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A Young Peregrine on the Ascent
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December 18, 2023
Mysterious Monday Morning Mystery
I stumbled on this small article on Page 4 of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat from July 18, 1869. Too bad there was no photo.
Where did the turtle come from?
And please, no turtle dove jokes, even if it is that time of year.
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Can’t figure this out. If this isn’t a brand of whiskey or a tonic it should be!
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i am definitely overthinking this.
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This might be a clue: J.A. Scholten (?typo in the article) was a prominent photographer in St. Louis….
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pat price
Can’t figure this out. If this isn’t a brand of whiskey or a tonic it should be!
julie
i am definitely overthinking this.
Diane
This might be a clue: J.A. Scholten (?typo in the article) was a prominent photographer in St. Louis….