Edith and Harry Esterly in a Western Ranch Romance
Edith Alcott visits a Texas ranch where she meets Harry Esterly. After a dust storm threat and a horse mishap, she confronts her feelings for the cowboy. He reveals a hidden credential and she admits she loves him, breaking her Eastern girl vow to marry a college man.
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Edith
Alice
Alcott
Ana
Jimmy
Harry Esterly
Mrs Alcott
Barry
Josephine 7
Harry
Josephine
Jim
Miss Alcott
Beterly
Allcott
Rusk
Beatrix Reade
White Sapphires and Rings of Passion in a Waited Engagement
In a two month engagement Gabrielle and John argue over rings while Mr. Algernon Phelps presses gifts. Gabrielle secretly plans to wear two rings at Holden's, then reveals rings given by Phelps and her mother as peace offerings, ending in mutual indulgence and renewed affection.
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Gabrielle
John
Mr. Algernon Phelps
Algernon Phelps
Gabriele
Holden's
John Baden
Michief
Holden’s
Mr. Phelps
Mrs. Jocelyn
Adventures of a Carpet Bag
A thirteen year old boy recalls a brutal foster life with a farmer and his wife, then discovers two men hiding a carpet bag with stolen bank loot in the barn. He lifts the heavy bag, realizes a robbery occurred, and contemplates reporting it as he processes the shocking turn in his life.
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Kingsville
Mother
Susan
Nome
Jones
America
Susan Jones
The Carpet Bag Tale and Its Courtroom Turnabout
A farm hides a carpet bag while robbers pursue it and a brave youth escapes with the bag. A bank robbery in a nearby town sparks pursuit, trials, and a banker’s welcome home. The tale closes with a wry portrait of Susan Jones’s snippy defiance and a reflection on theology and art.
The Snippy Girl Susan Jones
A short reminiscence portrays Susan Jones as a snippy child formed after a flood. She defies peers and teachers with haughty replies, earns enemies at home and school, and faces ridicule from locals including a drug store clerk and a grocer.
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Susan Jones
Jamestown
Hart
Moses
Susan
Peculiar Effect of Electrical Treatment Observed
The American Electrician reports a strange reaction in patients under electrical therapy. When the chair is positively charged and the head negatively charged, hands and faces may darken in cold weather. Oil lamp soot from room heaters is identified as the cause, with reversal of polarity negating the effect and days without burning oil stoves showing no darkening.
A Merry Winter Song and Civic Reflections
A playful winter verse complains of mischievous boys and snowy sleighing joys while noting winter signs and girls. The piece shifts to a civic note about patriotism and public virtue, arguing that prosperity and punctuality reflect competency and duty, as higher expectations accompany education and wealth.
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White
Pomona Penrin
Opyright
McClure, Phillips, & Company
James Lindsay
Bibliotheca Sacra
Oberlin
Ohio
Lindsay
the Snippy Girl
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