Silence Bought With A Billiard Trick
Old Mr. Tockwort wished to read in quiet but his wife and her friend would not sell. After persistent quarreling, he proposed a simple billiard ball trick as a distraction to obtain silence.
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Newspaper
Topeka State Journal
Location
Topeka, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1902
Page
9
Old Mr. Tockwort wished to read in quiet but his wife and her friend would not sell. After persistent quarreling, he proposed a simple billiard ball trick as a distraction to obtain silence.
Fragmentary OCR text shows a quarrelsome line about an unfair competitor and a boastful remark about a trick. No clear persons, places, or events available to identify or date. The readable wording hints at a conflict or rivalry but lacks concrete details for a solid summary.
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