Country Doctors and a Betting Tale of Hope
In a Mississippi neighborhood, a doctor battles illness with skill and hope. Deck and Slip Buckner bet on Smith's recovery as the sick man clings to life and humor, while Parson Biglow pushes fate and a joke about souls. The tale ends with Smith improving and a wary moral about money and medicine.
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Jim Jacklin
Sage
Kaew Haines
Smith
Parson Biglow
Biglow
Dock
Deck
Buckner
Squire Patterson
Mississippi River
Hosses
Wwe
Buck
Alfisug
Bug
Opie Read
Christmas Magazine Plot That Defies Holiday Cliches
A publisher dreams up a Christmas issue with no holiday content and markets it as a world spanning novelty. The plan shocks colleagues, wins quick sales as readers seek novelty, and spawns a trend of Christmas light issues across America.
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Mary
Puffer
Daffy
Mr. Puffer
America
St. Nicholas
James Potts& Co
Prof Schuster Seeks Probable Error in Weather Forecasts
The article argues weather forecasts should state their odds or probable error, noting astronomers routinely publish probable error. Prof Schuster envisions forecasts like rain tomorrow with three to one or nine to one odds, improving reader awareness of prediction reliability.
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Weather Bureau
Schuster
Eternal Vigilance and Internal Bulwark Against Tyrants
A quotation contrasts external fortifications with the inner shield of distrust as the defense of free states. Demosthenes notes cities build walls and ditches at great cost, but the true defense lies in prudent vigilance within individuals to resist tyrants.
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Demosthenes
B.C
Peruna Supports Digestion and Nerve Health
A testimonial discusses Peruna not as a nervine or stimulant but as a digestionsupporting remedy. It claims improved nerve function through better digestion and cites Mrs J C Jamison of Wallace California who recovered after using Peruna for six years of nervous dyspepsia and relapse after stopping treatment.
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Peruna
Julia Marlowe
J. C. Jamison
Wallace
Cal
Why He Marrice Again
An Ohio lawyer recounts a German farmer client who, recently widowed, insists he is remarried. The blunt man explains his late wife is truly dead and acceptable to move forward, despite social expectations.
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Ohio
Looking for Comfort Over a Narrow Escape
A colorful slang line depicts a hurried plea to reach the next town before jail curfew. The dialogue captures a brisk escape vibe with insistence and urgency.
Grandmother's Afterlife Conversation Noted in Sandpit
Bobby and Johnny dig in the sand near a window. Johnny asks about Grandma in Heaven and her activities. Bobby replies calmly that she is standing up, looking round, and guessing what she’s doing.
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Bobby
Johnny
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Charles Battell Loomis
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Sea of Galilee
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Mount of Olives
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Judson
Moffat
Lindley
Scudder
Arcot
Morrison
Burns
William M. Taylor
Alexander Maclaren
D. D
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Tyng
Charles Mason
Iverach
Risen Christ
Sea of ‘Galilee
Shorty
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Welkville
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