Dale at the Halfway Switch in a Tennessee feud tale
Young Carlyle Wilburton Dale known as Bill Dale arrives in eastern Tennessee seeking independence. He meets Babe Littleford and Hy Teek and learns of a feud with the Moreland clan linked to a murder. Dale suspects Carlyle of being his father and moves in with the Morelands, then battles Black Adam Ball to defend Babe.
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Carlyle Wilburton Dale
Bill Dale
John K. Dale
Tennessee
Patricia Clavering
Babe" Littleford
Hy Teek
The
Hills
John
Moreland
Littlefords
Dale
David Moreland
Carlyle
Littleford
Iyale
Black Adam” Ball
John Moreland
Granny Heck
Mrs. Moreland
Bill
Hillman
Addie
Ben Littleford
Pap
Blue
Luke
Adam Ball
Adam
Ben
Caleb
Morelands
Babe
War on the hill boats and coal crests in Appalachia
Dale reconciles with John Moreland as a feud escalates after Black Adam Ball is defeated. rifles vanish from Moreland and Littleford camps, Babe Littleford hints at a planned clash, and Dale vows to push forward with developing coal despite mounting danger.
The Tragic Romance of Llewellyn Scott Youth
A sixteen year old boy Llewellyn Scott falls for a mysterious girl and contemplates drastic actions after destroying a note from her to a rival. He ingests poison, is rescued at a hospital, recovers, and fears newspaper exposure as the case unfolds in a melodramatic youth tale.
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Llewellyn Scott
Llewellyn
Llewelynn
Los Angeles Times
Mystery of the Rifles Sparks Valley War
An hour after John Moreland fires ten rifles at Ben Littleford, war breaks out as both families in the valley prepare for confrontation. Dale grapples with aiding his kin against the Litt lefords or breaking his word, while pondering John Moreland’s bedtime prayer.
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John Moreland
Ben Littleford
Moreland
Littleford
Dale
Littlefords
Goliath
Arghul in Cairo Soundscape Described by Robert Rucker
In Asia Magazine and Cairo streets the arghul winds through nights of old city life and Arabian cafes. The piece contrasts its desert sentiment with town degeneration, noting the tabla’s urban alias darabukeh and the instrument’s shift from intimate heart to distant show.
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Cairo
Old Agricultural Implement
The article recalls the hoe as one of the oldest tools, used by primitive peoples to cut soil and plant corn. It notes limited weed cutting and that once corn grew tall, birds were deterred by children scaring them from fields. It reflects on blackbird damage in cornfields.
Queer Boats Sail the Tigris
The upper Tigris hosts two notable vessels the qufa and the kelak. The qufa is a circular osier tub covered in pitch, six feet across four to five feet deep, rowed by two paddlers. The kelak is a raft of inflated pigskins lashed together with timber and brush, carrying firewood downstream to Bagdad.
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Tigris
Bagdad
Columbus Dispatch
Fences and grazing practices in rural China
The piece notes minimal demand for barbed wire in China due to tiny farm holdings and preference for boundary stones. Fences are rare as walls. grazing occurs on hillsides and vacant land with flocks tended by children and the elderly, reflecting eastern agricultural norms.
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China
Relic of Illfated Queen Came to Miss Carroll Clinton
A lock of Mary Queen of Scots hair, long kept in a safe deposit box, was bequeathed by Mrs. Henrietta B. Heiskell to Miss Carroll B. Clinton. The will was filed in Washington probate. The item is believed to have come into Heiskell family after the queen’s death.
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Mary Queen of Scotts
Elizabeth of England
Carroll B. Clinton
Henrietta B. Heiskell
Washington
Heiskell
Thoughtful remark on budget limits echoes Paris trip idea
A brief exchange quotes a man pondering a summer trip to Paris while another jokes about affordability and mental plans. The dialogue implies financial restraint and a playful critique of thinking big.
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Paris
Boston Transcript
Dressmaker Uses Pinkham Vegetable Compound
Vernon Texas dressmaker Mrs W M Stephens says three years of monthly pains with ana s followed by temporary relief through medicine ended after using Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. She could return to work and housework and offers to speak for the medicine.
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Vernon
Tex
Lydia BE. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
W. M.stephens
Commerce St
Vernon, Texas
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Pat
Robert McLaurin
Harry’ Clavering
Blarry
Bobby McLaurin
Bobby
McLaurin
Union Station
Atlanta
Mountaineer
Ben Hur
Caleb Moreland
Shore
Granny
Lakes
Sycamore
Chapter
Bayer
Dean
Nebraska
Sam Sites
Long Branch
Humboldt
Nebr
Bays
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Gansem O
Holland
Bull’ Durham
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