Dark Hoaxes and Daggers In a Prospecting Town
Robert Fairchild uncovers a web of river town danger as Squint Rodaine stalks his claim. Old Mother Howard reveals dark mining schemes and a planned disappearance while Fairchild pursues the Blue Poppy mine and a dangerous romance in a haunted settlement.
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Fairchild
Robert Fairchild
Chadi
Idiers
Kentucky Gulch
Rodaine
Mother Howard
All About Rain A Humorous Look at Rain Facts
A Providence Journal piece humorously surveys rain as a familiar phenomenon. It covers how rain forms, occasioned expectations on dates and events, the impact on baseball double headers, Fourth of July festivities, and varied opinions from households, farmers, and poets.
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Providence Journal
A RATTLESNAKE! Thornton Fairchild Son Learns Hidden Past
Robert Fairchild inherits a Colorado mining claim after a cryptic note from his father. Lawyer Henry Beamish places the silver mine at Ohbadi near Denver and warns of villain Squint Rodaine. Robert travels toward Ohadi aiding a frightened girl, eluding pursuing bandits, and arrives to a warm welcome from Mother Howard.
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Sissie
Goodby
Larsen
Rodaine
Blindeye Bozeman
Taylor Bill
Howard
Laura
Georgeville Road
Mother Howard
Fairchild
Denver
Fairchila
Pardner
Maurice Rodaine
Squint Rodaine
Silver Queen
Robert Fairchild
Thornton Fairchild
Robert
Colorado
Henry Beamish
Beamish
Ohbadi
Ohadi
Chadi
Description of a Tall Thin Ugly Man With Scar
A brief character sketch describes a tall thin ugly old man with mean squint eyes and a scar running straight up his forehead.
Chilean Mountain Iron Deposit Reported At 100 Million Tons
Article notes a Chilean mountain massing over 100 million tons of iron ore averaging 68 percent metal. The claim describes a vast, nearly solid ore body with high purity, implying major mining potential.
Do We Laugh in Dreams
The piece ponders why humor fades in dreams and why waking life seems routine. It muses on surreal dream scenes and wonders if laughter occurs in dreams but is forgotten upon waking.
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Lloyd George
New Russian Baptism Rule Sets Age at Eighteen
The Soviet controlled supreme council of the church plans a church law on baptism. It fixes the baptism age at eighteen and requires the individual's written consent to be filed with authorities.
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Russia
Supreme Council of the Church
Seeing Is Believing in a Sandbox Friction
Jane a four year old discusses dirt and fear with her mother after hours in a sand pile. The child jokes that her knees are more frightened than her hands while mom contemplates a wash.
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Jane
Mother
British Legacy Law Shift Proposed on Inheritance
A proposed change to English law would allow a deceased man's freehold property without a will to be divided among all children rather than passing solely to the eldest son under current practice.
Grant and Taft as War Secretaries and Presidents
The text notes General Grant briefly held the secretary of war post during a cabinet reshuffle. It emphasizes William Howard Taft as the only secretary of war to later become U.S. president.
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General Grant
William Howard Taft
United States
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