Fleming's Folly saga of irrigation and intrigue in Rawhide
Link Fleming and Helen Hamilton push a Boone County dam plan against banker Otto Pieper who weighs loan risks as Buzz Hamilton returns from prison. Fleming and Helen form a partnership to irrigate their lands while Link plans to surprise Helen as tensions rise over financing and trust.
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Link Fileming
Boone County
Roper Kilgo
Rawhide
Soak Torney
Kilgo
Fleming
Buzz Hamilton
Helen
Link
Buzz
Buster Townsend
Torney
Helens
Roper
Tom McLendon
McLendon
Helen Hamilton
Pieper
Otto
Sol Hastings
Hastings
Bank Plot Unfolds With Eight Hundred Dollar Demand
In a tense scene a bank president negotiates a payment as two individuals discuss a risky plan. The host questions pricing while Helen watches, and a clerk is summoned to deliver eight hundred dollars in a mix of bills. The moment showcases anxiety and the lure of money amid a rash undertaking.
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Helen
Jimmy
Link
Otto
Chimes Return to Rheims Cathedral After 20 Years
The Rheims cathedral chimes, silenced since 1914 by German destruction, ring again every quarter hour thanks to Rockefeller funding. Fourteen bells are tuned to a full octave with each bell capable of nine notes, and the chief bell weighs 2,650 pounds as an exact replica.
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Rheims
Rockefeller
Canadian choirs to attend National Eisteddfod in Wales
Two Canadian choirs from Vancouver and Hamilton will attend the National Eisteddfod to be held this summer in Fishguard Wales. Prof John Hughes chair of education at McGill University announced the attendance in Montreal. Midnight charity matinees are being held in Glasgow Scotland.
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Fishguard
Wales
Canada
Vancouver
Hamilton
John Hughes
Department of Education
McGill University
Montreal
Glasgow
Scotland
Vicks Plan for Better Control of Colds
A home guide outlines three steps to lighter colds for Canadian families. Build resistance with rest, water, outdoor exercise. use Vatronol at first nasal signs to prevent or shorten colds. apply VapoRub at night to ease congestion and loosen phlegm. Clinical tests involved 14,702 people with widespread home use supporting the plan.
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Vicks Plan
Saskatchewan farmers sell 209643 pounds of branded beef in January
Saskatchewan farmers reported selling 209643 pounds of branded beef during January. The brief note mentions the related detail that raw sugar before whitening in refineries is yellow, with no further context or figures provided.
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Saskatchewan
Adventure In The Jungle Naval seaplane crew rescued after two weeks in Matto Grosso
A Bolivian seaplane Nen carrying seven people landed in a remote Mato Grosso swamp after being forced from flight. Panthers and wild beasts menaced the group as Bolivian army sappers cut through jungle to reach them. Parachute drops supplied food and beer kept them alive until rescue at Puerto Suarez.
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Puerto Suarez
Chaco
Matto Grosso
Brazil
Bolivia
Peru
Lead Me On in Faithful Steps Through Dark Paths
A devotional excerpt urges trust in God to guide life in holiness. It emphasizes God’s knowledge of character and trials and stresses surrendering to His will, taking one step at a time, and finding blessing even in perceived hindrances.
Artificial Fever Treatment Demonstrated At Detroit Meeting
An improved radio set for artificial fever treatment was shown at the American College of Physicians annual meeting in Detroit. It has been used for pneumonia arthritis syphilis paralysis of the insane and some forms of insanity. The device allows deeper heat penetration and better control without interfering with high frequency radio broadcasting.
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American College of Physicians
Detroit
Married pair debate role titles in witty quip
A humorous exchange follows a wedding vow as the bride and groom joke about future offices with the bride volunteering as treasurer. The quip touches on governance and a 19th century Britain note about many death penalties and a remark on keeping a business liquid.
Kinser 109-Year-Old Woman Laid to Rest in Indiana
Relatives laid Betty Ann Kinser to rest in Heltonville Indiana noting she died at 109 without ever seeing a train or hearing a radio. The obituary states she lived a century. Separately the Philippines plans tax revision within a year.
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Heltonville
Indiana
Betty Ann Kinser
Kinser
Philippines
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Montreal Maroon
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Canada Starch Co., Limited
Canada Starch Co. Limited
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George Mantha
Russ Blinco
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Armand Mondon
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