Saddle Ride Continues in Sage City Land Auction Thwart
Clay Morgan rides seventeen hours to Sage City aiming at the land auction. He slips into the crowded land office as bids start at seventy eight hundred dollars with Charley Hillhouse among bidders. Morgan faces off Herendeen’s men and a tense showdown looms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay Morgan
Ben Herendeen
Clay
Lila
Herendeen
Morgan
Janet
Catherine Grant
Ann McGarrah
Hack Breathitt
Gurd Grant
Catherine
Pete Borders
Government Valley
Sage City
War Pass
Crooked River
Vane Walrad
Walrad
Vane
Land Office
Charley Hillhouse
Showdown on Stage Street Ends in Gunfire at Night
Hack Breathitt ambushes Liard Connor and Bones McGeen after a tense street pursuit near the Long Grade saloon. Connor is fatally wounded as McGeen returns fire, and Breathitt's gunfire echoes through the alley as he claims the first killing in a deadly confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Breathitt
McGeen
Gentry
Hack Breathitt
Liard Connor
Old Town
Connor
Three Pines
Odd Fellows
Clay Morgan
Stage Street
Harley Stewart
Jesse Rusey
Lige
Mrs. White
Hack
Morgan
Shevlin
Liard
Bones McGeen
Washington's Christmas Crossing to Trenton 1776
On Christmas 1776 General Washington crossed the Delaware River to attack Hessian garrisons at Trenton. Despite ice and delays the 1 000 strong force moved from the Jersey shore by midnight, reached Trenton by dawn, and captured the Hessians with minimal losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Republic
Washington
Delaware
Trenton
New Jersey
Profitable Christmas Tree Crops Suggested For Diverse Regions
A historic article argues growing evergreen Christmas trees can profit regions beyond New England and the Pacific Northwest. It profiles Blue Spruce White Spruce Norway Spruce White Fir Douglas Fir and Deodar as suitable varieties with notes on growth rates hardiness and regional adaptability for commercial plantings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
New England
Great Lakes
Canada
Pacific Northwest
Rocky Mountain
United States
Europe
Rudyard Kipling
Asia
Pacific Coast
East
Middle West
Children Help Prepare Christmas Tree At Home
Children enjoy the task of choosing and wrapping one or two gifts for others and decorating a Christmas tree. Parents are urged to let kids create simple ornaments and trimmings using spools, paper, string, and popcorn decorations, keeping the tree within a child’s reach.
Mail Early Write Plainly Warned By Post Office
Post office officials urge sending Christmas mail early with clear handwriting. They note no regular mail delivery on Christmas day, but properly marked perishable matter and special delivery letters and parcels will be handled as usual.
Cost Saving Tips for Cushions by Ruth Wyeth Spears
The article outlines affordable cushion making using remnants of satin or brocade with crepe or taffeta for fold edges. It explains fabric quantities for two 18 inch cushion tops and bottoms, plus a yard for both, and a five eighths yard for the fold. It also covers resewing feathers into new ticking and a note on combining silk scraps with cording for a smart look.
Gifts Galore Pattern 7383 Offer for Mail Order
Pattern 7383 provides directions for 14 articles and lists materials and designs. Readers are invited to mail their order to obtain the pattern.
Halos and Colors Symbolize Power in Old Paintings
Collier's notes that early halos signified power and authority rather than sanctity. Colors reserved for figures include gold for Jesus, red or white for angels apostles and Mary, purple for saints and rulers, and black for Judas and Satan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier’s
Jesus
Apostles
Virgin Mary
Judas
Satan
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Ernest Haycox
Lowry
Chapter
Ruth Wyeth Spears
Sue
Sewing Circle Needlecraft Dept
Eighth Ave
New York
Bedford Hills
Zimmerman
TY Scott
William Matthews
Parker Dam
Bfgoodrich
Rousseau
Smith Brothers
Smith Bros
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