A Tale of Outlaws and a Wedding Plot on the Sweetwater
Bud and McKee drift toward Texas after a deadly station incident. McKee engineers a motive to frame Jack Payson for murder and theft, plotting the wedding of Polly and Echo to trap Payson. Bud faces guilt, fear, and possible restitution as the duo considers flight or further crime.
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Cevere
Poreult
McKee
Bud Lane
Bud
Tie
Spesk
Florence
Mechee
Terrill
Texas
Luck
Weill
Jack Payson
Gail
Slim
Polly
Sam Hoover
Hoover
Frien’ Terrill
Jack
Echo
Buck McKee
Payson
Dayson
Sweetwater
Terrilis
Allen Hacienda
Silm Hoover
Atlantic Ocean Named From Mount Atlas Origins
The Atlantic Ocean derives its name from Mount Atlas, a reference in early geographic lore linking the sea to the titan Atlas and his mountain as a naming origin.
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Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic
Orveau
Mount Atlas
Inscriptions at Wymenrdham house render Latin quote
An oak board at a historic country house in Wymenrdham Nortolk shows a Latin inscription in antique Romano capitals reading No dormouse is a servant for me neither a horse leech for a guest. The odd phrase, translated, compares creatures to service and hospitality.
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Wymenrdham
Nortolk
England
Sharks and beasts of the deep draw curious praise
Mr. Frank T. Bullen spoke to a Royal Geographical Society audience in London describing sharks as estimable creatures. He claimed sharks eat out of necessity not appetite and recounted a hooked shark’s last moments, the pilot fish's loyalty, and the ocean's vast fecundity. He contrasted jellyfish fragility with massive sperm whales and noted whalebone yields from Behring Sea.
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Satan Himsel
Frank T. Builen
Royal Geographical Society
London
Mr. Bullen
Mauretania
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Behring Sea
Chess Night at Uncle Bills Cottage Hotel
A stranger watches a nightly chess game as Uncle Bill calms accusations of cheating. The colonel accuses, a mate is claimed, and chaos erupts when a dramatic move ends with Bill sweeping the office in anger, while bystanders remark the ritual continues each night.
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Bill McCurry
Uncle Bill
Monte Crook
Elyly
Absentminded Lord Derby Reveals Cabinet Secrets
The absent minded Lord Derby walked with Lord Clarendon and revealed Cabinet secrets to his opponent. Clarendon listened amazed and refused to counsel foes, then Derby realized he had mistaken him for a colleague in a humorous mix up.
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Lord Derby
Lord Clarendon
Foreign Office
White Blackbird Sighted Near Dalkeith
A white blackbird was seen near Dalkeith appearing on a garden paling then entering a garden to search for food. The observer noted white fore head cheek neck back and very white wings during a clear view before it flew into a nearby field.
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Dalkeith
Nonsense Form Confused Royal Audience At Windsor
Lord Archibald Campbell and his brothers were summoned to Windsor by Queen Victoria. When asked their form each answered "In the fourth" or "Nonsense" by mishearing names. The Queen learned that Nonsense was a form name distinguishing it from Sense, a form requiring Latin verse to make sense.
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Lord Archibald Campbell
Eton
Duke of Argyll
Ronald Gower
Windsor
Victoria
Lord Gower
Lord Lorne
Archie
Lord Archibald
Boy’s witty reply reveals real regard for piano
A Baltimore nine year old, trained by parents to practice daily, shows sharp wit when his father returns home and asks about a new piece. The boy explains the piano isn’t a pew piece but a proper instrument, highlighting the value he sees in his daily work.
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Baltimore
Hippincer
Weight of Milk
A historical note states that 45.4 quarts make up 100 pounds of milk. The fact highlights the conversion between volume and weight used in dairy records.
Cloudy Mirrors and Home Cleaning Advice
A dated home care snippet notes cloudy mirrors should not be seen indoors. It advises rubbing with a cloth wrung from cold water dipped in dry whiting and finished with a dry duster to restore brightness and credit.
Emall Bits of Gold Exhibit Remarkable Tenacity
The article notes gold is exceptionally ductile and malleable. A wire drawn from gold a fraction of an inch thick can bear heavy loads without breaking, and a grain can be split into two million parts while a cube can be divided into over five hundred trillion parts, each visible without magnification.
Call for a Half Cent Coinage Resumption
The Springfield Union argues for resuming half cent coinage to save money for buyers especially the poor. It notes current pricing benefits the seller when prices include a half cent, and a return to exact pricing would allow customers to buy single items without waste. If demand grows, Congress may act.
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Congress
Springfield Union
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Frank Bullen
Sharks
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Uncle Bil
Drewts
Galveston
E. W. Gillett Co. Ltd
Toronto, Ont
Canada
Appleford
Hamilton
ONT
Imperial Books
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