Grandfather Frog Recalls Tennis Mornings Traditions
The tale describes Grandfather Frog narrating old days of tennis mornings in the marsh. Frogs dress in best clothes, attend events on stumps, and enjoy cups, refreshments, and social fun, while young frogs revive the custom with planned tennis mornings in June to September.
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Roog-Aroom
Grandfather Frog
Wes
Grandfather Bros
Parc Oel
Frea
Grandfather Pree
Evers Frey
Frank Frou
Patel
Yooung
Frankie Frog
Frank Frog
Adventure of Curly Flandrau and the Sawuache Steal
Adventurous tale follows Curly Flandrau and Mac as a horse theft embroils them in Sawuache Arizona. The gang splits. Mac dies in a posse chase. Curly is captured after shooting a man. Luck Culisen, a former fighting sheriff, seeks vengeance until Kate Inuk’s daughter intervenes to save Curly.
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Rockie
Crin
Curly Flandrau
Hig Chum
Mac
Sawuache
Ariz
Macs
Curly
Cs Luck Culisen
Cullisen
Kate Inuk
Loys
Deserted Mining Camp Silver Mountain Idaho Recalled
A brief reminiscence recalls Silver Mountain once a famous mining camp in Idaho. Thirty years ago a syndicate believed in its future, investing heavily as the mill operated for ten days before the mine played out and the site grew desolate.
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Mountain
Idaho
It Doesn't Work Out for Many Large Family Plans
The quotation notes that those who seek to support a large family through a basic income often understand arithmetic better than human nature, suggesting practical limits to such schemes.
Fragmented Prompt About Worn Shoes and Tongue Inquiries
A brief, quirky dialogue asks if a worn shoe must have a shoemaker inspect its tongue. The exchange centers on the idea of wear and repair in a domestic, humorous tone.
Peterson Ointment Heal Big Ulcer Says Satisfied User
A Buffalo reviewer praises Peterson Ointment for curing a long standing ulcer and pain after nine dollars worth of salve. Mrs Albert Southcott of Medina New York confirms recovery and vows never to be without the product. Mail orders handled by Peterson Ointment Co Inc in Buffalo New York.
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Peterson
Buffalo
Overvalued courtship ends with a confession
In a conservatory Jack proposes to Jill as she agrees to marry him. She asks if she is the only girl, but he interrupts with a quip about other loves, then she presses about Jo being the only girl who could have him. The playful exchange seals their engagement in a lighthearted moment.
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Hess
Gosthn
Asarel
Bolt
Fendrick
Cass Fendrick
Express Company
Joel Cire
Pendrick
Die
Dawa
Mackenzie
Kate
Curly
Maroe
Billie Mackenzie
Aleve f@lancrau
Tuck
Wate
Ferdrick
Heares
Ray Mess
New York
Atlee
Anpres
Beto
Reblers
Mr. Bolt
Callison
the del Mar
Cassany
Sam
Cass
Jack
Jill
Dentifrice, Toothbrush, and the Allen Foot Ease Notice
A historical advertisement extols Dentifrice use and promotes Allen's Foot Ease powder to prevent foot friction, callouses and bunions. It claims over 1.5 million pounds used by the military in war and urges readers to shake the powder into shoes for hygiene and comfort.
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Allen
Think Twice Before You Speak Coat Tails On Fire
A father lectures his son on thinking twice before speaking. The boy, after a five minute pause, asserts the father’s coat tails are on fire, prompting a sharp, humorous exchange captured in London Tit-Bits.
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London
Cuticura Ad Claims Skin Benefits
An advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment for facial care with a five minute wash using Cuticura Soap and hot water. It promises improvement for poor complexions dandruff itching and red rough hands.
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Adv
Shining Up the Back Yard by Mr Peavish Comment
Mr Peavish claims his wife carries housekeeping to an extreme, joking that he must wipe dew off the grass each morning to keep the back yard from tarnish, per the Dallas News.
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G. W. Dringham Cor
William MacLeod Raine
Chapten
Aly Se
Perndriexs
Renund- Lee
Wandgerning
Cudlisey
Pia Prypt
Ito
Yale
Lucy Cullison
Pat
Sherif Bolt
Cullison
Curdy
Young
Flandrau
Setie Crank
Morning Mail
Fly
Balt
Billy Duy
BeLtans
BEL
Hunt
Price
AB. Richards Medicine Co
Sherman. Tex
Atall Druggists
Murine Eye Remedy Co
Chicage
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