The Lennox Farm and the Will That Restored Justice
Leah Decker and her father confront Emma Anastasia Akerly over a Lennox farm dispute. A jar of wild plum sauce reveals Anastasia's will leaving the farm to the Decker family, prompting a legal resolution and a long awaited act of fairness.
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Mary
Mahala
Decker
Anastasia
Moses Sawyer
Jnuchter
Ted
Lennox
Tam
Anastasia Akerly
Father
Lennox Farm
Mary Moore
Akerly
Moses Swayer
Wisconsin
Willie
Johnson
Firearm Misuse Tale From Youth Warns Against Handling Guns
A reflective piece recalls a dangerous childhood incident with a borrowed shotgun to illustrate the harm and fear caused by careless firearm handling. The narrator emphasizes respect for guns after two life events revealed their potential danger.
Practical joke ends with living man chased from dissecting room
A St. Paul merchant visiting the lake orchestrates a hoax by calling undertakers and pretending to be a coroner. He wakes to find himself in a dissecting room but is startled when the men reveal the prank and laugh as he exits, shocked and partially unclothed.
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Tom
Arkansaw Traveler
St. Paul
Jim
Dave Reynolds of Reynoldsville in a Webster joke
A humorous tale from Reynoldsville about Dave Reynolds. In New York at the Continental Hotel he ponders French menu names until a waiter asks for his order. Dave requests a Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, turning the moment into a witty anecdote.
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Dave
Christ Miller
New York
Continental Hotel
One Cashier that is Safe
A bank president argues about a new cashier’s reliability and past thefts. He mentions the cashier recently fleeing a Canadian bank with money. The conversation questions experience and risk, debating if the new hire will stay or run.
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