Exploding Bedside Humor Sparks Courtroom Punchline
A chaotic testy scene unfolds as a dealer joke prompts a judge and attorney to read misprinted SCOTT BROS. ads in court. Patrons flock to No 9 to inspect lawn swings refrigerators ice cream freezers stoves and screen doors after the playful uproar.
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Scott Bros
No. 9
Trading for Dynamite Causes Lettuce Bed Explosion
A humorous old newspaper item describes a judge trading a hoe for dynamite and a lettuce bed blast. The scene mentions furniture displays, lawn swings, washing machines, and a bargain campaign urging readers to trade and wire up. McFadden trades his hoe for dynamite at No. 9.
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Bob
McFadden
No.9
No. 9
Forty Niners Trip to Land of Gold Track diary
Journal installment from Mr. Ogle recounts a prairie journey toward the land of gold with romance, marriage on route, and observations on climate soil and botany. Daily notes cover camps near Platte River Kinney Fort lows water wood and road conditions, with deaths and a wedding.
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Gold
Platte River
Fort Kinney
River Platte
Uncle Sam
Fort Laramie
Nelson Moody
Mississippi
Providence
Great Platte
Missouri
St. Joseph
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