Overland Monthly: Devoted to the Development of the CountryA. Roman and Company, 1967 |
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Page 30
... took the matter to the Circuit Court and decision was rendered in favor of the plaintiffs . So , in one instance by diplo- macy , a native family held their own . There is a story told of a smart ranchero who took advantage of a weak ...
... took the matter to the Circuit Court and decision was rendered in favor of the plaintiffs . So , in one instance by diplo- macy , a native family held their own . There is a story told of a smart ranchero who took advantage of a weak ...
Page 143
... took up arms for the Union in 1861 , in the Nineteenth Indiana Regiment , and serv- ing three years , left a leg at Gettysburg . He was promoted on the field for gallan- try , came to California in 1870 , was twice District Attorney of ...
... took up arms for the Union in 1861 , in the Nineteenth Indiana Regiment , and serv- ing three years , left a leg at Gettysburg . He was promoted on the field for gallan- try , came to California in 1870 , was twice District Attorney of ...
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... took much pride in relating , for the benefit of strangers , the oft - told tale of his first start . " I was born , " he would say , in his sonorous , flexible slang , in the State of Maine , and my father was a Presbyterian preacher ...
... took much pride in relating , for the benefit of strangers , the oft - told tale of his first start . " I was born , " he would say , in his sonorous , flexible slang , in the State of Maine , and my father was a Presbyterian preacher ...
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As Talked in the Sanctum | 5 |
By Kibesillah | 540 |
Dominoes The National Game of China | 559 |
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