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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1903
Page
2
A fragmented verse about an intruder, Mistith Rainy Day, and denials of being wanted. The speaker mocks basic needs and hints at social tension, while odd phrases suggest a disrupted, surreal exchange. Strong imagery centers on intrusion, rejection, and strained welcome.
A man deceives a lover and wife with a plan to pawn a pearl dog collar for cash. The scheme unravels when the husband, using a pawn ticket, discovers the collar and its true value at the pawnshop. The tale illustrates how fate punishes folly and deception.
A man pays $20 for pearls he believes worth more and plans to gift them to a young office worker. A web of misdirection unfolds as he learns the gems are valued at $1,000 by a jeweler, prompting a chain of intrigue involving the husband, a phony dog collar receipt, and a courtroom shadows amid a larger Oklahoma settler tale and various humorous vignettes from a late 19th century paper.
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