Fleming's Folly Feud and Dam Plot in Rawhide
Link Fleming rallies Boone County cattlemen to back an irrigation dam after a staged stand by workers. Buzz Hamilton is paroled and clashes with Fleming, while Helen Hamilton is robbed during a bank loan for wages. Fleming negotiates pay and keeps trust, facing threats from Gyp Vaille and others as the dam project proceeds amid intrigue and danger.
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Link Fleming
Boone County
Buzz Hamilton
Helen
Link
Kilgo
Fleming
Buzz
Ruip
Buster Townsend
Torney
Rawhide
Roper
Paere
Bee
Roper Kilgo
Jackpot
Mell
Otto Pieper
Wes
Kevin
Orliss
Star Loop
Townsend
Gyp Vaille
Vaille
Gyp
Vaile
Millenly
Buster
Miss Hamilton
Ferguson
Stephen
Link and Fleming Fight to Save Their Property
Chapter XI continues with Helen asking if the dam will bankrupt them. Fleming, trying to reassure her, vows to endure and plans to sell their remaining steers to obtain cash, aiming to safeguard Helen and their property. The tone tracks a frontier era struggle over resource, risk, and resilience.
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Fleming
Helen
Link Delivers Payoff as Tensions Erupt at Work
In a tense scene at the mill, Vail and Ferguson clash with Link and Gyp amid threats of gunplay. Link dispatches Vaille with a swift punch, then orders workers back to work and vows to pay everyone before any lawsuit. The confrontation ends with a taunt to sue and a warning to stay away.
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Vaille
Gyp
Ferguson
Fleming
Link
Mosaic Frieze of Cows Unearthed at Ur Site
Excavations at Ur of the Chaldees yield a mosaic frieze depicting a temple farm scene with milking men and muzzled calves, dated about 3100 BC. Another find is a statue of the Goddess Bau seated on a goose-supported throne, patroness of poultry farms.
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Abraham
Bau
Man Fined in Deal Receives Fare Advance
A 74 year old named A. Lake was fined at Deal England and had only 1.50 in cash for the fare home to Sydenham. Magistrates lent him the amount for the journey and gave a week to pay the fine. Toners suggest torpedo fish and electric eel among powerfully destructive electric fishes.
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Deal
England
Sydenham
A. Lake
Origin of Cambridge University in England
The origin of Cambridge University in England is obscure. It likely grew from a local educational movement in the twelfth century. A grasshopper of Guiana has large eye spots to deter birds.
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Cambridge University
England
Guiana
Wanted To Play Safe In Court Over Theft Case
Herman Gerofsky, a New York factory owner, had Joseph Langone arrested for theft at his factory but chose not to prosecute in court. He cited his barber father as a threat to his throat, saying he sits in the barber chair twice a week. The magistrate, however, held Langone on the theft charge.
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Herman Gerofsky
New York
Joseph Langone
Mr. Gerofsky
Joseph
Carter’s Little Liver Pills Claim Bile Flow Help
An old advertisement promotes Carter’s Little Liver Pills to stimulate two pounds of squid bile flow in the bowels, claiming they aid digestion, relieve bloating, and avoid calomel or mercury. The copy urges readers to demand this product by name and refuses other remedies.
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Hermtal
Carter
Canada Sea Tonnage Drops Since 1886
Fred Bridges port warden at Sorel Que told the Ottawa branch of the Engineering Institute of Canada that Canada s seagoing vessel tonnage in 1935 was about one third of its 1886 level and total seagoing and inland tonnage fell from three per cent of the world total in 1886 to 1 44 per cent in 1935. He blamed the shift from sail to steam for the decline while noting Japan s tonnage rose from 0 5 per cent to six per cent over the same period.
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Corm
Canada
Fred Bridges
Sorel
Que
Ottawa
Engineering Institute of Canada
Japan
Gold Fields in New Guinea Seen as Long Term Mine
Sir George Pearce, Australian Minister in Control of Territories, reports to the Commonwealth Prime Minister that New Guinea has sufficient gold to sustain mining for at least twenty years. He states the fields will become a major producing centre for many years.
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New Guinea
Canada Wool Preparation Advances Since 1913
The text notes considerable improvement in Canada since 1913 in fleece wool preparation for market. It states all Canadian wool is sold in grease and fleeces are roiled and tied intact as shorn, reflecting current commercial practice.
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Canada
Little Helps For This Week
A devotional reflection on prayer and patience. It urges seeking God’s guidance in trials, acknowledging that answers may vary. It stresses praying for relief or change when appropriate, yet accepting God’s growth through adversity and reliance on divine strength.
Manitoba land settlement work hits practical stride
The Western Province Legislature heard a report showing 772 families placed on land with 137 abandoning holdings. Expenditure to date totals 461,776 with 123,000 from the Dominion Government, about 25 percent. Had these families received direct relief, costs would have risen by roughly 200,000 beyond the land placement total.
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Dominion
Manitoba
Western Province
Toronto Globe
Outlook Brighter for Saskatchewan Farmers in 1936
The 1936 outlook for Saskatchewan agriculture is optimistic with scarce good horses, suggesting prices will stay high for several years. Lamb and wool prices in the sheep industry look satisfactory, while poultry product markets show definite but modest changes anticipated.
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Saskatchewan
Not Guilty Verdict Sparks Minor Crime Question
A prisoner is declared not guilty and discharged after custody. He questions if twelve days in confinement grants leeway to commit a small crime without punishment. The exchange highlights concerns over justice and potential leniency after detention.
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