Banker Lingar's Son-In-Law in a Bank Theft Tale
A Thirteenth National Bank officer Faldis disguises a $250000 theft and a planned escape. Ethyl Lingar secretly defends him and her father Lingar contemplates a cover story to save the bank. The ruse ends with Faldis marrying Ethyl and returning most of the money.
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Lingar
William Tarnley Faldis
Thirteenth National Bank
Abel Lingar
Miss Lingar
Faldis
Ethyl
President Lingar
Johnson
Inter-State
Percy
Papa
Mr. Lingar
Curious transformation of axolotl to amblystoma explored
Naturalists note a newt like axolotl that breathes by gills and lungs and lives in American lakes. In some areas it sheds skin and tail and becomes a land amblystoma, suggesting a tadpole stage can form a mature separate form. Environment may drive this developmental shift.
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Mexico
American
London Chronicle
Colorado
Dakota
Star boarder twinkles yet stays on blind faith
A humorous exchange unfolds between two men about the landlady not recognizing the star boarder as he keeps his status by simply twinkling. One man questions his star status while the other deflects with a wry joke.
Mysterious Aphorisms Promptbar Riddle
A terse, cryptic remark pairs suspicion of fat philosophers with a bar lingering beyond a straw berry, creating a whimsical paradox about excess and endurance in language.
Autocrat recalls freezing McLeansboro station incident
A traveling man recounts a bitter cold Sunday at McLeansboro Illinois where a waiting family faced exposure as a depot agent and four youths carded inside. He demanded action and sent a telegram, prompting a public dressing down for the agent, later revealed by a disguised official.
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McLeansboro
Lll
Unhappy Life of the Earl of Perth and Melfort Ends at 95
The Earl of Perth and Melfort, who died at Kew in his 95th year, led a troubled life as head of Clan Drummond and holder of six Scottish and three French titles. He failed to recover the Drummond estates now owned by Lord Ancaster, and faced family sorrows. The Perth title passes to Lord Strathallan while Melfort and French honors go to his daughter Lady Edith Drummond.
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Earl of Perth and Melfort
Kew
Perthshire
Drummond Castle
Lord Ancaster
Clementina Drummond
Willoughby de Eresby
Lord Perth
Drummond
Perth and
Melfort
Lord Strathallan
Edith Drummond
Meandering Mike Seeks Aid with Canny Prep Hint
A streetwise speaker known as Meandering Mike asks a woman for food while joking that better preparation saves trouble. The exchange ends with a quip about prevention being worth a cure.
Cyclists and hens barred from village churchyard notice
A church notice in Buecken Germany prohibits cyclists and hens from wandering the churchyard. The village has about 1000 residents and the sign warns passersby to stay away from sacred grounds.
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Buecken
Necessity Drives Advertisements at Social Meetups
A fragment notes that necessity spurs ads while social gatherings may lead to plans going awry, with a saying about friendship and ceremonies ending in smoke.
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James O'Shaughnessy
Daily Story Pub. Co
Falais
Mr. Johnson
Texas
Dakotas
Gulf
Nueces
Gregorio
Iegorio
Corpus Christi
Rockport
Lin
Axolotl
Story
Autocrat
Indianapolis News
Mike
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