Gideon Hope Pursues Kane After Ill-Fated Revenge
Gideon Hope storms the plant to seize Percy Kane and the stolen two hundred fifty thousand dollars. Light from the power plant exposes the fugitive’s trail as Hope gains the upper hand and a brutal ambush looms by hidden assailants.
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Hope
Terra Firma
Amalgamated
Gideon
Sllagery
Hope's Arden
Ale
Tia
Percy Kane
Claire Tremaine
Claire
Albert Tremaine
Jove
Evilope
the Works
Taboret Asked For By Wife In Minstrel Show Reference
A quoted exchange describes a taboret as an item used by an end man in a minstrel show. The speaker notes Bargen's and mentions the wife prompting the shopping. Doomley questions the item’s purpose.
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Bargen's
Marryat
Doomley
Philadelphia Press
Usually the Way Woman and Landlady Shape Day
A pleasant-faced woman on the corner draws a remark from Harris who says he owes much to that woman. His companion asks if she is his mother. He answers no, she is his landlady. The Detroit News Tribune provides the quoted line.
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Harris
Detroit News- Tribune
Well Started to Rule or Know Why
A witty exchange from a humorous dialogue appears in the Atlanta Constitution. The elder bachelor urges action or understanding, while the Benedict responds that knowing why already constitutes part of the battle.
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Atlanta Constitution
Cold Chisel Prompt Sparks Question About Husband's Money
A fragment from the Houston Post quotes a Cold Chisel line about a wife and her finances. The exchange hints at control over money in a marriage and raises questions about who handles household funds.
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Houston Post
A Song of Thanksgiving by Sam Walter Foss
The poem expresses gratitude for ownership and the bounties of nature amid a timeless landscape. It praises a sturdy, hopeful spirit, a simple tableland setting, and the enduring thanks for both known and unknown blessings. The speaker reveres the commonplace, humanity's resilience, and the mythic age of plenty.
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Sam Walter Foss
Success Magazine
Thanksgiving Hard Times In Mrs Pettingills Home
Mrs Pettingill frets over meager funds and hard luck while quilting in a faded front room. Her friend Mary Ann Dawson questions Thanksgivings customs as Lizy Jane dominates cod fish meals and poverty lingers in the family.
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Mrs. Pettingill
Mary Ann Dawson
Sam Higginses
Sam
Deacon Pettingill
Miss Dawson
New England
Joel
Lizy Jane
Mise Dawson
Thanksgiving Gifts and Quiet Revelations in a New England Home
A Thanksgiving morning unfolds with neighbors sharing food and gifts. Mrs. Pettingill receives cranberries apples and cider from locals while Miss Dawson brings a chicken pie and farmers offer surplus turkey. A budding romance between Miss Dawson and Farmer Gibson emerges as townsfolk exchange meals, laughter, and hints of Christmas plans.
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Mrs. Pettingill
Leila Graham
Miss Dawson
The Aged Humorist and the Fatal Resolve
A famed humorist resists reform even at year’s end, promising to change on January 1. He falters at his desk, writing and erasing, until he composes a grim quip about turkey and Greece. He dies overnight, a victim of an insatiable habit, leaving the editor and judge to mourn.
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Turkey
Greece
China
Not a serious matter only a holiday kitchen farce
A comic kitchen scene shows Mr Newbryde puzzled by a turkey stuffed with oysters as Mrs Newbryde insists the shells remain. his attempts to carve fail and the pair exchange light banter about the shells and the shells’ effect on the meal.
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Mr. Newbryde
Mary
Mra. Newbryde
Mrs. Newbryde
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John
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Farmer Gibson
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