Night Wind in the Pines at Dillingworth Camp
Walter Landry arrives at Dillingworth Lumber Co. camp and gets drawn into a tense battle over the East Belt with Hampden while Poppy Ordway plays both sides. The dying financier Mr. Wilton LandryBequest proclaims Walter his heir as Siletz ends a feud and the West weathers peril and tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biletz
Dally
Walter Landry
John Dally
Dillingsworth Lumber Co
Siletz
Oppy Ordway
Landry
Poppy
Bandry
Hampden
Ma Daily
Sandry Poppy
Sandry
Dillngworth Lumber Co
Dally’s
Hte
Wilton Landry
Poppy Ordway
Dillingworth
John
Toledo
West
New York
Riverside Drive
Higgins
Walter
Proof of a devious plot unfolds at Daily's camp
Miss Ordway risks discovery as she forges a testament to land deals and a Whitby case letter. Lamplight drama erupts when Siletz guards the incriminating packet and Sandry presses his advantage, while a looming restitution threat from Walter Sandry tightens theWeb of deception at Daily's lumber camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Ordway
Little South Room
Timberlands
Sandry
Salem
East
Heaven and Earth
Hampden
State Land Office
Ordway
Landry
Pippy Ordway
John.h. -Musseldorn
New Jersey
Siletz
Bruce
Whitby
Walter Landry
Musseldorn
Toledo
Soosnah
John H. Musseldorn
Wilton Landry
Meadowlands
James B. Whitby
Meadlowlands Farms
Walter Sandry
Poppy Ordway
Primitive Russians and Kirghiz Customs in Ural Oil Region
A travel address reports on the Ural region in Asia where oil fields and mineral deposits exist. It notes the Kirghiz nomads, their camel skin tents, fuel shortages, use of telegraph poles for firewood, and Cossack traditions. The account describes the Ural river trade, wartime disruptions, gas holes with sulfur, and folk practices around sacred spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
F. A. Holiday
Society of Arts
London
Uralak
Mid- -Russia
Caspian Sea
Ural
Canadian Hopeful Letters From Prairie Settlers
Letters from Canadian readers praise the western provinces for farming gains in 1915 and 1916. They cite Lohmann near Willmont Sask and others in Golden Prairie Saskatchewan and Southern Alberta reporting high yields and new modern homes amid a growing settler community.
Indiscretion Costs Him Life in Crusader Tale
In a Greek account of medieval events, a French ambassador’s boast about a surprise attack on Constantinople leads to his recall from Paris and execution after spies reveal his prophecy. The tale centers on a calmed fleet at the Hellespont and Turkish catapult defenses, with bribery and treachery changing the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chalconeylos
Constantinople
Hellespont
Athens
France
Ito
Ous
Paris
Tension Between Change and Stability Shapes Society
Analysis highlights two driving forces in humanity movement: the impulse toward change and the drag toward stability. To prevent petrification, societies require constant revolts and fresh efforts to forge new paths, while newer impulses must harmonize with established order to sustain progress.
Sign Language Conflict at Deaf Child Institution
An Indianapolis woman studying in a normal program for the deaf returns and attempts to teach by lip reading rather than signing. Her supervisor forbids signing and insists on lip movements while the children imitate. The scene leads to confusion as students react by moving and turning to follow the instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Cilldren
Wiode
Portraitist Gilbert Stuart and his Washington portraits
biographical notes trace Gilbert Stuart born in Narragansett to 18th century artist circles. He trained with Alexander and Benjamin West, spent years in London, painted influential early portraits, and returned to America shaping a career highlighted by Washington likenesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gilbert Stuart
Narragansett
R. L
Alexander
Scotland
America
London
Benjamin West
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Boston
People Say Downsizing Could Help Some Remain Poor
The remark notes that many individuals stay in poverty by purchasing excessive unnecessary items. It highlights consumer behavior as a factor in economic hardship and implies restraint could improve financial condition.
Familiar Objects and a Clever Answer
An old British sergeant tests new recruits with a range finding exercise. Joe identifies a well, coal heap, and a bird cage from a distance. The sergeant praises his eyesight and asks his name and number. Joe explains he sees well because he is billeted there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
North Dakota schools receive tree plantings from state forestry
The state forestry program provides seeds seedlings and hedges to North Dakota schools for landscaping and shade. The initiative supports education and local conservation efforts through plantings and school grounds improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North’ Dakota
State ‘School of Forestry
Improve Cattle in Bengal Monograph Highlights Decline
A new monograph by the Bengal province director of agriculture examines cattle decadence due to climate grazing shortages and breeding policies. It recommends good bulls superior milk cows and draft stock, illustrated by photographs from the Himalayas to the Bay of Bengal including a record bull bison and the Malda calf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bengal
Himalayas
Bay of Bengal
Malda
This Picture and That
Senator John Sharp Williams compares the Boer republic and Mississippi noting their shared outdoor culture and vigor. He cites their political religion and social life shaped by a persistent negro race problem and overriding race pride influencing politics religion and society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic of South Africa
Mississippi
John Sharp Williams
Antaeus
Foreigners In Scranton Bank Revolt Over Forgery Rumor
A foreign man’s check, deemed near forgery, was refused at a Scranton bank. In retaliation he spread word the bank lacked money. Investigations showed doors closed for a half holiday. crowds of foreigners demanded funds when doors opened. Police paid out nearly $100,000 before the demand subsided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Italian Zoological Station Controlled by Royal Commission
The Italian government places the Naples zoological station under a royal commission led by F. Sav Monticelli of the University of Naples. The commission vows to provide funds and continue the station's work and ongoing research tables.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zoological Station
Naples
F. Sav. Monticelli
University of
The Girl With A Clear Skin Wins Promotion Ad
A vintage advertisement promotes Resinol Soap for clear skin and softer hands. It claims a week of use improves blotchy complexions and suggests Resinol Ointment for severe cases. The soap is described as non corrosive and available from druggists.
Quote Exchange Highlights City Character
The dialogue features Greene and an unnamed man debating weighty topics. Greene questions mortgage related weight while the other quips about charity and advice.
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Great North West
Vingie E.roe
Dodd, Mead
AWD Company
Absalom
Doctor Gentry
Tosh
Russia
Canada
Henry Lohmann
Effingham
Lohmann
Willmont Sask
Sam Morrow
Miller
Alta
J. M. MacLachlan
Watertown
S. C
Jacob Goetz
Ptapot
Sask
Golden Prairie
Horace Blake
Alberta
I. H. Hooker
I. I. Lee
Peter ‘Brandon
R. Marandi
I. McReynolds
Ole Christoferson
Arushus Gavett
Robert Mathews
D. Dunbar
Ingaald Hoppy
Louis Kragt
W. J. Pate
W. Roeniche
J. C. McKinnon
Gordon Swinehart
Albert Hanson
Elmer Hamm
John Larson
John Hecklin
Wm. Hecklin
O. Salisbury
Marquis
Ambassador
Inule
Singleton
Greene
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