Tangled Threads In A Western Town Hotel Turmoil
In a crude hotel Helen weighs Gordom’s fate after a release of Santry and a grim ranch conflict. She longs for East or Egypt while Wade defies law and Moran’s hired men clash with pitchmen on the Trowbridge range as a storm brews. Maxwell Frayne’s letter adds modern distractions.
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Helen
Gordom
Santry
West
Maxwell Frayne
New York
Washington
Lttle
Frayne
Egypt
Wade
Gordon
Trowbridge
Moran
Rivalry and secrets at the mountain hotel
Dorothy and Helen, two rival women, confront tension over Gordon Wade and a Jensen case as Mrs. Parnell and daughter visit. Dorothy pushes for Wade’s innocence while Helen maintains cautious hope, amid wary gossip about Moran and the senator. A brief domestic interruption ends with a gift of a blotter picture, easing tensions.
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Gordon Wade
Gordon
Sandry
Jensen
Mrs. Purnell
Dorothy
Miga Rexhill
Helen
Mrs. Purtell
Mr. Wade
Santry
United States
Doroth
Mrs. Purnelt
Mrs. Parnell
Mr. Moran
Moran
Mrs. Moran
Leather From Human Skin Follows French Revolution Era
A historical note recalls the macabre trade of tanning human skins into leather during the French Revolution. Stories tell of a Meudon workshop supplying boots and bookbinding leather, with the Duke of Orléans seen in breeches made from human skin at a Paris ball.
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John Ziska
Committee of Public Safety
Castle of
Meudon
Duke of Orleans
Paris
Roadside policing in North Adams sparks speed control display
In North Adams Massachusetts a police officer stands by the road with a red lantern as speeders are hailed and warned at an auction style display. A whistle blows and a hostile spike board is stretched across the highway to deter speeding.
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North Adams
Massachusetts
British Army Pigeons Pensioned by War Department
Ex service pigeons that delivered vital messages during the war will be pensioned and placed under the care of a keeper. The birds, some carrying messages ashore from ships or between France and England, earned high praise with Number 12 noted for flying 108 miles after being shot. The birds’ efforts helped save Bridlington from bombardment.
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War Department
France
England
Bridlington
Dominion Maintains Strength In 1928 Canada US Trade
The Wall Street Journal reports trade between Canada and the United States will face fewer difficulties than before. It notes favorable credit conditions, record buying power in Canada, and the 1922 production peak across field, forest, mine, and fisheries. It cites branch offices, mutual investments, and increased tonnage movements as signs of progress.
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Canada
United States
Wall Street Journal
Intertrade
Dominion
Getting on the Front Pages at Jast Doston Transcript
A lighthearted note on front page visibility references King Tut and the 3,200 year journey to fame at Jast Doston Transcript, framing persistence in media prominence.
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Tutankh-Amen
Jast Doston Transcript
Country visit inspires simple farm milk remark
Bobby returns from his first trip abroad recounting country wonders and a farmyard comparison of milk quality. The tale hints at regional wisdom and a remark on aging gracefully noting a woman’s need to cultivate a quiet art.
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Bobby
Designs Covered Sailor's Body
The body of Frederick Heenan, a former captain, was found to be heavily tattooed at the New York morgue. His skin bore a full rigged ship on the chest, Ben Hur’s chariot, entwined snakes on the neck, Rock of Ages, a tombstone tribute to a mother, and numerous other figures including Columbia, an Indian, birds, cherubs, women, shields and more from foreign ports.
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Frederick ‘Heenan
aMfeigla
New York
Herman
Columbia
Steam Engine Before Watt Time Sparks Debate
Historians contest the claim that James Watt invented the steam engine arguing earlier devices existed. They cite Blasco de Garay's 1543 steamboat, an Italian steam windmill, and Thomas Lavery's steam pump used to drain Cornish and Devonshire wines.
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James Watt
Wat
Detroit News
Blasco de Garay
Barcelona
Watt
Thomas Lavery
Cornwall
Devonshire
Taniac Praised By Regina Woman For Restoring Health
Mrs. Bessie Coles of 1851 Lorne St Regina Sask says her husband advised Taniac on physician’s orders after she suffered poor appetite weight loss and sleepless nerves. She reports improved sleep appetite and weight gain after using the medicine and endorses it for sale by good druggists. Over 35 million bottles sold.
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Bessie Coles
Lorne St
Regina
Taniac
Ns Pood
Haists
Mary Hocking
Madoc
Ont
Dr. Chase
J. W. Vince
Alberta OJ Wells Large Gasoline Production Near Okotoks
A report by S I Slipper, petroleum engineer in Heiuinfon Government service, notes the Illinois Alberta well west of Okotoks yields between 40 and 85 barrels of gasoline daily and 1.5 to 3 million cubic feet of natural gas. The test indicates the well is a significant gasoline producer with potential for commercial-scale extraction.
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Ilinois- Alberta
Okotoks
S. I. Slipper
Heiuinfon
Slipper
Oldest Bible Manuscript Found in Egypt
A new manuscript in Coptic in Egypt contains the apostolic epistles, Jonah prophecies, and the fifth book of Moses. Dating to about 360 A D, it surpasses the Vaticanus as the oldest Bible manuscript. One copy resides in the British Museum, purchased at a high price.
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Vatican
Rome
Egypt
Atuseim
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Gels
Fred Bhees
Dominion Financially Sound
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Mrs. Coles
Alberta
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