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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1908
Page
20
Ernest guards a stockade as Bolter and his gang approach. He signals danger, frees the 3600 cattle which stampede, scattering the attackers. The scout dies defending duty. Ernest later goes East for school and returns years later as owner of the saved ranch.
Andrew Jackson Larison of Boston travels to California in 1849 seeking gold. After contracting smallpox in San Francisco he joins a Serramento River party, camps in a cabin up the stream, endures hardship, and dreams of wealth as he labors at bedrock with pick and shovel.
A hungry young man, Larsson, after a day of panfasting for gold, returns to the camp with a pocket full of dust. He pays his overdue bill at a Missouri store, buys ham onions and crackers, and basks in the scent of frying ham while planning to depart the next day with his treasure.
A young man feigns smallpox to guard his gold from four armed burglars. He hides the gold in ashes and escapes detection as intruders smash the door. In the morning no robbers remain, only bear tracks and a ham-smelling scent leading to a comic twist.
A fragment shows Carolyn Xantippe Zenobia writing a letter of recommendation or LOR. The text does not reveal the recipient or purpose but indicates formal correspondence linked to Zenobia.
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