Monster Bear Haunts California Backwoods Tale
Long story recounts a legendary bear in southern California killed after a decade long pursuit. John Maxon and son tracked the animal through woods, a later hunter finally felled it near rancher Henry Rogers. The bear weighed over 600 pounds with a seven to eight foot length, its skin preserved for a museum.
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Wulf
Santa Panamoog
John Maxon
Cnse
Maxon
John
Ven
Santa Paula
Jack
Sam Rawlings
Ba Barbara
Biversity Museum
Jack Maxon
Maxon Bear
Perints
Lex
Henry Rogers
California
Rogers
Chinese New Year Customs Describe Debt Payoff and Gifts
The article outlines New Year duties including paying debts, exchanging I D U notes, and making vatting cards with gifted names. It notes visiting friends, offering holiday refresh ments such as rock candy and oranges, and viewing mounted foods and decorative dishes. It also mentions new clothing and accessories as part of the celebrations.
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New York Mall and Express
Wong
May
Smith
Brown
James John
William Charles
Thomas George
New York City
Lees
Mystery Wakeup Call in Small Town Hotel
A traveling man staying at the town’s leading hotel is awakened by a bellboy with a loud knocking. He receives a large envelope containing a note reading Why dont you get up? He promptly gets up, ending the comic episode in Golden Days.
Sail guidance and rudders in a nautical quip
A dialogue from early papers contrasts a ship guided by sail with a mate who adds that rudders also steer. The exchange echoes playful bites about navigation and craft, cited in the Indianapolis Journal and New York Journal as part of humor features.
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Indianapolis Journal
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