Night Ride to Mex border sparks rescue for Upton sisters
Lieutenant Kynaston leads twenty men to cross the line after a fire at the Santa Cruz mine. A blind Mexican priest claims a stolen emerald bell was taken from a Zapata shrine and hidden among spoils. Major Updyke accompanies the mission as tension rises over sensitive cross-border action and possible rebel attacks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Upton
Zapata
Carranza
Kynaston
Major Updyke
Thorsés
Buffalo Mountains
Old Mexico
Updyke
Santa Crug
Uptons
Upton
Bell theft roils camp as Kynaston flees toward mine
In a tense border camp, Major Updyke and Captain Torres press for the looted jewel the Bell, a shrine treasure, claims over, while Lt Kynaston leads his men toward the distant Santa Cruz mine after a night of pursuit and deception.
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Kynaston
Black
Rescue or risk all for two women held by bandits
A dramatic choice tests a worker’s loyalty as two American women are held captive in a besieged house by Mexican bandits. The tale contrasts risking one’s career to save the captives against staying at work while a liquor-fueled gang abducts the women.
Across the Line A Polemical Night Action Unfolds
Major Updyke and Captain Kynaston plan to pursue a missing priest and secure a stolen stone. A wire to headquarters is advised to cover the loss before newspapers exploit the incident and worsen the situation. The cavalry rides out, two men assigned to chase the priest.
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Kynngston
Kynaston
Department
Updyke
Belief and rightful ownership of the emerald bell jewel
The passage questions whether the old Padre provoked the emerald bell and if such action is justified, debating whether the jewel belongs to the Carranza gang or to another rightful owner.
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Padre
Carranza Gang
Duck Raising Prosperous Large Scale Industry Told
R W Curtiss of Ransomville New York runs about 30000 ducks yearly. He explains breeding selection, incubation and five month fattening. He details peninsula style placement in wood lots, drake to five ducks, feed mixes and green feed, lighting, and handling to avoid losses.
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R. W. Curtiss
Ransomville
N. Y
Mr. Curtiss
Raising Feed for the Flock on Self‑Sufficient Poultry Farms
William H. Pfeifer of Allenton Missouri argues a farm that produces most or all its own feed is more successful. He notes immediate feed availability, reduced drayage and waste, fertilizer from droppings, and lower upkeep costs. He warns against purchasing feed and hauling it over rough roads as costly and inefficient.
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William H. Pfeifer
Allenton
Eggs Shipped for Hatching Guidelines
Instructions for shipping eggs for hatching. Do not pack shallowly. nest deeply in excelsior and wrap each egg. Use baskets covered with cloth secured by sewing, tacks, or edge tucked under the top strip with a case knife.
Setting eggs from pullets improves hatch quality
Setting eggs from hens yields better hatch results than pullets. Pullets lay more in winter and start the hatching season in poorer condition, producing more small eggs and more infertile ones.
Fashionable table d hote scene with two writers
A couple at a chic table discuss a young woman with beautiful hands and a man with dreamy eyes. The woman is an authoress while her companion is a penny-a-liner, in a sharp exchange observed by a judge.
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D’hote
Fragrant Emollients Advertise Free Sample by Mail
An old advertisement touts Cuticura skin care products for face scalp hair and hands claiming to clear pimples redness blotches dandruff itching and chapping. A free sample offered by mail via Book Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Biscuit remark sparks grim jape about shrapnel sales
In a snappy exchange from the Louisville Courier Journal, one character quips about making money from biscuits and suggests selling them to a shrapnel factory at a high price, provoking a dark joke on wartime industry.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
St Paul to Build New Family Hotel at Four Hundred Thousand
A new family hotel in St Paul is planned with a projected cost of $400,000 marking a major local development. The article notes that many men have escaped trouble by growing facial hair, as a cultural aside.
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St. Paul
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Anpdyke
el Capitan Ygnacio Torres
Senor
Our Lady of Olvidados
Trocanto
Yucatan
Senor Kynaston
Rascal
Tamaulipas
Santa Cruz
Bright
Dean
Ohio
B. Gillett
Main St. Carey, Or
Doan
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N
Carter
Silva Art Novelty CO
Commercial Tribune Bldg
Cincinnati
Harold Somers
DeKalb Ave
Brooklyn
Indiana
Ward
Salee
Sess Scienta
Regus Mare Wiley of
Sear
Free Remedy Co
Deashora
Chicago
W. N. Uy Cinginnati
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