Fenn Winds and Chinooks Describe Mountain Winds
Dr Okada reports on fenn winds from Swiss mountains and their snow eaters effect, noting easterly flow in Woosan regions and their warming, drying impact. A North American parallel is the chinook from the Rockies. The winds create an unusual climate paradox, warming polar winter areas like Greenland despite polar darkness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meteorolbstent Society of
Japan
Okada
Ts Kosen
Switzerland
Woosan
Ofen
North America
Rocky Mountains
Greenland
France
Rechristening of Watches by Engravers in Theft Rings
A London Standard excerpt explains how engravers alter watch numbers and names to mask theft. The practice, called rechristening, uses added initials, name changes, and subtle restyling to fool authorities and pawnbrokers. It notes risk, methods, and the clever manipulation behind the disguise.
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Thiavas
Rman
London Standard
Kingsford
Oswego
T. Kitearonn & Son
Gsweoo
N.Y
The Hercules beetle claims world’s largest bug title
A South American Hercules beetle, found from Central to South America and Dominica, is described as the biggest insect. Despite its formidable look, it is harmless and feeds on sap. Larvae are four inches long. Local beliefs attribute tree-sawing by its horned horns, though this is explained as impossible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central and
South America
Nevell
Dominica
British West Indies
West Indian Islands
The Black Scourge of Europe in the Fourteenth Century
A historical overview traces the spread of plague from Asia to Egypt and Constantinople, then into Europe with warfare. It notes the Black Death, peaking in the 14th century, killing tens of millions, devastations in Italy and France, and mass persecutions of Jews, with later outbreaks in London and Scotland linked to wars and sanitary advances reducing later risk.
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Asia
Egypt
Xerxes
Cyrus
Tamer- Johe
Tartar
Justinian
Persia
Constantinople
Europe
Gaul
Italy
Naples
Piga
Florence
Venice
France
Paris
Strassburg
England
London
Richmond
Bosworth Field
Scotland
Langside
Mary
Charles 11
Famous Duelist Marquis de l Angle Beaumanoir
The article recalls the famed Marquis de l Angle Beaumanoir as gallant and courageous. In an Opera foyer he quipped with Marquis du Hallays about fighting and later dueled, leaving his cousin with a pierced right hand but friendship intact. He once spared a novice by apologizing in front of onlookers, noting a greenhorn should not be battled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquis de l'Angle-Beatmanott
Marquis du Hallays
Opera
Hemarked
du Hattaya
Marquis de T'Angle-Beaumanoir
Iim
Greenhorn
Hog Orchestra Audiences Hear Singing Hogs At Court
In reign of Louis XI a witty Abbot de Balgne entertained King and court by coaxing hogs to sing in tune. He bought hogs, arranged a decorated pavilion, and used stops connected to pricking devices to produce musical notes. The scene ended with the animals squealing in harmony to form a recognizable air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis XI
France
Abbot de Balgne
Milly
Ring Inland Coral Islands Form Perfect Pacific Rings
The text describes coral reef ring islands in the Pacific, notably Ninafoou between Fiji and Samoa. It notes a volcanic ring enclosing a crater lake two talles in diameter, with lava walls along the outer shore and cliff faces 200 to 800 feet high on the inner side. An 1880 eruption created a peninsula on the lake’s eastern edge while the surrounding sea remains turbulent.
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Pacific
Ninafou
Fil
Samoa
Time to Cry "Halt" Calls for Personal Renewal
The passage urges immediate self scrutiny as aging begins to show. It emphasizes correcting posture, sleep, diet, exercise, work, and habits to prevent gradual decay. It counsels both men and women to seize the moment and adopt healthier routines.
Fool's Gold In Iron Ore Meantions Upper Michigan
Minerals in Upper Michigan show fool's gold a form of pyrite or sulphide of iron with brassy color. The ore, nicknamed mundic by beginners, is valuable mainly for producing sulphuric acid and is widely used in kerosene refining and artificial fertilizer manufacture.
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Upper
Michigan
Family Repartee in a Detroit Free Press Snippet
A brief exchange shows Mrs Henpeck calling her spouse a fool and him admitting his marriage brought no improvement. The fragmentary Detroit Free Press snippet highlights a sharp back and forth between the pair.
Tablecloths of Olden Times and Their Doublera Styles
The article traces medieval table coverings from the twelfth century doublera to sixteenth century layered doubles with moonlike folds and bubbles. It notes large cloths hung to touch the door, later folded to cover the table, and a shift to a single floor touching cloth by century’s end.
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Charles
France
Not the Same Bill in Lincolnshire Campaign
Sir John Astley faced a hostile question during a Lincolnshire campaign when asked about Sir Wilfrid Lawson's Minor Bill. He admitted knowing little about politics, then quipped that his own bill last year was “a deuced sight too big,” reflecting self deprecation and rivalry in a village meeting on Axholme.
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John Astley
Lincolnshire
Isle of
Axholme
Waerid Lawson
Touch Me Not in a Sunny Wayside Verse
A poetic reflection on a touch-me-not maiden Nelle, a flower in a sunny spot. The piece mixes playful mischief with brief laughter and tears, portraying how Cupid’s touch loosens the prickly nature and yields obedience, while contrasting moral reflections on choosing wrong roads.
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Nelle
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Becker,ayer, & Co
Chicago
W.N. Snodgress
BR. H. Lyngh
Gannon
Lach & Bane
Meat Market
Ilton Bros
Lynch & Bannon
Europa
Lima
Iowa
Andrew Ratu
Ackleu
Ben Helpd
John Rath
Roprietor
W. B. Bourg
Cashier
T. S. Rath
Asa't
Casaime
Rath’s Exchange Bank
E’s Thesiisheep
Insurance
Alden, Iowa
Bakker
Furnitur
Bell Phone
Cion
Kennedy
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