The Settling of the Sage Chapter XI Continues
A cattle raid erupts on the Brill's Three Bar landscape as Utah plains ride in. Harris braces the bunkhouse while Billie rallies to defend and inspire him as flames consume the ranch and a plan to salvage what remains unfolds.
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Waddles
Harris
Billie
Lang
Slade
Brill’s
Morrow
Garris
Yong
Bible Warren
Idaho
Cal
Brill
Elephants Rock a Steamer in Zanzibar Calm
A British mariner recounts a voyage with 40 elephants aboard a trading steamer off Zanzibar. As the ship rolled, the elephants swayed in unison, causing alarming rocking that threatened to capsize the vessel until attendants restrained the disturbed cargo.
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Zanzibar
Jacobean Furniture in the James Era
The Jacobean period under James I and II spanned 1602 to 1688. Oak and walnut dominated furniture with walnut preferred over mahogany, which was rarely used in the era.
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James I and II
Unclear Collision Sparks Police Interview
A witness describes a crash where a woman driver swerved across a street and struck a plant, prompting a police sergeant to question her. She claims she screamed as loud as she could to avert the accident but did not specify actions taken to prevent it.
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Prategia Dan
Teloct
Kansas and National Forecasts Predict Huge Wheat Yield
Kansas and national agricultural officials project a wheat harvest of about 160.66 million bushels for Kansas and 622 million for the United States as of June 1. The private estimate reaches 173 million in Kansas, while alfalfa acreage is returning to 1907 levels, prompting a push to expand this money crop.
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Kansas
Topeka
United States Department of Agriculture
Kansas State Board of Agriculture
Kansas Wheat
Kansas Board of Agriculture
Allen party returns from Europe trip to Kansas recess
Mrs Henry J Allen wife of the Kansas senator and her daughter Henrietta have arrived from a three months trip to Europe. The Allen family plans to return to Kansas to be there during the congressional recess.
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Washington
Henry J. Allen
Kansas
Henrietta
Europe
Senator Allen
Congress
First 1929 Wheat Car Arrives In Wichita From Temple
The initial wheat car of 1929 reached Wichita from Temple Oklahoma. It was graded No 1 hard, tested 11 percent protein and weighed 62.2 pounds per bushel. The grain sold at auction on the Board of Trade floor.
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Wichita
Temple
Board of Trade
Termite Invasion Threatens Emporia Homes
An invasion of termites endangers Emporia properties. The pests have eaten part of an oak floor at a home owned by George J. Arnold, affecting the residence of John Coleman.
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Emporia
John Ckleman
Orge J. Arnold
Six Story Plunge In Wichita Injury to Fern Golden
Wichita report says Fern Golden 17, a business college student, plunged six stories from a downtown building in what officials believe was an attempted suicide. A parked car broke her fall and she was severely injured. A separate Colby item notes Marion Talley and her family visiting a new farm at night. Another Wichita report states Rebecca Lay 22 died from burns after a gasoline explosion while cleaning a dress for a party.
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Wichita
Fern Golden
Rebecca Lay
Farmer's Horses Killed by Lightning Bolt During Storm
Joe Perry, a farmer, drove his horses into a pasture when an electrical storm struck. A bolt killed one horse and maimed the other, which had to be chloroformed.
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Tyre
Joe Perry
Wheat production cost puzzler for farmers in Dodge City
In Dodge City farmers and grainmen were asked to estimate the cost of producing a bushel of wheat. Of thirty one respondents, all but three guessed about one dollar per bushel.
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Dodge City
Height limit of skyscrapers near New York
The piece discusses how modern skyscrapers rise rapidly yet their life span is limited by economics and elevator efficiency. It notes builders avoid massive towers due to changing land values and the high cost of elevator space, predicting a profit ceiling around 20 stories in large cities unless new indoor transport emerges.
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New York
Chicago
Silas Bent
Bent
Former Ghost Town Traver Holds 45th Reunion
About 500 former residents gathered at Travel California for a one day reunion marking the 45th anniversary of Traver’s end as a municipality. The town’s buildings are gone after the Del Zunte hotel and store burned last year and alkali irrigation devastated crops. Cattle roam the former streets while reunionists picnic beneath eucalyptus trees by the former school yard.
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Calif
California
Sacramento
Los Angeles
Traver
del Zunte
Texas Claims Largest Wheat Field in State
Heresford, Texas, reports the largest single wheat field in the state with 6,000 acres under one fence. Production is expected to reach about 200,000 bushels valued at roughly $250,000.
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Heresford
Texas
Giant Codfish Weighing 100 Pounds Captured Off Truro
The enormous codfish believed to be the largest ever taken in Massachusetts waters was hauled aboard by Capt. George Brier near Truro. The fish reportedly weighed about 100 pounds.
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Provincetown
Massachusetts
George Brier
Truro
Dual Purpose Radio System Installed in Racine School
A Racine school installs a radio receiving system to broadcast programs in classrooms and a microphone at the principal’s office to make announcements across the entire school. The setup aims to streamline communication and keep students informed.
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Racine
Wis
Bored meets audience in interactive reading event
A lively local program invites participants to share names and stories in a playful exchange. The bored host mediates a spontaneous dialogue aiming to spark curiosity and community engagement.
Concert Hopes Suffer From Laundry Advice
A fragment claims Red Cross Ball Blue harms baby dresses and warns against its use. It notes grocers carry it and contrasts with a remark about men finding life worth the trouble at a concert.
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Baby
Weakness Conquered After Lydia E Pinkham's Product
Gretna Louisiana resident Mrs. B. F. Wicknam says after her first child she grew terribly weak and unable to walk. A friend urged Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and she reports full improvement while continuing use as a tonic and for constipation relief.
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Gretna, la
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
B. F. Wicknam
Hancock Sts
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Monster
Phillips
Switzerland
Hanford
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
Arkansas State Farm
K-R-O Co
Springfield
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Georgia
South Carolina
Washington Star
Harold Somers
Brooks
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