The New Rodman Bridges a Quiet West Frontier
A young engineer arrives in Coronado to oversee the Picket Wire dam project. The town, its river, and a grand earth dam rise with railroad expansion, promising irrigation for vast lands while inviting frontier temptations, loyalties, and hard choices amid a transforming landscape.
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Rodman
Great Peaks
Coronado
Spanish Mesa
Baldwin's Knob
Rocky Mountains
New Earth
Westward lift in the Valley of Decision
Bertram Meade leaves for the West after the bridge disaster and his father’s death, seeking rehabilitation away from engineering. He plans to visit friend Dick Winters on a cattle ranch, hoping for solitude to rebuild his career and heart.
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Bertram Meade
Martlet Construction Company
Bertram Meade, Jr
Helen Illingworth
Colonel Illingworth
Martlet Concern
Meade
Young Meade
Helen
Bridge
Abbott
Shurtliff
West
America
Beyoud
Dick Winters
Cambridge
Winters
Rodney
Chicago
Meade Engineer Begins New Life In Next Installment
A young engineer from Meade begins a fresh career, with his new life outlined in the forthcoming installment. The piece hints at his adaptability and readiness to fit into any setting.
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Meade
Judge Rules Dishes Duty Require Wife In Domestic Row
In a New York domestic relations court a judge dismissed the cruelty charge against John Mackey, an electrician with four children. He testified his wife spends his earnings, keeps him from outings, and leaves him to wash dishes after work. The judge ordered the wife to help with dishes and take her husband to the movies.
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New York
John Mackey
John
Feast of Minerva Celebrated in Guatemala City
Guatemala marks the Feast of Minerva with an educational and patriotic revival led by President Estrada Cabrera. Prizes include $100 in gold and a trip to the United States for best English essay, plus exhibitions of national products and American farming equipment.
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Guatemala
Senor Don Estrada Cabrera
United States
Suspicious of the Home Folks
Claude Callan in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram notes Joe distrusts his own brother in business and will buy from strangers he has never met. He would rather purchase from unknown “reliable” people or even a stranger offering a lot in the Rocky mountains than from familiar locals.
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Joe
Rocky Mountains
Claude Callan
Fort Worth
Should We Hesitate To Trade Horses Says Atchison Globe
The Atchison Globe remarks on prudence in commerce, warning against trading with a man whose livelihood centers on horse dealing. The editorial uses a rustic proverb to counsel caution in negotiations.
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Atchison Globe
Impossible Grammatic Charge Stuns Court
The judge dismisses the case calling the act charged legally impossible and orders the next case to proceed. The interrogation mentions a victim who claims a ten dollar loss but the court rules the act untenable.
Three D’s in Dodd’s Kidney Pills Cited by Patient
Mr Robert W Ferguson of Hingham Massachusetts credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing years of kidney disorder backache and near death in Vancouver. He says he occasionally uses the remedy to keep kidneys regulated and urges buyers to get DODD'S the name with the three D's for deranged disordered diseased kidneys.
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Robert W. Ferguson
Hingham
Mass
Vancouver
Dodd
Mr. Ferguson
Adv
Comparative Fame From a Painter’s Fall
A brief chat depicts neighborhood pride over a house outlook from a roof and a lighter boast about surviving a painter’s fall, highlighting local humor and resilience.
Cuticura promotes soothing bath for irritated baby skin
A vintage advertisement urges using Cuticura Soap for irritated skin and Cuticura Ointment after bath. It promises gentle relief for babies and rest for mothers, with a free sample by mail through Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Dept. L
Boston
Mexico Seeks Return of Art Objects Under Export Rules
The article reports strict Mexican rules against exporting artifacts from churches without government authorization. It notes that copies must be approved, and three carloads of alleged antiquities shipped from Mexico City to the United States were halted at Laredo for examination by an arts director's agent.
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Mexico
Mexico City
United States
Laredo
Director of Arts
No Servant Problem Here Woman's Home Companion Idea
An article asserts 92 percent of American women handle all household work themselves. It praises a scientifically planned pretty kitchen that doubles as a dining room, with devices to make the room artistic, attractive, and efficient, claiming the servant problem is eliminated by minimizing daily needs and maximizing efficient service.
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Vandeventer
Redman
Woman’s Home Companion
Man praises poker skill hinting at personal loss
A remark about someone's poker ability is revealed to mask a plan to profit at another's expense, suggesting manipulation and impending risk to the target. The comment signals potential deceit and personal harm behind flattery.
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Cyrus Townsend Brady
Cyrus Townsend Brady, Jr
Fleming H. Revell Co
Shortliff
Tllingworth
Smith
Jones
Brown
Roberts
Claude Smith
Bertrdm Meade
Breat- Bridge
Valley of
International
Hostetter
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