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Plainfield Messenger

Location

Plainfield, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 12, 1920

Page

6

No Quarter. Bryce Cardigan fights for Sequoia timber

Pioneer John Cardigan, aging timber magnate in Sequoia, loses sight as Bryce Cardigan returns from college to face Colonel Pennington who schemes to take his father’s mills. Bryce uncovers Pennington’s conspiracy, defeats his men, and saves Shirley and her uncle when a logging train runs away.

California Redwood John Cardigan Sequgia Bryce Cardigan Bryce Shirley Sumner Sequoia Valley of the Giants Colonel Pennington Pennington Shirley Jules Rondeau George Sea Otter Freshwater Cardigan Redwood Lumber Company Cardigan Cardigan Mill Bucko Woods Pennington’s Rondeau Oupr Mr. Cardigan Donald McTavish Woods-Boss McTavish Woods Mac Moira MacTavish Mae Cardigan Woods

Bryce Cardigan Rescues Shirley and Girds for War

Bryce Cardigan saves Shirley Sumner from a runaway caboose and declares a fixed campaign against Pennington. He faces financial peril, fires McTavish, and rigs a risky loan via the Sequoia Bank of Commerce to keep Cardigan mills running. Shirley and Bryce exchange tense signals as Moira McTavish enters a brighter office life.

It is better to wear out than to rust out

Quote attributed to Bishop Cumberland urges active living over stagnation, emphasizing perseverance and purposeful labor as a virtuous response to aging.

Bishop Cumberland

Shakespearians Poke Fun With Parodied Play Titles

A school class was asked to name five Shakespeare plays and offered spoof answers such as King Liar and A Merchant of Venus. The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes the humorous mix alongside a pupil’s joke about Venice and Adenoids as Shakespeare’s famed poem.

Venice Cleveland Plain Dealer

Boss Returns Early From Absence Frustrating Reader

A correspondent recalls a day when heat made work unbearable. After arranging papers and settling into a comfortable chair, the author began reading a magazine, only for the boss to return within an hour and request the pending assignment.

Woman discovers kiss first in New York Central Magazine

Quotation notes a woman who first learned of kissing and suggests she could not keep the discovery to herself. The exchange frames female curiosity as decisive in social discovery.

New York Central Magazine

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