Don Alfredo Ranch Raid Ends in Tragedy and Rescue
Wealthy Spaniard Don Alfredo ignores warnings of a Sierra Indian raid on his California rancho. The attack kills him and abducts his two daughters, later saved by Texas adventurers Henry Bowie Ben Pardalee and Simmie after a sharp assault and ruse. Monica the maid aids the retelling at the ruins with Padre Pasqual.
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Don Alfredo
California
Monica
Padre Pasqual
Texas
Henry Bowie
Ben Pardalee
Simmie
Carmens Rancho Chapter IV Rescue at the River
Bowie and three men rescue two sisters after days on the run in hostile terrain. They meet Monica, an emaciated Tejano nurse, who guides them toward a mission and hints at a mother in San Diego. Misjon becomes the possible refuge as the group decides their next move.
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London Zoo
Padres Gatekeepers Aid Tejano Rescue Mission
Frank H Spearman narrates a night trek south where Monica leads Bowie and Pardalee to Los Alamos. A padre questions the rescuers as he learns of the Indian raid, the captured girls, and the plan to move them to San Diego with guard protection and potential rewards. The padre hints at priestly roles, noting Spanish priests are not supposed to be in California missions.
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Bowie
Simmie
California
Monterey
Pardalee
Monica
Carmelita
Terecita
Padres
Padre
Los Alamos
Hermanas
Sierras
Rancho
San Diego
Texan Scout Seeks Passage North After Aid to Priests
Bowie visits a Californian mission and bonds with a Padre over shared losses and anti Mexican conflict. He seeks to leave before dawn with rescued horses and a guide, offering payment but receives aid and hospitality instead. The Padre honors their charity and offers horses and an Indian guide to continue north toward Mission San Francisco de Asis.
Matching mother and daughter sports frock patterns
Barbara Bell Pattern No 1977-B and 1978-B copy designs from pleated shorts to a two-piece dress with a separate skirt. Sizes 2 to 10 and 12 to 40, busts 30 to 40 inches. Materials include sharkskin gabardine gingham denim. Price fifteen cents each.
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Barbara Bell
Riders Meet Lost Girls After River Crossing
An Indian woman questions the horsemen as a frightened girl and a younger child recall being taken from the bad Indians. A sister named Carmelita is found weeping as the Texans ride into the river and Monica hurries to greet them, tears and relief in the air.
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Monica
Carmelita
Nord
Strange Facts Of Color Whites Adopt a Skunk
A collage of curious notes reports diverse skin tones among whites and non whites, a London zoo fund drive where adopters gain a cage sign, blind Americans in 425 jobs, and oil wells with low per well output.
Know Your Age Information From Census Bureau
The bureau of the census offers age information to persons who supply a definite address at any census period. If the data from censuses before 1880 are needed, records may be searched as they are not confidential. Collier's.
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Bureau of the Census
Collier’s
Hidden Minerals Turn Mines Into Valley of Gold and Pigments
A Colorado gold mine yielded a bright blue copper ore once deemed valueless until a chemist found it could be turned into pigment, matching gold’s value. In California, sulfurous steam interacting with rocks caused mercury beads to form on copper plates, now a money maker for the owners.
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Colorado
California
Mite Upon Mite Hid in Hesiod’s Cautionary Quote
A compact proverb from Hesiod warns that small savings grow when repeated over time. It casts a careful eye on accumulating modest gains into larger sums through steady, repeated effort.
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Frank H. Spearman
Mision
Mon
WNU
Santa Ana
Echeandia
Mission San Francisco de Asis
Chapter
United States
Pennsylvania
Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker Dr
Chicago
Herrick
Kellogg's
Battle Creek
Michigan Avenue
Allerton
Lake
Lincoln Park
Harding
Pema
Lucan
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