Bird Center cartoons, a chronicle of social happenings at Bird Center, Illinois; pictures and text (1904)
McCutcheon, John T. (John Tinney), 1870-1949 · Chicago, A.C. McClurg & co. · leaf 70
Mr. Cyrus Hombeckentered his trotting mareGypsy Queen for theMrs. Riley Withers bysweepstakes, but wasbeaten by an unknownhorse, entered under thename of Capt. Fry.There is considerablespeculation as to whoowns the strange entry.Mr. Hornbeck is muchvexed about the matter,and vows to be revenged. … Here is something thatwill interest all the la-dies. It is a prize quiltthat was eihibited byMrs. Wes Kidwell at theBird Center County Fair.There are 6,245 piecesin the quilt and twelveyears were consumed inmaking it. If you areinterested in prize quiltssee the account in the Argosy.
Wit and humor, Pictorial
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