The Christmas of Cherub and the Wayward Heart
Cherub, a sweet five year old, upends a quiet Christmas at the Baldwin home with mischief and charm. Her influence tests Gladys and Jack as a hidden engagement resurfaces, while Cherub’s late night visit to the library hints at a wedding soon, leaving a mix of longing and family warmth.
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Mary Elizabeth
Miss Cherub
Bobby
Cherub
Fifth Avenue
Nicholas
Glady
Dupont
Mrs. Baldwin
Gladys
Bob
Lsten
Jack Burrows
Fred
Fan
Jack
Mr. Baldwin
Tree
Dolly
Mr. Jack
Aunty
Santa Claus
Grady
Yale
Pathfinder
How He Saved His Gold In Yosemite Stage Robbery
A Yosemite stage robbery left J W Dusenberry with only sixty cents on his person while ten twenty dollar gold pieces and a gold watch and chain lay hidden. He avoided the initial main line by strolling behind, then swapped and dropped valuables inside his pants, later recovered by detectives. The bandit, masked and methodical, distributed loot via a linen duster bundle and escaped detection, while Dusenberry kept his knife and avoided confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Dusenberry
Yosemite
Dusenberry
Blosson
San Francisco Chronicle
Express Company
Kept Secret Note Shows Delayed Christmas Yearning
Fragmentary lines reveal a childlike missive about longing for Christmas and mother’s understanding. The text hints at slow days and a hidden wish, with scattered phrases about waiting and denial. The reading suggests personal reflection rather than a public event.
Christmas Anxieties
A light exchange reveals how Dollys and Polly fret over Christmas gifts. Polly voices concern about what Tom can afford to buy for her while Dolly wonders the same for Tom. The dialogue captures modest holiday pressures and practical worries about money and generosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolly
Tom
Polly
Battles with Rhinoceroses in Oswell Africa Expedition
In 1847 William Cotton Oswell faced two dangerous rhinoceros encounters during his African interior expedition. His son’s biography notes Stael the horse, fearless and calm, carrying Oswell to within feet of a lion and through a horn driven clash when a white rhino charged the hunter and his mount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Cotton Oswell
Africa
Stael
Mr. Oswell
Wolves Chase Indianap lis Hunter at Buck Creek
Samuel Johnson of Indianapolis aged 83 recalls a hunting trip near Buck Creek twelve miles from the city. He describes a wall of wolves surrounding his log house as dusk fell and their howling and scratching continued for about an hour before they drifted away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Johnson
Indianapolis
White City
Buck Creek
Mr. Johnson
Indianapolis Star
The Prisoner Escape and the Ciphered Letter
A prisoner Sir John Trevanion used a hidden cipher in a condolence note to signal escape. The note instructed by every third letter after punctuation to reveal a panel at the east end of the chapel that opened to let him flee from Colchester Castle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir John Trevanion
Colchester
Sir John
Boston Post
Bear Attack Turns Hunt Into Narrow Escape
Elmer Hill partridge hunting near Appolonia Wisconsin encountered a bear in the brush. After missing the bird he fired, struck the bear and sparked a wild chase. The bear wounded Hill five times with its claws before help arrived to drive the animal away.
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Appolonia
Wis
Elmer Hill
Elmer
AI Elmer
Hill
Philadelphia
Plucky wanderer saved after four days in South Australian bush
A man lost in the South Australian bush for four days found the telegraph line between Adelaide and Port Darwin. He climbed a pole, cut the wire, and waited until telegraph repairers reached him in time to save his life.
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South Australia
Adelaide
Port Darwin
Kansas City
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Elizabeth Bonney Barry
Pellinel
Holland
Oswell
Cape
Yder
Pa Leder
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