The Princess and the Puma Intrigue on the Nueces
In a wild Nueces country tale, Josefa O'Donnell, a fearless ranch princess, befriends Ripley Givens after he saves her from a charging lion. He earns her admiration when she learns he risked his life to shield their camp pet Bill. They ride home together as romance and frontier bravado unfold.
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San Antone
Josefa O'Donnell
Ben O'Donnell
Josefa
Espinosa
Ripley Givens
Nueces
Double Elm
Givens
Bill
Wuhste horse crossing
Jims Webster
Till
camp
Mr. Givens
anticlimare
the
B.C. A
Bal
Miss Josefa
Lim
fand
Instrument of Torture In Isle of Man Wedding Ring History
A London Standard note cites Cyril Davenport on Manx custom where an offended unmarried woman could sue a man. If found guilty, he faced three punishments: a sword to cut off his head, a rope to hang himself, or a ring to wed him, the ring supposedly being the most common fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fie
Josefa
Gonzales
White Horse crossing
royal chamber
Isle of Man
Cyril Davenport
London Standard
Egyptian pyramid overseer carved in wood found in 3000 B. C.
London News notes a plaster cast of an ancient Egyptian woodcarving called the Sheikh-el-Boled or Village Sheikh. Dated to 3000 B. C. the piece is described as the oldest known woodcarving, showing an overseer of pyramid workers near Sakaaro where discovered, and now exhibited in the British Museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sakkarao
London News
Stranger Was the New Candidate Met With Eggs
The native expressed disappointment and noted the candidate was in poor condition after eggs were hurled at him during the event. The London sketch captures the scene with terse humor and public reaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Londen
Composer Leoncavallo plays critic of Pagliacci
Signor Leoncavallo recounts an amusing theater incident when a stranger praised his Pagliacci from the stalls. He feigns critique, accusing the opera of imitation and plagiarism, then discovers the next day a newspaper headline accusing him of plagiarism and lack of originality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Signor Leancavallo
Gaale
Leoncavallo
Beriioz
Leonecavallo
Stealing a Dog by Sir Edwin Landseer Tale
A nobleman's dog is stolen before a portrait can be finished. The owner offers £10 for its return and calls in Sir Edwin Landseer. Jem Smith later brings back the dog, claiming the owner must not be told the truth. The thief reveals he sold the dog but kept it closed up until yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Edwin Landseer
Sir Edwin
Jem Smith
Smith
rascal
Sir Udwin
Accused as a Witch Indicted in Hertfordshire Assizes
Jane Wentham was indicted on March 4, 1712, for conversing with the devil in the form of a cat under a 16th century act. Prosecution sought further witchcraft charges against her for harming a servant girl Ann Shorn and for cattle deaths. The jury found her guilty. sentencing by Mr Justice Powell followed but was quashed. She was freed and cared for, with later reports claiming widespread belief in her innocence.
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Jane Wenhham
Hertfordshire
Ann Shorn
Ann ‘Lhorn
Justice Powell
Wenlam
Jane Wentham
Plummer
Do You Know This Flower From Vermont Hotel Guests
A Boston scientist guest at a Vermont summer hotel discusses mountain flora with a woman who pretends deep botany knowledge. She asks for a rare purple gleaming flower she believes grows on the hills, hoping he can pick some for her.
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Vermont
Boston
Minneapolis Journal
Correcting Shoulder Height with Simple Desk Exercises
Stand before a mirror and note shoulder height. The right often sits higher due to resting an elbow on the chair or desk while writing. Change seating posture and perform two exercises: extend the lower shoulder’s arm with a dumbbell raised, and lower the higher shoulder to support the head.
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Circuit Court
Caroline County
Philipp. Manvel
Gercrude
Marvel
Court House
Denton
Caroling county
Maryland
Ratliff
Ratelit
Oldtown Branca
Genn
John F. Quillen
Henry D. Marvel
Dryelliig
Goldsboro
capens
PRD IR
OWENS
FLPL Coves
NOU
Fruip Kk Ownras
Penton
Havin
Federalsburg
Preston road
Friendship
Whamsburg road
LUTHER H. COVEY
L. F. Covey
Springfield Hospital
Union Trust Building
Baltimore
J.C. CLARK
M.D
Sykesville
N. Charles St
Thomas & Messer Co
Baltimore St
FRANK L. ROBERTS
Lay Beaven Cor
Washington & Dover Sts
Mitch Bowes
Schosors
Ponce
Flos
ERNEST D. STURMER
Lotier
Market Street
ecco BEST STORE
HOWARD AND LEXINGTON
CHARMING
India
Hochschild, Kohn & Co
America
Cambria
Nainsook
N. C
Baltimore Supply Company
S. W. Corner
Baltimore & Holliday Sts
BALTIMORE, MARYLAND
Thomas O’Connell
WILMINGTON, DELAWARE
BEA AILL
aes
Irogle
Turkiah
JOSEPH L. KERNAN
H.L. Cooper
A. R. Wright 12
G. Cooper
ECOOPER
WRIGHT & COOPER
Fire Insurance Agents
LAW BUILDING
North British and Mercantile *Insurance Company
North American Farmers’ Fire
German Alliance
Springfield Fire and Marine
Girard Fire and Marine Phoenix
Hartford, Conn
Citizens
Missouri
Union
CHAS. H. REDDEN
DENTON, MARYLAND
GEO. C. SKIRVEN
CARTER BLOCK
Denton and
vicinity
Thos. F. CAREY
Attorney-at-Law
E. LEXINGTON ST
Balsknare, Md
NerGE
JOSEPH H. CARROLL
Hillsboro
C. DeR. PUGH
Park Ave
THOMAS . HACKETT
HE PRINCESS
THE PUMA
C. HENRY
McClure company
Ben
O'Donnell
Laredo
Josefa O'Donnad
knight
Momus
Cupid
Signor Givens
BIH
London
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