Fred Grover's New York Spree Ends in Robbery Rescue
Oliver J. Conway recounts Fred Grover leaving Massachusetts to study medicine in New York. He wastes money on pleasures, loses funds, borrows on loan from a broker, and faces eviction. A midnight intruder breaches the boarding house, Grover helps himself to fifty dollars from the intruder, repays Mrs. Jackson, and later becomes a respected physician in New York.
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Fred Grover
Fred
Massachusetts
New York
Mott
Carnachan
Loing
Rey Mercy
York
Mrs. Jackson
Jove
Phetry
Jim
Herald
Reader
Experiments in Milling A Talladega Springs Yarn
A short tale from Talladega Springs describes John Joel and guests fishing and dining, then attempting to mill a pine log with a saw, the mill resisting despite their rush, ending with stubborn fixtures and a lively outdoor mishap.
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Talladega Springs
John
Joel
Mr. Smith
Satan
Jose
Smith
Jon
Fire and saw mishap at mill ends in ruinous bill
A saw mishap at a mill leads to a blazing, toothless machine tearing into cast iron. John and Joel, aided by Mr. P., douse the flames with water from hats, paying $60 in damages. Then a travel note recalls Starved Rock near Peru with its cliff and Indian history, a rock fortress and the tale of Topeka Chief’s doomed people.
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John
Joel
Smith
Jeong
Brown
Lells
Peru
Priek
Great
Nunra
Pei Tne Saalley
Tae Wa Eae
This Indias
Frivolous Tale Of A Minced Gibbon And An Ill-Fated Decline
A humorous anecdote recounts the historian Gibbon, short and stout, kneeling before the lovely Ede Cron. She orders him to rise, but he cannot due to his weight, prompting Madame de Oromzas to ring for aid and call for assistance to lift him up.
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Fred
Annals of
Gibbon
Ede Cron
Isdy
Gibb Vlapereren
Rye Field’s Season Triumph Praises Loyal Soil
Farmers acclaim rye’s vigor as the soil yields robust crops and renewed hope. The saying highlights soil quality as key to thriving harvests and agricultural resilience.
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Oliver J. Conway
Amosty
Mr. Grover
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