The City of Numbered Days
Brouillard the Niquots dam chief engineer teams with J Wesley Cortwright and Genevieve to push reclamation power. Cartwright schemes to profit from contracts while Massingale threatens a gold rush unless President Ford is urged to build a railroad. Brouillard vies between debt and love as the city booms and Cartwright secures stock in a power firm.
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Brouillard
Niquots
J. Wesley Cortwright
Genevieve
Wright
Nevieve
Wered
Cartwright
Brouilrd
Ford
Little Susan
Amy Massingale
Japolis
Sundays
Jouillard
Consolidated Electric Power Comppany
The Speedway Dawn of Brouillard’s City Project
Brouillard rises from Hell’s Fire nickname as a major dam and town project expands. President Cartwright streams in labor from Italy and Bulgaria as a rapid construction surge unfolds from dam foundations to trolley rights of way. Grislow probes Brouillard’s loyalties while Genevieve Cartwright’s influence looms over his decisions.
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War Arrow
Quesada Trail
Chigringo Avenue
Cartwright
Brouillard
Grislow
Victor
Grizzy
Puddiers
Mirapolis Promoters Seek Gold Clue to Persuade Rail Line
In Mirapolis, builders rush to finish blocks and villas as Garner, the Kansas City promoter, sparks a plan to uncover a gold reef on Jack's mountain. Cartwright, Brouillard, and engineers fear a railroad delay may ruin the speculative boom. The crowd gathers outside Garner's office as plans hinge on a dramatic find.
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Mirapolis
Garner
Kansas City
Hotel Metropole
Niquela National Bank
Buckskin Gold Mining and Milling Company
Jack's Mountain
Metropole
Brouillard
Mr. Cartwright
Habit of Drinking Hot Water Before Breakfast
A 1920s health-claim ad urges drinking hot water with limestone phosphate each morning to cleanse the stomach and organs. It asserts internal bathing removes waste, prevents toxins entering the blood, and cures diverse ailments, claiming low cost and widespread adoption.
Broulillard and Cartwright Face Threat to Panic and Loss
Broulillard and Cartwright plan measures to avert a looming panic and protect investments. The outcome remains uncertain as they navigate the crisis and seek a safe exit without material losses.
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Broulillard
Cartwright
Suspect Ike Van Quentin Voices Marriage Plan
A fragmentary line quotes Ike Van Quentin vowing to wed a slender fiancée despite a large sister. He speaks of assurance that the clothes she wears belong to her. The source shows a cryptic character sketch within a continued tale.
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Ike van Quentin
Magnate Silent On Antitrust Suit Views
The magnate accused of violating antitrust law says he has no objections to stating his views but will not talk. He cites costly legal advice as the reason for his silence and notes he has paid a lot for it.
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Grisiow
Amy
Chigringo
English scientist times lightning flash at one nineteenth second
By photography with a vibrating lens an English scientist has timed a lightning flash at one nineteenth of a second. The item notes practical uses of Dr Pierce's Pellets for liver bowels and stomach and includes a laxative and cathartic dosage. It also offers a temperance tip to stack weapons and avoid resting arms on tables.
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Francis Lynde
C.D. Rhodes
Charles Scribner's Lone
the Speedway
Niquoia Electric Power, Lighting and Traction Company
Hell's Fire
Sam Hill
Servce
Tomor
Griggy
Grenzy
Genevieve Cartwright
Griffith
Murray
Chicago
Ackerman
P. S.W
Niquoia
Power Company
Reclamation Service
New York Bankers
George
Jack
New York
Bright
Dean
Nebraska
Harry Beller
Ponca
Neb
Doan
Doan's
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
ARTE
W. N. U. Lincoln
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