Peculiar Rio Grande Defies Natural Boundary Claim
In this narrative lament it notes the Rio Grande as a peculiar boundary between the United States and Mexico. It describes its crooked channel, alluvial soil, shifting borders, and the curious fate of Americans becoming Mexicans and vice versa as the river changes course. The piece urges a permanent, unchangeable boundary line.
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Kate Farrelly’s Teeth Missed in Court Decision
In a Tombs courtroom Justice Ford hears Kate Farrelly defend against intoxication as she whispers she lost her teeth. A sailor prisoner named Henry Toping exclaims about the missing teeth and asks how they were obtained. Kate is discharged while the sailor is fined 10. New York World.
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New York World
Giant African gorilla Jack lands in the United States
A large gorilla named Jack arrived from Africa, claimed to be the largest seen in the country. Standing five feet tall, with a stretched span of about one foot, he weighs roughly 125 pounds and displays enormous strength. He arrived in a thick wooden crate, with splintered planks breaking as handlers removed him.
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A Buffalo Hunt and Oddities in a 19th Century Chronicle
A rugged buffalo chase ends with dramatic cliff plunges as herd members unexpectedly ascend ravine walls to safety. The narrative weighs meat choice, buffalo size, and a meticulous tally of kin interest amid a broader collage of public notices and curios from Forest and Stream.
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Barely Vexed in a Wordplay Exchange at Nursery
In a clipped dialogue Miss Mistresa questions Marie the French housemaid about a phrase heard in the nursery. Marie responds with a hesitant greeting and a mistaken address as Mistresa instructs to send Flossie to her location.
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Journals of Montcalm and Levis Uncovered in France
Discovery of Montcalm and Gen de Levis journals sheds new light on the late days of French rule in Canada. Count Raimond de Nicolay revealed the manuscripts to Abbe Casgrain. copies are being made for potential publication by Quebec. The eleven volumes cover 1756 to 1760, with Montcalm’s and Levis’ campaigns and Montcalm’s death. De Levis’ account revises British force estimates at the Plains of Abraham, citing about four to five thousand French and five thousand British troops.
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