Cattle Thieves and Return of Williston in Kemah County
George Williston, a poor ranchman, exposes a gang stealing cattle on the Lazy S. Rich Langford and Louise Dale aid him as Jesse Black faces trial. Williston returns to town after a long absence, vowing to help hang the outlaws who harmed Mary and his daughter, with Gordon and Langford uniting for justice.
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George Williston
Brand
J. R
Paul Langford
Jesse Black
Kemah County
South Dakota
Langford
Mary
Wind City
Richard Gordon
Kemah
Jim Munson
Louise
Bill Brown
Mag
Three Bars
Munson
James R. MedAllister
Jake Sanderson
Beng Hound
Gordon
Louise Dale
Williston
Dale
Red Sanderson
Sanderson
Ubor
Lena
Old Girl
Practical Fashions Misses Dress Pattern No 2342
Dress pattern description for a cream colored batiste frock with princess front panel and embroidered yoke. Details include puff sleeves with embroidered cuffs, three sizes (13 to 17 years), yardage for different widths, and price 10 cents to request Pattern No 2342 from Pattern Department.
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Paris
Trial Testimony Drags On As Night Fades
The state rests after a long day of testimony with Gordon’s case drawing cautious support from his backers. Langford stays hopeful about the jury while Gordon, exhausted, is last seen riding out into the December dusk, leaving colleagues uncertain of his return.
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Munson
Gabriel
Gordon
Langford
Paul
Louise
Gordon Rides Into the Country
Gordon rides away from a small town after a crushing defeat. He wanders aimlessly seeking escape from the sting of his last testimony and the sense that the outcome could not be altered. He reflects on Williston and the meaning of the defeat.
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Gordon
Williston
Coffin Was a Back Number in Hatton Pa
Isaac Coffman of Hatton Pennsylvania sold a coffin he built twenty years ago. He crafted it from chestnut for a cozy, homelike blaze. His wife demanded an up to date casket, so he sold the old one but says it still fits his dignity.
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Isaac Coffman
Hatton
Coffman
Tennyson and the Socialist in Allingham's Diary
The diary recalls Tennyson as a defender of property rights with an anecdote from a Westminster coffee shop at four in the morning. A man protests another’s wealth, and the reply implies inherited wealth explains inequality. The passage frames Tennyson in a late Victorian debate on property and social justice.
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Tennyson
William Allingham
Westminster Road
Paris Pattern No 2334 for a separate skirt
The pattern describes a skirt with side plaits and inverted back plait. It suggests optional fabrics such as striped or plain flannel or serge and lists yardage for sizes 13 to 17 years. Bias trimming uses wide and narrow bands in the chosen material.
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Paris
Real Meaning of Bonus and Its Latin Roots
The term bonus traces to bonum meaning a good thing in Latin and should be neuter not masculine. It appears as early as 1773 though the creator remains unknown with guesses pointing to a London stock exchange origin.
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London Stock Exchange
Gigantic Metal Planing Machine Built for Pittsburg Works
A colossal metal planing machine, among the world’s largest, is erected for a Pittsburg iron works. Weighing 845,000 pounds, with a 60 foot table and a 30 foot stroke, it stands 35 feet high between uprights and runs on five electric motors totaling 207 horsepower.
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Pittsburg Iron Works
Popular Mechanics
Boy with dirty face quotes a washed shirt limit
Minnesota representative Adam Bede recounts a tale of a boy sent to the pump to walk and be clean. The boy returns with a pale chin yet dirty cheeks and forehead, saying he washed as high as his shirt would go while the others laughed.
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Adam Bede
Minnesota
How to Test Linseed Oil for Paint Adulteration
Instructions to detect adulteration in linseed oil and other paint ingredients. It describes testing with a black surface to spot kerosene iridescence, smelling to detect corn and fish oils, and using a blow pipe for white lead adulteration with free guidance from National Lead Company, Woodbridge Building New York.
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National Lead Company
Woodbridge Building
New York
Gelett Burgess Talks Lark Paper Failure in New York
Gelett Burgess spoke at a New York theatrical supper about the Lark a small paper that failed. He recalled an aged friend who runs a fine paper in a western village and shared a blue pencil marked editorial paragraph about burglars entering the house and taking nothing despite 38 years of service to the community.
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Gelett Burgess
New York
Moon Out of Reach Inspires Childrens Philosophical Hint
A two year old girl cried for the round full moon, while her sister reasoned that God placed it high so no one could reach it or smash it, leaving the moon out of reach and safe from harm.
Carries Weight in a Bohemian Social Scale
A Bohemian quip defines a social scale as a place where money is weighed. Freddy asks Pa about the term and Pa replies with a concise general explanation.
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Freddy
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Stone County
C. N. Peterson
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Iowa
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Bravo
Allegan Co
Mich
Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company
Columbus, Ohio
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Grand Rapids, Mich
Water Strest
New York City
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W. P. Fife CO
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ST. Louis
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Watson E, Coleman
W. Morris
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