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Beaver County reminiscences and frontier jokes recalled
A long reminiscence recalls early settler days near Beaver with tales of tavern life, a stage ride, rough humor, pranks on a drunken painter, a scalp lock joke, and hardy pioneer character sketches including Joe Thompson and Red Joe. The piece weaves memory of water wells, homesteads, and church services amid harsh frontier life.
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Abe Viga
Reaver
Drummond
D. Smith
Ian Maude Blanchard
Deo” Payne
The
Herain
Negee
Wan
Niles
Liberal
Kansas
Raita
Kite
Sania
Aeth
Geo
Joe Thompson
Billy Olive
Joe
Maddie
E Street
Ernesth
Beal
Jim