Night Wind in the Pines and the East Belt Conflict
Siletz of the Siletz tribe guides Walter Landry at Daily's lumber camp and earns his trust after a tense power struggle over stumpage claims with Hampden of the Yellow Pines Co. Poppy Ordway, a New York writer, investigates Hampden while Landry discovers a missing recorded deed and plans to fight for his contract.
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Siletz
Daily
Sphranger
Walter Landry
John Daily
Dillingworth Lumber Co
Black Bolt
Siga
East Belt
Landry
Poppy
Hampden
Flampden
Salem
Siietz
Coosnah
Liletz
Kolannie
Oregon
Sacramento
Sandry
Yellow Pines
Portland
de Spair
S'letz
Daisy
Kolawmie
S’letz
Collins
Hastings
Toledo
Commissioner
Arizona
John
Johnny Hastern
Miss Ordway
Portland Mills Company
Yaquina
Siwashes
Dillingworth
Sith
Night Wind saga and Sioux work crew unite under Sandry
After a cliff fall, Siletz rallies the Siwashes to save Sandry's timber contract. Hampden schemes cruelly, but Miss Ordway betrays him as Landry gains power. The Night Wind tale ends with a vow, love, and a perilous plan to outsmart Hampden while Siletz and Sandry face the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dillingworth
Miss Ordway
Siletz
Landry
Sandry
Land Motor Boat Bridges Land and Water Travel
A Viennese engineer L Zeiner develops a land motor boat that switches between wheels and rear propeller, enabling travel on land and across streams. It climbs slopes easily and can operate in swampy terrain with simultaneous wheels and propeller in shallow water. Powered by a 16 horsepower four cylinder motor, it speeds up to 45 mph on land and about 12 mph on water, showing military potential.
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L. Zeiner
Literary Digest
Desert Visit Banter Sparks Scruffy Exchange
A playful exchange hints at a desert visit with lines about wanting to go and lacking sand. The fragment suggests light humor or social banter about travel and environment.
Barcelona to Host 1917 Expositions of Electrical Goods
An international exhibition of electrical appliances and a general Spanish exposition are planned for Barcelona in 1917, aiming to showcase modern devices and promote regional trade.
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Barcelona
Parisian Morning Wanderers in War Time Art
Cartoons Magazine notes L Sabattier, longtime Le Figaro artist, portrays early morning Parisians during wartime. The piece titled Les Matinales shows mothers with white hair and young nurses, silent figures leaving night shifts at Red Cross hospitals and clinics.
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Cartoons
Paris
L. Sabattier
le Figaro
Red Cross
Shot Squirrel With $10 Bill in Hotel Grounds Incident
Squirrels damaged grain at a field near Winfield Scott manager of the San Fernando hotel in the town. Scott shot a marauder during a still hunt and returned home after scaring the others away. A guest later admitted the gun had been discharged and claimed he hid a $10 bill in the barrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winfield Scott
San Fernando
Los Angeles Times
Scott
How Geese Are Fattened In Europe Markets
Geese are fattened by confinement in dark rooms with light admitted periodically. This practice induces rapid feeding, allowing seven or eight meals a day to boost weight for market.
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Europe
Specter of pauperism and thrift in America
S. W. Strauss argues in Leslie's that most Americans die without estates and nearly all rely on relatives or public aid in old age. He cites European thrift as a safeguard and notes government data showing 98 percent live paycheck to paycheck, with only two percent buffered against unemployment.
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United States
America
Europe
S. W. Strauss
Chicago
Leslie
France
Germany
Belgium
Holland
Switzerland
Scarcity of Wire Rope Hits Baku Petroleum Trade
An American consul reports in Moscow that Baku petroleum producers suffer from steel wire rope shortages. Before the war Britain supplied most rope. now exports lag, raising prices 300 to 400 percent. A Baku conference proposed hemp ropes from India as a temporary substitute, noting Swedish rope works locally.
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Russia
Moscow
Baku
England
India
Scientific American
Hank O'Day Umpire Handles Hot Game Alone
In a hot afternoon game Hank O'Day umpired solo after his partner was injured. Players argued constantly while Heine Zimmermann urged Hank to inspect a cracked ball. Hank quipped that they were proceeding fine with cracked ball players.
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Hank O’day
Bis
Hank
Heine Zimmerman
Heine
Alaska Reindeer Venison Trade Expands Westward
The correspondent describes Alaska reindeer herds and Nome slaughterhouses sending venison to cold storage in San Francisco and Seattle. Shipping has begun and fresh Alaska venison may reach all cities soon, alongside salmon and halibut already sold nationwide.
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Alaska
United States
Nome
San Francisco
Seattle
California Syrup of Figs Laxative Ad for Sick Child
A vintage advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children. It claims it cleanses the stomach liver and bowels without griping and helps when a child is cross feverish or has a sour stomach. The ad urges mothers to keep a bottle and notes a 50 cent price with directions printed on the bottle.
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California
The Idea Miss Flite Opposes Munitions Business
In a fragmentary exchange Miss Flip questions the objections to munitions work while Miss Flite vaguely calls it a shell game argument.
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Miss Flip
Miss Flite
Snubbed. Jack Blunt and Miss Bright Wedding Question
A terse exchange hints at a marriage proposal rejected by Miss Bright. Jack Blunt’s reply and Miss Bright’s firm stance suggest a deflected engagement set against social expectations.
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Jack Blunt
Miss Bright
Marine Eye Remedy: Restores Eyes Amid Cold Winds Dust
Marine Eye Remedy Co of Chicago promotes eye health with a product claim that exposure to cold winds and dust hurts eyes. The ad says the remedy restores refreshes and promotes eye health for all eyes. It offers an eye health book on request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
Misfortunes Never Come Singly Misremembered Joke
A compact quip exchanges a proverb with a wry line about Henry VIII having only one wife at a time. The brief remark plays on contrasts between common sayings and historical anecdotes.
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Henry VIII
People Seek Pleasure Abroad Return Home Revelations
A reflective line notes that some pursue enjoyments overseas and then encounter them anew upon returning home, implying fulfillment lies in familiar surroundings.
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Great North West
Vingiee
ROE
Ey Watares
Dodd, Mead and Compaivy
Harris
Burson
Glick
McMasters
Stommick
Silétz
Boston.Herald
New England
Middle West
Tom
Demosthenes
Cicero
Rome
Athens
Grimm
Mueller
Whitney
China
South
Samuel S. Knabenshue
Ily
Hostetter
Druggista
A &O
Dr. Pierce
Dean
Nebraska
Edwin Allen
Albion, Neb
Oqaan
Milburn CO
Buffalo, N. Y
Barker
Pelos
Andres
Wataonf
Soloman
Wallington
Free
Pat Fog
Vitalise: Co
New Haven
Lincoln
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