The Cox Circle and the West’s Big Money Race
Caleb Warner meets real estate and transit magnates led by Wilbur Cox at a Golden city luncheon. Baxter pushes Caleb to leverage Cox influence for a job while Cox plans a dinner with his son Jack and a networking future. Caleb notes Big Business feint and war-honed ambition as men maneuver for power. The duo then plans a private drive to San Jose and Lake County after a tense exchange.
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Wilbur Cox
Morse
Cox
Towle
Sundown Railroad
Marlin
Lawler
Winton
Golden Light and Power Company
Golden
Caleb
Crystal Springs Water Company
Baxter
Los Angeles
Cal
Caleb Warner
Columbia
Cvil
Star of Empire
San Jose
Baster
Paloma
Jack Cox
Ted
Lemon Grove
Mater
Lake County
Ant
Water-Bearer of the West: Warner meets Betty Clinton at Hermanoa Valley
Civil engineer Caleb Warner, a New Englander, witnesses a coyote downed by two wolfhounds and meets Betty Clinton at her ranch in Golden. He learns her name and is welcomed by her father, a Southern Civil War veteran and Hermanoa Valley owner. Warner shares his ambitions and fate as a Water-Bearer while living with Ted Baxter in Golden.
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Hermanos Creek
California
Caleb Warner
Clinton
Warner
Betty
Hermanoa Valley
Golden
Columbia
Ted Baxter
Golden Rules for Fair Play in Sports
A Toronto Globe note from the army school of physical training in England lists guiding principles for sport. Play for the game, support your side without ego, be gracious in victory and defeat, accept decisions, and help others.
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Army School of Physical Training
England
Toronto Globe
The Imperial Valley Tale Shapes A Man Of Steel
Caleb meets Jack Cox a veteran with western breadth who narrates the Imperial valley reclamation saga. They discuss water based industry from Alaska to the Pacific coast, with Cox casting Caleb as Alpha and himself Omega in a contest of opportunity and hard work.
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Jack Cox
Caleb
Baxter
Lally, & Mutual
Imperial Valley
Colorado
Cale
Cox
Pacific
Diamond Dyes Color It New Advertisement Claim
Diamond Dyes offers a 15 cent pack with simple directions for tinting delicate shades or dyeing permanent colors on wool silk linen cotton mixed fabrics. Instructs buyers to tell the druggist the material type and that no other dye should be used.
The Dollart Inlet Formed By Inundation 1277
The Dollart, an arm of the North Sea at the Ems mouths, is an estuarine inlet formed by inundation in 1277 and subsequent dates. It lies between Hanover province in Germany and Groningen in Holland.
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North Sea
Ems
Hanover
Germany
Groningen
Holland
Cuticura Toilet Trio Advertised for Complexion Care
Cuticura Soap daily and Ointment as needed promise a clear complexion, clean scalp, and soft hands. The trio also includes Cuticura Talcum for fragrance as part of the toilet routine.
Paris Treaty Copy Sells At Public Sale For 13000 Francs
A Paris collector purchased at public sale a first proof of the Versailles treaty for 13 000 francs. The document bears the signatures of President Wilson, David Lloyd George, and M. Clemenceau. Granulated eyelids relieved overnight by Roman Eye Balsam offered at 372 Pearl Street New York.
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Paris
Wilson
Lloyd George
M. Clemenceau
Pearl St
N.Y Adv
Still Small Voice Rejects Silence With Emphatic Refusal
The phrase contrasts quiet insistence with refusal to stay still, highlighting how the still small voice compels action despite a calm exterior. The notion frames internal promptings as a catalyst for movement and change.
The Coxes’ Father and Son Stand Solid
The OCR reads that the Coxes father and son appear solid. question whether Caleb Warner will be cast with them in the group.
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Coxes
Caleb Warner
Deer antlers shed annually and regrow each spring
Deer shed their antlers yearly after the breeding season then renew them in spring. Antlers may be straight or branched with tines increasing as age advances, making the finest antlers from mature males.
Brillat Savarin Centenary Talk Recalls Royal Feast Tale
BE. M. Statler recalls Brillat Savarin at a New York dinner noting the epicurean century. He tells of Brillat Savarin inheriting a love of good food and mentions an aunt who died at ninety nine while finishing a five course dinner in bed. The anecdote ends with her cry for dessert.
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BE. M. Statler
New York
Brillat-Savarin
Brillat- Savarin
Hanford Balsam of Myrrh and Brense Ad Mix
An advertisement notes Hanford Balsam of Myrrh for galls cuts sores and udders in large bottle priced at 1 25 plus mentions Dr Peery's Dead Shot and other old fashioned medicines. It also lists a book excerpt on wives of famous husbands and cites 372 Pearl Street as an address.
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Hanford
Anticipation of Failure and Sarcasm Cited in Carlyle Quote
The remark questions exam retries with the line Tomorrow will make the third time. It uses sarcasm as a sharp and ironic lens on effort and frustration.
Queensboro Bridge Traffic Seen Rising Soon
The Queensboro Bridge in New York handles about 85 000 vehicles daily. Officials warn steady growth could push the count toward 40 000 as traffic increases.
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Queensboro
New York
Purges and Physics Bad For Aged Bowels
Dr. W B Caldwell of Monticello Illinois promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a gentle laxative for the elderly. The advertisement claims it regulates bowels without gripping or upsetting the system and strengthens bowel muscles with each dose. A 50 cent bottle is advertised for purchase.
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W. B. Caldwell
Monticello
Tll
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Pa Cor
Don Juan
Jack
J.allan
OUNN
Rimrock
Ckik Et OR
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Dotty
Lumbago
Bayer
Gamaliel Bradford
Abraham Lincoln
Benedict Arnold
Theodosia Burr
James Haine
Jefferson Davis
Benjamin Butler
James Madison
Sarcasm
Carlyle
Dr. Caldwell
McCormick & Co
Baltimore, Md
Aes Ryae
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