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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1931
Page
45
Wild 1920s style tale recounts Ruff narrowly escaping hanging after a shipwrecked misadventure. Sheriff relents as Ruff explains tornado injuries and bizarre hospital treatment. Local legend grows around Ruff’s odd journey through trials, a grandpappy quarrel, and a comeback bid in boxing circles.
Damon Runyon recounts a vast, fanciful operation by Eagle Orb to locate Abercrombie Smythe, a missing Arctic explorer. The voyage aboard the Ice Barge Ahoy, led by John Thomnesin, pairs Smythe with Mrs Smythe who funded the expedition. they follow false clues to a Greenlan d harbor where Smythe is found in a tavern, playing cards with three impostors.
A historical study estimates a 30 year old woman's economic value at £9476 with men at $11,850, noting a decline after 86. Value to the state falls from $7160 at 50 to $5076 and $4175 later. A 15 year old girl is valued at $20,950.
Poor Wilfred, broke, schemes to host a party by tapping friends and collecting gifts. The tale follows his misfit plans, tangled letters, and the desperate, comic misadventures of assembling a charity gathering with mismatched guests.
Mutters letter from Hollywood recalls a wild party with Elsie and a married Columbus man, detailing insults, fights, and embarrassment. He laments personal woes, phone troubles, and a plan to leave the situation behind, hoping to return home with steadier feelings.
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