Revolving shirt bosoms scheme eyed by frontier kin
Trad Biglow's kin Irad unveils a mockup of a revolving shirt bosom as a surefire scheme to Freeman. Edgar derides the plan while Irad touts mass production, radium finished madras cloth, and a two year delivery timeline before selling nationwide.
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Freeman
Trad Biglow
Edgar
Triad
Freeman’s
Irad
Jim Witham
Jim
Morrew
W. G. Chapman
Proctor Remembrance Highlighted by Stevenson Memoirs
Vice President Stevenson recalls Senator Proctor of Vermont in a Wash ington Herald account. The tale centers on a paired prayer gesture before a Senate session. Blackburn’s climactic farewell speech to Rev Butler’s chaplaincy brought tears to venerable senators as adjournment followed.
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Blackburn
Proctor
Vermont
Stevenson
Washington Herald
Senate
Butler
Legislative Assembly
Ghent
West
Joe
The Way Razor Conundrum in a Witty Exchange
A humoristic dialogue features a man asking how to keep a razor sharp and the other replying that sharing the method would fail to help. He explains the reason lies in his spouse who isn’t subject to corns, implying a private joke.
Chrysanthemums Fed Like Prize Stock At Show
A detailed look at how prize winning chrysanthemums are fattened and trained for bloom. Growers restrict shoots, feed with plant blood and sheep fertilizer, and nurture a single mighty stalk for a two week display while bees aid cross-pollination.
Horse Sale Sparks Second Chance For Lost Love
Hester buys a spirited sorrel on a farmer’s recommendation but a deceitful trader rigs her with a dangerous horse. A runaway wreck lands her in John Lane’s care where she learns Lane bought back the horse and halted payment. Hurt but alive, she and John reunite as the horse scandal ends.
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John
Tommy
Hester
John Lane
Sorre
Saunders
Bivins
Rose
Rather Unconventional Check Forgiveness Sparks Unlikely Meeting
A bank scene leads to an apology from a young woman with an unindorsed check. Fairley recalls her triple cornered face and meets her again by chance, colliding on a crowded streetcar with her brother Tom. The reunion ends with a wary, hopeful promise of a more conventional pairing.
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Fairley
Tom
Brother Tom
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Biglow
Hugh Pendxter
Eames
Ely
Department of Agriculture
Washington
Ics
FIS
Corar
Speeder
Old Bob
Jess
Sharon Bank
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