Dinner talk of water plans stirs Golden power plays
Caleb attends a private club dinner where Californian cities compete with Golden for dominance. The dialogue centers on water supply, saltwater mains, and a governor’s priority. Caleb meets Wilbur Cox and learns of Crystal Springs dam work while Baxter’s gallery of three I's hints at a web of influence and potential romantic entanglement.
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Cox
Cileb
Golden Ts
Pacific Coast
Los Angeles
Oakville
Bay
Ielden
Peninsular City
Caleb
Wilbur Cox
Board of Public Works
Jack Cox
Paes
Winton
Wintoy
Miss Morgan Synopsis
Caleb Warner, a civil engineer from New England, witnesses a coyote hunted by two wolfhounds and meets a young rider named Clinton in California. He visits the Clinton ranch, meets her father a Southern Civil War veteran, and learns of Warner’s Water-Bearer ambitions in Golden. At a club luncheon his Columbia friend Ted Baxter introduces him to Wilbur Cox, president of the local water company, who invites Warner to dinner.
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Cox
Caleb
Baxter
Wilbur Cox
Golden
Oakville
Los Angeles
Bay Region
Crystal Springs Company
Harry
Hinckley
Crystal Springs
Miss Morgan
EE. H. Hinckley
Caleb Warner
Buteb
Cexse
Miss. Allorgan
Hermanos Creek
California
Clinton
Warner
Betty
Hermanos Valley
Columbia College
Ted Baxter
Inferiority Feelings Are Common and Manageable
An Hygena Magazine writer argues that the sense of inferiority is a near universal experience not a disease. People fear new situations like giving a speech or starting a job, but courage, self reliance, and timely attention can overcome these feelings.
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Hygena
Salt Water Reach in Hudson River Noted
The article notes slight salinity in the Hudson up to Troy and explains dunes or barriers push back the sea water during floods, while without such dunes the saltwater would advance further.
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Hudson River
Troy
Dishes and Pantry Tips From a 19th Century Menu
Readable recipe notes describe scrambled eggs with rice, chicken salad via gelatin molds, English Monkey toast with cheese, onion sandwiches, and rice with bananas. It includes treasured recipes like a French soup seasoning blend and Ever lasting yeast, plus pickle making guidance and a note on oat meat and oatmeal cookies.
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J. Allan Dunn
Jy Dodd. Mead and CO
W.N U. Service
Secon
Mies Morgan
Peach
Xoxoxo KO
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Western
Duton
Fletcher
Bellans
Bella Llans
Greeley
Good Farm
Jacigon
A-619
Mining Exchange
Denver
Colorado
Mitchell
Hall & Rachel
New York City
Florida
Old Refining Co
Adams
Jacksonville
Fla
MacLeod
East 13Th St
W.N. J
Salt Lake City
Chicago White Lee Lead CD Co
13Th St
S. Western Ave
Chicago
Salt Lake Glass & Paint CO
Salt Lake City, Utah
Ovus
Standard Oil CO
New Jersey
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