The Jilting of Mr. Driscoll in Chamberlain
A rugged narrator O M Elkins owner of the J Up and Down Ranch travels to Sioux Falls then Chamberlain to arrange a beef contract for government stock while balancing a clash of Oberlin College ethics and frontier pragmatism with an appealing Oberlin College gal and a mix of Injun-Relief debate. The tale blends satire of reform rhetoric with frontier slang and a wooing dynamic amid cattle business schemes.
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Boston
Godfrey
Oberlin College
Chamberlain
O. M
Mr. Elkins
Sioux Falls
Uncle Sam
Cade
Rosebud
Pierre
Aconite
J-Up
Washington
Lee
Steers
Senator Whaley
I. Tt
Higgsville
Kansas
Oberlin
Driscoll
Elkins
Whaley
Iowa
Tom
Jerry
Board of Health
Reddy
Ainsley
Gladys
A. Driscoll
Conman
South Halsted Street
Carin
Chicago
Virginia of the Air Lanes and the Calf Scandal
Aconite Driscoll narrates a chaotic scheme involving Senator Whaley, stock contracts, and a plan to feed Indian markets with calves and cows. Amid misdeeds and a booming Chicago dairy chase, romance with Gladys Ainsley flares, and a legal scare ends with jail, a rescue, and a fond farewell.
Pen traditions and the fate of the writer’s tool
The article recalls Daniel Webster preferring the quill over a steel pen, Twain’s early typewriter experiments, and ancient stylus legends. It notes poets and modern American versifiers relying on machines, and a recent poet who could not write with a pencil, fearing lost inspiration without his typewriter.
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Daniel Webster
Webster
Mark Twain
Man's Thoughts versus God's Thoughts
Rev J H Ralston argues that unrighteous minds must forsake worldly thinking on spiritual matters while recognizing God's perfect logic. He cites Jesus and Naaman to show human reasoning often misreads redemption, urging acceptance of biblical truth over personal inquiry and endorsing faith based on scripture.
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Jesus
Christ
Simon Magus
Naaman
Elisha
Jordan
Jesus Christ
Foolish exchange at doorway over bell invitation
A Canadian woman tried to teach her Chinese servant visitor etiquette. She rang the bell and invited him inside yesterday. The next day she found him waiting outside, quipping that he fooled her both days, in a judgment cited by a judge.
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Bill
Aconite Dris
Mississippi
North McGregor
Cowman’s Harbor
Chicago
Exchange
Yards
Jim Elkins
Sing
Canna Ye Boo Ye Brute Prayer Sparks Questionable Wedding
In Edinburgh, Rev Maxwell Nicholson faced a stalled wedding when he asked the bridegroom thrice if he would take the bride. The bride finally intervened, addressing the minister and gathering with the guests, ending the moment with a pointed remark.
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Maxwell Nicholson
Edinburgh
Quote on vulgarity and affected manners by Hytche
A brief excerpt cites Hytche arguing that people who are affected tend to be vulgar, while those with natural manners are not, suggesting a link between affectation and vulgar behavior.
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Hytche
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Mr. Driscoll
Herbert Quick
Alladin & Co
Virginia
Bobbs-Merrill Company
Miss Ainsley
Gladys Ainsley
Toledo
U. S
Dakota
Patrick Whaley
Washington, D.C
Reddy Withers
Whatley
Letter Smith & Jones
Hamlin Garland
Packingtown
Smith and Jones
Illnois
Middle C
Foundlin’s
Elgin ’R
Reubens
Aconite Driscoll
Cod
Oacoma
Missouri
Saint Joe
Stanley County
Jim
God
J. H. Ralston
Moody Bible Institute
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