Land of Broken Promises mining tale in Mexico border revolt
In 1914 fiction Bud Hooker and Phil De Lancay abandon a U S mining claim due to a Mexican revolution. They seek to secure title via Cruz Mendez through Aragon and Gracia Aragon entanglements while rebels threaten Fortuna. Phil is pressured by rurales, jailed, deserts, and Bud adopts Mexican methods to claim the mine as battles rage.
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Bud Hooker
Phil de Lancay
Mexico
United States
Gadsden
Bud
Henry Kruger
Kruger
Aragon
Hooker
de Lancey
Fortuna
Eagle Tail
Cruz Mendez
Mendez
Phil
Gracia Aragon
Manual del Rey
Rurales
Sultor
Gracia
Atle
Mire
Copper Bottom
Corral
Senor
Don Juan
Agua Negra
Bernardo Bravo
Junta
el Paso
Bradamonte
Amigo
Mexican raid ends in ambush and Yaqui rescue
Bud and Hooker shelter with Amigo as four armed Mexicans ride in. A tense standoff leads to a fight after a leader taunts them. Bud and Amigo repel the ambushers and the chief is killed by a Mauser as Amigo finishes the pursuit.
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Bud
Hooker
Amigo
Bud Hooker Holds Aragon After Mexican Mine Plot
Bud Hooker fends off Aragon’s assassins and uncovers Aragon’s guilt in a danger-filled Mexican mine scheme. Aragon flees after Bud confronts him in town, while Don Juan recounts Agua Negra upheavals and Yaqui fighters. The scene ends with uneasy calm as threats loom.
Quote clash over leadership ends with wit
Real Goss notes Young Bjones proclaims leadership while Wage quips many who claim command marry a partner who countermands. The Philadelphia Record presents a humorous exchange on authority and marriage.
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Wigg
Bjones
Philadelphia Record
It Is In All Men's Power
A fragment notes that Benjamin Franklin could do prodigious good if he made it his business, praising the impact one man may have through diligent effort.
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Benjamin Franklin
Goodyear Tires At Ante Bellum Prices
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co announces no war prices on tires. President B A Sieberling explains they advanced prices during the rubber panic, secured 1,600,000 pounds of premium rubber from London, and will continue supplying the public at prewar prices while running three shifts, twenty four hours a day.
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Goodyear
B. A. Sieberling
New York
London
Akron
Baby Cleared From Eruption With Cuticura Cure
Mrs. Mattie Bonner reports a severe facial eruption on her infant cleared in two weeks by Cuticura Soap and Ointment. She states the skin healed without a scar and growth returned to normal. The ad notes Cuticura products sold worldwide with a Skin Book offer.
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Milligan Place
Orange
N. J
Mattie Bonner
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Roelandt Bell Cracked in Ghent Belfry Alarmed City
The famous Roelandt bell in Ghent's belfry cracked about twenty two inches long and a third of an inch wide amid rising tensions before the invasion of Belgium. The bell, dating from 1314 and recast in 1659, bears Flemish inscriptions and an 1789 cannonball hole.
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Belgium
Ghent
Roelandt
Bruges
Longfellow
Flemish
Flanders
Defending Mother Quotation Sparks Quiet Debate
In a reflective moment, a speaker notes that half the world remains unaware of the other half's life while acknowledging shared responsibility. The exchange between mother and Sear highlights a moral divide and calls for empathy without blame.
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Sear
Georgia Doctor Praises Grape-Nuts After Personal Recovery
A prominent Georgia physician recounts his illness and recovery after switching to Grape-Nuts. He says the cereal rebuilt his nerve and brain tissue, improved digestion, and allowed him to return to practice in five weeks. He urges others to consider the product and notes the firm’s promotional material.
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Georgia
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Madero
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del Rey
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