Wolf Hunter of Roan Mountain Stalks Wolf Pack
Wilburn Waters, famed hunter and trapper, pursues a gang of wolves on Roan Mountain Virginia North Carolina border. He kills the old leader and several cubs, secures skins, faces danger alone, and returns with two live wolves and three pelts, the community urged by farmers to reward him for protecting stock.
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Knoxville
Lonn
Tribune
Virginia
North Carolina
Black, Yellow and
Roan
Rip van Winkle
Wilburn Waters
Wilburn
Coale
Fle
Greauy
Cae Gargs
Wibarn
Dani
Huhbad
Uge
Miter
Easter Rise and all its meanings across Christian faiths
Easter, derived from a Saxon word meaning to rise, marks the resurrection of Jesus Christ and is observed on the Sunday after the full moon following March 21. It can fall between March 22 and April 25 and has grown from a strictly liturgical holiday to a broader celebration embraced by diverse churches and cultures.
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Elysium
Chicago
Christ
Trey
Peri
Paradise
Calender
George Herbert
How Austrian Ladies Learn to Cook
An American reader explains Austrian customs in noble households where young ladies study cooking under a royal or wealthy host. They learn from famed chefs in separate kitchens, paying about 30 gulden for a winter course that prepares them for grand banquets and proper serving, often signaling impending marriage.
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Royal Household
America
Austria
Travel Upgraded Trains Between Philadelphia and New York
The Philadelphia Times notes two extra fast morning trains on the Pennsylvania Railroad passovers from Philadelphia to New York, one at eleven from the city and another at eight from New York, both completing the trip in two hours. It reflects on transportation progress since the era of French and British packets and stagecoaches.
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Mer
New York
Boston
Camden
Armboy
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Philadelphia
Romances of Arizona Mining and Hugo's Pity
A Los Angeles Herald piece recalls Arizona mining tales including a man who bought a burro for Santa Catarina prospecting and sold a mine for 310,000 with more for sale. It notes a Dragoon Mountains find and a partner dispute over 75,000, plus a creditor settling a note for 10 dollars and a 40,000 sale. It ends with Pall Mall Gazette praising Victor Hugo as the genius of pity and his humane influence on society and the republic.
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Arizona
Los Angeles Herald
Gospel Swamp
Santa Catarina
Los Angeles
Dragoon Mountains
Victor Hugo
Pall Mall Gazette
Republic
Died While Laughing at Dinner in Jackson
William Batley chancery clerk of Madison County died after choking on a piece of beef at Muller's restaurant in Jackson. He laughed at a remark about Walker Brooks of Vicksburg and then gasped for breath. despite aid, he died before doctors arrived. Teammate Air Prom Wharton Jr. was present and assisted.
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Vicksburg Herald
Jackson
Air
William Batley
Chancery
Madison County
Air Proms
Wharton, Jr
Muller’s
Pearlstreet
Walker Brooks
Vicksburg
Wharton
Mr. Bailey
Mr. Wharton
Movement to move William Penn’s body sparks Philadelphia inquiry
The Pittsburg Commercial reports efforts by two young Philadelphians, W. Hy and P. Dean, connected vaguely through a sister of their brother-in-law, to remove Penn’s remains from Jordans burial ground. The Society of Friends in charge rejected the proposal, opposing breaking the family group buried in Buckinghamshire. The tale traces ties to Richard Penn and a substantial inheritance left via a housekeeper.
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William Penn
Pittsburg Commercial
Philadelphia
W. Hy
P. Dean
Thurlow
Chester
Richard Penn
Richmond
England
Society of Friends
Jordans
Buckinghamshire
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Pittsburg
Champion
Reaper & Mower
Studebaker Farm Wagon
Brown Cultivators
Giupin Suley Plows
Separatos
Climan Corn Planter
J Seles
Hoke
Ind
Wow. S Buy
New Denison Hotel
Indianapolis
West
Howe
B” Howe
Howe Machine Company
PF. McEneney
Sullivan, Ind
Waw & GU
Commercial Row
Sullivan Or
Terre Haute
J. P. Stratton
Ben Vandels & Co
Beekman St
N.Y
M. L. Byrn
Nassau St, NY
Car
Ist
Walnut &Sts
Yorre Haute
Castings
Parker & Bros
DAVIS
John Davis & Sons
Sullivan, Indiana
Weimple
Gautieran
John Bb
Ouden
Cedar
N. Y
Franzz Liszt
Theo
Thomason
Mason & Halin
Clagg Organ
Mason & Hamlin Organ Co
Wabash Avenue
George F. Byghes
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