Buck Duane Fights for Life in Willow Brake Chase
Buck Duane escapes a lynching party in Nueces country after a rifle volley wounds his arm. He outpaces riders, trades for a fresh horse, and disappears into river-bottom willows hoping to elude pursuit across a dusty Texas frontier.
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Buck Duane
Captain MacNelly
Nueces
Lis
Lower Nueces
Texas
Jack
Jim Duane
Mesquite
Sid
Buck Duane in Texas Wilds Faces Mercer Trap
Buck Duane, a Texas wanderer with a hidden urge to vengeance, flees Bland's outlaws after Jennie is abducted. He camps near a lonely Nueces gorge, haunted by memories of Jennie and his mother, then encounters Captain MacNelly's ranger network as a wary truce unfolds.
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Texas
Buckley Duane
Ded
Bland
Isuchre
Jennie
Euchre
Buck
Mrs. Bland
Duane
Sellers
Nueces
Bland’s
Lone Wolf
Mercer
Hardin
Jones
MacNelly
Burt Jones
Burt
Captain MacNelly
Stranger
Jones’ House
Captain McNelly
Lone Star Ranger Romance Intrudes on Buck Duane’s Path
The excerpt highlights Buck Duane's life amid domestic troubles and alluring temptations, noting a refined feminine influence that steers him toward honor. The author promises romance and adventure in this installment.
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Buck Duane
Ruth story whispered to Jewish daughters in New York
In the East Side of New York mothers gather with tiny daughters to retell Ruth the Faithful. In kitchens broom and candles mark the Shaboath feast as cakes are shared and prayers continue amid ghetto traditions.
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New York
London
Paris
Judengasse
Berlin
Ruth
Naomi
New York Tribune
War films judged valuable for future military training
Government censors tightly control European war photographs and films. More than 10,000 army films are prepared in Germany for use in military schools and textbooks. The recordings illustrate strategy, troop movements, and engineering feats to enhance future training.
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St. Nicholas
Board of Censors
Germany
Flanders From Medieval Counts To Modern Divisions
The Flemish land called Flanders grew from a self governing countship under varying suzerainties of France and the empire. Now divided between France and Belgium, most of it lies in Belgium as East and West Flanders facing the North Sea. The old Low Country stretches from Ypres to British lines toward the North Sea and into northern France.
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Flanders
Vlaenderen
France
Belgium
East
West Flanders
North Sea
Ypres
Tax Protest of Roman Matrons
A historical note recalls Hortensia leading 1400 wealthy Roman matrons against a tax to fund civil war costs. During Augustus, Antony and Lepidus three men proposed taxing property to meet war expenses. Hortensia argued against funding a government beyond their control, swaying the senate to cut the levy by two thirds.
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Augustus
Antony
Lepidus
Hortensia
Senate
Kansas-born man finally sees the ocean
A Kansas native visits the ocean for the first time, remarking on the scene while others tease him about waiting until the bathing season ends. The exchange captures a humorous rural-urban contrast as curiosity meets local banter.
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Kansas
The Style of It Aquiral Palm Reading Dialogue
A brief dialogue features a request to read a palm and a witty reply about crafting a future. The lines hint at fate and choice within a playful exchange.
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