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Newspaper
Athens Messenger
Location
Athens, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1876
Page
8
In a Vienna parade a Hussar saved a four year old girl from being trampled by a charging squadron. The Empress cried out in horror as the rider placed the child safely on his saddle bow. The Emperor presented the Cross of Maria Theresa to the brave trooper amid cheers from ten thousand onlookers.
A London Spectator note describes dancing ostriches on a Hilton farm enclosure and a pair of anecdotes about General Custer meeting his future wife in Monroe Michigan. The mixed items also touch on literacy in Kentucky and Iowa and a quip about a dog found dead in a gutter.
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