Strange Tales and Oddities From a by Gone Era
A garbled column of curiosities covers a gorilla named Jennie in Norwich town records from 1668 to 1777, a nickel stamp machine, a Canadian Copeland family reunion tale, Yaquina Bay deep sea banks, a brave Nebraskan mother saving her child, a Montana cowboy's rescue, a Paris hospital tragedy, a Raritan Bay skeleton, and other scattered miscellany from 19th century notices and anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwich
Conn
Freeman
Old Town
Uneas
Oneco
Creorge
Greorge
Great Britain
George Copeland
Robert
John
William
Willon
George
Mack
Essex Center
Canada
Detroit
Pacific
Puget Sound
Yaquina Bay
United States Fish Commission
Albatross
Yaquina Bay Deep-sea Fishing Company
Oregon Pacific Railroad
Birth of a Texas frontier legend General Cortina freed
A despatch from the City of Mexico reports the release of General Cortina, a famed frontiersman of the Rio Grande era. The long and violent career includes Brownsville sieges, raids, killings, and clashes with U S and Mexican forces, shaping a dramatic border history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
General Cortina
Rio Grande
Juan Nepomiceno Crtina
Texas
San Jose
Brownsville
Cortina
Fort Brown
United States
Johnson
George Morris
William Neale
Kibdent
Omy
Carvejal
Don Manuel Trevino
Don Miguel Trevino
Thomas Cabrera
Brownville
Cabrera
Guardia Nacional
Matamoros
Loranco
S. P. Heintzelman
Ringold Barracks
John S. Ford
Ford
Guievera
la Boisa
Brownesville
Matamoras
Mintamoras
Perlin
Grant
Shermisn
Robert FE. Lee
Department of Texas
Reviesa
Mexites
Robert F. Lee
Lo Dy
Maximilian
Juarez
Tamaulipas
E. J. Davis
Cortine
Sierra Madre
Horneville
Custom House
McMahon
Missouri
Tandangos
United Cavalry
Oper
Prussian Becomes Example in Beer Capacity Case
A Prussian judge recalls a wage case where a beer company fired a driver and a worker claimed wages. The defense argues the man could not drink beyond a daily limit, while the judge jokes about a capacity for eighty glasses of beer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrert
Seneed Renmain
A Reputable Skull of Novel Origins Cited
The author references a reputable skull as a key source, suggesting its significance in the discussion. Details remain fragmentary, but the text implies scholarly or investigative interest in the skull's provenance and authenticity.
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Jennie
Paxton
Ind
Walters
Beatrice, Neb
C. W. Jackson
Montane
John Myers
Still Water River
Myers
Paris
Press
John Viege
Raritan Bay
Union Township
N. J
James Dickey
Fannin County
Dickey
Mr. Dickey
Chicago
Georgia
Lille
France
Bank of France
Montpelier
Broadway
Joe Howard
New York
Nancy
Sallie Severns
Hulmeville
Penn
Juan Cortina
Prontier
Rangers
Torbin
Littleton
Palo Alto
Tobin
Maitin Kennedy
Cattle King of
Indianola Company
Lanedon
United States Artillery
Santa Rita
E Ad Bey
Hartford
Afs
Gran Fe
Pepe
Belknap
Howe
Tejada i Iss
Ml Ico
Matamoras A Terilar
Mdnate
Chultepec
Jesus Christo
Tejada
Saa
Cortin
Col
Christe
Ort
Calvary
Bac
Mes
Dent
Christo
Cortina i
Pitas
Dortina
Alon
Tyiee
Het
Askc
Nel
Goeke Gat
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