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Newspaper
Big Piney Examiner
Location
Big Piney, Wyoming, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1916
Page
2
Edward Allison confronts the wreck of his vast scheme for global control after his partner and rivals expose the plan. He returns to the Willow club, learns his enterprise collapses, and, haunted by love he cannot possess, vanishes from the world forever.
Gail, Dick, and the crew discuss a major news story as Allison’s explosion and a corporate change unfold. Urbank aims to control the Midcontinent AP and push Towando Valley incorporation. Faith and ethics clash with business power and a church reform drive.
In Market Square a rector explains his shift from building a grand cathedral to funding permanent sanitary tenements for the poor. Gail, Mrs Boyd, and others discuss plans, while Gail prepares to go abroad with her mother and brother. The lovers face a growing conscience gap despite their affection.
In a strained vestry meeting Rev. Smith Boyd seeks treasury input on Vedder court funds and Majestic investment as Chisholm confirms payment and plans. Boyd declares no ambition for a new cathedral, while Nicholas Van Ploon shows cautious relief. chapter ends with a continuation tease.
An American woman relates a tale from the Mexican conflict where five Villista soldiers rode to a mountain camp. A self-styled captain asked for a blanket, followed by others who claimed rank. The hostess learned only one was a captain Primero, with the two others as privates, prompting her to distribute blankets to the two rear rank privates with sympathy and admiration.
Hair exports from Japan have risen over recent years and now outstrip demand, with Japanese women’s long strong hair valued for commercial weaving. American and French markets lead Oriental dealers, while European buyers use bleached and dyed hair for ribbons, fabrics, and draperies commanding high prices.
Dr. W H R Rivers reports from the Fitzpatrick lecture that in the Eddystone islands most diseases are blamed on taboo violations tied to certain tree fruits. A ritual healer uses leaves myou moss soot and wood scrapings to stroke the patient and recite a formula ending with a reference to the village’s arm rings as payment.
Herbert Adams Gibbons recounts in Paris Reborn a scene in wartime Paris where 60 Chinese government students in exile, penniless, forced their way into the embassy, ate the meal prepared for a diplomat, and raided the pantry before police intervened with stronger action.
A mother asks Bobby if he washed his face and hands before the music teacher arrived. He replies he washed the one next to her, implying a cheeky avoidance of full washing. The exchange showcases a humorous child’s quick wit.
A parent explains his children are at a difficult age. He notes that slang earns a rebuke from his wife and proper speech makes the youngsters label him a back number, illustrating a humorous parenting dilemma.
The exchange stars two authors debating why no publisher will accept the new novel. The first argues the fault lies in the work itself, not the wartime environment, suggesting the manuscript lacks appeal or market potential. The second counters that the war is irrelevant compared to the novel’s merit.
The Boston beauty asks about aviation and dismisses it for sea bathing. The judge notes aviation is not her path and its appeal is limited.
Fragmentary remarks suggest a public dispute about law allowing selling horse meat. Wary citizens warn of consequences as racing and judgment on horses create tension and potential economic stakes.
Fragmentary dialogue suggests concern over a child named Johnny and a doctor. The garbled text hints at worry about Johnny’s well being and possible medical advice, set around a Christmas toy context.
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