The Mulveil Rivalry and the Mucklebane Trail
In a tense rural scene Danny Mulveil wins a race and taunts the Reverend McLeod, while townsfolk joke at the clergyman’s fury as Danny escapes on a sturdy farm horse. A schoolmaster and a wandering peddler discuss fate and charity amid the autumn landscape and gossip about a mysterious educator named Parsons.
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McLeod
Mever
Danny
Danny Mulveil
Zinnis
John
Cameron
Goldie
The Elder township schoolhouse and the master Parsons
In a rugged forest setting near Raccoon Creek Valley, the Elder township schoolhouse hosts the enigmatic master Clinton V. Parsons. A negative, disciplined life shapes his teaching, with townsfolk divided over his unconventional outlook and intellect.
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Elder Township
Raccoon Creek
Clinton V. Parsons
Vines Cool Buildings and Improve Appearance, A Personal Note
The writer describes climbing vines as a solution to keep walls dry and cool in summer. Vines cover walls, shed water, and in time reach the roof, enhancing building aesthetics. Seeds and cuttings are easy to grow, making plants inexpensive.
Tokio Singing Insects and the Suzumushi Bell
In Tokyo late May and early June households hang bamboo cages under verandas to hear delicate insect songs at dusk. The suzumushi, meaning insect bell, is the prized singing insect whose shrill notes resemble a tiny silver bell and belongs to a tiny black beetle with a flat body.
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Tokio
Japan
Wonderful British Dogs
A humorous tale of a sportsman boasting about his dog's intelligence. The dog stops at a bookstall to fix on a man named Partridge, defying every effort to be distracted. A second vignette features a suburban man’s dog dragging him to a flower bed where forget-me-nots bloom.
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Elder Township
Mr. Parsons
Maine
Texas
Gulf of Mexico
Danny
Partridge
Eloped on a Trolley Car Bribery Helps Lovers Escape
Report tells of two young lovers on a Long Island trolley pursued by a furious father. The suitor bribes the conductor to stop the pursuit and induce a swift escape, the car speeds away, and a clergyman blesses the union as the father arrives too late.
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Long Island
Papa
The Only Thing Money Could Attach
A man asked a Western lawyer what property he could attach from a debtor who owed him a large sum. The lawyer replied that the debtor died six months ago and left nothing attachable but a widow.
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Robinson
Doctor Dick
Pittsburg
Macklebone
Pendleton College Bpenties Carry On in Great Brit
In Britain a Pendleton College effort continues as students and staff press ahead with projects amid ongoing campus activity. Details remain fragmentary but indicate persistent institutional momentum and student involvement.
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Great Brite Pendleton Coll
Life and Lawlessness in Clay County Kentucky
The county’s rugged hills hide streams that become torrents in spring. Residents, mostly descendants of 1770 settlers, live in primitive log cabins and rely on hogs and corn, with limited money and fierce clan loyalties. Feud violence, cowed by rifles, follows trusted hunters and guards, shaping a stark, isolated community.
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Dore
Clay County
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Danny Mudlveil
Jimmy Dunbar
Jimmy
A. B. Howard
Howard
Baker
Tom
Gilbert T Gageiel
Tom” Baker
Gatlin
Manchester
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