The City of Numbered Days by Francis Lynde
Brouillard chief engineer of the Niquoa dam faces a moral clash as investor Cartwright urges a railroad extension to boost the project. Amy Cartwright wrestles with love and wealth while Victor, pressured by Stevie Ford, weighs building the extension against ideals. The valley sparks a restless boom as government plans waver and a political stake looms.
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Francis Lynde
Bet D-Rhodes
Brouillard
Niquela Gallon
Canyon Rtal
Jessey Cartwright
Genevieve
Auto
Cartwright
Cartwright Organs Company
Steve Massinale
Rouillard
Little Susan
Washington
Dover
Ford
Reclamation Service
Amy
Father
Kentucky
Stevie
Victor
Uae
Susan
Quesada Trail
Chicago
Niquoia
el Gato
J. Wesley
The
Pacific Southwestern
Niquoia plans loom as Cartwright courts government role
In Mirapolis Cartwright and Brouillard plot a vast Niquoia project with a restructured power system, new factories, and a gleaming hotel boom. Cartwright offers Brouillard a government director post to ensure fair dealings while promising stock options and fast profits, even as rumors swirl of a looming dam and rising town wealth.
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Miss Cartwright
Brouillard
Canyon
Cartwright
el Gato
Mirapolis
Gene
Miracle City
New York
Chicago
Alaska
Bongras
Washington
Reclamation Service
Mr. Cartwright
Massingale
Little Susan
Jack’s Mountain
Guvecrnment
Samuel
Department
Hosford
Metropole
Hotel Metropole
Louis le Grand
Brouillard and Cortwright Ethical Dilemma Teases Plot Twist
A serialized note hints at Brouillard facing Cortwright who offers persuasive bribery. The narrator questions Brouillard's judgment and whether he truly understands Cortwright, promising continuation of the tense, morally charged confrontation.
Prosperity in Western Canada in 1915
Canada enjoyed widespread prosperity in 1915 with record agricultural and industrial growth. Nearly a billion bushels of grain produced and Western taxes capped. soldiers were briefly released to aid harvests and spring seeding in 1916 to boost production. Labor shortages led some recruitment to the United States, with a hope to secure fifty thousand farm workers.
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Canada
Western
Dominion
United States
Fernando Po Changes and colonial shifts across centuries
The Fernando Po island, named for its Portuguese discoverer, saw Spanish occupation in 1778, withdrawal in 1782, a British settlement from 1827 to 1834 used for slave traffic observation, and later expulsion of Baptist missionaries when Spaniards returned in 1844 and yet again in 1858.
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Fernando Po
Cameroons
Saved Minister’s Life By Kidney Pills Claim
Rev W H Warner of Route 2 Myersville Md writes that Dodd s Kidney Pills saved his life restoring him from sciatica back trouble neuralgia cramps nervous dizziness and kidney issues after using the medicine for a period in 1916. He reports perfect health and recommends Dodd s Kidney Pills and Dodd s Dyspepsia Tablets 60c per box from Dodds Medicine Co Buffalo NY.
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W. H. Warner
Myersville
Dodd
Dodds Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
A Night Hawk
A talk between two men discusses a son who may become a successful business figure. The father notes his son lacks liveliness until early evening when businesses reopen, leaving doubt about his early career prospects.
Freckles Bowled By Cream Ad Claims Clear Skin
An old ad promotes ethine double strength cream to remove freckles. It promises quick results with nightly and morning application and notes a guarantee with a refund if it fails to clear the skin. It warns that more than one ounce may be needed for full effect.
Man Lets Wife Have Last Word To End Controversy
Statistics suggest that allowing a wife to have the last word accelerates conflict resolution. The saying implies that yielding in discussions reduces ongoing contention and promotes quicker harmony.
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Camp Niquoia
Chigringo Avenue
Monsieur Poudrecaulx Bongras
San Francisco
Jack
Bengras
Cortwright
Mr. Cobbles
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