Desert Price Synopsis of a Turbulent Ranch War
Arizona rancher Wilson McCann confronts old friend Jim Yerby with a broken leg as Julia Stark, enemy to the McCanns, falls for him. A string of feuds, betrayals, and night rider violence erupts between the McCanns and the Stark clan, with rewards, cowards exposed, and family honor at stake.
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Wilson McCann
Arizona
Jim Yerby
Julia Stark
Matthew Stark
McCanns
Julia
Wilson
Jasper
Renkling
Ann Gifford
Ethel
McCann
Peter McCann
Starks
Nora Gifford
Raine’s Tragic Fatal Wound Confirmed
By William MacLeod Raine of his forehead was a small round hole. He was dead beyond any question of doubt.
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By William MacLeod Raine
WNU Service
William MacLeod Raine
Enemies Meet in a Deadly Mesa Ranch Clash
Julia and Phil Stark cope with their father Matthew Stark’s murder as Will McCann lies wounded. Julia’s hatred clashes with mercy as the two sides maneuver to bring McCann home and prevent further bloodshed. Wes Tapscott delivers a warning while Phil Stark shifts to a wary peace.
Trail of Vengeance Ends in Tragedy on the Ranch
Julia races to intervene as Will McCann corners Matt Stark above the Three Cottonwoods. Phil aids the escape but arrives too late. Julia discovers McCann over a fallen figure, her father, with Wilson McCann looming as the killer in a stark, fatal confrontation.
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Julia
Wilson McCann
McCann
Phil
Dad
Jas
Sis
Jasper
Will McCann
Jule
Red
Matt Stark
Wrangler
Sam Sharp
Roman Holiday Dramatic Naval Battle on Alban Lake
In 51 A D Claudius staged a grand mimic naval battle on Alban Lake to celebrate its drainage. Two fleets with 19 000 men fought while guards kept slaves from escaping. Agrippina and the Emperor presided as spectators crowded the shores and hills. The scene resembled a vast theater. The combatants shouted hail emperor and died salute thee.
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Alban
Claudius
Augustus
Rome
Agrippina
Gone to the Dogs Expression Roots in History
The text traces the phrase gone to the dogs to ancient unsanitary days when street mongrel dogs scavenged in hot eastern cities. It explains this imagery labeled dogs as scavengers and disposers of garbage and notes the insult of consigning someone to infamy.
Ancient skis and snowshoes traced in world lore
The text surveys early uses of ski like devices across civilizations. Xenophon notes skin shoes for Armenian horses to avoid sinking in snow while Procopius mentions Skrid Finn den sliders among Lapps. Mongols used snowshoes. Norse sagas imply widespread use in Scandinavia before Christianity. The god Ullar is linked to winter travel on skis.
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Xenophon
Procopius
Scandinavia
Asia
Ulf
Ullar
Hamlet's Sanity Debate Among Critics Through Time
Washington Star notes that scholars for 300 years have debated Hamlet's sanity and most deep thinkers consider him sane, arguing that if he were truly insane the drama loses its point.
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Hamlet
Washington Star
Kruschen Salts weight loss claim testimonial
Mrs Mae West of St Louis writes she weighed 170 pounds at 28 and lost 20 pounds in four weeks after taking Kruschen Salts. She reports more energy and no hunger. The ad urges half teaspoonfuls in hot water each morning before breakfast and offers a 4 week bottle with a money back guarantee.
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Mae West
St. Louis
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Doce Sanders
Wes
Tapscott
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Peter Mann
Phil Stark
Corral
Stone
Vermont
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Hiscox Chem
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Witte
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Boston Transcript
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Bascom
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