The Passing of Brickville By Joseph N. Quail
The tale follows Brickville destroyed by a chimney blaze sparked by Pikey McGinn. Pierre Succotash, Fred Ritchie, and Slanteye McCafferty spark a series of thefts, rivalries, and a hidden gold-mining scheme using a brick ashtra. The town is rebuilt into a tented camp as Succotash shifts to mining clay for gold, leaving Brickville abandoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brickville
Pikey McGinn
Firickvilla
Montana
Bricckville
Theown
Dakota
Brickvilla
McGinn
Pierre
Arickville
Hrickville
British Columbia
Fred Ritchie
Fred
Pilkey
Slanleye McCafferty
Elval
Mac
Pikey
Slanteye
Glendive
Pietre
Jechie
Ritchie
Ruehle
Ume
Succotash
Canada
Not Fair Look Here Abraham Said Judge In Court
A courtroom exchange shows a judge questioning Abraham about supporting his wife and children while he hunts possum. The prisoner admits love for wife and children, arguing that the pursuit causes him to take a cocoon at a pow’r dle adventage, reflecting a dialect tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham
Abe
Jedge
Alog
Dying Judge Tenney Hears Appeal From Jim Perkins
In a deathbed visit Jim Perkins pleads for a reexamination of a $600 damages judgment against him. The dying Judge Tenney recalls Judge Wallace and agrees to consider setting the case aside, saying he expects to discuss it with Wallace soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Tenney
Tenney
Owen
Jim Perkin
Arist
Jim Perkins
Mr. Perkins
Judge Tenney
Pim
Jim
Judge Wallace
Pigs, Woodpeckers, and a Welsh Inn Tale
A traveler recalls a dawn pig stampede caused by a woodpecker tapping a fence. Uncle explains the feed bell trick triggered the craze. The piece then tours Bryn Mawr in Wales, a house linked to American origins, likening it to Harvard’s home. It closes with light quips on language teaching and a Dublin-esque line on cooks and mistresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryn Mawr
Dolgelly
Harmouth
Wales
America
John Harvard
Stratford-on-Avon
Welsh Hills
Springfield
Mass
The Little Brown Jug of Kildare and Odd Tales
A humorous meditation on the moral glow of a bottle and jug as cultural symbols, with reflections on rural characters, a Maine storekeeper, a bachelor’s costly furniture plan, a humane act story, a curious horse anecdote, and a mock funeral for a beloved octopus in New York. The piece weaves fables and vignettes, preserving a period voice and local flavor.
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Meredith Nicholson
Kildare
New York
Maine
Jonrock
City Aquarium
Bermudas
Aquarium
Health and Household Remedies and Humorous Vignettes
A collage of old advertisements and light anecdotes mentions health products like Syrup of Flex and Elixir of Senua, praising official endorsements and demanding genuine manufacture. It includes testimonials for Cuticura remedies, jokes about Willie and Mark Twain, plus a note on CASTORIA as a trusted infant remedy used for over 30 years.
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Ufknown
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Joseph N. Quail
Ion
Bagley
Columbus Road
Orcasion
Cleveland Plain Dealer
George
Cuthura
William Geeding
Washington St
Attlea
Ind
Willie
Mark Twain
Martha
Willle
DODDS
Arabella
Johy
Doha
H. J. Gates
Alx
Magee
Tenn
Tennesse
Herunentty
Toledo
Ohio
Fey
Jae Eifentirs
Pettit
Layard Bros
Buffalo
N.Y
Winslow
Syria
Lyon Wick
Lydia EK
Pinkham
FE. Hanson
Columbus
Mrs. Pinklam
Twan
Lydia EB. Finkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Defiance
Tha
Sreijecum
Thompson
Eye
Howe
White House
Buster Brown
Younesters
the Brown Shoe CO
ST. Louis
Aain
Mweos
Old Virginia
Virginia
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