Fleming's Folly Opens with Irrigation Fight in Boone County
The tale centers on Link Fleming leading a Boone County irrigation plan opposed by Roper Kilgo and Buzz Hamilton. After a heated meeting, Buzz shoots at Fleming while Buster Townsend is wounded. Helen Fleming and Link form a partnership to irrigate their properties as Kilgo’s hostility escalates. Kilgo detonates the conflict by firing on Link from outside his house.
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Link Fleming
Boone County
Roper Kilgo
Soak Torbey
Kilgo
Buzz
Fleming
Buster Townsend
Link
Townsend
Kilgo Roper
Helen
Roper
Kigo
Buzz Hamilton
Sam
Boore
Helen Hamilton
Texas
Death's
Wave Byrne
Link Fleming Holds Fast Amid Threats From Roper
In Boore County Link Fleming refuses buyout offers from rival landowner Roper. After a tense confrontation outside his home a gunfight scare ensues, with Fleming narrowly avoiding a bullet and preparing a late meal while Kilgo’s threat lingers. Wave Byrne and another follower depart, while Fleming muses on Kilgo’s seriousness.
Trial of Buzz Hamilton Nears Verdict in Atlas Court
Judge Parkhill presided as Buzz Hamilton faced an attempted murder charge in Atlas County Court. Spectators crowded the ramshackle building, while the gallery included Punchers and employers lingering after the roundup. Otto Pieper, both attorney and banker, sat weary in the crowded courtroom as heat and dust drifted through the high windows.
Trial ends as Buzz Hamilton is found guilty of attempted murder
In a tense courtroom Judge Parkhill sentences Arnold Buzz Hamilton to three years in the State Penitentiary after a jury finds him guilty of attempting to murder Lincoln Fleming. Helen Hamilton clings to Buzz as he is led away. Fleming, Kilgo, and others discuss links to a larger scheme.
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Link
Buzz
Stephen
Amos Hint
Helen Hamilton
Fleming
Buster Townsend
Arnold Hamilton
Parkhill
Lincoln Fleming
Hamilton
State Penitentiary
Feller
Hintz
Helen
Amos
Roper Kilgo
Roper
Townsend
Torney
Turks in Greece reflect changing Turkish identity abroad
The piece notes irony that authentic Turkish peasants and veiled women are now sought in Greece, as Kemal's reforms removed fezzes and veils in Turkey and Istanbul becomes cosmopolitan, making Turkish peasants resemble Europeans.
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Turkey
Greece
Mustapha Kemal
Istanbul
Scientist warns gnu species dying out puzzle gag
A scientist states the gnu is dying out while crossword fans debate if no gnus is good gnus. The quirky note blends zoology concern with a wordplay twist about plural forms.
Predictions Of A Distant Future From A Westinghouse Leader
A. W. Robertson foresees 50 year changes such as pasteurized air moving stairways sidewalks and systems that store and deploy personal aircraft. He envisions indoor light equal to sunlight vacuum tubes doing repetitive work and machines that sense but cannot think.
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A. W. Robertson
Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company
Flood Losses In China In 1935 Reach Billions
Chinese flood losses in 1935 exceed 450 million dollars with tens of thousands feared dead or starving. Nearly 10 million acres in the Yangtze and Yellow rivers were inundated, 7.4 million and 2.55 million acres respectively, leaving 4 million people at risk of famine. Experts say 250 million dollars are needed annually for flood control, a sum China cannot raise at once.
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China
Yantze
Yellow River
Yangtze
Lieutenant Delays Parade in Wardrobe Crisis
A young lieutenant apologizes for being late on parade claiming only ten minutes to dress. The C.O. scolds him, noting he could dress in ten minutes, prompting a humorous exchange about washing.
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C.O
No Argument Between Two Boys Over an Apple
An elderly man asks what the dispute is, and two boys insist there is no argument. They claim complete agreement that one will not get half the apple, and the other shares the same view.
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Billy
Little Helps For This Week Be Not Hasty In Anger
A devotional meditation urges restraint when offended, warning anger rests in fools. It counsels keeping thoughts away from those who irritate, resisting wrath, and cultivating gentleness toward all to receive God’s blessing.
Union Jack's Red Dye Change Sparks Colorrow
A government order replaces cochineal with a cheaper synthetic dye to color red bunting in Britain. The British color council rejects the tint as red, calling it dirty brown or rusty. They warn the flag will become rust white and blue, while a wartime coordinating committee oversees the substitution.
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Britain
British Color Council
War Department
Ghost ray claims reach London as Pribil arrives
Hungarian scientist Dr Stefan Pribil reportedly demonstrated a ghost ray that renders the human body invisible. He allegedly discovered the effect while testing mercury vacuum lamps in Budapest and later made two men briefly invisible. European starlings are blamed as pests yet among 17 birds that feed on Japanese beetles.
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London
Stefan Pribil
How to Avoid Illness with Wincarnis Tonic
An advertisement touts Wincarnis as a nourishing tonic said to restore energy and promote sleep. It claims the wine contains grape nutrients, beef extract, and malt, offering benefits for nervousness insomnia anemia and debility with regular three daily doses.
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Wincarnis
Harold F. Ritchie & Co. Ltd
Toronto
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