Widow's persistence wins in nine year marriage ploy
In a small town a widow named Dorothy confronts Henry Goodheart, who has kept company with her sister Dorothy Spencer for nine years without proposing. After a dramatic scene at the widow's home, she follows Goodheart to a field and learns he plans the wedding for the 74th of the next month. The widow then hints she will attend and support the union, remarking that the way to marriage is to simply get married.
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Darathy
Shane
Perkins
Henry Goodheart
Dorothy Spencer
Siktor Hannah
Duvally
Ibint
Whitlows
Gingle
Aigeer
Guy
Gan
Dorothy
Don
Goodheart
Goodllyver
Wannah
Dorerthy
Abe
Storosky
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Tomervey
Mr. Goodheart
Tina
Mr. Cheadhower
Tamih
Lincoln’s Mental Powers and Noted Patents in Early Life
The text surveys Lincoln’s intellectual strengths and disciplined study after returning to Congress. It notes his habit of close, logical reasoning, self-driven brush with mathematics, and restless curiosity about mechanical principles. It mentions a model boat he carved and sent to a patent office, alongside anecdotes about ancient soap-making and early metal crafts in Europe and the Mediterranean.
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Patent Office
Llelen Nicolay
St. Nichol
Valadon’s Bold Journey from Bordello to Brockmans
Billy Valadon runs a ruse to fund a cross country trip and win back Miss Brockman. He leaves San Francisco with a fake plan, joins a coast train voyage, returns to Oakland penniless but hungry, then surprises Miss Brockman and her mother with a fortune and a proposal.
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Pilly
Celal
Broad
Hao Tally
Validon
Fifth Avenue
Valadon
Billy
Brockmans
Chicago Express
San Francisco
Oakland
Twenty-third Street
Dilemma of a Rat Damaged Town Records in India
A baby in charge of town documents in India reports serious rat damage and asks for weekly rations to destroy the rats. The request prints, rations start, then a humorously misinterpreted absentee cat crisis leads to a proposed adoption of a government probationer cat. The story also notes ancient heating methods and double walls for warmth and radiation concepts.
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India
Supreme Government of India
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