Fleming and Helen Workers Clash Over Dam Pay
Link Fleming leads Boone County cattlemen toward an irrigation partnership while Buzz Hamilton’s parole sparks a violent confrontation. At the Star Loop details emerge of payroll, a bank loan, and a robbing of Helen Hamilton as Fleming seeks funds to advance the dam project.
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Link Fleming
Boone County
Buzz Hamilton
Helen
Link
Kilga
Fleming
Buzz
Mia
Buster Townsend
Torney
Rawhide
Roper
Hamilton
Roper Engo
Jackpot
Mel
Otte
Kevin
Rell
Gyp Vaile
Gyp Unt
Buster
Vaille
Ferguson
Iron Spring
Stephen
Sam Walters
Sam
Chunky Hokanson
Gyp Vaille
Gyp
Townsend
Star Loop
Gila
Link and Fleming Face Financial Peril in Warning Tone
Chapter XI continues with Link remarking on bankruptcy fears as Pulse asks about their ruined dum. Fleming, anxious to protect Helen and her property, vows to endure and pledges that they will come through. They must obtain cash for their steers to survive the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fleming
Helen
Clash at the mill ends with Link's decisive punch
In a tense confrontation at the workplace, Vaille lashes out at Fleming but Link sidesteps and lands a solid blow that floors Vaille. Ferguson withdraws, while Link asserts he will settle debts with the workers before any lawsuits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaille
Gyp
Ferguson
Fleming
Link
Mosaic Frieze at Ur of the Chaldees Reveals Ancient Dairy Rite
Excavations at Ur of the Chal dees uncover a mosaic frieze portraying a temple farm dairy scene dated about 3100 BCE. The relief shows milked cows, calves muzzled and roped, priests in fleece tunics, milk strained into vessels, and stone jars. A small statue of the Goddess Bell with geese stands nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abraham
Bell
Bau
Man Fined At Deal Granted Fare Advance
A. Lake, fined in Deal England, had only $1.50 cash for his fare home to Sydenham. Magistrates lent him the money for the journey and gave a week to pay the fine. The note mentions the torpedo fish and electric eel as powerful in their electrical defenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deal
England
Sydenham
A. Lake
Origin of Cambridge University Traced to 12th Century Growth
A fragment suggests Cambridge University in England arose from a local 12th century educational movement. The text mentions a Guianan grasshopper with large eye spots used to deter birds. This odd detail appears alongside the academic origin note.
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Cambridge University
England
Guiana
Safe man withdraws theft charge against barber's son
Herman Gerofsky a New York factory owner withdrew a theft charge against Joseph Sansone after arrest for stealing from the factory. He explained to the magistrate that Sansone's father is his barber and he fears his throat at the barber's mercy. The magistrate nonetheless held Sansone on the charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herman Gerofsky
New York
Joseph Sansone
Mr. Gerofsky
Joseph
Carter's Little Liver Pills Ad Caption
An old advertisement urges readers to wake the liver with Carter's Little Liver Pills claiming two pounds of bile flow daily. It promotes a bile-based remedy without calomel or mercury and warns of constipation and sour mood if not used.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunk
Carter
Canada’s Sea Tonnage Drops to One Third of Past
Fred Bridges port warden at Sorel Quebec addresses the Ottawa branch of the Engineering Institute of Canada noting Canada’s seagoing and Inland water vessel tonnage has fallen from three percent of the world total in 1886 to 1 4 percent in 1935. He cites a shift from sail to steam as the main cause while Japan’s tonnage rises from 0 5 percent to 6 percent over the same period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Fred Bridges
Sorel
Que
Ottawa
Engineering Institute of Canada
Japan
Gold in New Guinea seen as long term mining source
Australian Minister Sir George Pearce said Papua and New Guinea hold enough gold to mine for at least twenty years. He reported to the Prime Minister on his return to Canberra that the fields will be a principal producing center for many years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wie
New Guinea
George Pearce
Territories
Commonwealth
Canberra
Papua
Fleece Wool Quality Improvement in Canada Since 1913
The article notes considerable progress in Canadian fleece wool preparation since 1913. It explains initial focus on quality and market preparation, and states that today all commercial Canadian wool is sold in grease with fleeces rolled and tied intact as shorn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Little Helps For This Week
A devotional urging persistent prayer during trials. It emphasizes praying for relief if appropriate, but also accepting God’s answer may be growth in character and strength rather than removal of the difficulty. It cites Paul’s thorn in explaining God’s plan to strengthen believers.
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Sid
Paul
God
Getting Something Done On Land Settlement In Manitoba
A report to the Western Province Legislature shows 772 families placed on the land with 637 still succeeding. Expenditure totals 481 776 with 123 000 from the Dominion government. The report argues direct relief would cost far more than placing families on the land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dominion
Manitoba
Western Province
Toronto Globe
Saskatchewan Farmers See Optimistic 1936 Outlook
The 1936 forecast for Saskatchewan agriculture shows optimism with scarce good horses and likely high prices for years. Lamb and wool prices in the sheep sector are expected to be satisfactory, while poultry product markets anticipate definite but modest change.
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Saskatchewan
Not Guilty Plea Sparks Custody Conflict
A prisoner protests a two week confinement after a court finds him not guilty. He questions whether discharge frees him from all charges, implying potential for petty crime without liability. The exchange highlights tension between acquittal and continued detention.
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Fleming’s Folly
Lawrence A. Keating
Marty Bush
Otto Pieper
Ortiss
Orliss
Accumfais
Hut Fleming
Mermard
Liniment
Dr. Pierce
Amy Taylor
McAlpine St
Purce
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