The Offending Hand and the Little Sister
Jeffy fears his right hand is black with a crime against Elizabeth and seeks removal by a doctor in a dreamlike rite. Morning returns him to reality as he contemplates repentance and finally whispers an apology to Elizabeth, who answers with a forgiving, airy smile.
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Major’s Irish Hostler Mistake in Saddle Mix Up
A tale from Harper's Weekly recounts a senior officer chasing outlaws arriving at a village too late. His Irish hostler, drunk and ignorant of riding, saddled the horse backward. The major asked why, and Pat replied in bravado that he did not know which way the major was going, prompting a humorous explosion and the hostler’s escape.
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Humorist Seeks Editor Clarification Of Jokes
A young humorist laments the editor did not accept his jokes and his wife suggests returning them with a note explaining the point. The fragment hints at a misunderstanding of humor and the editor’s possible lack of comprehension.
Building Home Plans From Barner Factory Notice
Public notice invites plans to build a home using Barner Factory write services by B. F. Isaacs Jr. Box 504 Fayette Missouri. The advertisement includes a Bell telephone contact 257 for inquiries.
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Toussaint L ouverture praised as greatest general
A brief note extols Toussaint L Ouverture as a soldier statesman and martyr who, with a small force, resisted sixty ships and thirty thousand French troops. Wendell Phillips called him the greatest general the world has produced. Includes a sales pitch for Colored American Novelty Co. images and agents.
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Experienced Carpenter Seeks Work in Fayette Missouri
An experienced craftsman with fourteen years in carpentry offers services in Fayette Missouri. B. F. Isaacs Jr. invites patronage for designing and estimating building projects.
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Missouri
Parents abandon city life for Roseneath home
Stephen and Priscilla Winslow reveal their longing to return to the Roseneath farm after selling or renting it for city life in Redmond. Their emotional reunion at the farm exposes mutual homesickness, with plans to move back despite the children. Stephen admits his fake happiness in town. Priscilla confesses her loneliness and desire for solitude. The pair decide they may return to the farm to be near their grown children.
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Theodore
Ted
Edith
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Priscilla Dently
Prin
Tam
Andrew
Roeseneath
St. Andrew's
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