We Got Shot of Mary Mason in Quiet Nebraska Town
In the town of Bubble Nebraska a widow Eliza Robinson recounts ending daily intrusions by Mary Mason who freeloaded, borrowed groceries, and interfered with family life. After threatening to move back to the farm, Mason accepts the ultimatum and leaves, with the Robinsons hopeful peace lasts though wary she may return.
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Nebraska
Bubble
Tom
Eliza
Samuel
Ramuel
Patchilly Pelite
Mary Mason
Rob
Tomallus
Mendin
Chicago Tribune
Mountain Lion Attack Averts Heroic Capture
Two men near Green Valley east of San Diego lured a mountain lion from a thicket and captured it by rope after a dramatic chase. Griffin drove the capture while Hobbs and his mother watched, ending with the lion secured and the party moving on.
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Green Valley
San Diego
Griffin Ranch
Mrs. Hobbs
Hobbs
Griffin
Nobbs
Waif Found Near Sioux Battlefield Chief Memory
A wounded war survivor’s distress echoes as a small lost child was found near the famous Wounded Knee site. Six years after the clash between Sioux and Union veterans under General Custer, memories of the uprising and the Big Foot surrender linger in readers’ minds.
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Wnee Creek
Lant
Custer
Big Foot
United States
Zintka
Tion
Lost Bird
Beatrice
Neb
Canaries Welcome Tourists and Odd Encounters Abroad
A tourist while in the Canary Islands praises the cheerful welcome and open friendliness of locals from beggars to traders. He recalls meeting a diligent driver, a village butcher, and shoppers in Orotava and Santa Cruz while noting suppressed surnames and a portrait of local manners. A lion in a cage is described as a dusty, bloodied spectacle with fierce growls.
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Canary Islands
Orotava
Orotaya
Santa Cruz
Don Pablo
Don Pedro
Don Nicholas
Puerto
Lope de Vega
Drifting schooner Rob ert J. Carter towed into harbor
The schooner Rob ert J. Carter, long thought a total loss after striking Alden's Rock, was floated by last night's tide and towed by Charles Bartlett into Portland harbor. The vessel, with a 1200 ton coal cargo, is valued at about 45 dollars and continues to be salable.
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Robert J. Carter
Alden’s Rock
Charles Bartlett
Bartlett
Portland
Boston Herald
New Three Chamber Life Boat Shown For Rescue
Report describes a novel lifeboat built with three iron sections, the center housing boiler and machinery, aimed at reducing drownings by replacing older craft. The piece also recounts a Sioux child saved by Indian women and later adopted by Col. Colby’s USAF network, near Beatrice Nebraska.
Pin-making machines revolutionize early 19th century industry
The text notes pins before 1824 were handmade and costly. Modern machines now receive wire, cut into lengths, form heads and points, polish, and assemble pins in one motion. A single roller moves paper, clamps set rows, and machines allegedly produce up to 500 pins per minute.
Bronze Ale Token Described as Three Quarters Inch
The ale bronze piece is described as three quarters of an inch in diameter. The text notes its bronze composition and coin like size as a defining feature.
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Custers Old Regiment
Col. Forsythe
Kneg
Sioux Battliefield
Canaries
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