Desert's Price of Courage in a Frontier Rendezvous
Wilson McCann aids Jim Yerby with a broken leg after a desert ambush signal. At Jim Yerby's adobe cabin on the river frontier, McCann meets Miss Julia Stark, daughter of Matt Stark, amid past feuds between McCann and Stark clans. The encounter hints at evolving romance as McCann hides his identity from Julia.
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Jim
McCann
Will
Gayety
Wilson McCann
Vlla
Yerby
Olla
Kingdom Come
Julia Stark
Matt Stark
Young McCann
Los Angeles
Rival Cattle Ranchers Face Down in Desert Ambush
Wilson McCann rides to deliver a warning after being shot at in a pass. He arrives at Matthew Stark's Circle Cross ranch with tensions high as old feuds and a recent killing cast a shadow over the two powerful families. Jessie Farwell’s absence deepens the sting as McCann warns Stark of looming retribution.
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Yerby
Jim
Miss Stark
Julia Stark
Frioway
McCann
Doc Sanders
Circle Cross
Doctor Sanders
Lomas
Doc
Plains
Flying VY
Peter McCann
Matthew Stark
Texas
Arizona
Jessie Farwell
Stark
Jessie
Stark Ranch
Wilson McCann
Tincup Pass
Jim Dandy
Idobe
Mr. Stark
Jas
Jasper Stark
Flying
V Y
Tom McArdle
Tolas
Pete McCann
McArdle
Jule
Wilson
Old
Jim Yerby
Touch of Hardship Promotes Self-Respect in Daily Deeds
A St. Louis Globe-Democrat editor argues hardship can build moral courage more than easy living. The piece suggests doing one good deed daily or even one difficult act to strengthen character, noting the value of deliberate effort over comfort and sybaritic ease.
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F. H. Collier
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Samuel Smiles
Hi Ho Blames Gunpowder For Balance Of Good And Evil
The Washington Star quotes Hi Ho, a Chinatown sage, arguing that ancestors inventing gunpowder created an evil force offsetting the good from Confucian teachings. He warns that violence undermines moral progress.
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Hi Ho
Chinatown
Confucius
Washington Star
Vienna Old and Beautiful
Vienna traces its 2000 year history from Roman beginnings and repeats cycles of destruction and rebuilding. It hosts a renowned opera, a long standing tradition since the seventeenth century, and a wealth of public buildings palaces galleries schools theaters and museums offering enduring beauty and instruction.
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Vienna
World Hard Place Sage Warns Against Ungenerous Laughter
Hi Ho of China town warns that laughing at others misfortunes makes people think you enjoy calamity and will not resent sorrow. He argues this creates a hard world to live in by fostering ungenerous reciprocity.
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Hi Ho
Chinatown
Washington Star
Castoria: trusted children's remedy for colds and stomach upset
Advertises Castoria as a safe regulator for babies and older children. Says it eases colic pains and digestive upset with no harsh drugs, suitable for young infants and used by doctors and mothers. claims genuine Castoria bears the name.
Chinese Leisure and American Power in Bertrand Russell’s View
Bertrand Russell contrasts Chinese and Western aims, arguing the Chinese pursue enjoyment and leisure while Western societies seek power and conquest. He depicts Chinese diligence for livelihood yet aversion to constant hard work, valuing theater, tea, art, scenery, and games over perpetual labor. Russell notes Western lifestyles can corrupt, praising Chinese laziness as a virtue in mass human behavior.
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East
China
Bertrand Russell
No Monopoly Claim on Genuine Aspirin St Joseph’s
The ad argues there is no monopoly on pure aspirin and promotes St Joseph’s Aspiri as genuine, pure aspirin. It claims 10c for 12 tablets proves price advantage and notes moisture wrapped packaging to preserve purity and strength. It urges consumers to ask for the original genuine aspirin.
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St.Joseph
St.Joseph’s
Tablet at Rathenau Place Helps City Citizens Keep Appointments
In Hanover Germany a tablet at the junction of eight streets in Rathenau place is divided into writing squares for late party directions. If one party is late the first arriver notes a message with directions or reasons for departure. The device has become popular and fills daily with messages.
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Hanover
Germany
Rathenau Place
A Word for Himself Betty Jack and a Rejection
Betty Jack refuses a proposal while Dick says yes to another man. The exchange centers on relationship choices and social pressure.
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Betty
Jack
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