Sleepy Cat Gambler Drama Seethes Through Creekside Capture
John Selwood helps a stranded settler and recovers stolen money from Bartoe and Atkins at Sleepy Cat. He courts Christie Fyler while tangled with crooked gamblers led by Starbuck. Christie learns Selwood’s gambling ties and sides with caution as Fyler’s store is disrupted and violence erupts.
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John Selwood
Sleepy Cat
Fyler
Moses McCracken
Selwood
Bartoe
Atkins
The Gambler Selwood Reveals His Family Truth at Sea
Selwood exposes a decades old feud and his own parentage linking him to General Roper. He recounts a perilous frontier life, a mother’s endurance, and a quest for justice that ends with Roper humiliated and collapsed. The tale ends with Selwood vowing to tell the full story and continue his ascent with Dave Tracy.
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Selwood
Thief River
Roper
Wentworth
Carpy
Carey
Dave Tracy
Martinet
Doc
John Selwood
Croeok
Lieut
Henry Roper
Annie Selwood
Old Fort Pierce
Pounds
Old Fort
Fort Calhoun
Father
John Frying Pan
Frying Pan
Old Mission
Rockies
Greenhorn
St. Joe
St. Louis
Missouri
Tracy
Colonel Roper
Oldest Drink Suspicion At Philadelphia Academy
Crystal Seid holds a calcite specimen at the Academy of Natural Sciences in Philadelphia said to contain the oldest liquid ever found in a natural cave. The hollow calcite piece, from Rossie New York and dated 1838, contains about a half a gill of water. Scientists watch for changes while noting other blue quartz specimens from Bucks County.
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Academy of Natural Sciences
Philadelphia
The
Academy
Rossie
N. Y
Bucks County
Pennsylvania
Tobacco waste used to make durable paper currency
Europeans report tobacco factory waste can be processed to produce a tough pliable material. After chemical treatment and fine cutting, it is used as a substitute for costly waste linen rags in paper production.
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Europe
Deadliest of Snakes
The cobra is described as the deadliest of all snakes. It can bite four or five people in a short span and a sixth bite is not necessarily fatal. In some cases the victim dies within minutes.
California Fig Syrup Ad Promises Quick Laxative Relief
A vintage advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a safe laxative for infants and children. It claims rapid relief from constipation and related symptoms with a half-teaspoon serving, warns to ask for genuine California Fig Syrup, and notes clear bottle directions.
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California
Bravery in the Ring Faces Radio Stage Fright
Prince William of Sweden famed animal hunter, six six tall, cowered by a microphone in a deadened studio as broadcasting began. M H Aylesworth recalls Berlenbach, who fought Stribling, dares five minutes on bravery in the prize ring but fled the studio in terror.
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Prince William
Sweden
M. Hl. Aylesworth
Berlenbach
Rabbits Turn From Pests to Profitable Export Trade
In Australia rabbits, once a major crop pest, are becoming a valuable export commodity through fur. A government effort to stamp them out continues while trappers supply skins for international buyers, with earnings reportedly reaching up to 150 dollars weekly in some cases.
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Australia
United States
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Margaret Hyde
Oxoxokskokoal Lex
Grove’s
Ashvilae
Hall & Ruck
New York City
Parker
Patchogue
Hiscox Chemical Works
Hanford's
Lorbes Magazine
G. G. Green, Inc
Woodbury
Nie
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