Social Climbers and a Fortunes Gift at a London Dinner
A tale of Coker, an American seeking London society, who hides wealth to gain entry. Baronet Sir Thomas directs his spending plan, inviting the Mulholland family and Grace. A costly souvenir gift includes a deed to Grace that leads to a moral clash and a declined proposal.
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Soren
Alaska
London
Thomas Spatrewoole
Blu
Thomas
Sir Thomas
Coker
Cnciety
Mulholland
Lillia
Grace
Grace Mulholland
Coke
Imean
Witel Tip
America
T. Boyd
Diplomatic Wage Boost Backfires in Domestic Service
In a New England suburb a well off lady, Mrs Baker, tries to woo away a maid Maggie by raising wages from four to six dollars. Maggie remains cheerful but reveals other girls have their washing done by six dollar “girls.” The tactic backfires as the plan collapses amid gossip and dashed expectations.
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Dorothy
Muggie
Accasion
Keshfnat
Nein
Mugete
Humor of London Cabbies and Odd Bits of News
London cabbies display wit over tips as in jokes about fares and impatience. A Devon parish tale shows superstition fades as pennies drop for a ring. A Rochdale reader recalls a bald vicar and a humorous Psalm line. A shop clerk explains ambuscade scales as a weighty joke.
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Wright
Waridie Yfenrage
Rochdale
London Graphic
The Terror's Dinner and a Western Restaurant Feud
A Turpin's restaurant tale from Arizona features waiter Job Straight famed for precision and a vast baritone. A Christmas diner from near Gle Bend provokes him with rattlesnakes on toast ordered with chili Colorado and moccasin gravy, leading to a tense standoff and a revolver gift. Denver News: Wanted New Ones. A traveler complains about fleas in a fifth class hotel room.
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Yume
Job Straight
Arizona
Joe Oliver
Glea Bend
Turpin's
Baldy
Job
Carl Formen
Isini
Straisht
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