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Newspaper
Dixon Sun
Location
Dixon, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1889
Page
5
A frontier storyteller recalls near fatal buffalo stampede in a canyon and a companion’s miscue. He also describes Aleut sea lion stampedes at rookery drives and a rare eel stampede along a Main coast creek, with vivid details and survival odds highlighted.
The piece argues speaking is a trained art not instinctive. It stresses voice culture should start early and outlines that public speaking requires technique to avoid voice strain and ensure clear communication. It emphasizes practiced oratory over natural talent and cautions against rough vocal habits.
A band of highwaymen in Vera Cruz, Mexico, robbed passengers including Americans. An American passenger killed a robber during the first assault with his Winchester. The gang later robbed two mule drivers. a confrontation led to a fight where both sides fought with rocks and ropes until a posse pursued. One captured robber escaped while another died after being found bound and mutilated. The desperado is identified as a very dangerous criminal.
The article describes a logging camp near a landing with multiple permanent buildings including a cook house and bunk rooms. It details road and skid setup, maple blocks for logs, oil for sliding, chopper and sawyer roles, stump sizes, log lengths, bull puncher duties and pay, oxen teams, log hauling to water, and the use of logging railroads and booms on Puget Sound.
George W. Smith of near Elizabethtown, a 76 year old farmer with a fortune near $100000, outwitted three well dressed strangers attempting a three card monte style lands deal. He refused to cash a $7000 check, kept the valise, and alerted police. The bag contained only brown paper wraps and spurious bills.
Wrenham Kerry of Montana died after being fatally gored by an old lame cow. In his final moments he reportedly wished to die in his boots and friends, to honor him, fired pistols in the air as a dramatic, if grisly, sendoff.
A Chicago World item describes a Scotch terrier who ignores the wagon seat and rides on the horse’s back. The dog perches on the collar, sometimes on two or three legs, while the lumbering horse continues along. Onlookers stare as the driver stays unaware yet amused by the pet’s flair.
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