Crooked Bill and Roberta Contrast at Don Jaime's Hacienda
At breakfast Crooked Bill decodes a telegram with threats and plans to stage a scheme with Higuenes to win Roberta. Roberta and Jimmy Higuenes tour Don Jaime's ranch and attend his adobe church where she sings Handel and observes his stern yet playful nature.
Roberta Antrim Heads to Texas After Uncle's Death
Roberta Antrim, heir to a Texas sheep fortune, travels to Valle Verde after her uncle Tom Antrim is killed. Don Jaime Higuenes and Jim Higgins emerge as suspects while Roberta uncovers clues and meets Dingle the foreman. Glenn Hackett courts Roberta as she investigates the murder and estate.
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William B. Latham
Bill
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Latham
Hackett
Dingle
Jimmy
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Roberta Antrim at Valle Verde Faces a Delicate Confrontation
In a tense morning at Valle Verde Don Jaime and Roberta weigh a fragile alliance as Roberta prepares to confront the man who killed her uncle. Latham schemes to profit from selling the sheep while Roberta navigates uncomfortable favors and social tests amid household distractions.
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Valle Verde
Higuenes
la Padre
Mexico
Roberta
New York
Don Jaime
Miss Antrim
Gle
Robbie
Jimmy
Spelling Bee Sparks Old Time Talk Between Father and Son
A father questions his son during a spelling bee about tough words. The boy admits slipping on the word money, spelling it without the final e, highlighting modern tongue twisters and growing language challenges.
Psychiatrist and entomologist vie for love in rivals joke
A witty exchange frames rivals who joke about a psychiatrist being crazy about a woman while an entomologist is bugs over her. The punchline contrasts mental health and insect expertise in a playful dating banter.
American Willow Trees Origin Questioned
A fragmentary note questions whether American willow trees originated in Syria. It recounts a tale of a willow from Babylonian rivers sent to poet Alexander Pope and a claimed introduction to Virginia by John Curtis during the Revolutionary era, with later reference to a British officer acquiring a slip and passing it on.
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Curtis
Syria
Alexander Pope
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England theater to open Sunday if no pets barred
A motion picture theater in Tryde England gains permission to open on Sunday provided patrons do not bring dogs or monkeys inside. The rule aims to allow Sunday showings while maintaining order and safety at the venue.
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Tryde
England
Lying Lying Is No Hateful and Accursed Vice
The text discusses truth as a civilizing virtue. words distinguish humans from beasts and bind society, arguing that deception damages trust and moral fabric.
Kruschen Salt Claim Promises Safe Fat Loss
A Norwich woman reports losing 16 pounds after one Kruschen Salts bottle. She credits better sleep and appetite while on night duty and recommends a daily half-teaspoon in hot water before breakfast. The ad asserts a money back guarantee if the product fails.
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Norwich
Conn
Border City Star Food Column Teases Menu Delay
A brief border city exchange notes a tablecloth comment and a famished customer says they finished a half hour ago. The snippet hints at a humor column about dining service and waitstaff.
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Border City Star
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