Cowboy Hearts and New York Dreams in a Western Round Up
Beatrice wakes beside Clay in a mountain camp as they celebrate their honeymoon among oaks and a mesquite fire. A dramatic cattle drive on a mesa ends with a life saving rescue by a mysterious New York clubman, sparking pride and prideful rejection. Clay recalls a past hurt while a vow forms to seek the Big Town after the rodeo ends.
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Beatrice
Clay
Paris
Arizona
New York
William MacLeod Raine
Tonneau
Cattleland
Imesa
New Yorker
Tucson
Johnnie
Cricleton
Clay Lindsay
Lindsay
Broadway
Clay Lindsay Intervenes as Train Bet Baited Lassie
On a Colorado to New York rail journey Clay Lindsay, a Western cattleman, notices Kitty Mason an aspiring actress being flattered by Jerry Durand, a New York gambling boss. When Durand pressures Kitty, Lindsay confronts him in the vestibule, subdues the rival, and tosses him from the train, then quietly handles the incident with the porter.
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Johnnie Green
Stace Wallis
Clay Lindsay
New York
Broadway
Stace
Slim
Clay
Johnnie
Tucson
Longhorn Corral
el Paso
Denver
Arizona
Owe
Kitty Mason
Southwest
Brush
Jerry Durand
Lindsay
Kitty
Durand
Graham County
Middle West
Waril
Range-Tider
Starle
Clare
Matt
Bowery
Sut Chy
MANY LEGENDS OF THE OAK AND LAZY THINKING
A compendium of ancient lore about the holm oak linking it to early Rome and Hercules, with reflections on the oak's perceived immortality. It shifts to a critique of lazy thinking, warning that tired minds often mask overwork and excuses, urging vigilance against idle mental habits.
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Pliny
Rome
Heracles
Pontus
Jupiter Stragius
Herecules
Herjcynian
Germany
Tacitus
Masters Rules: Brazilian Scholar Decodes Ancient Proportions
A Brazilian art scholar claims to reveal how elf masters of painting and sculpture used strictly mathematical foundations. He cites ancient rules linking body height to finger length, then later Greek standards, including one tenth face and one eighth head proportions. The analysis traces facial divisions from hair roots to chin.
Threat prompts tense standoff as officer warns suspect
A tense exchange unfolds as an officer warns the suspect of imminent arrest. The scene hints at a looming confrontation, with questions about compliance and potential charges. No further details are provided.
Good Roads Test of 63 Cement and Asphalt Sections
Final phase of a major U S road study began March 27 at a two mile test road at Bites Illinois built by Hingis division of highways under Dit ford Older chief highway engineer with USDA cooperation. The 63 sections use varied concrete cement grout asphalt types to gauge traffic endurance and design guidance for future roads.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bites
Illinois
Hingis Division of Highways
Ditford Older
Bureau of Public Roads
Corps of Engineers
War Department
Roads Pay Dividends In All-The-Year Roads Test
A 3000 pound wagon needed 108 pounds draft on dry gravel and 321 on dry clay. After rain, drafts rose to 150 on gravel and 372 on clay, per Missouri College of Agriculture. J C Wooley notes the test shows load variation and benefits of durable road surfaces.
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Missouri College of Agriculture
J.C. Wooley
Agricultural Engineering Department
Unnecessary Road Oiling and Traffic Towers Debate
H H Franklin calls oiling of roads wasteful and outdated arguing the system should be abandoned. The piece notes traffic control towers, first used in Paris in 1910, as a historic method for managing street flow and highway traffic.
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H. H. Franklin
Paris
California Highway Travel Shares Decline Shift to Motor Traffic
Travel in California shows motor propelled vehicles at 973 percent of highway movement, while motor trucks account for nearly 13 percent of total traffic. The figures indicate a heavy reliance on motorized transport across the state’s road network.
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Cali
California
Ridge Route costs and public temper fray in California
The Ridge Route, a thirty mile concrete highway in California, cost 1 500 000 dollars. The project sparks concerns as bad roads and hot tempers fuel disputes and calls to keep communities apart.
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California
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William Maacleod
Raine
Horse
Lndine
Red Hollister
Red
Tree
Springfield
Ilinois
St. Louis
Missouri
Clifford Older
H. F. Clemmer
R. K. Benedict
A. T. Goldbeck
C. A. Hogentogier
Bates Road
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