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Brussels
Ingrain
Smyrna
Nottingham
Blabon
Untold Call to Inspect Matchless Stock
A terse line urges a call and inspection of a matchless stock, implying readiness to reveal more upon request. It hints at scarce or superior offerings awaiting attention, inviting interested parties to inquire further.
Cautious buyer and the 60 cent umbrella bargain
A St. Paul Pioneer Press tale shows a cautious man debating $500 per front foot for land, then a window display prompts a stranger to offer 60 cents for a silk umbrella marked 75 cents. The shopkeeper chides him, warns of danger, and ejects him gently with a homeward scoot warning.
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St. Paul
Stealing Kisses and a Society Scandal on Third Street
A notorious Third Street society man, handsome and polished, pursues a young society woman. After a broken engagement, he repeatedly kisses her in the dark parlor, startling a housemaid and sparking a public tale of romance and scandal. The maid’s revelation ends with a hush money payment and a sensational rumor.
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Third Street
Ex-swell's divorce plan and amicable settlement tale
A district tale recalls an ex-swell pressured to divorce an objectionable daughter in law for parental blessing and a share of riches. His wife allegedly urged acceptance and remarriage, boasting past sacrifice to aid the couple. A confidante circulated the plan as fairness amid family strategy.
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San Francisco
Senator Jones Grub Stake and The Ocean Visit
Nevada senator Jones rises from humble origins to wealth through a likely anecdotal gold claim venture. A second item recalls a Detroit Free Press observer noting a 74 year old farmer and family viewing the ocean, marveling at its size and movement with cautious skepticism.
Advice to a Young Woman on Courtship in Old Verse
A dated seray hook offers counsel to a young woman on handling a suitor. It urges restraint, misdirected signals, modest independence, and gradual reciprocity, warning against seeming overly eager or generous with time or gifts. The piece uses metaphor of a maiden and a purple plum to stress merit earned through effort.
Tolstoi and the Bear Courage Under Snow Threats
An account recounts Count Tolstoi surviving a bear encounter during a hunt as a bear rose from its lair and attacked. Tolstoi fired twice with the first shot missing, the second grazing the bear and drawing the animal’s anger, culminating in a close grapple in deep snow before companions driven off the bear.
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Telstai
Tolstoi
Sabine Love Story in a French Farce Tone
A short excerpt from Catulle Mendes in a French tone describes a saucy woman who says Pshaw to all but a lover. He pursues, he kisses, she resists then capitulates. The piece ends noting vast global Buddha followings and, in France, a large number of followers.
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Catulle Mendes
Cupid
T’shaw
Picasa
Mme
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H. L. Hine
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U.S
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Cleveland & Pittsburgh
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Yellow Creek
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RY. Ct
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Zia
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New York
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Sneseme
Westward
SHARP
Agr
Rayenna
W. J. Hayes & Sons Bankers
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Cleveland
E. C. Belding
Risdon & Taylor
Peter Mlatel
Custom Department
Clothier and Merchant Tailor
Phenix
Riddle
Ges
Hart
Torpey
Isook
Peitre
Wenma
Bargain Shoe House
W. BS. Towns
W.D. Durham
J.T. Oakdtey
Kavenna, Ohio
A. T. Smith
Mutton Karr
Wolf
Senator Jones
Nevada
Herefordshire
England
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Montana
Jones
California
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Iadar
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Inter
Roughine
Joel
Gve Jones
Dpius
Pittsburg
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Detroit
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Allus
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Count Tolstoi
Brain
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France
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