Cattle rustlers loom as Langford confronts Jesse Black threat
George Williston, a cultured rancher, uncovers horse thieves altering brands on cattle on a riverbed. Langford, a rising man from the belt, vows action against Jesse Black while Williston contemplates a reluctant stand. Mary Williston appears as a pivotal presence in the plains drama.
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George Williston
Brand
J. R
Langford
Williston
Mary
Dick Gordon
Egypt
Eady
Willston
Mary Williston
Paul Lanegford
Quiet Time Trends Prompt Silent Clocks
A Frankfurter Zeitung writer notes a shift from cozy ticking clocks to silent timepieces as modern nerves demand quiet. The Schramburg factory now makes noiseless clocks to meet this need, while another paper laments anti noise culture. Critics fear even birds and rustling leaves may be muffled in the future.
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Frankfurter Zeitung
Schramburg
Backwoods Humor Latent in Billville Exchange
In an Atlanta Constitution excerpt a Billville resident answers eastern tourists about life and travel, mentioning staying local, flying only when sure, railroads, sawmills, and the meaning of moonshine. The exchange ends with a boastful reply: H-1 and a heap of it.
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Billville
Hive
Atlanta Constitution
The Cutting Retort
A brief exchange unfolds between two women as they discuss success and its signs. The big woman challenges boasting while the smaller notes that true success shows in behavior and tone rather than words. Their dialogue contrasts pride with disappointment in current circumstances.
Gilding Book Covers Techniques Described
The article explains gilding book covers using engraved brass or electrotyped patterns heated and pressed over gold leaf fixed by an illuminous size white enamel. It notes methods to apply and fix the gold to improve durability and appearance.
Bible bargain shocks Satan in city window display
In a New York bookstore window a heap of Bibles was offered at an unprecedented low price with a bold sign claiming "Satan trembles when he sees Bibles sold as low as these." The quote, attributed to Women’s Home Companion, highlights advertising daring in the era.
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Kemah
Jesse Black
Willis
Satan
Eighth Avenue
New York
Saltan
Grape Nuts Claim Brain Power from Wheat and Barley
A promotional analysis asserts Grape-Nuts food, made from wheat and barley, partially transforms starch into sugar to aid digestion. It cites phosphates of potassium as key brain nerve nutrients and quotes Dr. Carey on potassium phosphate supporting nerve fluid and gray matter.
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Geo. W. Carey
Grape-Nuts Featured as Ideal Brain Food for Writers
A lady writer recounts improved appetite and energy after adopting Grape-Nuts and Postum Cereal Go. daily. She reports morning hunger, better nourishment for four nursing children, and sustained brain power for writing with a daily saucer of Grape-Nuts. Battle Creek, Mich.
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Tam
Postum Cereal Go., Ltd
Battle Creek, Mich
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Prairie
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