Millionaire Mackay helps barkeeper in distress
John W. Mackay, a self made investor, lends Andy Hepworth ten thousand dollars to buy a new All Souls bar and rebuild his life after a ruinous stretch. Hepworth repays, becomes temperate, and Mackay later aids him in a fresh venture while recalling the earlier aid.
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John W. Mackay
Mr. Munckay
Andy Hepworth
All Souls
Thompson's
John
Mackay
Hepworth
Andy
Virginia
Tney
Dick Dey
Market Street
Barasca
New All Souls
Dick Day
San Francisco News
Country folk and city manners clash in mixed anecdotes
The piece contrasts rural purity myths with modern failings among country folk and city life. It cites farmers overcharging in bargains, gossip and vanity in villages, and a humorous backup about a rude train car incident and blue spectacles for cows as social curiosities.
From Baby Jones to Old Bill Jones in a Life Saga
A fragmented reminiscence traces the arc of William Jones from birth as Baby Jones through school days Billy the Kid to a banking cashier and public figure known as Old Bill Jones. It highlights family devotion, moral lapses, community memory, and a long life celebrated at seventy five with reflections on past friends and a final resting place.
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Stowe
Calvin E. Stowe
Adam
Stone
Iran
Hartford
Horace Bridge
Warper
Dulterin
Irl
Itawa
Luke
Nowell
Labrador
Ottawa
Loudop
Niober
Papa Jones
Mammy Jones
Baby Jones
Willie Jones
Sebuel
Willie
Erea
Father Time
Billy" Jones
Billy the Kid
Billy Jones
Will Jones
Church of the Dan
Beersheba Pilerties
Gerojan
Deacon Potts
William Jones
Hightop National Bank
Jones
Papa
Bill Jones
Billy
Bill
The
Father
Minneapolis Journal
Landscape in Sepia and the Desk Editor Tale
A ventriloquy of misread art criticism shows a desk editor misinterpreting a caption Landscape in Sepia causing confusion and a faint alarm about a nonexistent place. The anecdote ends with the art critic collapsing from laughter and being taken to an ambulance. Also notes quips about age and temper and ramie steam pipes in Bogland diesel pipes.
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Pilfslis
United States
Syria
amahDee
Harpers Mag
Ramie
Royal baking powder urged as pure cream of tartar
The notice warns housekeepers to avoid alum and lime containing baking powders sold under misrepresentation. It urges choosing Royal baking powder, claimed superior in purity and strength, and to reject substitutes in the kitchen.
Henry Ward Beecher's Love Poem and Train Romance
Vignettes from Beecher era recount his wife guarding a love poem promised to Bonner for $5000. A Cincinnati rail trip tale follows a man wooing a Benton Harbor heiress with a bright diamond, then meeting her on a breakfast train and discovering her with a familiar voice. Miscellany closes with childhood memories of school desks and a glass eye prize and a note on the forbidden loan system.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Norwood
Indianapolis
Cincinnati, Wabash & Michigan
Benton Harbor
Anderson
Wabash
Indianapolitan
North Meridian
Mme
Fairview Park
Benton Bar
Florida
Papa
Europe
Charlie
Spain
Plank’s
Brown County
Baeching
Dude Olney
Chicago
Beales
Flossy
Laura
Laurie E. Richards
St. Nicholas
Mike and Denny's Money Mix Up
In Brooklyn, Mike explains his weekly earnings rise and misallocation to his wife resulting in a reckoning at home. The tale shifts to a brief scene about two brothers and a minor school-day delay, ending with a chaotic, humorous miscommunication. </s>
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Mike
Erin
Ewell
Denny
Moike
Brooklyn
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