Simpleton inherits treasure from gravel pit
A village tale recounts Peter, a simpleton son of a frugal man, who after his father's death inherits a hidden legacy. Lawyer Henderson manipulates searches, chasing a treasure said to be in the house. The hunt ends when Peter reveals a box containing 25,000 English sovereigns from a long ago stash, restoring fortune and exposing greed.
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Maten
Lea
Pete
Attorney Henderson
Remarkable Mexican Widow Leads Ranger Troop in War
Senora Lenora Watriss, wife of Captain Ju Nan Watriss, organized a volunteer ranger company in the Mexican War. She took command after fierce clashes, helped delay the execution of prisoners, and secured the release of her husband through a ransom arranged by a truce envoy, despite threats to hang the entire command.
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Mexico
Ju- Nan Watriss
United States Army
New Orleans
Concin Herrera
Senora Watriss
Captain Watriss
Vera Cruz
Gulf Coast
Rangers
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Ranson
Lenora Watriss
Lion stunts chaos on Birmingham stage
An English singer recalls a wild animal act gone wrong in Birmingham where two papier mache lions charged toward the actor as a gate slammed shut. He kept singing ninety eight verses amid growls and whip cracks, while show handlers removed the faux beasts. The incident appears in the New York Press account about hunger myths.
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Whit Cunliffe
Aldo
Birmingham
Dome
Cunhere
Bill
Nothing goes to waste in this house says landlady
A landlady at the head of the table declares nothing ever goes to waste in her house and explains what she does with leftovers and bushy scraps when a new boarder asks. She bluntly replies she rebinds it, prompting laughs and a homespun exchange about thrift.
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