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Newspaper
Boston Weekly Globe
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1890
Page
2
A fragmentary reader question recounts legends of a vast Arctic manatee like creature and giant tusked beasts. It notes explorers and Russians observing extinction era remains and mentions tusks, horns, and a prehistoric rhinoceros as imagined clues to ancient fauna.
A long, mixed reading in a single patch recalls a bizarre creature, then shifts to a discourse on historical postal services. It covers a far flung range from a pelican like animal and its imagined anatomy to legends of early mail delivery in England and colonial America, mentioning Benjamin Franklin and post rates. The piece also threads through a boy named Jerry and a dramatic pursuit sequence with a captain pursuing a captured rider, ending with a trek through mountains and desert toward a rescue.
Graphic river crossing tale unfolds as a horse falters on rocks and a rider fights to reach safety. The party clings to a path above foaming waters while distant sentries observe a jumbled scene of pursuit, danger, and a tense retreat into darkness.
The Weekly Globe promotes combined subscriptions to magazines and stories including 10 ry MAGAZINE and News Journal with a price to reduce annual costs to 50 cents or less. Postage is paid by The Globe and no extra charge. Readers are invited to request missing titles for the combination price.
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