Fleming's Folly In Boone County Irrigation Plan
Link Fleming addresses Boone County cattlemen about an irrigation company. Roper Kilgo pretends support while engineering opposition by Soak Toney, a derelict mining engineer, to derail Hamilton’s project as a costly, novel idea. The tale follows clashes of prejudice and sabotage between lovers amid threats and treachery.
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Link Fleming
Boone County
Roper Kilgo
Soak Torney
Kilgo
Hamiltons
Irrigation clash sparks hotel confrontation in county tale
In a tense scene at a hotel, Link Fleming faces Buzz and Roper over irrigation plans. Helen Hamilton backs irrigation while Buzz warns Fleming, a shooting follows drawing Sheriff Stephen and Dr Slater to tend to the wounded man as tensions flare.
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Buzz
Roper
Helen
Link
Townsend
Hamilton
Stephen
Ames
Gaines
Doc Slater
Fleming
Buster
Slater
Kilgo
Doc
Helen Hamilton
Doctor Slater Performs Delicate Operation Under Fire
In a tense scene, Dr Slater uses a gun as a makeshift tool to administer surgery on a wounded man while Helen Hamilton aids, despite danger and fear. The doctor works rapidly, pulling a slug, closing the wound, and bandaging as Link and Townsend’s daughter brace the ordeal.
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Helen
Doc Slater
Link
Slater
Storm of violence erupts at town shop confrontation
Buzz faces a furious attacker in a tense room as a heated argument escalates. A struggle erupts ending with a blast of powder and Buster Townsend striking Fleming, while Helen and Link intervene to pull them apart.
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Buzz
Buster Townsend
Helen
Kilgo
Link
Vison
Fleming
Buster
Star Loop
Warning on the edge of a perilous night
Helen faints mid confrontation and is carried to a lounge by Fleming. The scene ends as the perilous moment pauses, leaving the outcome to be continued.
Tricks In All Trades At The Royal Winter Fair
Officials of the Canadian Association of Exhibitors allow legitimate show clipping but ban altering animals by injecting wax or cutting skin to fix faults. The piece notes sheep clipping is a skilled art and some farmers struggle to prepare show animals while exhibitors generally do fine work. Peterborough Examiner.
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Toronto
Canadian Association of Exhibitors
Infomant
Peterborough
BBC seeks photogenic couple to pilot television campaign
In Britain the BBC aims to recruit a striking young woman with personality and a golden voice for a leading TV role. A superlative male announcer is also sought to star in a three hour daily schedule of short, snappy programs for public and private demonstrations.
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United Kingdom
British Broadcasting Corporation
Gerald Cook
B.B.C
Royal Castle to Become Hotel in Denmark
The royal castle of Hvidore in Denmark, once home to Queen Alexandra and Empress Dagmar, will be converted into a hotel and restaurant. Alexandra bought it in 1905 and later added a large open fireplace with the inscription East or West Home is Best. Rumors of a sale to King George arose but were not realized due to his ill health.
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Queen Alexandra
Dagmar
Russia
Royal
Hvidore
Denmark
Alexandra
George
Dust explosions reduce losses in grain and milling industries
David J Price of the U S Department of Agriculture warned at the Royal Canadian Institute in Toronto that dust explosions still occur though losses have fallen. He described primary and secondary blasts triggered by dust and emphasized removing settled dust to prevent larger secondary fires across industries.
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Canada
United States
David J. Price
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Royal Canadian Institute
Toronto
Price
Sunspot cycle to peak in next two years warns astronomers
Astronomers report rising sun spots may disrupt radio signals and other waves over the next year or two while trees may benefit from the cycle and show more tree rings. Dr Oliver Lee of Northwestern University Chicago notes the seven year sunspot cycle at maximum soon.
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Old Sol
Oliver Lee
Northwestern University
Chicago
Model Queen Mary on display at Cunard offices
A 21 foot scale model of the liner Queen Mary, weighing just under a ton and insured for 30000 dollars, has arrived from England and is shown at Cunard White Star offices in New York. The model took 25 workmen in Northampton, England, three months to build.
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New York
England
Cunard White Star Line
Northampton
It’s a fine thing to be a gentle man in argument
The line remarks that courtesy helps debate yet a college education’s payoff remains debated. It notes football stars as a vivid contrast, implying the value of education against athletic fame and the broader question of long term benefits.
Immovable Faith Amid Calamities Inspired by Psalms
A devotional meditation compares trust in the Lord to Mount Zion, declaring God’s presence steadies cities and souls through dangers. It contrasts rocky, unshakable faith with worldly fear, urging lodging God within as the source of lasting peace amid storms.
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Mount Zion
New Underwater Sport Opens in Saint Raphael
France reports a fish shooting season on the ocean bed sparked by Colonel le Prieur's diving outfit. Hunters wear rubber masks with portholes and air bottles, using a pneumatic gun to take edible specimens. The activity is described as becoming a craze.
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Saint Raphael
France
le Prieur
Living Life by Odd Ratios and Wartime Gas Facts
A compilation from Nice cites that 23 years of an average life are spent in bed and 13 years talking. It notes 70 years total, with 23 years in pleasure and 18 months cash. It mentions tear gas’s wartime prevalence, a shell’s wide coverage, and experiments using hydrogen peroxide in bread making by the U.S. Agriculture Department.
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Nice
U.S Department of Agriculture
Irish prisoner on charge of poaching statement
The report quotes a prisoner saying the only birdshot used was at a rabbit killed with a stick, reflecting a blunt admission during a court appearance. The exchange captures a terse, contentious moment in the proceedings.
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Torney Shore
Mr. Fleming
Chapter Iit
Helen Hamlton
Japan
Yen Hsi-Shan
Shansi
China
Smilar
Manchukuo
British Broadcasting Co
Royal Castle
News of the World
Kelly, Douglas & CO
Vancouver
Calgary
Winnipeg
Queen Mary
Football Stars
Jerusalem
Kedron
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