Legends and curiosities from old times and farming woes
The article mixes a fantasy note about giants and a modern view on heirless Prussia, labor issues in Guatemala, and a jumbled look at measurement systems and land policies. It shifts to farm life demands, detailing roles like veterinarian, entomologist, chemist, horticulturist, artist, and salesman as essential for a modern farmer, stressing broad skill expectations and the rarity of a perfect farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horg la Wuiotiwr
Chorater Borog
Frederick Leopold
Prussia
Imperial House of
Hohenzollorn
Germany
Boston
Mourning Rites Across Cultures and History
A Washington Star fragment surveys ancient and varied mourning customs. It notes Persian and African practices, Florida and Carolina traditions, and the ritual act of cutting or shaving as expressions of grief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Florida
Carolina Tudiana
Tudiana
Mississippi
Althoug
Aimarivan
Alway
Carey
Washington
Har Lahore
Poetic fragment on spring and memory by Mrs. Jumee T. Fels
The excerpt speaks of spring as a fleeting season and renewal, noting bird song, dawn music, and the ache of loss. It ascribes perennial life to nature and love, suggesting spring’s call remains even when sleep returns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saken Aralles
Jumee T. Fels
Treasure Hunt Off Rio Janeiro 1867 Wreck and Diamonds
An expedition led by Captain Roberts recovers a wrecked English brig near Porto with half a million dollars in diamonds and gold. The crew salvages the cargo after grappling the reef, facing sharks and hostile weather, distributing shares to the crew and returning to Rio for payment.
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Rio Janeiro
Brazil
United State
Minto
Oherk
Wéllooner
Rig
Montevideo
Porto
Roberts
Aoxrch
Ani Waehan
Hauyls
Windiasaoa
Tall Ropea
Keeret
Buenoa Ayres
Ue Orpodition
Snd
Roberta
Mle Ua
Bat
Uimbergs Plunka
Laat Puckico
Ays North
Mynand
Thair
Sallorck
Allea
Teage
Conren
Capatan
Windas
Curious Angling and Ancient Fishing Methods Across Cultures
A sprawling, imperfectly OCRed piece surveys diverse fishing lore and tea culture, from Chinese bird diving and cormorant fishing to river crocodiles in India. It touches on Buddhist taboos around meat, temple wall depictions of doom, and old European tea brewing controversy, interspersed with etymology notes on blankets, Cambrics, and the origin of the word dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oude
Endua
Amelane
Onn
India
Wallaef
Usheringa
Tate
Tings
Fisheeman
Ted Ty
Makera
Bristol
England
Midseerd
Edmund
Thomas Blanket
Cambray
Preneh
Callen
Malabar
Moussoul
Tnd
Turkey
Iyselves
Bohemia
Joachimahsl
Joachim's
Hanoralnae
Germany
Deans Rk
Devil's Lake myths and legends from remote Ozark region
A traveler reports on Devil's Lake in Southwestern Missouri describing an underground lake system and a periodical water rise of large magnitude. Witnesses, including Jobo Lee and Mr. Crabbe, discuss depths, subterranean fed water, and possible connections to an underground river near the Northwest.
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Devil's Lake
Ozark
Sodom
Webster Carn
Devilia Lake
Jobo Lee
Fordtauit
Kansas City
Five Caverns Types by Geologists and Their Forms
Geologists classify caverns into five kinds. Limestone caverns formed by underground streams. Dry-formed cavities shaped by evaporative action. Sea caves carved by wave action along coastlines. Cavities with ceilings and walls collapsed into deep pits. Deep long chasms formed where mountains fracture, leaving broad gaps between walls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Repubic
Exiled son returns home to welcome joy and memory
In a lyrical extract from Youth's Companion, a wayward son, long banished, finds his exile forgotten as friends rush to meet him at the door. The scene recalls familiar spots and shared sorrow, with love reclaiming the homecoming amid bright reunions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ike
Tosa
Po de Shennon
Fragmented school humor and Chinese rebellion excerpt
A garbled mixture of classroom dialogue about poetry and honesty, interwoven with a historical note on the Manchu dynasty and a Manchurian rebellion. The text references a school journal, a shy editor, a young couple, and a motorized horse ear concept, then shifts to a distant report on opium use, horse thieves, and a potential uprising against the Qing government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minga
York Times
Suyierstitions of German Miners Revealed
The article describes miner superstitions and guardian gnomes believed to dwell in underground realms. It notes two spirits, Nickel and Cobalt, propitiated to protect lodes and warn against dangers. Tales mention neglect, spells, offerings, and the imagined guardians of abandoned working places in early mining lore.
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Ceria
Sanony
Hugrion Ag
Washington Star
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Samuel Kimberly
United States
Cinatematn
Saya
Guatemala
Butte
Phila
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Kara
Beeakf
Gacge Ag
Rio
Cuba
Vassula
Weelka
To Banker
St. Louis Republic
Dolong
Formosa
P. Huntington
Toa
Ctlico
Baliavea
sUrring
Huila
Vandal Ag
Tonya Dalnilly
Trix Weill
Logia Gola
Damuerat
St. Ta
Wura
Bae
Ropenlert
London
Mugla
Allegers
Nanan
Anid Jayson
Dudeson
A_aschool Journal
Jon
Harry
Jack
Yova
Faball
James
Jones
Miss Flypp
Papa
Tam
Willie Witkine
Harry Thomas
Wine Wilkins
Willie Wilkins
Wade
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