Buried Alive and Rescued by a Wolf Pack
A frontier rider pursued by Black Dan is shot and buried alive in a snowbound canyon. He endures a brutal night, escapes death thanks to his dog Don, and is rescued by a Johnson ranch crew and wolves. Five days later he confronts Dan in Pueblo, securing a court verdict against him.
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Leadville
Plains
the Platte
Black Dan
Uncle Sam
Pueblo
Charlie
Don
St. Bernard
Johnson
Platte
Gunnison
Denver
Charley
Rnd
Criminal Court
Rockies
A Novel Place for Autographs at Seaside Resorts
The New York Sun notes a quirky trend where women offer the soles of their shoes for autographs by admirers at seaside resorts. Women balance themselves, sometimes using a shoulder for support, while suitors tickle the sole with a pencil. The custom draws spectators and is practiced by those with small feet, though rebuffs occur. An incident at Long Branch shows a brother demanding extra signatures on a declaration before his sister paused to stamp with the foot.
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New York Sun
Helle
Long Branch
Enormous South American Spider at Zoological Gardens
A visitor describes a huge spider at the Zoological Gardens kept in a glass case with warm-water circulation. It is said to prey on cockroaches and young mice, feeds on brains, and may cause serious bites. The note mentions the spider’s potential to attack hummingbirds.
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Mr. Bartlett
Zoological Gardens
South America
N. Y. Mercury
Earth Eating in Japan by Ainos Practice Clay Soup
Dr. Love reports Ainos in Yesso eat a light gray seven foot clay bed in Tsietonai Valley as a soup. They mix plant leaves for aroma and benefit, boiling several pounds with lily root, then straining. The dish is described as palatable by the Ainos.
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Japan
Love
Tsietonai
Earth Valley
Yesso
Young Jim Garfield cooks turn about in schoolyard clash
A humorous note from a school scene recalls Jim Garfield and a country boy turning the tables in a culinary contest. The exchange centers on a planned test of cooking skill and playful retaliation if Hancock's goose is overdone.
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Jim Garfield
Hancock
Land survey gaps eclipse unoccupied public lands
The General Land Office report shows 3.56 million square miles of U S territory with 81 percent of unsurveyed land in territories. Florida and Louisiana hold large unsurveyed shares. California Minnesota Oregon Nevada Nebraska and Colorado show high unsurveyed rates. The Indian Territory Dakota and Wyoming figures are given with acres untouched.
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Teele Sam
General Land Office
District of Columbia
Florida
Louisana
California
Kansas
Minnesota
Oregon
Nevada
Nebraska
Colorado
Indian Territory
Wyoming
New Mexico
Utah
Washington
Dakota
Arizona
Idaho
Montana
Alaska
Woman Tramping Across Continent Captures Nevada Press
The Nevada Silver State reports a lone woman trudging the continent with a bundle of clothing and provisions. She travels 25 to 30 miles daily, cooks at night, refuses favors, and will buy tickets if she rides.
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Nevada Silver State
Carlin
Coddington
Texas Polecat Attack In Brezos County
A Novascotia Texas correspondent reports Miss Terry of Brezos County visited Sulphur Springs with companions. While asleep in a wagon a rabid pole cat bit her face, tearing it severely before the animal was removed. Also referenced is a minister at a South Side house lecturing a boy on morality amid crude language and local humor.
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Texas
Novascotia
Terry
Brezos County
Sulphur Springs
Here
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Tale of
Major Hamilton
Heaven
Treasury Department
North
Stephens
Confederate States
Confederate Party
Dr. Tanner
Ames
Michigan
Gratiot
Home Factory
Main Street
Athens, Ohio
Fouts & Mason
Steinway & Sons
D. H. Baldwin &Co
Cincinnati
Oro
Ohio University Athens
William H. Scott
John Graham
Laird & Graham
De&aler
Joe
Winchester
Cash OR Coods
John Craham
Athens
BANKS
the Bank OF Athens
Athens, CO
United States
John Brown
J.D. Brown
Cashier
N. B. Forres
Memphis
Forrest Monument
South
New York
Colonel Shaw
George R. Walker
Cornwell & Thomas
Perkins’ Drug Store
Harriet Pratt
James Love
Order of Sale
Athens Co. Common Pleas
Waterloo Township
Athens Co
Ohio
Athens Road
Townll
James Mayhugh
Marshfield
Browns & Woon
Pilif
Board of Examiners
Atens
Desire
Athens County
Noar
Aultman Taylor Demgeny
Order of the Athens Co. Common Pleas
Court of Common
Putin
Said
Mate Monley
John Ring
Wan
Elmer Golden
Lier Matty
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