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Dancing at a Deaf Institution Sparks Romantic Mixup
A doctor at a deaf and dumb institution invites a guest to the annual dance. The guest films a playful circle gesture to pick a partner, dances with a pretty inmate, then the doctor asks the pair to consider a future. The girl jokes she will accept only after escaping the "deaf and dumb fellow." In a second tale, young Jimmie explains his pup Leo bit his finger and he bit the dog’s ear to teach him to respond without talking.
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