Stannie Seeks Fortune in a Drowned Mine Adventure
Stanford Broughton, a society idler, learns his grandfather’s will awards the fortune to cousin Percy. Stannie sets out to find the safe repository described in clues. He finds a dog with a split face, a brown haired blue eyed girl, and a prebald horse, then uncovers a flooded gold mine pursued by rivals.
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Jasper
Greenwich
Stanford Broughton
Sanford
Percy
Stannie
Francis Lynde
Grandfather Jasper
Sam
Lisette
Colorado
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Utah
New Mexico
Arizona
Boston
Goodby
Jack Downing
I Found a Fortune in a Carved Family Joke
In a midwestern family tale, Stannie Dudley receives a wild will twist from his cousin Percy claiming a hidden fortune. A coded clue promises a half-million stake guarded by a brown-eyed girl and a piebald horse, set as a bait to spur Stannie to work and seek his legacy across the American West.
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Dudley
Jasper
Percy
Lisette
Stannie
Lost fortune in a drowned Cripple Creek mine
A Denver to New York train encounter with mining engineer Brownbeard unfolds a failed drainage deal. He details a high stakes option to drain a flooded Cripple Creek mine, a missing mine name, and a deathbed transfer yielding a thousand dollars he cannot locate. The tale ends with a hopeful but unresolved quest for the buried mine and its possible fortune.
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Wall Street
Gendlerman
Peru
Chicago
United States
New York
Omaha
Brownbeard
Brown-beard
Expression Marks a Thoughtful Moment of Madness
A fragment states a speaker perceives another's belief in their madness. The line hints at tension from a relationship where sanity is in question. The quote conveys character dynamics without broader context or setting.
Electric Brine Refrigeration Gains Suburban Appeal
A brine tank replaces ice in refrigerators to maintain steady dry temperatures, eliminating the iceman and slime while preserving food. The system can freeze a bit of ice for table use and costs about $400 to install.
Torrens Registration System in Real Estate Titles
The Torrens system registers titles to real estate and is named after Robert Torrens. It involves official examination and registration of titles and has been adopted in Australia, England, New Zealand, British Columbia and parts of Canada. In modified form it is used in several U.S. states, Hawaii, and the Philippines.
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Torrens
Robert Torrens
Australia
England
New Zealand
Canada
Union
Hawail
Philippines
Peculiarities of Hair Examined Under Microscope
The article notes hair varies by person in color and thickness, being coarse medium or fine. Hair shapes may be round or oval and natural structure may show large or small rings. It mentions certain races have distinctive hair traits.
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Chapter
Grandfather Dudley
Department of State
Washington
Legation
Jagper
Maine
Guinevere
Rockland
San Francisco
China
North Platte
Bullton
Bulletin
Cripple Creek
Denver-Omaha
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