Cowboys and a staged race test loyalties at Flying Heart ranch
Cowboys at the Flying Heart plot around a staged foot race to recover a prized phonograph. Yale cheerleader J Wallingford Speed and Culver Covington are courted, while trainer Larry Glass gets pressed into service amid party intrigue and threats.
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Flying Heart Ranch
Centipede Ranch
Flying Heart
J. Wallingford Speed
Yale
Culver Covington
Helen Blake
Epech
Jean Chapin
Covington
Helen
Coyington
Speed
Larry Glass
Wally
Fresno
Stanford University
Glass
Gallant Unto Death and the Blanket of a Soldier
A dying Sir Ralph Abercromby aboard the Foudroyant asked whose blanket sheltered him. The attendant revealed it belonged to Duncan Roy of the Forty second. Abercromby ordered Roy receive his blanket that night, honoring the welfare of his men.
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Ralph Abercromby
Aboukir
Duncan Roy
Ralph
Ducan Roy
The Greatest Thought and the Path Ahead Poem
A reflective verse imagines fate selecting a destined figure to lead. It contrasts past deeds with an uncertain future and urges courage on an untraveled journey toward unknown glory. The speaker questions if they might be chosen and ponders ascent beyond past laurels.
Matter of Heredity
Reggie Packenham proclaims not to dine unless in evening clothes. His uncle praises thrift, recalling his father saving tobacco and teaching value in waste. He notes a steer’s grunt to show how a man’s drive to extract all from a thing shapes character.
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Willie
Glass
Larry
Berkeley Fresno
Saratoga
Stover
Bar Harbor
Fresno
Reggie Packenham
Inventor debates if a machine can think
A dialogue captures an inventor denying that a machine can truly think even if capabilities existed. He questions the value of creating thinking machines and warns against assuming machines possess humanlike cognition.
Wishful Riches and Strength Accepting God's Plan
The speaker envies famous figures for wealth power beauty and charm but resolves that effort and divine gifts define success. He aims to work hard and use the strength and opportunity God provides to become what he can be.
Word in His Own Behalf at the Table After Play
A couple discusses dining after a performance noting the high bill and the $1.55 price for squab. They remark that people overeat but in a personal crisis even meat seems costly at night.
Opinion on gendered conduct and station in life
A commentary contrasts a scolding woman with a swearing man. It suggests men often excuse rough language and could perform better in their roles if they avoided choosing the wrong outlets or stations.
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Berkeley Fresno
Carara
Willie
Fresno
Taking and Giving Parable on Light and Loss
A philosopher argues that taking from a thing makes it less, while a fool counters with a thought experiment about stealing light from one candle with another. The exchange highlights perspective on value, impact, and the nature of possession.
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Rex Beach
Paul Armstrong
Essar
Brower
Lass
Bill
Marshal
Waco
Mr. Berkeley
Mr. Cloudy
Mr. Glass
Feller
Glas
Mr. Colt
Che Omingday
Rockefeller
Teddy
Apollo
William
Weary Watkins
Janesville
Forest
Russiaville
McCormick
Ross
Union City
G. A. Auble
GL. Woodyressuvics
Go. WW
Fohimp
Patent medicines—Nations- Stationery
Mr. Merchant
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