Project Gutenberg 2024-06-29 Public domain in the USA. 106 Spears, Raymond S. (Raymond Smiley) 1876 1950 Spears, Raymond Smiley Pyles, V. E. (Virgil Evans) 1891 1965 Pyles, Virgil Evans Empty bottles $aUnited States :$bThe Butterick Publishing Company, $c1928. Roger Frank and Sue Clark "Empty Bottles" by Raymond S. Spears is a short story published in the late 1920s, likely as part of a pulp magazine. This narrative centers on the humor and misunderstandings surrounding a simple request for an empty bottle, highlighting the quirks of small-town life and the interactions among its inhabitants. The story follows Frank Hesbern, an awkward and large man who enters the One Way Thru Saloon to request an empty bottle, which he needs to help a sick baby by providing warmth to its stomach. The bartender, Cock Eye Baer, and other patrons find the situation amusing, which leads to a mixture of humor and tension in the town as word spreads. Hesbern's quest for the bottle spirals into misunderstandings and ultimately culminates in a tragic confrontation involving Cock Eye. His death leaves the community reflecting on his character and the laughter he brought, showcasing the themes of camaraderie and the fleeting nature of life in a close-knit society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/adv_1928_07_01 20240602130853spears 1928 US Reading ease score: 85.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Short stories Western stories Bars (Drinking establishments) -- Fiction PS Text Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: American Literature 44851 2025-07-29T09:01:20.303340 text/html 20868 2024-06-29T07:55:49 text/html 385560 2025-07-29T09:01:22.732348 application/epub+zip 384337 2025-07-29T09:01:21.100350 application/epub+zip 138510 2025-07-29T09:01:20.627334 application/epub+zip 647036 2025-07-29T09:01:24.012349 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 640772 2025-07-29T09:01:22.387373 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 36080 2025-07-29T09:01:20.187346 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16334 2024-06-29T07:55:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16634 2025-07-29T09:01:24.224323 application/rdf+xml 25279 2025-07-29T09:01:20.818328 image/jpeg 4718 2025-07-29T09:01:20.721329 image/jpeg 659488 2025-07-29T09:01:20.317341 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia