Aerial Goat Hunting over San Clemente Island
In an audacious sea plane expedition off San Clemente, explorers hunt wild goats from 2,500 feet. The crew, including Steve Holloway from Avalon, shoot from the nose and wing while piloting over rugged canyons and cliff sides, bagging multiple goats before returning to Choke Berry Cove.
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Choke Berry Cove
San Clemente
Little Bay
Los Angeles
California
Cabrillo
E Island
Jon
Billy
Holloway
Steve Holloway
Avalon
Johnston
Cove
Bocie
France
Jonston
Two Days Before Her Wedding Day
Mark learns Mabel Ellins eloped and married another man two days before their wedding in Merton. He consoles Mrs Ellins and publicly congratulates Mabel while moving on with plans, imagining Mildred Blaine.
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Mark
Merton
Mabel Ellins
Mabel
Mother Ellins
Ellen
Jim
Jim Mallon
Ellins Place
Mrs. Ellins
Mildred Blaine
Island Legend of Fin Mac Cooil and the Manx Islet
The article recounts a Chilean earthquake causing Eastern island to vanish and relays a Manx tale of a magical islet near Point Sherick that appears every seven years. The magician Fin Mac Cooil curses the island and towns, turning inhabitants to stone. A girl once nearly saved the islet by placing a Bible on its shores, but her lover mourned her death.
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Chile
Point Sherick
Isle of Man
Fin Mac Cooil
Record Snowfall Extremes in U S Mountain Ranges
The Sierra Nevada and Cascade ranges on the Pacific coast receive the heaviest snow with 30 to 40 feet yearly. Summit California at 7000 feet logged nearly 60 feet in one season and about 25 feet in a month. The Rockies, while lighter, reach 200 to 300 inches annually at high elevations.
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United States
Sierra Nevada
Cascade Mountain Ranges
Pacific Coast States
Summit
California
Rocky Mountains
Cascades
Beggar-Will Refuses Dime Over Wife Sickness
Brief humorous exchange where a beggar asks for a dime for his sick wife and a citizen declines citing having one wife already. The wry punchline hinges on a misheard implication about multiple spouses.
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Loqedis
Calal IA
Emard
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Secend
British
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