Three Years by Kate and Virgil Boyles
George Williston a poor ranchman defends his home Lazy 8 from a gang led by Jesse Black. Mary Williston aids with courage as gunfire, a siege, and a looming test of justice unfold in Kemah county South Dakota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kate
Virgil D. Boyles
George Williston
Suttle
Brand
J. R.” Brand
Paul Langford
Jesse Black
Kemah County
South Dakota
Langford
Mary
Wind City
Richard Gordon
Kemah
Jim Mungom
Louise
Bill Brown
Three Bars
Munson
James R
Gordon
Louise Dale
Ind City
Law
Williston
Cost of Vice and Its Burden on Households
A Balzac aphorism notes vice costs more to satisfy than feeding a family, underscoring the heavy economic toll of indulgence on households.
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Balzac
Truth as a dangerous article in rural talk
A long rural tale features Lim Jacklin and Justice Brizantine debating truth. They warn that unbridled honesty can harm the mind and warn that truth may be dangerous when used narrowly. The dialog references a money lending anecdote and the risk of overextended honesty in small communities.
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Brizantine
Lim Jacklin
Mack
Truth, honesty, and consequences in a southern tale
A storyteller recalls a man who faked his way through debt notices to save his farm, debating whether professional honesty harms or helps. A gatekeeper memory contrasts blunt truth with cunning, ending in reflections on virtue, habit, and the value of unforced truth over practiced deception.
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Paul Langford
Langford
Brizintina
Bowles
Ile
Brizinfine
Art Alwys
Opie Ead
Train of Christmas Tone and Civic Duty Essays
A long December essay mix describes writing a Christmas story as a train journey through social critique. It urges balancing rich and poor characters with charity, adds practical holiday scenes, and argues women should fulfill daily duties and uphold American manners while traveling abroad.
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Kris Kringle
Beatrice Harraden Raises Funds for Suffrage in England
Marie Corelli continues to oppose votes for women while Beatrice Harraden travels to read from her works to raise funds for the suffrage cause. Corelli reportedly refused a debate, saying she did not wish to make a spectacle of herself.
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Marie Corelli
England
Beatrice Harraden
Miss Corelli
Miss Harraden
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Witta
McNeill & Libby
Chicago
London
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Paris
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Australia
Yowns & Co
Sydney
India
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Cialcutta
Japan
Marays, Ltd
A.N. Kellogg Newspaper CO
W. Adams St
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