Robbers Roost love and rustling in Utah saga
Jim Wall a Wyoming cowpuncher joins Hank Hays and others to rustle cattle for English rancher Herrick. Wall falls for Helen Herrick while Hays plots ransom and betrayal. The gang pursues a canyon retreat known as Robbers Roost as Jim seeks Smoky Slocum’s aid to protect Helen.
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Jim Wall
Wyoming
Utah
Yie
Hank Hays
Herrick
Hays
Yiays
iHays
Hoeseman
Jim
Helen Herrick
Helen
Heeseman
Smoky Slocum
Sparrow’s Confession Reveals Kidnapping and Ransom Plot
Latimer recalls Hank Hays planning to rob Herrick and kidnap the girl for ransom. In a moonlit house, Hank pistol‑whips Herrick, extracts money and jewelry, and abducts the girl after threatening her brother’s life. Latimer, bound by Hank, implicates Hank and vows to expose him before dying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sparrow
Jim
Latimer
Herrick
Smoky
Hank
Slocum
Hays
Outlaw Gamble Ends In Death On the Range
Sparrowhawk Latimer dies after turning over sixteen thousand dollars and a Wells Fargo package of hundred-dollar bills to Hank Hays and Jim. Smoky, Brad Lincoln, and the others bury him, divide his effects, and fear a wider reckoning as tensions rise among the robbers.
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Wells-Fargo
Smoky
Latimer
Hosses
Hank
Progar
Herrick
Fellers
Cedars
Jim
Sparrow
Pard
Sparrowhawk Latimer
Wal
Hays
Hank Hays
Brad Lincoln
Bridges
Mac
Happy Jack
Lincoln
Brad
Slocum
Cottonwood Grove
Heeseman
Morley
Night Camp Fire and a Tense Confrontation on the Trail
Happy Jack’s group eats at the camp fire as Hays confronts Jim about Brad and drawing on him. The mood is icy with tacit camp routine and a tease of a prisoner’s fate as plans continue. The scene ends with a promise of continuation.
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Happy Jack
Jim
Hays
Brad
Jack
Smoky
The Gentleman From Paris and the Stolen Antiques
A Minneapolis couple hiring a caretaker led to a theft of valuables including a Richelieu watch and a Cellini grape cluster. Detective George B. Dougherty traces the crime to a conspirator, follows clues from New York to Milwaukee detecting the accomplice’s alias Mr Coates, and racks up evidence to convict him in a long-term sentence.
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Jerome Depinni
Minneapolis
Cardinal Richelieu
Benvenuto Cellini
New York
Daugherty
Richelieu Watch
Sixth Avenue
Coates
Rue Madame
Rogues’ Gallery
Lougherty
Wisconsin
Dougherty
Milwaukee
Doctor Depinni
WNU Service
Magellan Straits Landmark Sights and Wildlife
The Straits of Magellan extend over 300 miles by the ship channel at South America’s tip. Penguins, seals, whales, and rare albatross sightings accompany travelers. Mt Sarmiento rises 7 220 feet with snow and glaciers for 6 000 feet, ranking among the region’s grand views.
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Magellan Straits
Straits of Magellan
Mt. Sarmiento
Straits
South America
Massachusetts partners study to cut pullet mortality
Massachusetts State College and state poultrymen form a two way partnership to reduce mortality of laying pullets. The program, in its second phase, collects farm records on management practices and death rates to link practices with outcomes. A third phase on breeding is planned, with an educational outreach to improve industry stability and profitability.
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G. O. Oleson
Massachusetts State College
WNU
Massachusetts Poultrymen
Poultry Department
State College Poultrymen
Keeping Poultry Records Found Good Judgment
A poultryman who keeps simple records can decide whether to expand or contract operations. Records help compare results with neighbors and previous years, show the flock’s weekly income, and improve flock care. They also reveal the share of poultry products in the farm budget and foster better management decisions.
Early Poultrymen and the Plymouth Rock Origin
The article traces the rise of American fowls with D A Upham of Wilsonville Connecticut showcasing barred Plymouth rocks in Worcester in 1869. It notes the breed’s English origins and credits Isaac K Felch of Natick Massachusetts as the pioneer promoting poultry culture in 1870, earning the title Father of Poultry Culture in America long before 1890.
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D. A. Upham
Wilsonville
Conn
Worcester
Upham
England
Plymouth
New World
Isaac K. Felch
Natick
Mass
United States
America
Feeding Scratch Feed Prepares Birds for Laying
An authority at North Carolina State College says plenty of scratch feed during the developing period builds vitality and a good frame for egg laying. Excess animal protein speeds early lay while abundant scratch slows it, helping form a large healthy body.
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North Carolina State College
Feed Chicks Earlier Now Advised by New Jersey Station
Poultry experts shift guidance from withholding feed to providing nourishment 24 to 48 hours after hatching. The New Jersey agricultural experiment station recommends feeding chicks as soon as placed under the hover, with warm water and hard grit such as sand supplied.
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New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
Man walks 78,000 miles for 54 years to work
A French factory manager in Manols honors a worker who has walked five miles to the plant and five miles home each day for 54 years. The total distance traveled tops 78,000 miles, about three times around the world.
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Manols
France
Free Week of Postum Health Drink Offer
A Postum Company advertisement promises a full week’s supply of the health drink free to anyone who writes for it. The offer appears in another section of the paper, inviting readers to request the sample without cost.
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Postum Company
Whispered words ripple through the town
A fragment suggests chatter travels far as whispers pass from ear to ear, touching many in the town. The scene hints at rumors or shared stories spreading beyond a single listener, reflecting communal talk and curiosity.
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Zane Grey
Chapter
Pupiic Ledger
Paris
Massachusetts College and Poultrymen
O. K
S.S.S
Gomfort
Doan’s
Doan
Dean
Garry samPtt
Yao
Garfield
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