Man with vest sells cow pony after wild auction spree
A Washington DC to Kenilworth ride tale centers on a rider who buys a cow horse after Captain Seth Bullock’s Western roundup arrives in town. The episode follows a bargain, a livery stable mishap, and a playful car carousal before the seller exits with a profitable coup.
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Kenilworth Way
Old Dominion
Seth Bullock
Washington
Short Grass
Short Grass Charlie
Pardner
Fourteenth and I
The Piano Promise in a Small Town Romance
Theodore Foster helps move the Petersons into his home then replaces a wrecked piano with a new one after taking blame. Maud, Aunt Sarah, and the Petersons grow to value the piano and daily walks deepen a quiet romance, ending with a birthday surprise and a confession.
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Theodore
Petersons
Everson
Theodore Foster
Maud
Mr. Foster
Sarah
Gratitude Threaded Through a Kindly Act in Brooklyn to Washington
A Brooklyn actress aided a poor girl by supplying dresses and support for an amateur drama. The fortunate actress later married a wealthy admirer, who honored her benefactor with a lavish home in New Jersey. The story underscores lasting gratitude from a generous woman who helped another rise to fame and fortune.
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Khow
New York
Jina
Brooklyn
Augustin Daly
Daly
Daly S
Washington
Milionaire
New Jersey
Self Made Senators Show Education By Grit Not Degree
A president of Columbia College notes many U S senators rose to power with minimal formal schooling. Biographies show figures like Patterson Perkins Barry Nelson Gorman Tillman Alger McCumber and Jinks fought hardship, learned by experience, and built broad knowledge outside campuses. The piece argues early disadvantages did not hinder their intellect or public leadership.
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Washington
Columbia College of New York
United States Senate
Congress
Senate
Colege
Senator Perkins
California
Maine
Cea
Golden Gate
Young Perkins
Perkins
Senator Barry
Arkansas
Confederacy
Barry
Knute Nelson
Norway
Union Army
Chicago
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Teact
Gorman
Loward County
Tillman
South Carolina
Yiet
Senator Alger
Michigan
Senator McCumber
Jiansbrough
Wife’s Schoolmate Meeting on Washington Car
A Washington car ride leads to a comic encounter as a young man with a Vandyke beard glances at a stylish passenger. She later reveals she is his wife’s schoolmate, returning to his home and exposing the twist of mistaken familiarity.
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Charlie
Patterson
New York City
Benjamin Franklin
de Pauw University
Wabash College
Ind
Washington Star
Warn
Dupont Circle
Miss Beestreet
Mount Pleasant
P Street
Twenty-eighth
Twenty-eighth 2
Twenty-eighth Street
Ethel
Detroit
Pointed Paragraphs From Chicago News
A collection of wry maxims on ignorance envy and social vanity critiques of snobbery, debt and marriage. Observations warn that patches in quarrels may avert future trouble while noting women and men chase status and expense through gifts and appearances.
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Warlhington
Nan
Johnnie
United States
Vin
Ivy
Kenilworth
Citisen
Montenegro
Johnson
Jayson
Henpeck
Mera. Peterson
Joe Peterson
Joe
Ryerson
Mr. Fos
Hoarse Jones
Mr. Kroopeigh
Mr. Harmonick
Chicago News
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