Man Fleeing Bear and Indians Highlights Narrow Escape
A Cincinnati Enquirer correspondent relays Montgomery Smith from St. Louis who escaped a charging brown bear by diving into a rock crevice after losing the trail in Indian country. He endured a quarter hour in the narrow refuge while the bear prodded at the opening and Indians nearby fired at the beast. Smith finally crawled out after 2:40 of exertion, aided by three Indian onlookers who fled before the animal. Nearby news notes a deadly cattle plague near Cleveland, with milk and beef affected and linked to Texas cattle. Also quoted is a shipbuilder praising a minister during a sermon, and a report praises Turkish defense against invaders.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Montgomery Smith
St. Louis
Smith
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Redmen
Cleveland
Texas
Nez Perce War Honors From Missionary Roots
A New York Observer piece lauds Chief Joseph and the Nez Perces for conducting war with restraint, noting scalping was rare, noncombatants spared, and settlers left unharmed in several actions. The author ties moderation to the 1836 Spalding mission of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
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Nez Perces
Idaho
Howard
Joseph
Montana
Gibbon
Big Hole Pass
Rocky Mountains
Salt Lake
Yellow Stone Valley
American Board of Commissioners For Foreign Missions
H. H. Spalding
Lapwai
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A Missing Memorandum Book Sparks A Smile Lesson
A Rochester man’s visit to ladies ends with a forgotten memo on a card listing billiards drinks and games. The tale extols smiles as priceless, capable of disarming malice, soothing anger, and brightening lives, praising kindness, affection, and noble character in all.
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Rochester Democrat
Paradise
Amusing Ardennes tale and assorted brief items
A London Examiner tale reports a widow turning her husband’s bequest into five francs for the dog and five hundred francs for herself by selling the dog first. Other snippets include an insurance adjuster’s quip on a fire claim, a Sterling campground parish anecdote, a Fitchburg Sentinel laugh at a clergyman’s hell remark, grand Rapids cattle plagued by ticks, impeachment talk by Dudley, Barnum’s Ohio trip, Judge West verses, and a Florida boy taming an alligator at the pier.
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