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... palms in front , or nestling in orange - groves , the children playing on the green sward , forgetful of alligators . Last year a German gardener who lived hereabout lost a little boy of seven years old THE SUBURBS OF PORT ALEGRE . 61.
... palms in front , or nestling in orange - groves , the children playing on the green sward , forgetful of alligators . Last year a German gardener who lived hereabout lost a little boy of seven years old THE SUBURBS OF PORT ALEGRE . 61.
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Michael George Mulhall. lived hereabout lost a little boy of seven years old , a yacaré coming up from the river and carry- ing off the child before the distracted parents could run to its rescue . Large square - built villas are passed ...
Michael George Mulhall. lived hereabout lost a little boy of seven years old , a yacaré coming up from the river and carry- ing off the child before the distracted parents could run to its rescue . Large square - built villas are passed ...
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... us that another Welsh family lived in the district , as also an Irishman named Peter Logan ; and another , Patrick Garraghan , on the other side of Arroyo dos Ratos . I thought to myself , how hard 82 RIO GRANDE DO SUL .
... us that another Welsh family lived in the district , as also an Irishman named Peter Logan ; and another , Patrick Garraghan , on the other side of Arroyo dos Ratos . I thought to myself , how hard 82 RIO GRANDE DO SUL .
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... lived . During the Paraguayan war the place had to fur- nish a contingent of twenty - six men , of whom only five returned . It is pleasant , as the shades of night descend , to watch the wood - cutters ' fires , or the lights from the ...
... lived . During the Paraguayan war the place had to fur- nish a contingent of twenty - six men , of whom only five returned . It is pleasant , as the shades of night descend , to watch the wood - cutters ' fires , or the lights from the ...
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... lived . It is proposed to prolong the road from Cima da Serra to Nonohay , in the direction of Matto Grosso . The lands of Novo Petropolis are too elevated for cotton or tobacco , being nearly on a level with the Sierra Geral table ...
... lived . It is proposed to prolong the road from Cima da Serra to Nonohay , in the direction of Matto Grosso . The lands of Novo Petropolis are too elevated for cotton or tobacco , being nearly on a level with the Sierra Geral table ...
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