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Newspaper
The Potter Review
Location
Potter, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1920
Page
9
In Death Valley John Stuart Webster plots a reckless spree then edges into high finance after a dramatic train encounter. A charming stranger inspires a bold plan to woo her, and a note of gratitude from a mysterious Dolores Ruey sparks a larger ambition linked to mining magnate Billy Geary and a Colorado consolidation.
John Stuart Webster, fresh from Salt Lake City improved by leeches, arrives in Denver and revisits the Engineers' Club. He surveys his new wardrobe, enjoys a cigar, and reconnects with old routines as he resumes life among familiar faces and games on Seventeenth Street.
University professors discuss a new arithmetic but the joke persists that it will baffle boys. If eight men build an 18 foot wall six feet high and 12 inches thick in four days, they could be puzzled by whether one man would complete a proportionally larger task.
The passage notes the mirror as an early toilet article essential for women, speculating on a clear pool enabling the first view of one's face. It references Narcissus who gazed at his reflection and fell in love, pining away in myth.
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