A Pair of Shoes Seeds a Fortune Revealed in Trunk
In a Wisconsin tale a worn trunk yields a cache of banknotes hidden inside a glued black panel. Jennie and Maggie, sheltering from cold, discover money thought to belong to war’s past ownership. Their joy and plans are tempered by Maggie’s illness and a budding romance with Dr. Penfold as they move to a warmer life. Maggie’s gift to Jennie leads to a hopeful, sorrowful farewell and a new life shared with the doctor.
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Maggie
Jennie
Magic
Haggie
Father
Memphis
Jennie Osgoode
Kor
Mrs. O'Hara
Crison
Dr. Penfold
Qirl
Margie
Dr. Penford
Narrow Salt Lake Cave Saves Boy From Plunge
Peter Whitford and son Frank fell into a 75 foot cavern near Great Salt Lake while tracking cattle. Frank survived with bruises after his horse struck bottom, aided by a 50 foot rope extended and bridle reins. The underground stream below the cave flows toward the lake, suggesting a possible outlet. Local party plans to visit the site.
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Salt Lake
Peter Whitford
Frank
Mr. Witford
Mr. Whitford
Great Salt Lake
Young Whitford
A Brave Woman Fends Off Mountain Lions at Idaho Ranch
Miss Teresa Tallert, tending Angora goats at Little Lost River Idaho Territory, confronted four mountain lions when they attacked her herd. She struck one with an axe, wounding it open, while two others fled the corral. The incident followed the animals’ early arrival and a search of the foot hills found no cause for alarm.
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Teresa Tallert
Little Lost River
Idaho
Miss Tallert
Aurilla Birpsey
Columbus
Burauars
Alonzo Glass
Racine
P. Taggart
Spencer
Wis
State
Tue
Granger
Chilton
A. L. Footm
Ripon
Lake Mills
Lous Powness
Fort Howard
la Crosse
Ruby
Coon Slough
Gov. Rusk
D. S. Rose
W.N.G
Edmond Stott
E. W. Davis
Conlee
Wrautas Sacra
Wisconsin
Concord
New York
Janesville
Bower City Rifles
Litrne
August Acker
Watertown
Chicago, St.Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad Company
River Falls
Ellsworth
August Bulter
Herman
Dodge County
Joux FP
Gregory
la Pointe
Col
Vilas
Mezars
Rankin
Bragg
Rudd
Waupun Times
Johnson Farm
Green Bay
John Bruce
Suamico
J.C. Webb
Leadville
Brown County
Alma
Sarah Murry
Appleton
Murry
Northern Hospital
Ranchers in Lost River Worried Over Miss Tallert
The article notes heavy losses among a herd with goats, reporting one dead and thirty wounded, fourteen of the wounded dying later. It states ranchers around Lost River are described as frantic over Miss Tallert amid the crisis.
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Lost River
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Edgerton Tobacco Reporter
Sibelle
Kelley
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Taylor
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Stockholm
Wisconsen News
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