The County Fair Cucumbers Celebration Ends in Marriage
George Huggins and Lucy Smith, once betrothed by a village, compete in a cucumber contest at Cronville fair. Mutual stubbornness over cucumbers delays their wedding until Deacon Swift wins the prize with a giant cucumber, prompting reconciliation and a February wedding as gossip turns sweet.
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George Huggins
Lucy Smith
Cronville
Mr. Hugging
Bachelor Hall
Miss Smith
Jove
Mr. Huggins
George
Lucy
Cupid
Lacey
Love
Deacon Swift
Descon Swift
Blackballing and Intrigue in London Clubs
A historical extract recalls dramatic clubballing tales in London. It recounts George Fitzgerald's audacious bid at Brooks' club, the admiral’s role, and Fitzgerald’s public confrontation. The piece notes other blackballing extremes and a notorious jokester who dumped black ink on a waiter, leading to expulsion and damages.
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George Augustus Sala
Ralph Nevill
London
Mr. Nevill
Brooks
George Robert Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Keith Stewart
Admiral Stewart
Mr. Fitzgerald
Stewart
Nevill
Impudent Brother Sparks Remarks About Chicken Status
A playful exchange features Mrs. Nagger recalling her brother’s bold line about being no chicken when she married her husband. He retorts that she wasn’t a chicken, she was a goose, in a wit tempered by Oscar Wilde style quips.
The Beach Station Mistake Leads To Cotillion Hearts
Perry Atkinson, well dressed with a pearl stickpin, is embraced by a stranger at a seaside station. He discovers the pin is gone, suspects a theft, and later reconciles with Miss Langdon after a social misstep and a dramatic cotillion encounter.
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Perry Atkinson
Atkinson
Ben Willard
Miss Langdon
Atkingson
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Epwakp E, Snyder
Mitchellville
Iowa
J. W. McCurnin
Pella
Cfor
THE
Pella Marble & Granite Works
J. H. McCreery
Wormhoudt
Vienna
Klyn & DeWinter
Sousa
Victor
Pryor
U. S. Marine Band
Royal Mariné Band of
Italy
F. D. Stubenbaugh’s
Autor
Langerak’s Drug Store
Doll’s Restaurant
Oskaloosa
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