The Light of Western Stars: A Western Romance Turmoil
Madeline confronts Stewart over Bonita liaison while ranch cowboys brace for a Guerrero threat. Nels confronts Stewart as tension peaks, revealing a possible border conflict with Don Carlos and his rebels. The group weighs risking lives and loyalty amid a tense, shifting loyalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewart
Madeline
Nick Steele
Nels
Gene
Don Carlos Frontier Crisis Forces Madeline to Flee Peak
Stewart and cowboys conceal Madeline and friends as guerrillas threaten. Monty and Nels quit in fear while Pat Howe closes in. The party climbs to cliffside caves for safety as night settles and tension mounts around a looming confrontation.
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Nick
Steele
Monty
Stewart
Madeline
Helen
Mr. Stewart
Dorothy
Castleton
Harvey
Mrs. Beck
Nels
Mr. Price
Price
Mr. Nels
Mexico
Edith Wayne
Escalatat
Bonita
Pat Howe
Gene
Pat
Don Carlos
Coyote
Healius
Agua
Miss Hammond
Gene Stewart
Feller
Brutes in Sleep and Standing Slumber Across Species
A light survey notes sleep habits from humans to beasts, with humans preferring lying down and some animals, including horses and elephants, commonly sleeping or resting standing. It cites a Mexico deathbed case and observes birds resting one leg with the other tucked, alongside claims about circuses and dormancy in captivity.
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New York Sun and Globe
Jina
Mexico
Chicago
Machinery Replaces Handwork in Manila Hemp Industry
A new hemp stripping machine speeds up the Manila hemp industry in the Philippines. The plantain fiber from Luzon and Mindanao is stripped from leaf-sheaths that support tall stalks. The machine now performs seven times the work of manual stripping and one worker can process 140 pounds daily, replacing weeks of hand labor.
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Manila
Philippines
Luzon
Mindanao
This Swan Was a Fighter on the Thames
The London Times reports a swimmer was attacked by a swan while bathing near Windsor Bridge on the Thames. He reached the bank but the swan blocked his return for clothes. Bread distracts the bird, but the swimmer dives and resists as the bird pursues him in an excited chase until he wins.
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Bonita
Madeline
Helen
Russ
Stewart
Maadeline
Miss Hammond
Thames River
London Times
Windsor Bridge
Modern Milk Shipping via Glass-Lined Tank Trucks
Modern shipping methods for milk use large glass-lined tanks on trucks insulated with cork to prevent spoilage. These 5,000-gallon tanks lose less than two gallons to the sides and can transport milk over distances exceeding 100 miles with only a small temperature rise.
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Zane Grey
Ies Benes
Monty Price
Shore
Hammond
Shores
Carlos
Gresasers
United States