Derailment Plot Turns on a Hairline Switch
Keene and Carter, rival cotton firm partners, conspire to derail the Southern Cotton train to win a contract. A plan, delay, and a diary of guilt lead to a near-murder reveal as both men realize the switch was reset, preventing a fatal wreck. In the end the actual crash occurs far away, and both men survive with a grim joke about dyeing.
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Franklin Carter
Keene-Carter Cotton company
Carter
Keene Carter Cotton company
Southern Cotton compnany
New York
Patsk
Markland
Swan
Southern
Tackson
Jackson
Southern Cotton company
Tie
A McCadlister
Duncan
Ellen
Keene
seavera
McCallister kned
Bennington
What sort of man is Dawklet
A Birmingham Age-Herald clipping notes he is a good fellow though living in the twilight zone His wife is a prominent politician and yet he earns about 50 000 a year so she can stay a public life and attend conventions without expenses.
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Dawklet
Birminghamn Age-Herald
Mystery of Po GC Meaning Hints at Pinochie Club
In a wartime exchange between regimental posts the question what Po GC stands for arises. An older post identifies the term as pinochie club, sparking light conversation amid cold rainy weather outside the lit windows.
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regimental P
The Lady Sheriff and the Bandit
A young woman sheriff traps Jim Wheeler in a snowbound shack by the First National Bank hold up. She vows to deliver him to justice while he tries charm and a confession. He exposes a ruse, revealing another bank bandit captured elsewhere, and the pair confront their past and vow to uphold law and order.
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First National bank
Jim Wheeler
Jim
Jessie
Iyn
Jin
ore
worman
Wingheriff
Annocon county
Uneless
The Rowan Berry Legend of Ancient Ireland
In Old Ireland a rowan tree with scarlet berries grows in the Wood of the Dark Rock. A fairy tale recalls fairies and men spilling berries, awakening a guarded tree of wisdom. Heroes battle a giant to gain gifts that poets and lovers seek.
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Ireland
towan
fevera
State Songs and Flowers Emblems Across the States
The article notes how states pursue emblematic flowers and songs, often by casual efforts of songwriters rather than deliberate choice. It cites Kentucky and Maryland as examples and observes that state songs arrive more readily than state flowers, seldom the product of planned action.
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commonwealth
Stephen Foster
Kentucky
Maryland
Cats and their peculiarities in the animal realm
The text describes cats fearing death, their enemies are eagles, and in fights with dogs the cat often escapes with minor injuries due to loose skin. It notes cats are called thieves by some, cites proverbs, and compares a cat’s view of human property to historic views of native land. It also states cats have a defined sense of their own property and defend it.
Teak Wood Characteristics and Global Production
Teak wood is highly valued and mainly produced in Burma, with supplies from India, Siam, and Java. It features large rough leaves up to 20 inches long, trees reaching 80 to 100 feet, and logs over twelve tons in timber. Color ranges from yellow brown to rich brown, darkening with exposure.
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Burma
India
Siam
Java
Upper
Mystery of Egg Lines in Birds
A question from American Forestry Magazine asks why bird eggs vary from pure white and unmarked to highly colored with dots and lines. It notes nests range from a single egg laid on bare coastal rock to elaborate nests with ten or more eggs in varied locations.
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the
American Forestry Magazine
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EVERNGAM
Mark Twain
Huck Finn
DENTON NATIONAL BANK
DENTON, MARYLAND
FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
M. K. NEWNAM
oWSPAPER
RERIVE
HOCHSCHILD, KOHN & Co
United States Mail
Baltimore
Harriet Knight
HOCHSCHILD KOHN & Co
Baltimore, Md
THOR
Eastern Shore Gas & Electric Company
R. C. JACKSON
Greensboro
Hamilton
Ilinois
Illinois
F. J. WRIGHT
Thomas Flynn
Flynn
The Lady Sheriff and the Bandit
Metsure Newspaper Syndicate
Earth
WSPA
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