Gunlock Ranch drama ends in tragedy and escape
Jane confronts her father Van Tambel over fires and deceit as she plans to flee Gunlock. Bull Page is beaten protecting her, Quong brings news, and in a violent clash Gus Van Tambel kills Bull while authorities race to the scene. Jane learns of her father’s death and prepares for hospital care and Bill Denison’s recovering status.
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Jane
Bull
van Tambel
Bill Denison
Barney Rebstock
Sleepy Cat
Denison
McCrossen
Quong
Bull Page
Miss Jane
Gus
Cat
Flambeau
Gunlock
Scott
Sandy
McAlpin
Bill Pardaloe
Pardaloe
Doctor Carpy
Carpy
Bob
Bill
Carey
Awful but lawful fraud tricks revealed and traced
A Readers Digest inspired survey notes clever frauds kept within legal bounds. Examples include the false arrest ploy where a crook buys a car with a postdated or same day check and sues after release, and a counterfeit bill scam halted by lack of passing currency. Also cited is a Midwest store cheater who pays in installments, wins merchandise for 400 dollars. The piece closes with a note on antique plant exploration tracing to an Egyptian queen in 1500 BCE.
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New York
Indianapolis
Midwest
Medical Secret Book Sheds Cold Head Warm Feet Advice
A Layden physician Dr Herman Boerhaave left a sealed 100 page volume titled The Onniest and Deepest Secrets of the Medical Art. At auction a bidder paid 10000 for the book, only to find blank pages except a fly leaf note by the doctor advising keep your head cold and your feet warm to avoid becoming a poor doctor.
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Herman Boerhaave
Layden
Holland
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Gunlock Ranch
Bob Scott
Pardalee
Michael McKeown
Ballina
Irish Free State
Columbus
Whitewright Lumber Co
Themselves
Barbee & Bassett
Insurance Agency
J. A. Yeager
Conoco Service Station
City
Ryon
L. LaRoe & Co
Life Insurance
C. L
Pig) Jones
Amicable Life Insurance Company