The Stranger in the Car and the Farm Robbery Plot
A Wisconsin railcar encounter with a polished stranger leads to a planned robbery. The aspiring lawyer narrator is drugged and bound by George Raleigh, who seeks his mortgage money. A vigilant farmer’s daughter witnesses part of the crime, Raleigh is captured by locals, and the mortgage is lifted. The tale ends with Raleigh en route to prison and the girl’s gift sustaining a young girl.
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Pacific
Wisconsin
Brierville
Preston
Grafton
Law & Law
Old Scip
Leigh
Raleigh
George Raleigh
Elle
Milwaukee
Flanders
Katie Gray
Echoes on the Sands of Time and Thought
A solitary wanderer walks a beach and writes his name and date in sand. A rising wave erases the inscription, yet the speaker believes a lasting record endures with the Creator who holds the waters. The meditation contemplates mortal deeds, fame, and shame.
Red Tape Mockery Halts Ballet Celebrity Request
A Moscow ballet star sought formal permission for a provincial tour and salary furlough. A local official demanded a written petition, dictated it, then read it and refused the request, citing conditions intact. The wry tale ends with the official’s grave denial.
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Moscow Ballet
Danscure
Donkey Jokes and Green Curtains Mystery
A Milford Connecticut death story notes Mrs. Mark Fowler died after a week in a room with green curtains. Suspected arsonal properties of the curtains are blamed as the husband and infant also fell ill. The item includes a humorous exchange about stubborn wives and a late night supper jab.
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Mark Fowler
Milford
Con
Training a Colt with Gentle, Firm Leadership
A Rural World excerpt advises horse owners to master themselves before mastering a colt, teaching gradually and confidently. It stresses consistent temper, humane handling, and tailored work to suit the horse’s purpose, noting early training, proper harness acclimation, and the value of patient, qualified help for long lasting usefulness.
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Wistaria creeper blamed for attracting house flies
The New York World questions if the wistaria creeper is obnoxious to house flies. An observant person notes that no large wistaria grows by his window and he has no flies, while in the adjacent room a swarm gathers a few feet away.
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New York
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Richard Owen
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Liverpool
A. H. Fretageot
Royal Insurance CO
Joan G. Young
Mount Vernon
Harmony Township
Posey County
Indiana
Towit
Fort Slough
W. C. Duclos
Henry Hayden
Reynolds County
Missouri
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N. 4
Or Adress
Victor C. Duclos
Posey Co
Jelly Henry Hayden
Doz
Mumford
John R. Hugo
the Register
Co. V.suaater
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ALF
England
America
George D. Prentice
Lawrence Mass
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