Man Fights Wild Cat in San Juan Capistrano
Gus Wagenheim of San Juan Capistrano narrowly escapes death after a fierce battle with a wild cat while dove and rabbit hunting near the old mission. He drags 140 pounds of dead feline into town at dusk, bearing deep wounds and torn clothing.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Globe Democrat
Gus Wagenheim
San Juan
Capistrano
San Diego
Wagenheim
Mission
Mr. Wangenheim
Mr. Wagenheimer
Pistrano
Bacon Hog Talk and Poultry Notes From Ohio Meeting
At an Ohio Swine breeders meeting F F Failor urged focusing on feed over breed to unlock bacon hog potential, advocating legume and grain protein while noting current hog markets favor Yankee ingenuity. The Ontario Dairy College offered butter washing tests, suggesting partial washing and added water for separation, with winter guidance to minimize washing for aging flavors. The Scientific Hen summary from Canada emphasizes nitrogen-rich feed, green foods, warm winter mashes, and breeding programs using White Plymouth Rocks showing high fertility and steady development.
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F. F. Failor
Ontario Agricultural College
Canada
Plymouth Rocks
Landed a Monster Trout at Blue Mountain Lake
An eleven year old New York lad, Henry W. Remington Jr., trolling in Blue Mountain Lake, caught a sixteen and a half pound lake trout at Prospect House. He is the season’s champion fisherman there, having also hauled thirty five bass from the hotel dock the prior day.
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Henry W. Remington, Jr
New York
Blue Mountain Lake
Remington
Prospect House
Mrs Stowe's Childhood in the Outlook Era
The note recalls Mrs Stowe born in Litchfield Connecticut in the stirring days of 1812. It highlights her early life as described in The Outlook and references her childhood years and origins.
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Annagee
Scott
Litchfield Parsonage
Henry Ward Beecher
Henry
Mrs. Stowe
Litchfield, Conn
Campaigning with Grant by General Horace Porter
General Horace Porter recounts his meeting with Ulysses S. Grant in Chattanooga and his service as Grant's private secretary through the end of his first term. The Century will publish Porter's recollections starting in November, presenting graphic pen pictures and intimate views of the Civil War commander.
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Horace Porter
Grant
Porter
General Grant
Chattanooga
Natty Purple Rows To Meet Author In Brookbridge Tale
In Brookbridge a selfreliant kitchen helper Natty Purple wins a ticket from Paul Gessner, the visiting author, by rowing him to Echo Cove. They form a budding connection as Natty pursues a Boston teaching chance, returns transformed, and vows marriage, ending the Brookbridge idyll with a hopeful finale.
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Paul
Natty
Paul Gessner
Natalie Purple
Miss Purple
Nattie
Echo Cove
Nattie Purple
Mr. Gessner
Boston
Grandfather Purple
Malley
Ove
Brookbridge
Natalie
Amy Randolph
N. Y. Ledger
Poem Refers to Washington Post in a Humorous Tone
A playful verse critiques strong personalities in a Washington Post style. It contrasts swift temperaments and keen wit with radiant, charming virtue, hinting at an ideal figure praised for grace and intelligence.
Blame Where It Belongs and Regional Speech
A New England woman writes in the Boston Transcript defending Yankees against provincial slurs. She notes she has heard Southerners and Philadelphians mispronounce words like haow and caow, urging readers to lay blame on the culprits rather than Yankees while seeking facts.
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New England
Boston Transcript
Haouse
Explorer Karl Mauch Dies From Fall After Interior Run
The note recalls Karl Mauch's years exploring Africa's interior, a German explorer who endured great dangers but died after falling from a window upon his return. He had sustained fatal injuries in the incident, marking a tragic end to his African journey.
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Mr. Wangerheim
Wangenheim
Vaviai QC
Hunt
Henry W. Pemeane Ir
Bivecanta Lake
Paris
Diana
Gessner
Charlotte Corday
Natty Purple
Carry Podham
Cinderella
Jim
Podham
Thomas
Owen
Cayenne
Sachi
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