Farmers, Freedom, and a Fourth of July Tale in Ohio
A nostalgic Fourth of July story set in Watson, Ohio, contrasts patriotic farmers and town life with a family drama. Rhoda Harmon admires Tom Wheeler while her father John resists, a picnic triggers conflict, an accident with an 1812 cannon spurs Tom to heroic action, and Wheeler quietly wins the farmer’s trust by offering to buy the Harmon homestead with a plan that reveals a profitable land venture and a legal twist.
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Watson
Tom’ Wheeler
Rhoda
Tom Wheeler
Harmon
John Harmon
Mr. Harmon
Sheda
Mike
John Stan
Raybatgh
Om Wheeler
John Simpson
John Biengern
Tom
Wheeler
Young Wheeler
Pittsburgh
Squire McDowell
Maine
Lestren Ketccurm
Were He Is Again After the Battle
Sunday School scene notes a teacher greeting a class after a battle and a boy remarks about missing fingers and an ear piece, reflecting a wartime or postwar context in a Chicago Tribune page snippet.
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Tommy Tucker
Chicago Tribune
Fragmentary 19th Century Quote on Character and Belief
The text presents a fragmented 19th century style remark about social animus and intolerance, referencing "Patriots" and an individual named John Hermon. It hints at intolerance toward those with differing views and calls for judgment by personal fitness of character.
A Patriotic Thing and Fourth of July Jokes
A quirky miscellany notes a thief likened to a firecracker by a hair merchant and a joke about celebrating the Fourth of July. The quips mix Harper’s Bazaar style humor with a Washington Star pun about a “1 Sth” celebration.
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Harper’s Bazar
Washington Star
Cruel Jests and Witty Bits From Various Papers
A collage of quips and brief anecdotes from newspapers includes lines about a man dead yet born, politicians and bicycle rates, a child asking where fire goes, and a dinner insufficient reward for sociability. Other jests feature a bridge proverb, a servant and doctor joke, a dog with a savage disposition, and an explorer’s Zoo twist.
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Beecher
Uncle Spirks
Chicago Tribune
Tommy
Philadelphia
Eben
Washington Star
Johnny
Mike
Illinois
Meridian
Minneapolis Journal
Traviata
la Prensa
Quail Builds Nest Near California Hill Home
A Los Angeles gardener reports a quail nesting in a garden on a hill surrounded by orange, olive and lemon trees. The hen returns to guard the eggs as predators and domestic dangers loom, including lynx-eyed cats and the absence of a watchdog, with the nest just ten feet from the horse hitching area.
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California
Los Angeles
An English Superstition About Leap Year Beans
A Chicago Inter Ocean note claims a persisting rustic superstition across England that field beans grow on the wrong side of the pool in leap year. It cites Lincolnshire Worcester and Northumberland as examples and summarizes the belief as widely held despite lack of evidence.
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England
Lincolnshire
Worcester
Northumberland
Chicago Inter Ocean
A New Russian Money Tax
A new tax is created in Russia on all money crossing borders. It charges one kopeck per 100 roubles, but travelers with passports abroad may carry 1000 roubles duty free. Any amount beyond requires declaration. failure to declare incurs a penalty of one quarter of the amount.
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Russia
Chambers’ Journal
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Glen
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Lexington
Putman
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Stark
Bennington
Dair
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Saratoga’s Plain
Arnold
Harry Lee
Delaware
Washington
Yorktown
George
Princeton
Valley Forge
Rae
Benen
New Orleans
Lundy's Lane
Bur
Chicago
Inter Ovetin
Patriots
John Hermon
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