Sandy in Command at Hidden Claims Showdown
In a tense showdown above the tent floor Sandy, with Mormon and Sam at his side, taunts a seven-to-three odds crowd. He reveals Patrick Casey’s registered claims now owned by his heir and orders the naysayers off the property, drawing rapid pistols in a practiced, eyeing motion as the others struggle beneath a collapsed tent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy
Mormon
Sam
J. P
Patrick Casey
Pat
Plimsoll
Ambush at the Three Star camp ends in failed raid
Sandy Rourke and partners guard Molly Casey’s interests against Jim Plimsoll’s Jumpers. Plimsoll tries to strike at dawn but Sandy thwarts him with a staged showdown and a warned show of force. Night raid on the tunnel camp fails as the trio watches from their improvised fort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sandy
Plimsoll
Mormon
Molly Casey
Butch Parsons
Sim Hahn
Jim Plimsoll
Sandy Rourke
Piimsoll
Sam
Plmsoll
J. P. Brand
Westlake
Three Star
Three-Bar ranch rivals in chase over Molly and mines
At the Arizona Three-Bar ranch Sandy Bourke Mormon Peters and Soda-Water Sam rescue Molly Casey after her father Patrick dies. The trio faces Jim Plimsoll who claims guardianship, races to Dynamite for Molly and Molly’s mine, and a cloudburst rescue precedes a wild pursuit as gold is found and Plimsoll seizes Molly’s claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arizona
Sandy Bourke
Peters
Sam” Manning
Bourke
Sam
Patrick Casey
Molly
Pardner
Sandy
Jim Plimsoll
Casey
Mormon
Plimsoll
Miranda Bailey
New Mexico
Barbara Redding
Brandon
Miranda Batley
Clay Westlake
Westlake
Cold Potato Stick Label Tip for Paper Labels
A tip suggests rubbing a cold potato on the back of a paper label to make it stick firmly to a trunk or bag when no paste is available. The potato acts as a simple adhesive substitute.
Reach Agreement Under New Ruling on Cotton Standards
Washington reports a pact between leading cotton exporters and Secretary Wallace on using official U S cotton standards for interstate and foreign trade under the act effective August 1. Exporters seek universal standards and translations to Liverpool and other foreign classifications to assure buyers understand the new rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
United States
Wallace
Liverpool
Manchester
Europe Faces Population Imbalance After World War
Berlin reports twenty five million European women will remain husbandless due to a wartime man shortage. Statistics show Europe up to 475 million population with a 25 million female surplus, led by Russia and Germany, while Holland shows a slight decline in the female-to-male ratio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Europe
German Statistics Office
Russia
Germany
Australia
Holland
Pecans Station Plan Draws Texas Legislature Support
Texas Pecan Growers Association ends three day session in Brownwood. H G Lucas reelected president and Oscar Gray secretary. Motion calls for two pecan experiment stations one in East Texas and one in West Texas for expert study of pecans and nuts. A committee to draft a bill. Plan also backs cooperative orderly marketing as urged by M K E Hays of the Farm Bureau Federation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brownwood
Tex
Texas Pecan Growers’ Association
H. G. Lucas
Oscar Gray
Waxahachie
East Texas
West Texas
Texas
M. K E. Hays
Texas Farm Bureau Federation
War on Rice Worms Tokio Campaign to curb pests
It is estimated that 1,500,000 bushels of rice are destroyed in Japan annually by rice worms. A campaign to destroy these pests has been started by the food bureau of the department of agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokio
Japan
Food Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Berlin Budget Shows 12 Billion Mark Deficit
Berlin reports the reichsrat notes the 1923 budget adopted by the reichstag shows a deficit of 12.4 billion marks. The council meets after the approval to discuss balancing measures and revenue gaps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Council of the Reich
Reichstag
Boy mishears gender lesson turning cat into tomboy
A teacher explains gender to 7B pupils and William, troubled by the concept, asks his mother to test him. While illustrating masculine feminine and neuter forms she asks for sentences. He blurts that the masculine of cat would be tomboy, reflecting his confusion.
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William
Teethina Teething Remedy Advertised To Soothe Sick Baby
A Texas mother reports her infant fell deathly ill during teething, then improved after using Teethina. The ad claims Teethina relieves feverish irritation, stops pain, and returns the child to play. It directs readers to buy from druggists or mail 30 cents to Moffett Laboratories, Columbus, Georgia for a full package and a free baby book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Tidwell
Grand View
Texas
Moffett Laboratories
Columbus
Moffett
I could skate today as well as I could then
Two middle aged men on a pond discuss joining a skating crowd. Mr Rich believes he could skate now as well as when he was twenty, while Mr Little doubts and insists he might manage as well as he could in youth. The exchange comes from Youths Companion.
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Mr. Rich
Mr. Little
Lum Gudgeon Dramatizes Whisky Woes in Clapboard Springs
In Clapboard Springs Lum Gudgeon laments poor liquor and the waste of whiskers as he explains to Zeke why he cut his whiskers. The exchange shows rural speech and a humorous take on drinking frustrations.
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Lum
Zeke
Kansas
Expert Doubt Casts Doubt On Athletics Cure
Milwaukee Journal notes an expert doubt that athletics will cure spooning and mocks Stone Age dandies for chasing fashion trends while modern flappers rise in their day.
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Teell
Milwaukee Journal
Man’s Success Leaves Bitter Taste, Reflective Quote
A pithy observation notes that success can be tainted by personal consequences. The remark hints at the moral or emotional cost behind achievement and its reception by others.
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J. Allan Dunn
Plim
Hereford County
Termorreri
Baby Eye & Furniture
Menominee
Michigan
Royalfone
Royal Elect. Lab
Newark
N. J
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