The Real Man Advances in a Timanyoni Ditch Scheme
A financier crisis grips the Timanyoni Ditch Company as promoter Smith, hired to cut costs and defend the dam project, confronts legal battles and hostile Eastern wealth interests. Williams, Baldwin, and the board weigh remedies while Smith’s hidden past and money expertise emerge as key factors in the fight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Smith
Burdell
Landgan
Smith
Dexter Baldwin
Timanyoni
Pete Simm
Shack
Perkina
Williams
Baldwin
Gret
Treasury
Timanyon Park
Buck Gardner
Bolling
Littlecreek
Maxwell
Missouri
Kinzie
Crawford Stanton
Stanton
Brewster
Billy Starbuck
United States
Hopbins
Eastern Colonization Company
Congress
Chief of Construction
George
Willams
Timanyon Company
Land and Irrigation Trust
Engineer Smith Takes Rugged Turn in Project Field
Williams meets Smith in the quarry field office after a Brewster office conference. Smith thrives in the new environment, growing a beard and adopting khaki workwear as he begins rugged outdoor campaign duties with the engineer team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timanyonditch
Baldwin
Williams
Brewster Office
Smith
Lawrenceville Cotillon Club
John Smith Faces Fear Overcoming Real Opportunity
The narrative centers on John Smith who pursues real opportunities while haunted by fear of detection and potential capture. The text hints at forthcoming developments in the next installment, suggesting ongoing tension and consequences for his choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Smith
Port of Spain Servants Host Annual Ball Tradition
In Port of Spain Trinidad servants, all black, hold a grand annual ball for their masters at Princes building. Two decorated halls host servants and guests with the island’s best band and a champagne supper. Strict etiquette governs seating as officials advance in order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port of Spain
Trinidad
Princes Building
What to Sell to Chinaman
A Toledo Blade article argues that Chinese buyers favor simple utilitarian goods over high skill items. It notes nails bolts nuts and basic farm tools sell well while sophisticated tools and luxury items fail. It cautions U S firms to tailor exports to Chinese preferences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
China
Europe
Far East
East
Toledo Blade
Jockeys Illness and Wit From Old Sioux City Clippings
A quirky collection notes jockey Benjamin Birdie falling ill and seeking a doctor, a humorous line about avoiding a long shot doctor, plus brief witticisms and prices for alfalfa and clover from Sioux City, Iowa. The items blend light humor with farm and local chatter from scattered clippings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Birdie
Benjamin
Benny
A Good Man's Countenance May Fail
A reflective line notes a virtuous man's outward bearing may fade yet another stronger individual will prevail in the end.
Signer Himself Claims Ancestral Name Tied to Independence
A Kansas City Journal item notes a claim that one person’s ancestor appears on the Declaration of Independence while another asserts their name appears on 1917 registration lists. The brief exchange frames identity through historic documents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Journal
Also Mentioned on This Page
Francis Lynde
Chas. Scritmer
J. Montague Smith
Lawrenceville
Synopsia
Lawrenceville Bank ‘and Trust Company
Verda Richlander
Watrous Dunham
Dunham
Rocky Mountains
Bartley
Frascati's
Brewster Delmonico
Gladys Twobble
J. Mulhall
Sioux City
Iowa
Tae Cewrave
Castoria
University of Nebraska
Lincoln
Murine
Murine Eye Remedy CO
Wwe
Sto B. Carder
Registray
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