Deserter Canyon Showdown Darkly Looms
Wilson tracks Phil through the boulder field as gunfire echoes at night. He discovers a cabin full of wary outlaws led by Gitner and Dunwig and learns Stark fears betrayal. With time growing short, Wilson hides among the rocks to stage a final stand and protect Phil and the horses.
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McCann
Boulder Field
Wilson
Phil
Julia
Jim Dandy
Gitner
Jasper Stark
Mark Dunwig
Kelly Brown
Brown
Ali
Dunwig
Stark
Jasper
Carl
Jas
Manuel
Desert romance at Circle Cross ends in new union
Julia wakes to news of Will McCann's capture by Gitner and associates at Horse Thief Park. Dave Stone and Ann Gifford confront danger, while Julia and Ethel form a bond as Phil rides in wounded. Ann and Dave declare mutual love, sealing a bold shift in their lives.
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Julia
Guadaloup Canyon
Wilson McCann
Ethel
Ann
Phil
Mr. Rafferty
Dave Stone
Texas
Rangers
Dominick
Circle Cross
Miss Ann
Stone
Will McCann
Carl Gitner
Tom McArdle
Gitner
Jasper Stark
Ann Gifford
Will
Horse Thief Park
Commemorative U S Coinage and Stamp Issues Across Centuries
The passage recalls early settlers fleeing religious persecution in France and Flanders who settled in New Netherlands under Dutch permission. It notes 1924 tercentenary coinage and stamps, and lists subsequent commemoratives from 1920 to 1928 including anniversaries of battles, the Monroe Doctrine, and state centennials.
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Hudson River
France
Flanders
New Netherlands
United States
Hawaiian Islands
Benning
Independence
Vermont
Lexington and Concord
Alabama
Missouri
Royal Gorge on Coast to Coast Dinner Menu
A railroad dining car menu features a scenic view titled Royal Gorge above the word Dinner. S. K. notes this is the only instance of such decoration yielding a paragraph in a long custom of menus showcasing line views.
When Bread Is Stale Definition and Explanation
From the consumer view stale bread is dry and harsh to touch and taste, and not acceptable as fresh. Staleness varies by degree with no clear line, but fresh bread has a translucent elastic crumb while stale bread is opaque, tough at first then crumbly or hard and lacking flavor.
To Induce Sleep Counting Sheep and a Farm Bulletin
A Toledo Blade snippet recalls trying to solve insomnia by counting sheep until wool scent faded and finally getting up to read a farm bulletin.
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Toledo Blade
Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce A Storied Leader and Warrior
A portrait of Chief Joseph, Nez Perce leader born around 1840 in Oregon, famed for his eloquence and military leadership during the attempted flight to Canada. The piece covers his resistance to land loss, the 300 strong band’s 2000 mile trek, surrender at last, and his later work for education and temperance before dying September 22, 1904.
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Joseph
United States
Canadian
Xenophon
Oregon
Nez Perce
Joseph the Elder
Wallowa
Lapwai Reservation
Nez Perces
Canada
Sitting Bull
Howard
Sturgis
Miles
Indian Territory
Idaho
Colville
Washington
Cyrus Townsend Brady
Western Newspaper Union
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Chapter
Pines
Kingdom Come
Mark
J. D
Old Maid Sheepherder
Raine
TALES
Editha
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