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Riverdale Pointer in Riverdale, Illinois

07 Nov 1913

Page 6

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Riverdale Pointer

Location

Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Nov 07, 1913

Page

6

Cowboys Bet on Foot Race Sparks Ranch Feud

Speed and Culver Covington are named to race the Centipede chef to win back a prized Edison phonograph at the Flying Heart ranch. Helen Blake and Yale athlete J Wallingford Speed lure Covington as a rival while ranchers gamble, accuse, and plot to protect their winnings and honor.

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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 Elen The Adies Cowboys Awrence Glass New Mexico Lawrence Glass Mariedetta Catskill Mountains Atlantic Coast Mississippi Valley Marledetta Blake Carara Willie Larry Stover Gridley Bill Mr. Speed Mr Speed Humpy Joe Joplin Missouri Santa Fe Dodge City Kansas Hmb Hyen Seven X
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Quiet Knock Reference in Miller’s Eugene Regis Column

Joaquin Miller edited the Eugene Register and ran a remembered joke about a coal man. A vet recalls Miller’s wedding description praising abundant gifts led by a ton of coal, noted for its old fashioned massiveness and comic impact.

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Joaquin Miller Sierras Eugene Register Eugene
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Overworked Mrs Knagg and the burden of pages

A humorous exchange shows Mrs Knagg lamenting the endless reading needed to keep up with politics fashion notes marriages and society pages while mentioning the skipped death records and bargain ads highlighting domestic life and newsroom priorities.

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Bandmaster Genius At Cheyenne Circle Formation

In Cheyenne Wyoming a military band arranged itself in a circle to support each other after thirty six hours on duty awaiting Adelina Patti and Etelka Gerster. Colonel Mapleson sought to reach the center musician but the bandmaster insisted the circle kept them upright.

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Cheyenne Wyco Adelina Patti Etelka Gerster Patti Mapleson
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Crusoe on Footprint Sparks Monday Plot Twist

Robinson Crusoe studies a footprint in the sand and resolves to sustain reader interest for four days. He muses on Friday’s whereabouts and criticizes the dullness of a Monday. The scene blends satire with a meta ask about narrative pacing.

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Optimists and odd cures in a New York fusion luncheon

The fusion leader Norman Hapgood cautions that optimism must be rational while comparing opponents to Smith. An old drink ad touts Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills, claiming bowel regulation and blood purification. A German intro of tricycle taxicabs and Mrs Wingston's Soothing Syrup for teething appear, alongside a quip on suffrage and baldness and Roman Eye Balsam for eye relief.

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Norman Hapgood New York Smith
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