Big Ben Faces Crooked Face in Canyon Deadlock
In a tense chase scene, Big Ben the massive silver-tip bear stalks a white hunter and a red-skinned foe named Crooked Face. Jim Hendry, aiming to defend his cabin, watches as the standoff builds along ledges and a canyon wall. The tale blends survival law and frontier peril.
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Hendry
Big Ben
Bilg
Ben
Jim
Wiliie
River Valley
Frost
Ife
Cureasou
Big Hen
Jeem Hendree
Jim Hendry
Big Ben the wolf meets fate after canyon chase
Jim Hendry pursues Crooked Face through a pass as Big Ben corners the hunter and enemy. In a swift exchange Crooked Face dies, and Hendry spares a brutal fate, reflecting on a coat kept for Willie Boy’s crib as frost and gratitude intertwine.
New Lightweight Monoplane By Edwin F. Allen Flies 1800 Feet
A new babry monoplane completed by test pilot Edwin F. Allen of Washington reached 1800 feet in a test flight. The aircraft weighs 205 pounds and uses a nine horsepower motorcycle engine. Its wingspan is 27 feet and speed reaches 83 miles per hour, per Popular Science Monthly.
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Edwin F. Allen
Washington
Popular Science Monthly
Making Him Useful The Plumber Lesson
A plumber trains a helper on his first day as the apprentice asks about charging for time. The master notes the two inches of unburned candle and humorously tells the helper to blow it out, highlighting the value of effort over empty time.
Quotations on Genius and Faith
The text contrasts a genius remaining a childlike figure of conscious ignorance with a constant drive to know. It also cites Jesus urging conversion and childlike humility to enter the kingdom of God.
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John Tuskin
Hut
Jesus
God
Natural steam power plant imagined for Healdsburg area
A Healdsburg California plant taps underground steam from 300 feet deep on 4000 acres of volcanic land. Engineers say the natural steam could light San Francisco and run nearby factories once fully harnessed.
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Healdsburg
Cal
San Francisco
Doubtful Compliment Sparks Schoolyard Teasing
A six year old named Bobby plays with a Witlie girl when a schoolmate passes by and mocks him by singing that Bobby has a girl. Bobby retorts that the other boy has one too and worse. The incident appears in Everybody's Magazine.
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Bobby
Everybody'’s
CAN SING By DOUGLAS MALLOGH
A poem about resilience and hope in confinement. The speaker compares a caged bird that can still sing to people who face restriction and hardship, urging inner freedom through song and spirit despite external limits.
England in the Black Death Ages and Devastation
National Geographic Magazine recounts early European spread from a Genoese fort in Crimea, through Asia Minor to Egypt and the Mediterranean. It notes England’s first victim in August 1848, London by November, and sweeping havoc by 1849 with Norwich’s decline and agricultural collapse.
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Europe
Crimea
Asia Minor
Syria
Egypt
Constantinople
Genoa
Mediterranean
England
Dorsetshire
London
Scotland
Norwich
National Geographic Magazine
Well Worth Being Told Again About Cub Reporters
A veteran observer reflects on the allure and mischief of newspaper life. He notes the clannish nature of journalists and the wealth of adventures, large and small, that cub reporters often encounter while pursuing daily news.
Sacred Steps at St John Lateran in Rome
The Santa Scala marble steps in the piazza of St John Lateran in Rome are said to have belonged to Pilate’s house and to be sacred by Christ’s footsteps. Penitents may ascend on their knees, many doing so yearly, and wooden planks cover the steps for protection. Inside legend Martin Luther’s monk predecessor heard “The just shall live by faith” as he climbed.
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Mr. Jones
Santa Scala
Church of St. John Lateran
Rome
House of Pilate
Jerusalem
Christ
Kansas City
Martin Cuther
Mort
Sit on the Woolsack and English wool history
The article explains the expression sit on the Woolsack meaning lord chancellor of England. It describes the wool filled cushion used by the lord chancellor in the house of lords, a red covered bag without a back. It notes Elizabethan laws to protect wool exports and encourage woolen manufacture and mentions wool snacks in the house of lords.
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England
House of Lords
Elizabeth
House of Fords
Teaching Parrots to Talk Says No Fixed Rule for Speech Training
The bureau of biological survey notes that teaching a parrot to talk depends on patience. Start with the bird in a quiet room, cage covered on three sides, and avoid talking except for repeating one simple phrase per day. Progress by repeating more phrases daily.
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Bureau of Biological Survey
Poison Rings in History and the Ring of Death Tales
The article traces the poison ring as a tool for swift murder from antiquity to the Borglas. It notes devices like a sliding poison compartment under the bezel and a claw shaped bezel that could deliver a lethal puncture with a kiss or grasp. It cites Hannibal and Demosthenes in connection with early legends.
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Hannibal
Demosthenes
Mentor
Cesare Borgla
Many National Parks Listed Across the United States
A catalog of nineteen national parks across the United States notes features such as Hot Springs with 46 springs in Arkansas, Yellowstone in Wyoming, Sequoia and General Grant in California, Mount Rainier in Washington with glaciers, Crater Lake in Oregon, Wind Cave in South Dakota, Mesa Verde in Colorado, Glacier and Rocky Mountain in Montana and Colorado, Hawai with Mauna Loa and Mauna Kea, Lassen in California, Mount McKinley in Alaska, Grand Canyon in Arizona, and Zion in Utah, plus Lesser national monuments and sites with caves, bridges, and battlefields.
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Hot Springs
Arkansas
Yellowstone
Wyoming
California
General Grant
Mount Ralnier
Washington
Crater Lake
Oregon
Wind Cave
South Dakota
Platt
Oklahoma
Sully Hill
North Dakota
Mesa Verde
Colorado
Glacier
Montana
Rocky Mountain
Hawai
Mauna Loa
Lassen Volcano
Mount McKinley
Alaska
North America
Grand Canyon
Arizona
Lafayette
Desert Island
Maine
Zion
Utah
Exhibition of Fakes Helps Critics Show The Real
An exhibit in London displayed counterfeits and copies of art to aid students collectors and critics. It featured paintings drawings furniture carpets metalwork ceramics and sculpture. Comparing copies with originals highlighted issues of quality originality period and school while noting forgeries imitate surface tone more than core drawing and design.
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London
Scientific Basis for Chances of Greatness
An article argues heredity and birth order influence potential. It claims older parents boost chances of greatness, first and last borns show higher eminence, larger families extend lifespans, and children of professionals fare better than those of the wealthy or uneducated. It cites age-linked trends toward soldiers artists statesmen philosophers and many criminals arising from younger parents.
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Lawyers
Physicians
Wke
Ike Confucius
Bacon
Frankin
Legend of the Island of Seven Cities
A Kansas City Star excerpt recounts the myth of the Island of the Seven Cities said to be abundant in gold with grand temples and distant towers. Legend claims seven bishops fled Spain and Portugal during Moorish conquests, burned ships, and founded seven cities, forbidding return to sailors who later reached the isle.
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Spain
Portugal
Kansas City
A Doctor’s Life Billed Bangs for 10 Dollars
A Boston Glebe item recounts a doctor billing Mr. Bangs ten dollars after two visits. Bangs balks at a high fee, the doctor rewrites the bill listing after hours duties and a cold two mile drive to the garage, and Bangs finally pays.
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Bangs
Boston
Parrot Fish Changes Color From Day to Night
In tropical waters the parrot fish shines turquoise green by day and fades to dull olive at rest. While sleeping it develops numerous red brown spots. in an aquarium with a plain green bottom the color stays green unless large stones are added, triggering blotches on the sleeping fish.
The Glove in History and Craft Through Time
The use of gloves dates back to ancient times. Xenophon mocked Persians for gloves and Greeks likewise scorned them. Gloves became a known article of dress in England by the 14th century. Leather gloves mainly use deer, sheep, lamb, goat skins with kid leather most prized though sheep leather far outnumbers kid.
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Xenophon
Itomang
England
Fragmented Legal Dialogue Recounts Charged Fees
A brief exchange shows a lawyer noting charges tied to a fiduciary matter while the client disputes the amount. The conversation hints at a dispute over compensation rather than quoted services.
Bargain Letter Confusion Ends With Smile
A postal worker jokes about a foreign woman who received a 20 cent due letter from the old country and refused to pay. When the carrier realized the charge was only 15 cents she flashed a wide smile and handed over the money, thinking she had outsmarted him.
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G. Edward Snyder
American Magazine
Poor Advertisement Promises Change With Marriage Announcement
The brief comic caption notes a house painter boasting low prices because he is a bachelor and not supporting a wife and children. He warns the public that this advantage will end soon as he plans to marry, urging immediate orders at the old rate.
Dean's Pills Aid Denton Worker With Kidney Remediation
In Denton a painter Aaron Statum reports hard work harmed his kidneys causing backaches and irregular urine. He used Dean's Pills from Sednan Pharmacy and says his kidneys regulated and backaches relieved. Foster Milburn Co. markets the remedy at 60 cents.
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Denton
Dean
Aaron Statum
E. Main St
Kineya
Sednan Pharmacy
Dovon
Mr. Statuim
Foster-Milburn Co., Mfrs
Buffalo
N.Y
Large and Small Counties Compared in the United States
San Bernardino County California covers 20 175 square miles making it the largest county in the nation while Bristol County Rhode Island spans 24 square miles as the smallest.
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San Bernardino County
California
United States
Bristol County
Rhode Island
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Short Story Pub. Co
Crooked Face
Find
Divide-Pass
Wille Hoy
Willie Boy
Wile Boy
Jim Hendry Planced
By Douglas Mallogh
You
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Wsite Fast Hacsivser
Island
Coller
Sam
Fox
J. W. Shively Goldsboro, Md
Ford
Whitby & Carroll
M. Kk
Newnam
Maryland
Denton, Maryland
L. B. Towers, Pres. T. Fred Towers, Sec. and
Treas
Caroline County
Orphans‘ Court
Z. Potter Steele
Sallie Priscilla Steele
Isaac L. Dukes
Haarlem
CDA
LEM Oil
Virginia
W. “J. Martin
Atlas Portland Cement
Orphans’ Court
John F. Kelley
Oscar E. Kelley
Cannon C. Wright
William E. Seeders
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