Grizzly Pete Tells Bear Hunt and Legal Deception Tale
In Tailholt California I meet Peter Walker known as Grizzly Pete, who spins a tall bear hunt yarn with Old Stub-Foot the grizzly. He stages a fake death for a bear named De Pyster, using a lawyer, shorthand man, and photographer to secure a mock death declaration and affidavits, then pockets the gold and hides Stub-foot’s pelt as a watch charm.
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Tailholt
Friskiyou County
California
Peter Walker
Grizzly Pete
Tom
Pete Walker
Mr. Walker
Gregg
de Pyster
Pete
Hisself
de’ Pyster
Reginald
Reginald de Double Pyster
More Marriages in England and Wales in 1906 Record
Registrar-general report notes more marriages in 1906 than 1905 but not markedly higher for widowers or widows. Birth rate hit a record low while death rate rose. Overall marriage rate rose 0.3 from 1905 but remained 0.2 below the ten year average 1896-1905.
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England
Wales
Witness Verbatim in Courtroom Exchange Ends With Sharp Retort
A courtroom dialogue unfolds as the judge instructs the witness to tell the truth. A lawyer questions the client about billing, the client reports the defendant’s blunt reply and the follow up that led him to address the lawyer instead. The judge presides over the exchange.
Controlling Recollections in Life and Memory
A concise reflective note on memory's selective power. It contrasts forgetting kindness with remembering hurts, emphasizing that managing recollections is nearly as crucial as controlling one’s temperament. The quote evokes discipline in personal growth and emotional control.
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George Eliot
Dip Wash and Disinfectant Advertisement
An old classified style ad offering Dip Wash and Disinfectant at low prices, claiming one gallon makes 100 gallons and listing quantities 1 gal for 75 cents, 3 gals for 2.35 dollars, and 6 gals for 3 dollars. It invites readers to request a 32 page booklet and to ship hides furs pelts wool. N W Hide and Fur Co Minneapolis Minn.
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N, W
Hide & Fur Co
Minneapolis, Minn
Fragmented 19th Century Ads on Vigilance and Goods
A collage of old advices and pricing lines mentions eternal vigilance for Ferdinand with an umbrella, Allen's Foot-Ease cures for foot problems, tanning hides and furs by Taubert Tannery, creamery pricing from North Star Creamery Co, and various aphoristic lines about work, luck, and success. The snippet includes multiple brand names and locations, reflecting a period catalog of everyday goods and sayings.
For His Animated Nature Goldsmith Paid 4500 Dollars
The note states that Goldsmith received four thousand five hundred dollars for his work titled Animated Nature. It highlights a payment to the author for the illustrated nature piece.
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Goldsmith
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Ernest McGaffey
Gan
Rod
B. Bowles
Josey
Pyster
W.l.douglas Shoe
Tov. L
Nest
Ferdinand
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
Roy, N
Taubert Tannery
Minneapolis
Minn
North Star Creamery Co
Juinine
Owl
Dodds
Oto
Lbrocess
Walens E. Coleman
AN. K—G
S. Jacobs
Soe
Iece Breck
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
T. Me
Watewsight Mae
Pegg
Tee
Canada
Saskatchewan
Asec
North Butte
E. M. Buchanan & CO. Investment Securitios
Broadway
York City
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