Flirtation Backfires in Legendary Ranch Marriage Tale
Kate Bunting, described as a bold ranch girl, toys with two suitors, English aristocrat Kinglsey Farrington and Royal Pyle, then orchestrates a triple marriage with parson Oliver Shiverick. She is revealed to have married both men legally, though the judge remains unclear, until the union is dissolved and she marries the officiant.
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Wkingster Farrington
Royal Pyle
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England
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Kingsley Iarrington
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Papa
Frank P. Chendy
No Interest At The Police Headquarters Safe Keep Bank
A curious bank operates at police headquarters where money can be deposited or drawn at any hour, with no interest paid. Buffs of wealthier drunks entrust funds in envelopes, receiving cardboard receipts. Jailer guidance thwarts bunko plots as honest farmers lose only a portion to con artists. valuables, diamonds, and papers also find safe keeping at the desk. The piece also notes jewelry tips warning turquoise and opal care and the misfortune of acids on a pearl setting.
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Police
Bunko
Kansas City Star
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Nose Talker Serves as Living Barrel Mascot
In a curious exchange a speaker touts a mobile oversized nose as his livelihood. He claims the nose supports him and smiles at the astonished listener, noting his unique economy relies on the nose, a playful boast about a remarkable feature.
Barrel Inspector and Police Confront Nightly
A fragmented 19th century clipping mixes a brewery scenting tale of barrel sanitation with a street anecdote where a towering policeman confronts a woman at her kitchen door. The two fragments share a voice of working life and fear, ending with a stray line about trash.
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Alze
Complainant to Board of Health Sparks Domestic Distress
Fragmented text describes a domestic confrontation after a complaint to the board of health. Narration shows a sequence of emotion as a speaker pleads not to reveal the complaint and a partner promises not to tell. The piece notes a New York Press excerpt and mentions queer marriages in southern India and central Africa, plus quail trade details in Nyanga.
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New ‘York Press
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