Shell clue deepens plot in Crawling Water chase
Lem Trowbridge and Dorothy uncover a dented cartridge shell near a rattlesnake hole, suggesting Tug Bailey fired a gun. They suspect Rexhill and Moran orchestrated Jensen’s shooting and vow to pursue Bailey while racing time to thwart further danger as Wade Santry is ambushed and Wade’s fate remains uncertain.
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Tug Bailey
Jansen
Lem
Wade
Sandry
Trowbridge
Bailey
Dorothy
Jensen
Moran
Rexhill
Gordon
Crawling Water
Monte Joe
Sheridan
Nellie Lewis
Thomas
Ranchester
Clearmont
Steve
Bow Alks
Bil Santry
Landy
Santry
Wild Bill Hickok Emerges From Rock Creek Clash
James Butler Hickok earns the nickname Wild Bill in December 1860 at Rock Creek stage station near Topeka. He defended against the McCandles gang, firing from a dug-out with two revolvers and two bowie knives, killing four at the doorway and two more in close combat, wounding two and killing one more who tried to flee. Three attackers escaped, one later dying of injuries, as Hickok recounts his wild breakout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Butler Hickok
Wild Bill
Rock Creek
Topeka
McCandles
Hickok
First Night Mail by Stagecoach Anxious Reaction
In 1825 fears rose as stagecoaches ran by night between New York and Boston. Protesters called it dangerous after fatal early trips. A British Letter from Thomas Creevey MP notes ridicule of the railway bill and the locomotive as a monstrous nuisance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Postal Service
New York
Boston
Thomas Creevey
M.P
Ferguson
Manchester
Liverpool
Rules For A Long Life From Jiji Shimpo
The Japanese paper Jiji Shimpo lists life rules for longevity including spending more time in the open air eating only once daily taking a hot bath each day wearing thick wool garments sleeping six to seven and a half hours with the window open and room darkened resting one day a week avoiding anger and excessive study widows and widowers should remarry work moderately and not talk excessively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jiji Shimpo
Selis Graveyard Home Sold Then Builder Plans Miami Dwelling
William Kline who once built a mansion in a cemetery at New Orleans to have quiet neighbors sold the graveyard home for 15000 dollars and is now constructing a new dwelling in Miami Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Kline
New Orleans
Miami
Fia
Morning Illness Pulls Back From Feeling Fine
Fragmentary lines describe a person waking with a sense of well being that quickly fades as illness returns. The tone hints at a fleeting mood shift amid ongoing health concerns affecting daily life.
Catarrhozone Promises Pine Scented Cures
Advertising copy promotes Catarrhozone as a pine forest remedy for catarrh colds and bronchial issues. It claims deep lung reach with a balsam antiseptic, guarantees two months treatment for $1 larger size $1 and trial 50c, urges readers to order by mail from The Catarrhozone Co Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catarrhozone Co
Montreal
Your Teeth and Ancestry Health Message
A health education piece urges starting with family habits, stressing heredity, dental care, and prevention to protect future generations. It warns that untreated decay can trigger systemic infection and damage long term health, urging immediate self care.
Manitoba Exports 115 Carloads Butter in 1922
The Provincial Department of Agriculture reports 115 carloads of butter shipped from Manitoba in 1922 totaling 2 556 120 pounds and valued at 894 642 dollars. Destinations included New York Philadelphia Chicago the Pacific Coast and England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manitoba
Department of Agriculture
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Pacific Coast
England
Health tonic credited with restoring strength in Hattonford reader
Mrs. Gertrude White of Crystal Springs Farm credits Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery with lifting her after being run down by illness in middle age. She reports relief from dizziness and faintness after following the product's directions and says she regained normal health. The disclosure notes the medicine is made in Bridgeburg Ont and sold by druggists, with instructions to send 50 for a package and to write for medical advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattonford
Alta
Dr. Pierce
Gertrude White
Crystal Springs Farm
Golden Medical Discovery
Bridgeburg
Ont
T. Invalids Hotel
Canadian Pacific unveils land colonizing plan for western farmers
The Canadian Pacific Railway announces a new policy to assume farm debts under existing contracts, rewrite terms, and spread payments over 34 years. Farmers may receive title after the 34th payment, with annual payments not exceeding seven percent of farm cost, affecting about 30,000 Canadian farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canadian Pacific Railway
E. W. Beatty
West
Dominion
Canadian Pacific
Chance Inventions From Accident and Experiment
Reported anecdotes describe discoveries arising from accidents in science and industry. Silver nitrate electroplating occurred after a silver coating formed on a wire during electricity. Blotting paper's fortune came when ink soaked through a letter left on spoiled paper. A hairpin mishap and a brine pot mishap yielded useful practical results in everyday life.
Canada Overtakes U S in Newsprint Production
The article compares production figures since 1917 showing Canada rising from 690,000 tons to 1,082,000 tons in five years while the United States grows from 1,359,000 to 1,443,000 tons. It highlights a notable shift in the newsprint industry between nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
United States
Republic
Dominion
Population of Japan in Census Estimates
The national census board estimates Japan’s population at 57,658,000, up from 55,961,140 in 1920. The increase is about 720,000 per year, 2,000 per day, or one person every 43 seconds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
National Census Board
Machine Made Beauty in Everyday British Goods
A Design and Industries Association in Britain promotes merging aesthetics with utility. A Year Book showcases pottery, metalware, windows, door fittings, fireplaces, cars, shop fronts and more, illustrating high artistic merit in daily used British articles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Design and Industries
Lumbering Expands in Peace River District
Reports from the Peace River country indicate a record winter in lumbering with about 700 men employed and a total cut exceeding 45,000,000 feet. Operations occurred at Jarvick Chisholm Smith Kinnso Widinate Springburn and Grande Prairie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peace River
Jarvick
Chisholm
Smith, Kinnso
Widinate
Springburn
Grande Prairie
Sunday School Picnic Laments of Ants and Bugs Fun
A light note reflects on Sunday School picnics bringing unexpected joy to ants and insects, implying their fun hinges on those outings.
Incomplete Reflection on Love and Worldly Gyrations
The fragment suggests a musing on how love might influence a man’s income and concern for worldly affairs. It hints at an idea that love could alter priorities and lessen attention to external gyrations.
Mrs Misener’s Aches and Pains in Branchton Ontario
Mrs Goldwin Misener of Branchton Ontario reports relief after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Tablets and Blood Medicine. She suffered pelvic inflammation since age fifteen and during wartime munitions work, and had prior long medical treatment without lasting relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Branchton
Ont
Lydia E. Pinkharm
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Kendall
Kunde
Torre
B. J. Kendall
Enosburg Fails
USA
Kendall's
Wilder Anthony
Caradiance
F. D. Goodchild Co
King St. West
Toronto
Teis
Mike
Minard
King OF
Pain
Liniment
Ee W. N UL
J. B. Hickok
Selis Graveyard
New Land
Beatty
Chance
Bayer
Peace River District
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