Cross T Cowboys Face Deadline and Tragedy in 1875 Move
Tom Arnold owner of the Cross T moves from southern Texas toward Ogallala in 1875 with son Steve and daughter Joy to Wyoming. He must deliver 3008 longhorns to the Indian agent by Sept 1 or risk losing a contract. Tom is killed in a stampede. Lew Burnet discharges Ed Splann after a dispute over authority as soldiers warn of incited Indian raids into Indian Territory and a Cheyenne demand for 60 head of cattle.
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Lew Burnet
Tom Arnold
Cross
Texas
Ogailata
Tom
Steve
Joy
Wyoming
Lew
Indian Supply Co
Clay Manning
ED Splann
Splann
Dean's Store
Indian Territory
Clay
John
Texas Panhandle
Adea
Dean’s
Adobe Walls
Ogallala
Powder River
Ames Strayhorn
Ox Bow
Tim
Joe Wheat
Cross T herd faces Cheyenne approach as loyalties clash
Lew Burnet and Clay Manning clash over leading the herd amid rain and Indian threat. Joy, Steve, and Ames Strayhorn figure in a mutiny as Joe Wheat warns the guard. A legal will from Tom Arnold binds Joy and Steve to a future share while the open Plain drives the longhorns toward a tense standoff with Cheyenne attackers.
Through and Not Away The War Wives Dilemma
Kathleen Norris counsels married women facing disabled husbands after World War II. Ann Elizabeth Carter embodies the test of real heroism as she must adapt to a life with a wounded husband. The piece urges steadfast support, practical adaptation, and shared hope.
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Ann
Ann Elizabeth Carter
Philip
Phil
Ann Elizabeth
Vamirea
England
America
Ann-Elizabeth
Bso
Phil Gill
Women Facing New Crisis in War Times
A wartime message urges women to accept sacrifices as returning servicemen arrive home crippled or injured. It calls for courage and practical support from wives, emphasizing the wife’s role in guiding her husband and managing household challenges during this period.
Household tips from an old newspaper page
Safety and home care hints cover ironing scorch remedies with cold water soak and 24 hour wait. Rug slip prevention uses rubber rings under ends. Stove distance from wall should be 18 inches or more. Used fats are needed for gunpowder and medicine. return to meat dealer. Tips include reinforcing paper bags with cardboard and protecting china with paper dollies.
Overcome Constipation With Lemon Juice Hydration
An old ad promotes avoiding harsh laxatives by drinking juice from one Sunkist lemon in water each morning. It claims lemon juice boosts vitamin C intake, fights fatigue, resists colds, aids digestion, and can wake up the body, recommending California Sunrise as the brand.
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Sunkist
California
Fire Hose Used as Antiaircraft Weapon in War Sky
In the Southwest Pacific during a Japanese air raid on a damaged tank landing craft Commander V. K. Busch of the U S Navy directed a hose stream upward to fight fire. The first two enemy planes dodged away but the third dropped a bomb. Busch was uninjured but had to leave the vessel after the fire rekindled. He joked the two planes must have thought it a new weapon.
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Southwest
Pacific
V. K. ‘Busch
U.S.N
Busch
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Joe
Dean's
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Urelease
Owl- Head Jackson
Uft
Wichita Range
Taxr
Quarternight
Moonlight Bailey
Jim Hope
Drags
Kathleen Norris
By Kathleen Norris
Dad
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SLE
Burt
Feischmann
Fleischmann's Yeast
Fleischmann
Maxfield Feed & Seed Co
West Broadway Lake City
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