Pig dispute sparked boundary clash between San Juan islands
An enduring border quarrel over two water channels began when pigs on San Juan Island caused a conflict between Americans and British interests. A German emperor ultimately settled the dispute, siding with the United States and ending a five year standstill.
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Germany
Washington
Terestors
Canal de Haro
Rosario
San Juan
Great Britain
Hubby
Sterpe
Porthent
Griffiths
Ir Giths
Hutson Bay Company
Hubbs
Griths
Ms. Hubbs
Gyllibs
Victoria
Vancouver Island
Hibbs
Hubs
Tip
Hbs
Oficer
Vitoria
Fort Townsend
Usst
United States
St Mickle
Buffalo Hunt Details and Mammoth Plunge Account
A Buffalo Hunt recounts a herd stampede with buffalo leaping ravine walls and calves surviving. The narrator notes bulls chosen for meat, observes remarkable wall climbs and leg strength, then expands into miscellaneous 19th century statistics on railways, emigration, cotton, and state properties.
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Forest
Sirean
Bill Nye Autograph Tale Recalls Mrs Nye’s Wit
In Omaha a registered letter from Bill Nye’s wife reaches him asking for his autograph. Nye notes the letter mocks autograph seekers and jokes about receiving Mrs Nye’s signature instead. The episode highlights public demand for Nye’s autographs and a witty response from the Nye household.
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Bill Nye
Iva
Omaha
Sir
Nut
Sam
Sorely Vexed Mistress and Maria In Parisian Nursery Exchange
Fragmentary dialogue shows a mistress scolding Marie a French bonne in a tense nursery scene. Madame corrects, praising Mist Flossie as good, while Maria defends herself amid a tense exchange. The text reads like a stage whispering vignette from a domestic setting.
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Marie
Maria
Window shade fixtures listed in older shop inventory
A catalog of window coverings includes oil shades Holland shades felt shades plain shades and funner paper shades French tissue paper and shelf paper listed among stock items.
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Harper's
Barnes
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Webster Treat
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Mc Trent
Treat
Pawleville
Solwe
Daie
Boston
Illinois
Harvard
William and Mary
Yale
New York
Pennsylvania
Iiliavis
Gratiot
Alma
Cisarea Specialty
Baxters
Lucky Star
Lucky Spot
WrightBlock
Alma, Mich
B. W. Ellisons
Corner Grocery
B. W. Ellison
State and
Superior Streets
Kelso Bros
Celebrated Jewel
Dangler, Hull & Tropic
Aza
Neing Johnstone
Thyricians
Yellow Dock
Honduras
Assafrae
W. Joinfton & CO
Jeffervon
Detroit
CH. More
Newark
King
Jeane Middiewart
Dr. King
Doctora Am
Webbering
Yster
Webb
J.M. Montigel
Rers
Schwartz Pat. Aad Vart
Liver Ghilled Plows
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