Lost in the bush Clara Crosbie found after three weeks
A reporter recounts Clara Crosbie’s rescue after three weeks lost in a dense Australian bush. Guides Curwan and Smith discover the emaciated girl near Cockatoo Creek, hear a distress coo-e call, and rush her to safety where she receives care and warm food before recovering at a local hotel.
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Melbourne Argus
The
Argus
Clara Crosbie
William Smith
Kew
Cockatoo
Hugh McColll
Atlas
Anit
Clara
Crosbie
Ulster
New Zealand
Singular case of sodden death in Medina
A Medina man William Prenflergrast died after a Fourth of July debauch. He mixed water, flour and Paris green, posed his body, and danced before dying. A post mortem found no poison swallowed. death attributed to heart disease.
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Budelo Spee Ul
Medina
William Prenflergrast
Phantom Deer Ghost Story Recited by Local Settler
An old settler recounts stories from Philip Tome and Chief Cornplanter about a phantom deer seen on Kinzua Creek five miles up. Tome Morrison and Francis hunt at night by torchlight and fire upon a deer that vanishes after eight shots, leaving investigators baffled and calling it a ghost. The tale emphasizes Tome as the most truthful man the speaker knows.
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Philadelphia Times
Philip Tome
Cornplanter
Paleface
Philip
Tome
Philip Tonte
Kinzua Creek
Morrison
Francis
Tome An’ Vilett
An’ Novody
Wis
Philip Toms
Morrson
Toms
Mrs Logan and the Cranks Foil a Crank Letter
Washington cor Boston Herald describes Mrs Logan's reception of a man claiming to be Jesus Christ at the Logan home. A police officer removed the troublemaker while Mrs Logan later explains a New York letter about Texas land wealth proved a crank after its incoherent closing.
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Washington Cor
Boston Herald
General Logan
Iowa Circle
Jesus Christ
Unlucky bather left naked after clothing stolen
A man about thirty was found nude on riprap above Union Pacific bridge after his clothes were stolen while bathing. He spoke little, was chilled, and kept in river water until rescued by a distillery worker who gave him clothes. Police took him to hospital. his name was not learned.
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Cate Herald
Union ‘Pacific
Cormick
Nizit
Texas Liars and the Longbow Lie Tale
A Texas paper catalogs notable fabrications by liars in the state, contrasting Governor Scott of Virginia’s tall tales with bold local deceivers near the Rio Grande. It highlights Jack W and a Western Texas army scout famed for outlandish lies about plains and petrified buffalo, ending with a witty exchange about a petrified tail.
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Texas
Scott
Virginia
Kentucky
Governor Scott
Jack W
Rio Grande
A Cowboy's Invitation Runs Amok Near Denver
Will G. Hutchinson rode with a young lady when a drunken cowboy halted them with a revolver. He urged them to return to Sand Creek house for a drink, forced Hutchinson from the buggy, and drove back while bragging of the menacing act. Hutchinson escaped and fled the area after evading his captor.
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Denver Tribune
Will G. Hutchinson
Kiefer
Knight of the Prairie
Sand Creek
Will
Suthin
Idle Gossip Sparks Local Outrage in Brighton
In Brighton an elderly, well-off man reportedly faced rumors he was being starved by his young wife. A mob formed to tar and feather the wife, but a Sacramento attorney and doctor debunked the tale. The old man was found to suffer from age and debility and remained at home.
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Sacramento Bee
Brighton
Sacramento
A Mother's Love And Practical Lessons Of Power
A national feature discusses a mother's love as a potent force capable of moving even hardened criminals. It notes sleepless nights and sacrifices, then shifts to readers' letters praising Peruna and ManaLin with testimonies of cures and renewed health from Ashland Kentucky to Martins Ferry Ohio and beyond.
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Henry Schualen
Ashland
Pzrua
A. R. Ong
Martins Ferry
Robert C. Hannah
Tolesborough
Lewis County
Peruna
ManaLin
Gillespie
Buy It and Try It Pain Relief Loose Promo
A brief note urges readers to try a product described as a remedy for pain strains and general discomfort. No clear brand or event details are provided in the readable text.
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