Mass Only a Lover's Way
Dorothy Penfield fears Phil Waring's fidelity after spotting him with a scarlet clad woman on Lover's Way. A jealous confrontation follows, but Lisa reveals a misread moment and Ralph's temper leads to a reconciliation plan. The trio awaits Phil, Ralph, and a peace offering.
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James H. Hull
Woodbine
Dorothy Penfield
Cato
Dolly
Dorothy
Lisa Mason
Lisa
Phil
Dolly Girl
Phil Waring
Ralph
Philip
Dolly Penfield
Franklin County
Miss Mason
Tower
Anne
Richmond
North
McClure News- PY Paper Syndicate
Obed Stussey’s Reaping Machine Inspired by Young Boy
In 1830 Ohio inventor Obed Stussey faced a failing cutting device for his reaper. A son suggested using two saw tooth blades with sliding handles like big scissors. Stussey adopted the idea, creating a breakthrough cutting mechanism in a week. The design became foundational for modern harvesting machines, transforming farming globally.
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Obed Stussey
Ohio
Hussey
George F. Stratton
St. Nicholas
Snowplow Fun Clears Yaeger School Yard
Bernard M. C. Walter the head janitor and his helper Sammy built a snowplow to clear the Yaeger school yard at Nineteenth street and Indiana avenue. With 12 youngsters hitching to the contrivance they cleared the sidewalks in half an hour, four boys riding to weigh it down. Iron runners fitted, they faced crowding for turns and strict orders from the principal.
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Bernard M. C. Walter
Sammy
Walter
Detective's notebook indoor party game for kids
A simple indoor party game called the detective's notebook tests guests' ability to match shadow profiles to boys. Set a candlelit shadow board, draw profiles, assign numbers, and have players guess which boy each number represents. Include fake profiles to heighten challenge. best score wins.
Winter toy for boys sled velocipede with spiked steering
A winter pastime uses a velocipede with snow and ice friendly runners. A spiked wheel mounted at the front adds propulsion with cranks on its shaft. The drive wheel slides in its fork so it can be raised for downhill coasting.
Old Gas Pipe Quality Dispute Reaches English Court
In an English court a case over a gas pipe laid years earlier debated its condition. A witness called the pipe old, while the judge quipped that age does not excuse flaws. The witness retorted that pipes buried underground do deteriorate with time.
In Dark Ways Why Are Fixed Stars Like Wicked Old Men
A compact poetic line likens fixed stars to wicked old men noting they sin till late as a playful wordplay on scintillation and lateness.
Handy Brass and Copper Projects for Christmas Gifts
A. Neely Hall offers simple brass and copper designs for handmade gifts. From teapot stands to pinched edge trays and lit candle shades, the guide details materials, cutting, perforating, and assembly plus finishing tips and small tools required.
Mark Twain Declines Yet Walks With Warner
Charles Dudley Warner urges Mark Twain to walk, citing scripture. Twain refuses at first insisting on authority, then quotes Matthew and declines. Warner’s persistence ends when Twain finally agrees to accompany him on the stroll.
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Charles Dudley Warner
Mark Twain
Mark
Dudley
Mark-The
Matthew
Mr. Warner
Twain
Death of Washington Narrowly Fits Timeframe
A fragment notes the death of George Washington in the final hours, on the last day of the week, within the final month of the year, and the last year of the eighteenth century, reflecting a ceremonial or commemorative dating style.
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Washington
George Washington
Bare Truth Riddle: What No One Wishes to Have
A concise riddle presents a question about a thing no one wants to own yet no one wants to lose. The answer is a bald head, framed as a wit and wordplay aside.
Soleful Wit Narrowly Probed
A quip ponders brevity as the soul of wit with playful cultural metaphor, noting sharp humor in concise speech.
Policeman Delivers Odd Camel Impoundment Tale
In Oh Little Tour in India a police officer cites seventy six camels impounded for trampling canal side trees. The man claims no trees exist, and they ride to the canal to discover none visible. The twist shows the trees were to be planted next spring, not yet present.
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India
Sahib
Time to Be Taxed in Frankfort on the Main
In Frankfort on the Main Germany every adult should afford a timekeeper and street clocks face a tax. City authorities plan a yearly levy from six to twelve dollars based on clock size rather than accuracy, as the municipal timepieces seldom agree with each other.
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Frankfort-on-Main
Germany
Got Him With the Goods
Comic panel dialogue shows Jill noting a shower mishap and Bill retorting that the umbrella owner caught her, a witty exchange turning on a pun about the umbrella catching her. The exchange highlights lighthearted wordplay between two speakers.
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Bill
Jill
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Neely Hall
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