Burning Daylight's wild Klondike tale reshapes into a daring voyage
Elam Harnish known as Burning Daylight rides from Alaska to the Klondike frontier. He loses money and a mine in fast-paced deals, then makes a fortune, fights disloyal partners in New York, and sails toward California era adventures. He buys a chestnut sorrel named Bob, trains him with firm discipline, and pursues Dede Mason as he navigates high finance and perilous gambits.
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Elam Harnish
Alaska
Circle City
Harnish
Tiveli
Warnish
Dawson
Klondike
New York
Hamish
San Francisco
Dede Mason
Daylight and Dede Meet on the Hillside Ride
Daylight searches for Ded in Piedmont hills and finally encounters her riding with Bob. She admires the horse as they exchange greetings and begin a conversation about ranch life and horse handling. Daylight, stirred by the ride, reevaluates his views on women and horsemanship as they ride abreast toward the grade.
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Ded
Bob
Piedmont Hills
Maraga Valley
Dede
Mab
Horges
Sunday Ride Reveals Suspicion and Bold Quary Vision
In a Piedmont hillside episode Daylight and Dede ride together with tension over his returns to her favorite spots. He hints at buying a Blair Park quarry tied to his brickyard past while she remains carefree and hopeful about Bob the horse as their bond deepens.
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Bay
Piedmont Hills
Oakland
Swiftwater Bill
Luck
San Francisco
San Jose
Haywards
Blair Park
Swiftwater
Berkeley
Dede Mason
Morrison
Bob
Rob
Daylight
Fedale
Piedmont
Dede
King
Hia
Dayng&t
Easy to Lick Russia A Pair of Newsies Comment
Two Youngstown boys mock press reports about Russia and a possible war. They joke that Uncle Sam could lick Russia with the Salvation Army, reflecting a casual wartime gossip tone in the hometown bulletin.
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Russia
Youngstown (O
Sam
Salvation Army
Lamb's Tenure of Life Not Long
Privileged sightseers viewed a private tenagerie display featuring a “Happy Family” cage with a toothless lion a worn tiger and a half starved wolf beside a shivering lamb. The showman said the animals had lived together about twelve months and that the lamb is renewed periodically.
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Lamb
Postum Ad Claims Coffee Health Link in Early Ad
An advertisement from Postum Co. of Battle Creek claims coffee causes biliousness malaria and poor health while Postum improves blood and health. A Texan testifier describes relief after switching to Postum, noting weight gain and absence of boils or malaria. The copy ties claims to a booklet The Road to Wellville.
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Ft. Worthman
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Awe
New York Herald Company
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MacMillan Company
It Was
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Coca-Cola CO
Atlanta, GA
Chattanooga
Patience
Beecher
Garfield
Herbeatharties
Andrew Jackson
Krag
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Anitobia
Bup't
Immi-gratton
Ottawa
Canada
H. M. Williams
Gardner Bldg
Toledo
Ohio
Dept. Sk, Resinos Chemical CO
Baltimore, Md
J. D. Kellogg
Northrop & Lyman Co., Ltd
Buffalo
N.Y
Tim
Butferick Publishing CO
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