Category: 1870-1880
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How a Hunter Foiled a Desperate Bear
-Boone County Record- -Bellefonte, Arkansas- -Friday, January 12, 1872- -Page 3- A Fight for Survival He went out for squirrels but found something much bigger. Too stubborn to be eaten, Mr. Hamilton, of Missouri, recounts his story of resourcefulness and triumph in the face of death. Bear hunting is not always the pleasantest kind of… Read more
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ALARMING!
–The Acorn– -Woodstock, Vermont- -Wednesday, May 1, 1872- -Page 2- ALARMING! From a distinguished scientific gentleman connected with one of our most prominent literary institutions, we have the following very remarkable statement. During the last two storms on the chromosphere of the sun, it was estimated that 1956 trillions of cubic feet of hydrogen gas… Read more