Bees and fences drive feuding neighbors to comic brink
In a Cedar street double house, Uncle Joshua True and Aunt True clash with the Baskins over shared spaces and a beehive in the chimney. Mischief and miscommunication lead to a chaotic attempt to smoke out the bees, a rooftop tumble, and a neighborhood fright as both families scramble for order.
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Joshua True
Solomon Baskins
Cedar Street
Baskins
Aunt True
Baskinses
Bert True
Uncle True
Mrs. Baskins
Bert
Uncle Troe
Satan
Pamely
True
Bie Ae 'Ie
Tris
Uncle Tom
Uncle ‘Kue
Askins
Mr. Baskins
Neighbor Baskins
You an't speculating any in cotton now
A spoken exchange with Uncle Jos Rogers from Richmond notes a skeptic stance on cotton speculation. The speaker claims no more purchases of futures and hints at a shift to a better venture. The passage ends with a terse reference to Wall Street.
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Jos Rogers
Richmond
Wall Street
Along by the River Poem by J A Miller
A verse from The Current by J A Miller celebrates a June riverside walk with flowers and birds. The speaker and Bessie share a tender moment as they walk, hands joined, sensing mutual understanding and warmth.
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Bessie
J. A. Miller
Isle of Santa Cruz Reveals Italian Charm in Pacific
In a New York Evening Post piece, a traveler sails to Santa Cruz Island near California, likening its landscape to Capri. He describes warm December seas, rugged rock coastlines, sea lions, and a property owned by two men in San Francisco while noting locals speak Italian.
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Italy
Pacific
United States of America
Capri
Ischia
Bay of
Naples
Oley Comity
Santa Cruz
San Francisco
Sy Cruz
New York Evening Post
Model Shopper at Linings Counter Captures Attention
In The Boston Record a quiet lady enters a linings counter and orders fabrics with precise details. A salesmen, recognizing her, smiles as she specifies five yards of cambric two shades darker, among other trims, then plans to return after shopping for ton and trimmings.
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Boston Record
Silesia
Bill
Curious Regency Courtship Prank In A Baltimore Notice
A Baltimore notice recounts a literary flirting ploy in a pew where a man slipped a Bible open to verses guiding courtship. The woman reads Ruth and John passages as a witty response while hoping to meet again soon. The episode appears in a local chronique.
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Joshua
Alluz
Baskin’s Nest
Aunt Trne
Bonnet
Baskin’s
Brooks
Bryant
Jack-n-the-pulpit
Nature
Avmerry
Joyou
The
Isle OF Santa Cruz
Fle Wonder
St. Jonnn
Ruth
John
Ballimores
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