Harper
Carroll Co
Farmers’ Review
Embden Toulouse Cross Improves Market Prospects
A cross between an Embden gander and a Toulouse goose yields plump birds with rapid growth. The cross offers market advantages in digestion and growth but is not a viable route to a sustained new breed due to diminishing vigor and countless variations across generations.
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Toulouse
Brealer
Greatest American Fowl and the Rise of Turkeys
The turkey is hailed as the great American fowl though raised less than chickens. It has historic ties to early settlers and pioneer feasts, with seven million turkeys raised nationally. Confinement raises questions about feeding and space, while expanding production and rising prices offer growth opportunities for farming.
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Turkeys
Winter Poultry Shows Highlight Winter Show Quality
Winter poultry shows draw bigger crowds as birds mature and plumage thickens. Exhibitions focus on birds under a year old in summer, but winter maturity offers better condition, thriftiness, and protection against cold.
Black Knot Threat to Plum and Cherry Trees
The article warns of black knot, a fungal disease attacking plum and cherry trees. It explains how to detect knots after leaf fall, urges removing and burning affected wood or whole trees, and stresses inspecting nearby wild plum and cherry trees to prevent spread.
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Europe
Farmere’ Review
Locality in fruit growing drives variety success
The author argues locality heavily influences fruit tree performance. Differences over small distances show that some varieties fail in certain areas while succeeding elsewhere. New varieties often look promising but may prove unsuitable beyond their initial locality, affecting nurserymen and horticulturists alike.
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Helen Jones
Calhoun Co
Whitewash on Fruit Trees Advice for Orchards
The article explains whitewashing fruit trees to reduce winter injury and fungal spores. It notes partial protection from spraying trees but impracticality of repeated fall and winter applications. Emphasizes whitewashing trunks and upper branches, improving bark sanitation and orchard soil preparation at planting.
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Tates
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Coen Niet
Bobby Wee
Comtesse
Georgia
Darky
Amy
Alabama
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