Nickel by H Walter Burr features Two-bits and a coward
In Wyoming, George Casey a Boston tenderfoot taunts Two-bits as they trek to the camp's edge. When peril from a glowing chasm and heat forces courage, Two-bits guides him across with a plank. After praise at town, Nickel a pony is sent as a gift to the brave girl for her help.
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George Casey
Wyoming
Boston
George
Ark
Tenderfoot
Cold Springs
Two-bits
Wilds
Bin
Burnin
Mr. Casey
Gulf
Tie
Two-bits Leads Through Twilight Toward Camp
A wary traveler trails with Two-bits as they push ahead toward their camp at dusk. The howl of coyotes echoes across the hills while the lone pair brace for a prank from their returned comrades, hoping to avoid a blame game from the camp.
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Two-bits
Longworths to Attend London Drawing Room Host by Reid
The Longworths will be guests in London of the American ambassador and his wife at Dorchester House. Mrs Reid returns from vacation with plans for King Edward’s drawing room on May 25, featuring American women including Mrs Nicholas Longworth, Roosevelt's daughter. The Longworths will stay in the ambassador’s suite, with new boudoir furniture from France enhancing the rooms.
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Longworths
London
Mrs. Reid
Court of
St. James
King Edward
Nicholas Longworth
Roosevelt
Longworth
Reids
Dorchester House
Ambassador
France
Exiled Queen Ranavalo Visits Paris After Madagascar Rule
Ranavalo, former Madagascar queen, now aged forty four, tours Paris on a visit while living in Algiers since 1897 on charity from France. She ruled Madagascar for fourteen years and married the Prime Minister, leading during a war with France.
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Ranavalo
Theorld
Madagascar
Paris
Algiers
Govemnent
France
Chinchillas Near Extinction Amid Fur Demand
The chinchilla once abundant in the Andes of Bolivia and Chile is now scarce due to relentless hunting for fur. Chilean authorities struggle to enforce protection laws as Coquimbo exports reach about twelve thousand dozen skins, with prices nearly doubling from the prior year.
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Andes
Bolivia
Chili
Coquimbo
Time Jokes Train of Puns in Newspaper Chatter
A playful roundup of clock puns and jokes circulating in multiple papers. It notes Weeks of Pennsylvania as a thief of watches, a judge’s sentence, and a flurry of wordplay on time. The quip sequence twists phrases about hours minutes and decades across several metropolitan outlets.
El Dorado Aspiration: Travel Hope Over Arrival
A reflective meditation on labor and pursuit by Robert Louis Stevenson. The speaker extols the blessedness of striving, noting that walking toward an ideal on a hilltop against the setting sun holds greater value than reaching a distant, gleaming prize.
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el Dorado
Robert Louis Stevenson
The Princess gown leads spring fashion with versatile trims
The piece surveys spring and summer wear centering on the Princess gown, circular skirts, and bolero ensembles. It notes trims such as stitched bands and braided edges, plus fashionable lingerie boleros and lightweight fabrics like voile, linen, and soft silks.
Anonymous Letter Mixes Up Race and Class in Capitol Tale
A Virginia congressman kept a trusted servant Ezekiel who, unaware of its details, mailed a confidential anonymous letter left on the library table. The master returned to find the letter missing and learns it had been sent without a proper address. Ezekiel explains he treated it as a nameless anonymous communication.
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Virginia
Ezekiel
Capitol
Yassah
Yo’ Lef
Zeke
Kellogg
F. J. Kellogg
Kellogg Bldg
Battle Creek
Mich
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the Gulf
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Weeks
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Selle Ambro
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Fara
Rene
E.D. Lorimer & CO
Broadway, New York
Aie
Cvyle
Menena Comfort
Alison CO
Dept
Buffalo, N
Oman
Stillman Freckle Cream Co
Anrord
Edison
Edison Bimeeift
Rabson, Mer
Edison Phonograph Dist
Chigan Ave
Palisade Pattern CO
Battery Place
New York City
City and
Leader Steel Furnace
Costa
Writ Hess Warm
Vent
Tacoma
Chicago
Denver
the Housekeeper Corporation
Dept. M
Minneapolis, Minn
Housekeeper Corporation
Coupon
Minneapolis
Minn
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