Race to restore phonograph pits cowboys against rival at Flying Heart ranch
The Flying Heart clan bets speed against Centipede ranch cook and Culver Covington while J Wallingford Speed trains in secret with help from Yale athletes. Helen Blake accuses Speed of deception as Covington arrives crippled and Roberta Keap probes his truthfulness amid looming scandal and a high stakes race.
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Flying Heart Ranch
Centipede
Flying Heart
J. Wallingford Speed
Yale
Culver Covington
Helen Blake
Speed
Jean Chapin
Covington
Helen
Larry Glass
Wally
Fresno
Stanford University
Glass
Willie
Omaha
Miss Blake
Larry
Stover
Wille
Gallagher
Miss Chapin
Mr. Speed
Roberta
Jean
Culver
Lawrence Glass
Glasa
Roberta Keap
Mother
Mike
Weler
Jack
Skinner
Tawrenne
Misa Helen Blake
Finely Bred Arctic Horses In Yukon Experiment
A Yukon experiment by miners aims to establish a significant Arctic horse breeding industry. A Duke River pasture supports wintering without feed beyond natural forage. Twenty five brood mares from Vancouver wintered well, Oregon mares foaled last spring and their colts show hardiness. Colts foaled further north develop thick hair like buffalo robes, aiding cold survival. The narrative includes a travel anecdote about New York hotels and a German poker memory aboard a voyage.
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Yukon Territory
Duke River
Vancouver
Oregon
Lord Exmouth Praises New York Despite Costliest Claim
A historic remark shows Lord Exmouth praising New York while noting it as the world’s most expensive city, contrasting it with Monte Carlo and other places as he comments on prices and dining options.
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Lord Exmouth
New York
Monte Carlo
Ciro's
Restas
Spinster's test Confidant jokes about women's rights
A backstage quip between an elderly spinster and a confidant riffs on the phrase women's rights with a punchline about a widower. The humor plays on social expectations and language twists.
Defining a Dentist and His Questionable Tactics
A London Evening Standard piece questions a dentist’s role in hiring practices, quoting his remark about keeping “coffees in the bean” as a dubious measure. The brief discusses ethics and employment norms in the medical trades.
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London Evening Standard
Wonderful Growth of the Gamadian West
Western Canada shows vast grain fields and thriving farms around Winnipeg. Chicago banquet speakers including Winnipeg’s Mayor Deacon praise growth, wheat output and potential for a vast, prosperous empire with increasing Anglo-Saxon settlement and trade.
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Canada
Winnipeg
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Chicago
Deacon
Prairie Provinces
Prairie
Europe
Natural Leanings Elephants and Transport Puns
The excerpt shows a playful exchange about decorating with elephants ears for transport, a joke on making furnishings feel at home in a trunk. It reflects light dialogue and whimsy rather than a news event or factual report.
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REX Beach
Paul Armstrong
Edgar Bar Smith
Harper & Brothers
Yukon
Hotel de Paris
Western
Absorbine, JR
Frice
Temple $T
Springfield
Masa
Piso
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