Parson Savage and his amazing horse
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Mario Willis Savage bought race horse Dan Patch for $60,000.00. Dan Savage was to promote Savage's '3 Feeds for One Cent' feeds. Savage's International Stock Food Company earned more than $1 million in animal feed and tonic sales largely due to Dan Patch's innumerable exhibitions and races.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 1992
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Dorothy Hamill's amazing grace
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Ice skater Dorothy Hamill is interviewed about her career development. Details of her successes in skating competitions and her unhappy marriages are presented. Older age problems with arthritis are described. It is emphasized that family happiness is more important than career success.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 2001
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And lived to tell: four amazing tales of beating the odds
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A collection of four real-life stories about a lightning strike survivor, a shark attack survivor, a tornado attack survivor and a sweepstakes winner depicting the role played by sheer luck is presented.
Publication Name: Reader's Digest
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 0034-0375
Year: 2003
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