Speed to Race Unknown Opponent for Flying Heart
The Flying Heart Cowboys beg Speed to race Centipede ranch cook to recover their prized phonograph. Helen Blake persuades J Wallingford Speed and Culver Covington, Intercollegiate champion, to participate under an unknown name to avoid prestige issues. The plan aims to outshine Centipede and restore the ranch’s lost treasure.
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CoWboye
Flying Heart Ranch
Centipede
Flying Heart
J. Wallingford Speed
Leeder
Yale
Culver Covington
Helen Blake
Speed
Jean ‘Chapin
Covington
Helen
Larry Glasa
Silas
Fifth Avenue
Willie
Carara
Cloudy
Stover
Miss Blake
Whatever
J. W. Speed
Wilde
Wally
Culver
Shani
Athletic race prank sparks a marriage gambit on porch
Speed reveals a planned public race to win Miss Blake's favor by posing as a star athlete. Glass doubts the stunt yet agrees to train, and Fresno’s serenades echo as Harney Powell’s scheme unfolds toward a cliffhanger ending.
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Arry Glass
Lila
Miss Blake
Larry
Speed
Glass
Marvelous Gift of Speed and Daring Pace
A profile of Ernest Mensen famed for extraordinary speed. He ran Paris to Moscow 1760 miles in 13 days 18 hours and Calcutta to Constantinople 8615 miles in 59 days. He served as messenger, never walking, choosing direct routes through mountains rivers and forests guided by instinct. He ate little raspberry syrup.
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Ernest Mensen
Europe
Paris
Moscow
Central Asia
Calcutta
Constantinople
East India Company
Foresta
Quicksliver Mines in the United States Record Decline in Output
The United States hosts nineteen quicksilver mines with California accounting for fifteen and the rest spread between Texas and Nevada. In 1910 production reached 20,601 flasks of 75 pounds, valued at $958,153, down in quantity but up in value from the prior year. The outlook predicts further declines with possible Nevada gains, and main markets remain Canada and Mexico. Globally, 8,499 metric tons were produced, Spain supplying one third.
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United States
California
Texas
Nevada
Canada
Mexico
Spain
Would Never Do. Indians Highlight Baseball Talent Trade
A terse column notes controversy over aggressive recruitment of players by the Redskins. It mocks calls for violent action and points out that some of the best baseball talent is being picked up by the team, reflecting tensions in sports hiring.
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Redskins
Doan's Kidney Pills Helped My Back Pain and Weak Kidneys
A Bay City Michigan reader recounts severe rheumatic pain linked to damp weather and uric acid crystals. After doctors failed, Doan's Kidney Pills relieved backache dizziness headaches and urinary disturbances, restoring strength and ease of movement.
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Dean
Michigan
Wosiah Hoover
Catherine St
Bay Cit
Mich
Jaye
Tofton
Doan
Swiss Cheese Imports Rise Significantly
The country imported more than 2.872 million dollars worth of Swiss cheese last year and the total continues to grow.
Castoria Safety Reminder From Over 30 Years Use
The notice urges careful inspection of Castoria bottles for infants and children, stressing its safe history of use. It includes a slogan about Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria and ends with a rural editor mentioning spring poems will arrive.
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Fletcher
Demure Girls Glance at Public Conveyances
A woman recalls a shift in social fashion from silk gloved wrists to silk stockinged ankles crossed in public conveyances, noting changes over thirty years as reported in the New York Sun.
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New York Sun
Saloon Closes Over Missing Cat in Cincinnati
Scotty's saloon at Ninth and Him Streets in Cincinnati shut down after the loss of his cat named Nigger. A green tissue paper banner with carnations announced the mourning closure, sparking much comment as the pet remained missing two days.
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Scotty
Ninth and
Him Streets
Cincinnati
Rational view of marriage praised by eugenics expert
Dr. H. Lucas Wentworth in Cleveland argues the rational view of marriage appeals to twentieth century youth. He illustrates his point with a two question dialogue on enduring love and lovability.
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H. Lucas Wentworth
Cleveland
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