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Newspaper
Miniota Herald
Location
Miniota, Manitoba, Canada
Date
Feb 25, 1936
Page
7
Fleming's Folly Chapter Seven Continues Dam Plan Debate
In a tense scene Link Fleming insists on a joint venture to build a dam with Helen Hamilton despite Berrens pressure. A sheriff pursuit interrupts as a dynamite buyer is hunted. Helen admires a ring, and Link secretly offers to buy it for her as their dam project deepens their partnership and resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Eberrens
Link
Silver Creek
Helen
Berrens
G. I. V. Berrens
Fleming
Sheriff
Ames
Jerel
Stockmen’s Bank of Rawhide
Helen Hamilton
Boone County
Irv Lane
Kilgo
Roper
Jook
Goldarn West Engineered Marvel Draws Mockery in Rawhide
Three men lounge by Sam Pickett's store as two riders pass through dusty Main Street. Link starts with a fortune rumor about Firm O Hamilton and Fieming's engineered marvel the Goldarn West, while a calm, shaded gaze from a Stetson offers quiet reassurance amid jeers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Pickett
Rawhide
Main Street
O’ Hamilton & Fieming
Mothers Guide to Controlling Colds by Vicks Plan
Canadian mothers adopt the Vicks Plan for Better Control of Colds based on 30 years of Vicks chemists and physicians. The plan outlines three steps: build resistance, prevent many colds with early use of Vatronol, and end a cold sooner with VapoRub.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Vicks
Vicks Vatronol
Vicks VapoRub
Dam and Dream Clash in Silver Creek
In a frontier town, Fleming presses a costly dam project amid debts and criticism while Helen hopes for Buzz’s pardon. Kilgo questions plans as Roper taunts funds and Helen weighs loyalty. Link seeks the sheriff as private tensions rise and a cliffhanger ends the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Link
Kilgo
Helen
Silver Creek
Roper
Fleming
Little Helps For This Week
The passage reflects on enduring sorrow as part of divine love and discipline. It urges calm acceptance of pain as preparation for a nobler life, citing scripture and the eternal Father’s care as all-sufficient. It emphasizes enduring hunger, cold, and distress as evolving toward spiritual refinement.
Humane Society seeks tighter dog cruelty license rules
The Ottawa Humane Society and the BC Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals urge the justice minister to amend the Protection of Animals Act 1911 to allow denial of dog licenses to persons convicted of cruelty to dogs. The comment touches on animal welfare and licensing policy, reflecting reformer views in editorial tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa Humane Society
British Columbia Society For the Prevention of
Minister of Justice
Tailors of Spain Publish Slow-Payer Plack List
Scotland to create a new national park spanning 100 square miles as authorities move to conserve landscapes. The report notes economic strings attached as tradesmen and local businesses assess impacts on tourism and development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Scotland
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