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... street one winter morn- ing . The sidewalk was sheeted with ice and the doctor was making his way carefully , as was also a woman going in the opposite direction . In seeking to avoid each other , both slipped and they came down in a ...
... street one winter morn- ing . The sidewalk was sheeted with ice and the doctor was making his way carefully , as was also a woman going in the opposite direction . In seeking to avoid each other , both slipped and they came down in a ...
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... street . The preacher , a kindly man , assured the little fellow that it was nothing serious , and asked him in to dinner . " Pa wouldn't like it , " said the boy . But the preacher assured him that he would fix it all right with his ...
... street . The preacher , a kindly man , assured the little fellow that it was nothing serious , and asked him in to dinner . " Pa wouldn't like it , " said the boy . But the preacher assured him that he would fix it all right with his ...
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... Cabin " company was starting to parade in a small New England town when a big gander , from a farmyard near at hand waddled to the middle of the street and began to hiss . One of the double - in - brass actors turned 4 TOASTER'S HANDBOOK.
... Cabin " company was starting to parade in a small New England town when a big gander , from a farmyard near at hand waddled to the middle of the street and began to hiss . One of the double - in - brass actors turned 4 TOASTER'S HANDBOOK.
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... street pedlers in Bradford , England , bought a horse for $ 11.25 . It was killed by a motor - car one day and the owner of the car paid them $ 115 for the loss . Thereupon a new industry sprang up on the roads of England . " It was ...
... street pedlers in Bradford , England , bought a horse for $ 11.25 . It was killed by a motor - car one day and the owner of the car paid them $ 115 for the loss . Thereupon a new industry sprang up on the roads of England . " It was ...
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... street when a footpad suddenly ap- peared , and , pointing his pistol , began to relieve his victim of his money . The thief , however , apparently suffered some pangs of re- morse . " It's pretty rough to be gone through like this ...
... street when a footpad suddenly ap- peared , and , pointing his pistol , began to relieve his victim of his money . The thief , however , apparently suffered some pangs of re- morse . " It's pretty rough to be gone through like this ...
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