Denim Rug Turns Monstrous Carpet Into Cozy Floor Covering
A housewife in a small room overwhelmed by garish pink cabbage roses on old carpet creates a denim rug. She uses plain blue denim as the base and adds a figured denim border with raised blue threads, transforming the room's look.
Weak Parents Spoil Children and a Hidden Fortune
The piece recounts how indulgent parenting ruined two children who lorded over staff and family, with a stern warning on consequences. It also follows a wild inheritance tale in which Hart Van Girten’s heirs search fruitlessly for years, then a inquest ends with a farmer discovering a $30,000 treasure hidden in an old stove. The twist reveals a fatal accident and a confession by a former bidder who hid the fortune.
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Beira
Jake Dereclare
Germany
van Girten
Sherl
Robinson
Miser Van Girtem's Legacy and the Great Money Hunt
A Castile area miser known as Jake Van Girtem amassed wealth over fifteen years yet hid it so well that after his death a countywide search found only about ten dollars in cash in his old eighty acre farmstead. Guards and neighbors hunted barns, stables, and even the roof for hidden treasure, amid tales of mysterious hoards and daring robberies.
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Jacob van Girtem
Jake
Castile
Miser van Girten
Henry Davis
M. Quad
The Wolf and the Lamb Fable With a Grim Twist
Uncle Ehi presents a fable where a Wolf entices a Lamb for a walk then plots to eat him. The Lamb cites a treaty of peace but the Wolf dismisses it, arguing that upholding peace means eating the other. The tale ends with the Wolf claiming the right to prey.
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Mary E. Carter
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Vin
Ioard
Donald Allan
Ehi