Sally Seward and the Chest of Chintz Drawers
A serialized tale follows Sally Seward as she celebrates a writing success by buying chintz drawers for her desk. Her tale reconnects with Davie Cartwright and Madge Cartwright, leading to a hopeful future of friendship, writing ambition, and possible romance as Sally contemplates sharing a dinner and a big check.
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Wayright
McClure
Sally
Davie
Madge Cartwright
Sally Seward
Miss Seward
David Cartwright
Bho
Madge
Miss Cartwright
Three of a Kind and a Jungle Breakfast Fire Lesson
A company field training scene shows a captain teaching a young soldier to start a quick cooking fire. He recalls hunting breakfast on the coast, marching two miles, cooking food, and returning in half an hour. The recruit retorts with a quip referencing Ananias and Baron Munchausen.
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West Coast
Sokder
Ananias
Baron Munchausen
Pittsburgh Chronicle- Telegraph
Sunday Dinners Win Over Aunt Emmy
Robert visited his aunt every Sunday and stayed for dinner. One weekday she warned she had no dessert. After the meal Robert looked at her and said she cooked better on Sundays, promising to return next Sunday for a nicer dinner.
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Robert
Emmy
Indianapolis News
Pie for two or four saves coal and time tale
A widow Mrs. Hannah Fifer runs rooms with thrift. Helped by Mrs. Castle she bakes four pies to save coal and uses extra fill while Peggy asks to buy two for 20 cents, highlighting frugal dealings and sharp bargaining in a domestic vignette.
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Hannah Fifer
Mrs. Fifer
Old Stall After Long Absence Exhibits Kicking
A Bedford Indiana Dispatch item recalls a dramatic fire at a stable where an old family horse named Old Joe, owned by Mike Wallner, recovered from a downtown livery move. The mare wandered to his old stall, faced a rival horse, kicked it, then resumed munching hay as witnesses noted the scene.
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Bedford
Ind
Inssalls
Old Joe
Mike Wallner
Wallner Stove Company
Joe
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