The Whelp's Nickname and a Parish Golf Match
The Rev George Gasket nicknamed Tommy The Whelp and taught football, baseball, and golf to parish youths. Tommy befriends Blinky the ram, learns golf beside Alison, and provokes the minister to a fateful match that ends with the minister’s defeat and the match off. Tommy sums up the scene, confident in his sister and his plans.
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George Gasket
Tommy
George
Chiat
Alison
Wielp
Treally
Ike
Felds
Blinky
Amet
Mr. Gasket
Hazard
Punker
Tommy Indead
Gasket
Stulle
Thoms
Allison
Tomy
Law makes him husband to daughter at party
An old man asks about a handsome youth. The lady explains the man is her son-in-law, a brilliant young man who earned a large fortune by the law. The old man remarks, and the scene ends with the punchline that the law made him her daughter's husband.
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London
Her Pet Pig in London Home Raised Like a Child
A young London woman kept a pig from infancy and raised it “like a Christian” until sanitary officers investigated. They found the pig in bed between two white sheets, its head on a pillow, and its body covered with a white lace counterpane.
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London
Derby Ride Refuses to Face Loss and Pride
In a tense race at Bel Air, Bay Prince defeats Black Rover to win the Derby, jeopardizing Squire Montgomery’s home. Jim guides the horse amid protests over the jockey’s identity, while Jess, in scarlet, reveals pride in her contribution to saving the estate.
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Yassir
Jim
tLe
Jess
Flower of Bel Air
Squire Montgomery
Bay Prince
Hindoo
Zingara
Blackman
Meurdelis
Bannockburn
Diack Lover
Walpurgis
Thunderer
Malcontent
Is Highness
Uchanuten Stud
Wuivering
Black Stover
Black
Bay
Red Jacket
Bay Prince Fret
Black Rover
Antins
Lim
Darling
Papa
Air
Wisdom on aging from Jowett at Baliol College
Professor Jowett offers reflections on growing old, arguing later years bring perspective and peace, and advising a quiet life for those around sixty. He extols practical wisdom, restraint, and acceptance, then likens careful handling of fine china to gentle aging and steady routines.
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Jowett
Baliol College
Fle
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Friast
Alfalfa
Timothy
Taylor
W. C. Minnis
Main Street
Hansford & Thompson
Empire Meat Market
Pendleton
Treasury Department
Comptroller of the Currency
Washington, D. C
Satia
National Bank of
Umatilla
Oregon
William B LB Ridgely
Eerthy
Serena
Pend Pendleton
the Whelp
Sceneme Ams
Washington Star
Vive Curran
Richard Greenley
Little Pete
Ete
Allence
Sylvester
Fine China
China
Pendlet
van Dran Bros
Pench
Omni
Corner Court and
Johnson Streets
Pendleton, Oregon
M. F. Kelly
QEO
Darveau
Pris
The
Columbia Lodging House
onOs
TA & Webb
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