Prodigal Villa II Continues in a Midnight Graveyard Scene
Hiram Blenkinsop shelters in the Lord graveyard with his dog Christmas and comforts a frightened woman and sick baby. He guides the mother to Widow Moran’s home, where the Shepherd welcomes Pauline Baker, revealing a warm, risky rescue amid a harsh world.
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Pearl
Mr. Blenkinsop
Hiram Blenkinsop
Hiram
Judge Crocker
Hiram Blenkin- Sop
Bob
Bethlehem
Pauline Baker
Moran
Jesus
Prudent dog hides as judge notes late sleep in cottage
A cautious dog hides under the Shep herd's bed while Hiram Blenkinsop rests in the cottage kitchen lounge. At daylight the judge walks his garden and wonders why the widow and the Shepherd sleep so late.
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Christmas
Hiram Blenkinsop
Phyllis defies mother and weds Gordon King
In Hazelmead a dinner hosts social tensions as Phyllis announces she has married Gordon King despite her mother Mrs. Bing's objections. Phyllis remains calm asserting she is married, while Mrs. Bing reacts with shock and anger before the scene ends with ongoing tension.
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Roger Delano
Bings
Hazelmead
Phyllis
Roger
Kentucky
Mrs. Bing
Stacy
Gordon King
Market report shows downward livestock and meat prices
The Markets latest bulletin from the U S Department of Agriculture notes Chicago livestock and meats prices trending down all week Hogs 45 60c per 100 pounds beef steers 25 50c lower butcher cows and heifers 50 75c veal calves 75c 1.00 lambs 50c yearlings 75c 1.50 fat ewes 2 2.75 per 100 pounds May 26 quotes list hogs 7 8.10 beef steers 7.25 8.50 cows 4.75 8.50 and other cuts with broad price declines across categories.
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Bureau of Markets
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Chicago
Livestock MARKET Sags in Slow Fort Worth Trading
Fort Worth Texas reports subdued livestock trading as receipts stay light. Cows and yearlings drop 25 cents, steers weak while calves sell about one dollar lower with steady calf sales to shippers and speculators. Hogs decline 25 cents. sheep unchanged. Two car steers bring 5.25 to a stock buyer in fair flesh.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Dodson's Liver Tone Ad Promises Safe Calomel Alternative
An advertisement targets bilious, sluggish readers urging calomel risks and offering Dodson's Liver Tone as a guaranteed, harmless remedy. It claims a spoonful cures liver issues without griping, salivation, or sickness and can be given to children.
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Dodson
Adv
His Hobby Complaints Highlight Household Quip
In a humorous exchange the wife asks about her husband's hobby and he quips that his pastime is complaining about her extravagance. The light banter showcases domestic humor and spousal sparring.
The Boss-Young Ladies Are Getting Worse Every Day
A bemused correspondent recalls a chaotic first year teaching when a principal interrupts a class of sophomores as they howl with laughter at a joke about the author of their troubles. The Stenog and Miss Playne are mentioned in a clipped Boston Transcript exchange.
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Ory
Miss Playne
Stenog
Boston Transcript
Three Brothers Mark Napoleonic Death Centenary
London Tit-Bits reports three brothers aged five to eight celebrated Napolean Bonaparte's death centenary near London. They attempted a project at Napoleon Crossing the Alps by stuffing a feather bed in a garden after their mother left, resulting in a scene worse than a snowstorm.
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Napoleon Bonaparte
France
London
Sue
Mother
Father
Hand Washing Dishes Raises Influenza Risk in Prisons
A government report shows inmates who eat from hand-washed dishes have 324 influenza cases per 1000, three times higher than 108 per 1000 inmates eating from machine-cleaned dishes. The data imply hand washing increases disease exposure.
Ruffled pride and conscience clash in old saying
A line argues that many men mistake self pride for an awakened conscience, contrasting inner vanity with true moral awareness. The statement implies pride can masquerade as duty, challenging readers to discern genuine conscience from ego dressed as virtue.
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